MLS : New York City beats Kansas City 1-0
UNITED STATES, Sep. 6, 2017 (AMP) — MLS: After their 1-1 draw against New York Red Bulls on August 25, NYCFC bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City this Wednesday.
Sporting Kansas City made New York City doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Harrison Jack with just 5 minutes remaining in regulation time.
New York City FC remains in second place with 50 points from 27 games, 6 points behind Toronto FC.
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto FC | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 55 | 26 | 29 | 56 |
| 2 | New York City | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 35 | 14 | 50 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 36 | 12 | 44 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 34 | 7 | 42 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 42 |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 41 |
| 7 | Sporting Kansas City | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 40 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 40 |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 37 | 9 | 38 |
| 10 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 38 |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 37 |
| 12 | Atlanta United | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 36 |
| 13 | Montreal Impact | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 36 |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 44 | -13 | 36 |
| 15 | Real Salt Lake | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 48 | -8 | 35 |
| 16 | New England | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 32 |
| 17 | Philadelphia Union | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 38 | -2 | 31 |
| 18 | Orlando City | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 31 |
| 19 | DC United | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 44 | -22 | 28 |
| 20 | LA Galaxy | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 47 | -12 | 26 |
| 21 | Minnesota United | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 52 | -20 | 25 |
| 22 | Colorado Rapids | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 22 |
Fixtures and Results : MLS 2017
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Overview
New York City FC
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:New York City 4-0 DC United (12 Mar.)
- Previous game:New York Red Bulls 1-1 New York City (25 Aug.)
- Next game:New York City - Portland Timbers (9 Sep.)
Sporting Kansas City
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:Sporting Kansas City 2-0 FC Dallas (19 Aug.)
- Next game:Columbus Crew - Sporting Kansas City (10 Sep.)
New York City
1:0
Sporting Kansas City
1:0 (0:0)
- 6 September 2017
- New York
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Toronto FC | 56 |
| 2 | New York City | 50 |
| 3 |  Chicago Fire | 44 |
| 4 |  Seattle Sounders FC | 42 |
| 5 |  Columbus Crew | 42 |