NYCFC win first MLS Cup after beating Portland Timbers in penalty shootout
by Tom Dart from US news | The Guardian on (#5SYH7)
- New York City FC win first trophy on penalty shootout
- Timbers force extra time with stoppage-time equalizer
- Portland 1-1 New York City (aet; pens 2-4) - as it happened
The banner behind the goal in front of the Timbers Army proclaimed Portland as Soccer City USA" but the MLS Cup trophy is bound for the Bronx.
Seven years after Manchester City's owners underlined their global ambitions by entering MLS and signing splashy European imports, a less starry but more effective New York City FC side are champions. They do not yet have their own stadium, but they have a title.
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