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New York City FC concluded its preseason with a 2-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes in its third friendly of the Coachella Valley Invitational.
Maxi Moralez and his NYCFC teammates could not find the net against San Jose. (Photo courtesy of NYCFC)
New York City FC concluded its preseason with a 2-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes in its third friendly of the Coachella Valley Invitational.
The Pigeons finished the tournament with a 0-2-1 record, scoring twice.
Quakes forward Ousseni Bouda scored in the second half and midfielder Niko Tsakiris converted a penalty kick for the insurance goal.
NYCFC played Los Angeles FC to a 1-1 draw to open the competition before losing to Sporting Kansas City, 2-1, in its second match.
City kicks off the season at the LA Galaxy in Carson, Calf. on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. ET.
Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 28 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.