NEW YORK — Keaton Parks scored twice in the second half, and New York City FC rolled past Orlando City 5-0 on Saturday in its home opener.<\/p>\n
New York City (2-1-0) moved into sole possession of first place in the Eastern Conference with the win. Orlando (0-0-3) played most of the game with 10 men after goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau was sent off in the 16th minute with a red card.<\/p>\n
NYCFC opened the scoring in the 21st minute when Agustin Ojeda finished from the center of the box on a pass from Maxi Moralez. Nicolas Fern\u00e1ndez doubled the lead in the 42nd minute, scoring a header on Moralez\u2019s cross. Moralez added a penalty in first-half stoppage time to give New York City a 3-0 advantage at the break.<\/p>\n
Parks extended the lead early in the second half, finishing from close range in the 49th minute off a feed from Tayvon Gray. He added his second goal five minutes later with a left-footed shot from the center of the box to make it 5-0.<\/p>\n
New York City dominated the pitch, holding 68% possession and outshooting Orlando 13-4.<\/p>\n
The victory continued NYCFC\u2019s strong run in the series. New York City is unbeaten in its last seven meetings with Orlando dating to 2022.<\/p>\n
Orlando: faces Montreal next Saturday.<\/p>\n
NYCFC: at Colorado next Saturday.<\/p>\n
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