Bizarre! NYCFC vs Philadelphia MLS Match Gets Invaded By Racoon. WATCH VIRAL VIDEO

MLS Match Interrupted By Racoon: New York City FC's match against Philadelphia Union was interrupted by a racoon with the video of the incident going viral on social media.

MLS Match Interrupted By Racoon: The bizarre incident has been captured in a video which has gone viral on social media.

MLS Match Interrupted By Racoon: While it is not that rare to witness on-field live sporting actions getting interrupted, not many will be able to recall a football match interrupted by a racoon. Yet that is what precisely happened in the 21st minute of a Major League Soccer (MLS) match at the Subaru Park as New York City FC (NYCFC) took on Philadelphia Union.

The animal reportedly spent under three minutes on the pitch with an MLS communication handle on X (formerly Twitter) wittingly calling it the most minutes spent on the field by a racoon in MLS history. The mammal which is native to North America even managed to evade several members who tried to get to get the invader off the playing area before eventually the play could finally resume.

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Take a look at the viral clip and pictures here:

 

🚨 SIGN HIM NOW! 🦝 pic.twitter.com/rX1QGoJygg

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) May 16, 2024

Unofficially, Raquinho the Raccoon spent 161 seconds on the field tonight, which was the most by a raccoon in @MLS history. https://t.co/0UON9qSDbT pic.twitter.com/RayNNzj17w

— MLS Communications (@MLS_PR) May 16, 2024

🦝 update 🚨

Our friend was put in good hands with @HoffmansPest and has been safely released!#DOOP pic.twitter.com/IrPpIDDZAS

— Philadelphia Union (@PhilaUnion) May 16, 2024

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New York City Beat Philadelphia Union 2-1 In MLS Game

As far as the match is concerned, New York City FC got the better of Philadelphia 2 goals to 1. Alonso Martinez' second minute strike put NYCFC in the lead, Hannes Wolf managed to double the lead of his side with a strike in the injury time of the first half. Philadelphia's Julian Carranza did manage to pull one back in the 47th minute but the equaliser never came, resulting in a comfortable win for NYCFC.