David Villa and New York City FC made their MLS debuts together on Sunday night as football fever took hold in the US , although it all appeared too much for team-mate Sebastian Velasquez . Villa 's side were held to a 1-1 draw with another franchise making their first appearance Orlando City in a game that attracted 63,000 to the Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium in Florida . The former Spain and Barcelona striker posted an Instagram picture of himself sat next to an unflattering image of Velasquez sleeping open mouthed on the flight home , accompanied by the caption : 'Back in New York ! What great company from @ tian26 on the flight ... ' David Villa ( right ) was n't impressed by the in-flight entertainment from team-mate Sebastian Velasquez . Villa and New York City FC made their debuts together in a 1-1 draw with Orlando City on Sunday . New York City's Velasquez chases Orlando Designated Player and former Brazil star Kaka ( right ) Villa provided an assist for Mix Diskerud to open the scoring for the visitors against the run of play but it was another global superstar who grabbed the headlines . Orlando City marquee signing and Brazil legend Kaka scored a late equaliser with a heavily deflected free-kick to send the crowd wild and avoid getting the new chapter in his career off to a losing start . Villa has embraced life across the Atlantic , which has included collaborating with Irish singer/songwriter Sarah Packiam and rapper MC Sterlin for an unofficial NYC FC song titled `` New York City All the Way ' ( see below ) . Kaka celebrates after scoring a late equaliser to earn the home side a draw in their first MLS game . The game attracted 63,000 enthusiastic supporters to the Orlando Citrus Bowl .
New York City made their MLS debut with 1-1 draw with Orlando City . David Villa posted an Instagram picture of sleeping team-mate Sebastian Velasquez on the flight home . TL;DR The US national team will play a friendly against Mexico in Houston next month as part of preparations for Copa America Centenario.