Sands explains the mood of the team after losing the derby

When confidence is lacking, a controversial goal decision has an even larger affect on a team as NYCFC were mostly toothless in attack after falling behind.

“I think when things are not going as well as we want, we're not scoring the goals and we've been losing games, I think a 50-50 call like that just makes it that much more frustrating,” Sands said. "It really is tough.”