NEW YORK CITY. Cincinnati defeats New York City 3-1. Cincinnati got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Luciano Acosta (38′) and Álvaro Barreal (59′). New York City tried to recover with a goal from Braian Cufré (64′). However, the contest was closed by a penalty (70′) scored by Brandon Vazquez for Cincinnati. New York City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Yankee Stadium stadium in New York City on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Armando Villarreal who was helped by Corey Parker and Diego Blas. The 4th official was Thomas Snyder. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.4 degrees Celsius or 63.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 13 Total 11
- 6 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 116 Attack 81
- 39 Dangerous attack 19
- 75 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 0
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 17
- 7 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
New York City was in firm control of the ball 60% while Cincinnati was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New York City was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Cincinnati was able to find the solution to win this match.
New York City shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cincinnati shot 11 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
New York City received 7 yellow cards (Braian Cufré, Maxime Chanot, James Sands, Tayvon Gray, Gabriel Pereira, Tony Alfaro and Alfredo Morales). Regarding the opposition, Cincinnati received 5 yellow cards (Y. Mosquera, Brandon Vazquez, Luciano Acosta, Raymon Gaddis and Raymon Gaddis).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, New York City will stay with 16 points like Chicago Fire, New York RB and Toronto to soar in the 14th place. On the other side, Cincinnati will have 36 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, New York City will host Chicago Fire on the 20th of October with a 10-3 head to head stats in favor of New York City (6 draws).
Cincinnati will host Atlanta United on the 20th of October with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Atlanta United (4 draws).
New York City and Cincinnati will play the return match on the at the
New York City – Formation
New York City
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New York City adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Nick Cushing decided to play with the following team: Matthew Freese , Tayvon Gray , Maxime Chanot , Tony Alfaro , Stephen Turnbull , James Sands , Keaton Parks , Brian Cufré , Santiago Rodríguez , Gabriel Pereira and Gabriel Segal .
The home team had on the bench: Andres Jasson, Alfredo Morales , Justin Haak, Luis Barraza, Richard Ledezma , Kevin O’Toole , Nico Benalcazar and Matías Pellegrini.
Substitutions
New York City made 3 changes: Tayvon Gray for Alfredo Morales (60′), G. Segal for Richard Ledezma (74′) and Tony Alfaro for Kevin O’Toole (85′).
Best player: Brian Cufré
The most impressive player for New York City was Brian Cufré.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Cincinnati – Formation
Cincinnati
Also Cincinnati adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Pat Noonan played with: Roman Celentano , Yerson Mosquera , Matthew Miazga , Ian Murphy , Santiago Arias , Yuya Kubo , Júnior Moreno , Álvaro Barreal , Luciano Acosta , Brandon Vazquez and Dominique Badji .
They had on the bench: Alec Kann, Arquimides Ordonez, Joey Akpunonu, Alvas Powell , Marco Angulo , Raymon Gaddis, Isaiah Foster, Malik Pinto and Gerardo Valenzuela.
Substitutions
Cincinnati made 5 changes: Y. Mosquera for Alvas Powell (72′), Yuya Kubo for Marco Angulo Solórzano (72′), Luciano Acosta for Malik Pinto (77′), Dominique Badji for Arquimides Ordonez (87′) and Dominique Badji for Raymon Gaddis (87′).
Best player: Luciano Acosta
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cincinnati was Luciano Acosta.
His rating is with 1 goal, 35 passes (62% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 14.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Toronto – Chicago Fire – 0-0
- Philadelphia Union – Charlotte – 1-0
- New York City – Cincinnati – 1-3
- DC United – Montreal Impact – 2-2
- Columbus Crew – Colorado Rapids – 3-2
- Atlanta United – New England – 3-3
