NEW YORK CITY. New York City demolishes DC United 6-0 with goals of T. Andrade (1′), V. Castellanos (7′), V. Castellanos (11′), M. Moralez (44′), A. Callens (52′) and J. Medina (75′). New York City was vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Yankee Stadium stadium in New York City on Saturday and it started at 11:30 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.9 degrees Celsius or 55.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 21 Total 9
- 13 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 6
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 119 Attack 78
- 52 Dangerous attack 32
- 102 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 17
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 7 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
New York City had a strong ball possession 64% while DC United was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New York City was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why New York City won the match.
New York City shot 21 times, 13 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, DC United shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
New York City received 1 yellow card (J. Sands). On the opposite side, DC United received 2 yellow cards (R. Canouse and S. Birnbaum).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, New York City will have 44 points like Minnesota United to move down in the 9th place. On the other side, DC United will stay with 41 points like New York City to move up in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, New York City will host Chicago Fire on the 27th of October with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of New York City (5 draws).
DC United will host New York RB on the 27th of October with a 19-17 head to head stats in favor of New York RB (15 draws).
New York City – Formation
New York City
58'
52'
33'
New York City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ronny Deila decided to play with the following team: Sean Johnson , James Sands , Maxime Chanot , Alexander Callens , Malte Amundsen , Alfredo Morales , Keaton Parks , Thiago Andrade , Maxi Moralez , Santiago Rodríguez and Valentin Castellanos .
The home team had on the bench: Andres Jasson, Héber , Chris Gloster, Tony Rocha, Tayvon Gray , Luis Barraza, Gedion Zelalem , Jesús Medina and Talles Magno .
Substitutions
New York City made 5 changes: V. Castellanos for Heber (58′), A. Callens for T. Gray (58′), M. Moralez for J. Medina (71′), A. Morales for G. Zelalem (71′) and T. Andrade for T. Magno (71′).
Best player: Valentin Castellanos
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for New York City was Valentin Castellanos.
His rating is with 2 goals, 17 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10.
DC United – Formation
DC United
DC United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
On the opposite side, Hernán Pablo Losada played with: Bill Hamid , Julian Gressel , Donovan Pines , Steve Birnbaum , Tony Alfaro , Joseph Mora , Russell Canouse , Júnior Moreno , Kevin Paredes , Ola Kamara and Nigel Robertha .
They had on the bench: Felipe Martins , Ramón Ábila , Brendan Hines-Ike, Drew Skundrich , Adrien Perez, Jon Kempin, Chris Odoi-Atsem , Griffin Yow and Chris Seitz.
Substitutions
DC United made 5 changes: J. Gressel for G. Yow (46′), D. Pines for D. Skundrich (46′), R. Canouse for Felipe (46′), O. Kamara for R. Abila (46′) and K. Paredes for C. Odoi-Atsem (46′).
Best player: Bill Hamid
The player that probably impressed the most for DC United was the goalkeeper: Bill Hamid. His rating is 7.05. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Seattle Sounders – Sporting KC – 1-2
- Columbus Crew – New York RB – 1-2
- Philadelphia Union – Nashville SC – 1-0
- Toronto – Montreal Impact – 1-1
- New York City – DC United – 6-0
