FOXBOROUGH. New England and New York City draw 1-1. C. Gil scored the first goal (70′) for New England. T. Magno equalized (80′). New York City was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the Gillette Stadium stadium in Foxborough on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Ismail Elfath assisted by Corey Parker and Brian Dunn. The 4th official was Sergii Boiko. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.4 degrees Celsius or 52.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 12 Total 14
- 3 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 6
- 5 Shots blocked 5
- 95 Attack 111
- 42 Dangerous attack 55
- 81 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 9
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
New York City was in firm control of the ball 58% while New England was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New York City was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough New York City to win the match.
New England shot 12 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, New York City shot 14 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
New England didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, New York City received 1 yellow card (M. Ilenčič).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this encounter, New England will have 13 points to climb in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, New York City will have 8 points like Orlando City to move down in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, New England will host Philadelphia Union on the 20th of October with a 20-9 head to head record in favor of Philadelphia Union (8 draws).
New York City will host Chicago Fire on the 20th of October with a 10-3 head to head statistic in favor of New York City (6 draws).
New England and New York City will play the return match on the at the Yankee Stadium
New England – Formation
New England
86'
70'
New England started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Bruce Arena decided to play with the following team: Đorđe Petrović , Brandon Bye , Henry Kessler , Dave Romney , DeJuan Jones , Noel Buck , Christian Makoun , Jack Panayotou , Carles Gil , Gustavo Bou and Bobby Wood .
The home team had on the bench: Andrew Farrell, Esmir Bajraktarevic, Omar Gonzalez, Jozy Altidore , Earl Edwards Jr., Justin Rennicks, Dylan Borrero , Giacomo Vrioni and Emmanuel Boateng.
Substitutions
New England made 5 changes: J. Panayotou for Dylan Borrero (46′), Bobby Wood for Alfredo Morales (65′), Bobby Wood for Jozy Altidore (73′), C. Makoun for Emmanuel Boateng (86′) and N. Buck for Andrew Farrell (90′).
Best player: Henry Kessler
The player that probably impressed the most for New England was Henry Kessler.
His rating is with 54 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.
New York City – Formation
New York City
32'
New York City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Nick Cushing played with: Luis Barraza , Mitja Ilenič , Thiago Martins , Maxime Chanot , Brian Cufré , Keaton Parks , James Sands , Matías Pellegrini , Santiago Rodríguez , Talles Magno and Gabriel Segal .
They had on the bench: Kevin O’Toole, Matthew Freese, Andres Jasson, Alfredo Morales , Stephen Turnbull , Gabriel Pereira , Richard Ledezma , Tony Alfaro and Justin Haak.
New York City could not rely on the presence of Richard Ledezma (injured).
Substitutions
New York City made 3 changes: Matías Pellegrini for Richard Ledezma (65′), G. Segal for Gabriel Pereira dos Santos (65′) and Braian Cufré for Kevin O’Toole (80′).
Best player: Thiago Martins
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for New York City was Thiago Martins.
His rating is with 42 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Toronto – Charlotte – 2-2
- Philadelphia Union – Sporting KC – 0-0
- Orlando City – Nashville SC – 0-2
- New England – New York City – 1-1
- LA Galaxy – Seattle Sounders – 1-2
- Columbus Crew – Real Salt Lake – 4-0
- Cincinnati – Inter Miami – 1-0
- Atlanta United – New York RB – 1-0
