BRONX. New York City conquers Dallas 3-1. New York City was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with S. Rodríguez (45′), S. Rodríguez (50′) and Talles Magno (55′). Dallas reduced the distance with a goal (77′) by José Antonio Martínez, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the Citi Field stadium in Bronx on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Fotis Bazakos with the help of Lyes Arfa and Gianni Facchini. The 4th official was Oscar Mitchell Carvalho. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.5 degrees Celsius or 58.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 21 Total 16
- 6 On Target 8
- 8 Off Target 6
- 7 Shots blocked 2
- 86 Attack 87
- 41 Dangerous attack 36
- 79 Ball safe 65
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 6
Fouls
- 9 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
New York City was in firm control of the ball 55% while Dallas was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New York City was more pushing with 41 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why New York City won the match.
New York City shot 21 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Dallas shot 16 times, 8 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
New York City received 1 yellow card (S. Rodríguez). On the opposite side, Dallas received 3 yellow cards (Paxton Pomykal, Jáder Obrian and Paul Arriola).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, New York City will have 15 points like Atlanta United to drop in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Dallas will stay with 14 points like SJ Earthquakes to hold in the 4th 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 record in favor of New York City (6 draws).
Dallas will play away agasint LA Galaxy on the 20th of October with a 23-18 head to head stats in favor of Dallas (6 draws).
New York City – Formation
New York City
90'
45', 50'
78'
New York City adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Nick Cushing decided to play with the following team: Luis Barraza , Mitja Ilenič , Thiago Martins , Maxime Chanot , Brian Cufré , Richard Ledezma , James Sands , Keaton Parks , Gabriel Pereira , Santiago Rodríguez and Talles Magno .
The home team had on the bench: Tayvon Gray, Justin Haak, Kevin O’Toole, Matías Pellegrini, Antony Alfaro, Alfredo Morales , Gabriel Segal, Freese Matthew and Andres Jasson.
Substitutions
New York City made 2 changes: Talles Magno for Andres Jasson (78′) and Gabriel Pereira for Matías Pellegrini (78′).
Best player: Santiago Rodríguez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for New York City was Santiago Rodríguez.
His rating is with 2 goals, 26 passes (96% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Dallas – Formation
Dallas
Also Dallas adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Nicolás Estévez Martínez played with: Maarten Paes , Geovane , Nkosi Tafari , José Antonio Martinez , Marco Farfan , Sebastian Lletget , Facundo Quignon , Paxton Pomykal , Paul Arriola , Jesús Jiménez and Jader Obrian .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ema Twumasi , Jesús Ferreira , Sebastien Uchechukwu Ibeagha, Katlego Ntsabeleng, Nolan Norris, Bernard Kamungo , Sam Junqua , Edwin Cerrillo and Jimmy Maurer.
Substitutions
Dallas made 6 changes: Facundo Quignón for Jesús Ferreira (57′), Facundo Quignón for Alfredo Morales (65′), Paxton Pomykal for Tsiki Ntsabeleng (69′), Jesús Jiménez for Bernard Kamungo (69′), Geovane Jesus for Ema Twumasi (69′) and Marco Farfán for Sam Junqua (76′).
Best player: José Antonio Martinez
The player that probably impressed the most for Dallas was José Antonio Martinez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 66 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Philadelphia Union – Toronto – 4-2
- Orlando City – DC United – 1-3
- New York City – Dallas – 3-1
- New England – Sporting KC – 2-1
- Montreal Impact – New York RB – 2-0
- Cincinnati – Portland Timbers – 2-1
- Charlotte – Columbus Crew – 1-0
