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​

New York City

3 - 1

Dallas

  • 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

18'
Santiago Rodríguez(goal)James Sands
45'
Santiago Rodríguez(goal)
50'
51'
Paxton Pomykal- Yellow
Talles Magno (goal)
55'
57'
J. Ferreira- sub ->Facundo Quignón
65'
66'
69'
Tsiki Ntsabeleng- sub ->Paxton Pomykal
69'
Bernard Kamungo- sub ->Jesús Jiménez
69'
Ema Twumasi- sub ->Geovane Jesus
72'
Paul Arriola - Yellow
76'
Sam Junqua- sub ->Marco Farfán
77'
José Antonio Martinez(goal)Tsiki Ntsabeleng
Andres Jasson- sub ->Talles Magno
78'
78'
Santiago Rodríguez- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

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
G
Luis Barraza 1.Mexico
8.2
D
Maxime Chanot 4.Luxembourg
6.8
D
Thiago Martins 13.Brazil
6.8
D
Brian Cufré 3.Argentina
6.7
D
Mitja Ilenič 35.Slovenia
6.1
M
Keaton Parks 55.United States
7.0
M
James Sands 6.United States
7.3
M
R. Ledezma 20.United States
7.4
F
Santiago Rodríguez 10.Uruguay
8.6
90' 45', 50'
F
Gabriel Pereira 11.Brazil
7.4
78'
F
Talles Magno 43.Brazil
7.6
78' 55'
Substitutes
G
Matt Freese 49.United States
D
Tayvon Gray 24.United States
D
Kevin O'Toole 22.United States
D
Tony Alfaro 93.Mexico
M
Justin Haak 80.United States
M
Alfredo Morales 7.United States
6.2
M
Andres Jasson 21.United States
78'
F
Matías Pellegrini 17.Argentina
78'
F
Gabriel Segal 19.United States

New York City adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Nick Cushing decided to play with the following team: Luis Barraza (8.2), Mitja Ilenič (6.1), Thiago Martins (6.8), Maxime Chanot (6.8), Brian Cufré (6.7), Richard Ledezma (7.4), James Sands (7.3), Keaton Parks (7.0), Gabriel Pereira (7.4), Santiago Rodríguez (8.6) and Talles Magno (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Tayvon Gray, Justin Haak, Kevin O’Toole, Matías Pellegrini, Antony Alfaro, Alfredo Morales (6.1), 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 (8.6) 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
G
M. Paes 30.Netherlands
6.1
D
José Antonio Martinez 3.Spain
7.6
77'
D
Marco Farfán 4.United States
6.9
76'
D
Nkosi Tafari 17.United States
7.0
D
Geovane Jesus 2.Brazil
6.1
69'
M
Facundo Quignón 5.Argentina
6.5
65'
M
Sebastian Lletget 12.United States
6.7
M
Paxton Pomykal 19.United States
6.5
69' 51'
F
Paul Arriola 7.United States
6.7
72'
F
Jáder Obrian 8.Colombia
6.8
66'
F
Jesús Jiménez 9.Spain
6.8
69'
Substitutes
G
Jimmy Maurer 1.United States
D
Ema Twumasi 22.Ghana
6.5
69'
D
Sebastien Ibeagha 25.United States
D
N. Norris 32.United States
D
Sam Junqua 29.United States
6.5
76'
M
Edwin Cerrillo 6.United States
F
J. Ferreira 10.Colombia
6.8
57'
F
Bernard Kamungo 77.Tanzania
6.6
69'

Also Dallas adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Nicolás Estévez Martínez played with: Maarten Paes (6.1), Geovane (6.1), Nkosi Tafari (7.0), José Antonio Martinez (7.6), Marco Farfan (6.9), Sebastian Lletget (6.7), Facundo Quignon (6.8), Paxton Pomykal (6.5), Paul Arriola (6.7), Jesús Jiménez (6.8) and Jader Obrian (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ema Twumasi (6.5), Jesús Ferreira (6.7), Sebastien Uchechukwu Ibeagha, Katlego Ntsabeleng, Nolan Norris, Bernard Kamungo (6.6), Sam Junqua (6.5), 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 (7.6) 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.​