HARRISON. Philadelphia Union defeats New York RB 1-0 after D. Gazdag scored a penalty (31′).
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena, Harrison stadium in Harrison on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Joe Dickerson who was helped by Chantal Boudreau and Jeffrey Swartzel. The 4th official was Katie Nesbitt. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.5 degrees Celsius or 68.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 18 Total 3
- 3 On Target 2
- 15 Off Target 1
- 8 Shots blocked 0
- 143 Attack 86
- 57 Dangerous attack 45
- 96 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 2
- 3 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 23 Total 18
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. New York RB was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Philadelphia Union that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
New York RB was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Philadelphia Union succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
New York RB shot 18 times, 3 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, Philadelphia Union shot 3 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
New York RB received 3 yellow cards (A. Reyes, Gerhard Struber and Cory Burke). Talking about the opposition, Philadelphia Union received 2 yellow cards (Leon Flach and Q. Sullivan).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, New York RB will stay with 9 points like Inter Miami, Charlotte and Montreal Impact to climb in the 15th place. On the other side, Philadelphia Union will have 14 points like Columbus Crew, DC United and Orlando City to go down in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, New York RB will play away against Nashville SC on the 20th of October with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of New York RB (2 draws).
Philadelphia Union will play away agasint New England on the 20th of October with a 20-9 head to head record in favor of Philadelphia Union (8 draws).
New York RB and Philadelphia Union will play the return match on the at the Talen Energy Stadium
New York RB – Formation
New York RB
25'
81'
New York RB started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Gerhard Struber decided to play with the following team: Carlos Miguel , Andres Reyes , Sean Nealis , Dylan Nealis , Cameron Harper , Cristian Cásseres Jr. , Dru Yearwood , John Tolkin , Omir Fernandez , Cory Burke and Elias Manoel .
The home team had on the bench: Jayden Reid, Ronald Donkor, Wikelman Carmona , Ryan Meara, Tom Barlow , Hassan Ndam, Peter Stroud and Daniel Edelman.
Substitutions
New York RB made 2 changes: Omir Fernandez for Wikelman José Carmona Torres (59′) and Elias Manoel for Tom Barlow (64′).
Best player: John Tolkin
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for New York RB was John Tolkin.
His rating is with 29 passes (58% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.
Philadelphia Union – Formation
Philadelphia Union
31'
Philadelphia Union started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Jim Curtin played with: Andre Blake , Nathan Harriel , Jakob Glesnes , Damion Lowe , Kai Wagner , Alejandro Bedoya , Leon Flach , Jack McGlynn , Dániel Gazdag , Julián Carranza and Quinn Sullivan .
These were the players on the bench: Matthew Real, Olivier Mbaizo, Joe Bendik, Joaquín Torres, Mikael Uhre , Jesus Bueno , Jack Elliott, Chris Donovan and Andrés Perea.
Substitutions
Philadelphia Union made 3 changes: Q. Sullivan for Mikael Uhre (62′), Alejandro Bedoya for Jesus Bueno (78′) and Julián Carranza for Chris Donovan (90′).
Best player: Kai Wagner
The most impressive player for Philadelphia Union was Kai Wagner even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 37 passes (54% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Toronto – New England – 0-2
- SJ Earthquakes – Los Angeles FC – 2-1
- New York RB – Philadelphia Union – 0-1
- Montreal Impact – Orlando City – 2-0
- Inter Miami – Atlanta United – 2-1
- Cincinnati – DC United – 2-1
- Charlotte – New York City – 3-2
