NEW YORK CITY. Philadelphia Union managed to turn the tables against New York City. It was New York City to score first with a goal from Gabriel Pereira. Nevertheless, later Philadelphia Union found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Julián Carranza (45′), Julián Carranza (45′) and Dániel Gazdag (53′). New York City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Yankee Stadium stadium in New York City on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Guido Gonzalez with the help of Jose Da Silva and Gianni Facchini. The 4th official was Adam Kilpatrick. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.3 degrees Celsius or 63.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 16 Total 13
- 7 On Target 6
- 12 Off Target 9
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 88 Attack 91
- 35 Dangerous attack 45
- 92 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 16 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
New York City had a superior ball possession 59% while Philadelphia Union was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Philadelphia Union was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Philadelphia Union won the match.
New York City shot 16 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Philadelphia Union shot 13 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
New York City received 3 yellow cards (Tayvon Gray, Thiago Martins and K. O’Toole). On the other side, Philadelphia Union received 3 yellow cards (Jakob Glesnes, Mikael Uhre and J. Bueno).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this encounter, New York City will stay with 16 points like New York RB to move up in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Philadelphia Union will have 24 points like New England to move down 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 in favor of New York City (6 draws).
Philadelphia Union will play away agasint New England on the 20th of October with a 21-9 head to head stats in favor of Philadelphia Union (8 draws).
New York City and Philadelphia Union will play the return match on the at the Talen Energy Stadium
New York City – Formation
New York City
55'
49'
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New York City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nick Cushing decided to play with the following team: Luis Barraza , Mitja Ilenič, Tayvon Gray , Thiago Martins , Maxime Chanot , Kevin O’Toole , James Sands , Keaton Parks , Gabriel Pereira , Santiago Rodríguez , Andres Jasson and Richard Ledezma .
The home team had on the bench: Stephen Turnbull, Cody Mizell, Gabriel Segal , Brian Cufré , Justin Haak, Matthew Freese, Tony Alfaro and Talles Magno .
Substitutions
New York City made 4 changes: Thiago Martins for Antony Alfaro (55′), A. Jasson for Gabriel Segal (62′), Richard Ledezma for Talles Magno (62′) and Tayvon Gray for Brian Cufre (86′).
Best player: Gabriel Pereira
The most impressive player for New York City was Gabriel Pereira.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Philadelphia Union – Formation
Philadelphia Union
Philadelphia Union started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Jim Curtin played with: Andre Blake , Jakob Glesnes , Jack Elliott , Damion Lowe , Olivier Mbaizo , Leon Flach , Dániel Gazdag , José Martínez , Kai Wagner , Julián Carranza , Mikael Uhre .
These were the players on the bench: Nathan Harriel, Andrés Perea, Richard Odada, Matthew Real, Chris Donovan, Joe Bendik, Jeremy Rafanello, Joaquín Torres and Jesus Bueno .
Substitutions
Philadelphia Union made 2 changes: Mikael Uhre for Jesus Bueno (74′) and Julián Carranza for Chris Donovan (86′).
Best player: Julián Carranza
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Philadelphia Union was Julián Carranza.
His rating is with 2 goals, 26 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 15. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Toronto – DC United – 2-1
- Orlando City – Atlanta United – 1-1
- New York City – Philadelphia Union – 1-3
- New England – Chicago Fire – 3-3
- Montreal Impact – Inter Miami – 1-0
