FOXBOROUGH. Inter Miami defeats New England 1-0 after B. Matuidi scored just 1 goal (58′). New England was definitely better in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the Gillette Stadium stadium in Foxborough on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 31,635 spectators. The referee was Alan Kelly with the help of Adam Wienckowski and Peter Manikowski. The 4th official was Alyssa Nichols. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.5 degrees Celsius or 43.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 16 Total 7
- 4 On Target 3
- 12 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 0
- 148 Attack 71
- 95 Dangerous attack 29
- 76 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
New England had a superior ball possession 65% while Inter Miami was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New England was was putting more pressure with 95 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Inter Miami was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
New England shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Inter Miami shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
New England received 1 yellow card (H. Kessler). Regarding the opposition, Inter Miami received 3 yellow cards (R. Pizarro, J. Carranza and B. Shea).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, New England will stay with 73 points to soar in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Inter Miami will have 41 points to sit in the 21st place.
Next matches
New England – Formation
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: Matt Turner , Brandon Bye , Andrew Farrell , Henry Kessler , DeJuan Jones , Tajon Buchanan , Matt Polster , Tommy McNamara , Carles Gil , Teal Bunbury and Gustavo Bou .
The home team had on the bench: Jonathan Bell , Scott Caldwell, A.J. DeLaGarza, Wilfrid Kaptoum, Brad Knighton, Maciel, Emmanuel Boateng , Christian Mafla and Arnór Traustason .
Substitutions
New England made 3 changes: H. Kessler for J. Bell (46′), T. Bunbury for A. Traustason (60′) and T. McNamara for E. Boateng (72′).
Best player: Carles Gil
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for New England was Carles Gil.
His rating is with 73 passes (89% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 11 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Inter Miami – Formation
Inter Miami started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Regarding the opposition, Phil Neville played with: John McCarthy , Leandro González Pírez , Jorge Figal , Christian Makoun , Lewis Morgan , Indiana Vassilev , Gregore , Blaise Matuidi , Brek Shea , Rodolfo Pizarro and Julián Carranza .
They had on the bench: Kelvin Leerdam , Robbie Robinson , Drake Callender, Sami Guediri, Ventura Alvarado and Jay Chapman .
Substitutions
Inter Miami made 3 changes: I. Vassilev for K. Leerdam (74′), R. Pizarro for J. Chapman (80′) and J. Carranza for R. Robinson (80′).
Best player: Lewis Morgan
The player that probably impressed the most for Inter Miami was Lewis Morgan even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 37 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Cincinnati – Atlanta United – 1-2
- Columbus Crew – Chicago Fire – 2-0
- Nashville SC – New York RB – 1-1
- New England – Inter Miami – 0-1
- New York City – Philadelphia Union – 1-1
- Toronto – DC United – 1-3
- Montreal Impact – Orlando City – 0-2