New York City and Vancouver Whitecaps draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

NEW YORK CITY. New York City and Vancouver Whitecaps draw 1-1. M. Bakrar scored the first goal (55') for New York City. R. Gauld made it even (60') with a penalty kick.

New York City and Vancouver Whitecaps draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

NEW YORK CITY. New York City and Vancouver Whitecaps draw 1-1. M. Bakrar scored the first goal (55′) for New York City. R. Gauld settled the score (60′) with a penalty. New York City was not able to win 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 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Pierre Luce Lauziere who had the assistance of Andrew Bigelow and Justin Howard. The 4th official was Guido Gonzalez. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.23 degrees Celsius or 75.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 16 Total 6
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 10 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 100 Attack 75
  • 35 Dangerous attack 32
  • 58 Ball safe 47
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 10
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

New York City was in firm control of the ball 59% while Vancouver Whitecaps was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

New York City was putting more pressure with 35 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough New York City to win the match​.

New York City shot 16 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Vancouver Whitecaps shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

New York City received 3 yellow cards (Santiago Rodríguez, James Sands and Andrés Perea). On the opposite side, Vancouver Whitecaps received 2 yellow cards (Sebastian Berhalter and Mathías Laborda).

Match Timeline

Andrés Perea- Yellow
20'
28'
Mathías Laborda- Yellow
Santiago Rodríguez- Yellow
37'
James Sands- sub ->Keaton Parks
46'
Monsef Bakrar(goal)Santiago Rodríguez
55'
James Sands- Yellow
57'
60'
Ryan Gauld (penalty)
56'
J. Brown- sub ->Mathías Laborda
90'
Sebastian Berhalter- Yellow
Julián Fernández- sub ->Andres Jasson
56'
56'
R. Raposo- sub ->Sam Adekugbe
70'
Sebastian Berhalter- sub ->Alessandro Schöpf
70'
74'
81'
82'
Ali Ahmed- sub ->Pedro Vite

Standings

After playing this encounter, New York City will have 30 points like DC United and Charlotte to go up in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Vancouver Whitecaps will have 38 points like Houston Dynamo to go up in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, New York City will host Chicago Fire on the 21st of October with a 10-3 head to head stats in favor of New York City (6 draws).

Vancouver Whitecaps will host Los Angeles FC on the 22nd of October with a 5-5 head to head record.

New York City – Formation

New York City
G
Matt Freese 49.United States
6.4
D
Brian Cufré 3.Argentina
6.4
D
Birk Risa 5.Norway
7.0
70'
D
Thiago Martins  13.Brazil
7.3
D
Tayvon Gray 24.United States
7.5
M
Santiago Rodríguez 10.Uruguay
7.1
37'
M
Andrés Perea 15.Colombia
7.0
20'
M
Andres Jasson 21.United States
6.3
56'
M
Maxi Moralez  27.Argentina
7.3
M
Keaton Parks 55.United States
6.4
46'
F
Monsef Bakrar 9.Algeria
7.3
74' Goals55'
Substitutes
G
Luis Barraza 1.Mexico
D
Mitja Ilenič 35.Slovenia
M
James Sands 6.United States
6.4
46' 57'
M
Alfredo Morales 7.United States
7.0
70'
M
R. Ledezma 20.United States
6.7
74'
F
Julián Fernández 11.Argentina
6.6
56'
F
Matías Pellegrini  17.Argentina
F
Kevin O'Toole 22.United States
F
Talles Magno  43.Brazil

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: Matthew Freese (6.4), Tayvon Gray (7.5), Thiago Martins (7.3), Birk Risa (7.0), Brian Cufré (6.4), Keaton Parks (6.4), Andrés Perea (7.0), Andres Jasson (6.3), Maxi Moralez (7.3), Santiago Rodríguez (7.1) and Monsef Bakrar (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Luis Barraza, James Sands (6.4), Alfredo Morales (7.0), Julián Fernández (6.6), Matías Pellegrini, Richard Ledezma (6.7), Kevin O’Toole, Mitja Ilenič and Talles Magno.

Substitutions

New York City made 4 changes: Keaton Parks for James Sands (46′), Monsef Bakrar for Richard Ledezma (74′), Andres Jasson for Julián Fernández (56′) and Birk Risa for Alfredo Morales (70′).

Best player: Tayvon Gray​

The most impressive player for New York City was Tayvon Gray.

His rating is (7.5) with 64 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Vancouver Whitecaps – Formation

Vancouver Whitecaps
G
Yohei Takaoka 18.Japan
6.4
D
Mathías Laborda 2.Uruguay
6.3
56' 28'
D
6.8
D
Tristan Blackmon 6.United States
6.7
M
Sam Adekugbe 3.Canada
6.4
56'
M
Richie Laryea  7.Canada
7.0
M
Alessandro Schöpf 8.Austria
7.0
70'
M
A. Cubas 20.Paraguay
7.0
M
P. Vite 45.Ecuador
7.0
82'
F
Brian White 24.United States
6.4
81'
F
Ryan Gauld  25.Scotland
7.5
Goals60'
Substitutes
G
I. Boehmer 32.Canada
D
Ali Ahmed 22.Canada
82'
D
J. Brown 23.Jamaica
6.8
56'
M
Sebastian Berhalter 16.United States
6.6
70' 90'
M
Jean-Claude Ngando 26.Cameroon
M
R. Raposo 27.Canada
7.5
56'
M
Russell Teibert 31.Canada
F
S. Córdova 9.Venezuela
81'
F
Simon Becher 29.United States

Vancouver Whitecaps started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

Vanni Sartini played with: Yohei Takaoka (6.4), Mathías Laborda (6.3), Ranko Veselinović (6.8), Tristan Blackmon (6.7), Andrés Cubas (7.0), Richie Laryea (7.0), Alessandro Schöpf (7.0), Pedro Vite (7.0), Sam Adekugbe (6.4), Brian White (6.4) and Ryan Gauld (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sergio Córdova, Sebastian Berhalter (6.6), Ali Ahmed, Javain Brown (6.8), Jean-Claude Ngando, Ryan Raposo (7.5), Simon Becher, Russell Teibert and Isaac Boehmer.

Substitutions

Vancouver Whitecaps made 5 changes: Mathías Laborda for Javain Brown (56′), Sam Adekugbe for Ryan Raposo (56′), Alessandro Schöpf for Sebastian Berhalter (70′), Brian White for Sergio Córdova (81′) and Pedro Vite for Ali Ahmed (82′).

Best player: Ryan Gauld​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Vancouver Whitecaps was Ryan Gauld.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 22 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​