NEW YORK CITY. New York City and New York RB didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. New York City was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

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 Joe Dickerson with the collaboration of Jose Da Silva and Oscar Mitchell Carvalho. The 4th official was Filip Dujic. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.08 degrees Celsius or 71.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 9 Total 11
  • 2 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 5
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 69 Attack 112
  • 37 Dangerous attack 36
  • 38 Ball safe 38
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 7 Total 5
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

New York City had a strong ball possession 58% while New York RB was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

New York City was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough New York City to win the match​.

New York City shot 9 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, New York RB shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

New York City received 3 yellow cards (James Sands, Alfredo Morales and Matías Pellegrini). Talking about the opposition, New York RB received 3 yellow cards (Hassan Ndam, Cameron Harper and Tom Barlow).

Match Timeline

37'
42'
47'
63'
Julián Fernández- sub ->Matías Pellegrini
66'
69'
70'
Cameron Harper- sub ->Luquinhas
70'
Dylan Nealis- sub ->Hassan Ndam
77'
Dante Vanzeir- sub ->Elias Manoel
90'
Peter Stroud- sub ->Andres Reyes
90'
Cory Burke- sub ->Tom Barlow
Talles Magno - sub ->Monsef Bakrar
90'
James Sands- Yellow
90'
90'
Cameron Harper- Yellow

Standings

After playing this encounter, New York City will have 31 points like Charlotte to soar in the 12th place. On the opposite side, New York RB will have 30 points to sit in the 13th 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).

New York RB will play away agasint Nashville SC on the 21st of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of New York RB (1 draw).

New York City – Formation

New York City
G
Matt Freese 49.United States
7.9
D
Brian Cufré 3.Argentina
7.3
D
Birk Risa 5.Norway
6.7
D
Thiago Martins 13.Brazil
7.7
D
Tayvon Gray 24.United States
7.3
M
James Sands 6.United States
6.8
90'
M
Andrés Perea 15.Colombia
6.7
M
Keaton Parks 55.United States
6.8
37'
F
Monsef Bakrar 9.Algeria
6.8
90'
F
Santiago Rodríguez 10.Uruguay
7.0
F
Matías Pellegrini 17.Argentina
6.4
66' 42'
Substitutes
G
Luis Barraza 1.Mexico
D
Mitja Ilenič 35.Slovenia
M
Alfredo Morales 7.United States
6.8
37' 63'
M
R. Ledezma 20.United States
M
Andres Jasson 21.United States
F
Julián Fernández 11.Argentina
7.9
66'
F
Alonso Martínez 16.Costa Rica
F
Kevin O'Toole 22.United States
F
Talles Magno 43.Brazil
90'

New York City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Nick Cushing decided to play with the following team: Matthew Freese (7.9), Tayvon Gray (7.3), Thiago Martins (7.7), Birk Risa (6.7), Brian Cufré (7.3), Andrés Perea (6.7), James Sands (6.8), Keaton Parks (6.8), Matías Pellegrini (6.4), Monsef Bakrar (6.8) and Santiago Rodríguez (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Luis Barraza, Alfredo Morales (6.8), Julián Fernández (7.9), Alonso Martínez, Richard Ledezma, Andres Jasson, Kevin O’Toole, Mitja Ilenič and Talles Magno.

New York City could not rely on the presence of Alfredo Morales (injured).

Substitutions

New York City made 3 changes: Keaton Parks for Alfredo Morales (37′), Matías Pellegrini for Julián Fernández (66′) and Monsef Bakrar for Talles Magno (90′).

Best player: Julián Fernández​

The most impressive player for New York City was Julián Fernández.

His rating is (7.9) with 12 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 66′.

New York RB – Formation

New York RB
G
C. Coronel 1.Paraguay
7.3
D
Andrés Reyes 4.Colombia
7.5
90'
D
Kyle Duncan 6.United States
7.3
D
J. Tolkin 47.United States
7.3
D
Hassan Ndam 98.Cameroon
7.1
70' 69'
M
Frankie Amaya 8.United States
7.7
M
Omir Fernandez 21.United States
6.3
M
D. Edelman 75.United States
7.1
M
Luquinhas 82.Brazil
7.5
70'
F
Elias Manoel 11.Brazil
6.8
77'
F
T. Barlow 74.United States
6.7
90' 47'
Substitutes
G
Ryan Meara 18.United States
D
Dylan Nealis 12.United States
6.6
70'
M
Peter Stroud 5.United States
90'
M
Dru Yearwood 16.England
M
W. Carmona 19.Venezuela
F
Cory Burke 7.Jamaica
90'
F
J. Cabezas 9.Colombia
F
Dante Vanzeir 13.Belgium
6.4
77'
F
Cameron Harper 17.United States
6.6
70' 90'

New York RB started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Troy Lesesne played with: Carlos Miguel (7.3), Kyle Duncan (7.3), Andres Reyes (7.5), Hassan Ndam (7.1), John Tolkin (7.3), Omir Fernandez (6.3), Daniel Edelman (7.1), Frankie Amaya (7.7), Luquinhas (7.5), Tom Barlow (6.7) and Elias Manoel (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Peter Stroud, Cory Burke, Jorge Cabezas, Dylan Nealis (6.6), Dante Vanzeir (6.4), Dru Yearwood, Cameron Harper (6.6), Ryan Meara and Wikelman Carmona.

New York RB could not rely on the presence of Cameron Harper (injured), Dante Vanzeir (injured) and Peter Stroud (injured).

Substitutions

New York RB made 5 changes: Luquinhas for Cameron Harper (70′), Hassan Ndam for Dylan Nealis (70′), Elias Manoel for Dante Vanzeir (77′), Tom Barlow for Cory Burke (90′) and Andres Reyes for Peter Stroud (90′).

Best player: Frankie Amaya​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for New York RB was Frankie Amaya.

His rating is (7.7) with 26 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

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