New York City beats Toronto 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

NEW YORK CITY. New York City was ultimately too strong for Toronto.

By
John Ross
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New York City beats Toronto 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

NEW YORK CITY. New York City was eventually too good for Toronto with the goal of Andrés Perea (2′), Andres Jasson (45′) and Julián Fernández (54′).

Monsef Bakrar squandered a penalty (31′) for New York City.​

The match was played at the Yankee Stadium stadium in New York City on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Sergii Boiko who was helped by Logan Brown and Brian Dunn. The 4th official was Pierre Luce Lauziere. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.84 degrees Celsius or 64.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

New York City

3 - 0

Team 1

Toronto

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 17 Total 10
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 99 Attack 81
  • 52 Dangerous attack 29
  • 72 Ball safe 79
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 8 Total 4
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. New York City was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Toronto that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

New York City was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why New York City won the match​.

New York City shot 17 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Toronto shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

New York City received 1 yellow card (Julián Fernández). Talking about the opposition, Toronto received 1 yellow card (Shane O’Neill).

Match Timeline

Andrés Perea(goal)Santiago Rodríguez
2'
Monsef Bakrar(VAR)
29'
Monsef Bakrar- missed penaltyMonsef Bakrar
31'
30'
Shane O'Neill- Yellow
Andres Jasson(goal)Santiago Rodríguez
45'
46'
Themi Antonoglou- sub ->Raoul Petretta
Julián Fernández- sub ->Monsef Bakrar
46'
Julián Fernández(goal)Talles Magno
54'
63'
Aimé Mabika- sub ->Sigurd Rosted
63'
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty- sub ->Deandre Kerr
71'
Prince Osei Owusu- sub ->C.J. Sapong
74'
Justin Haak- sub ->Andrés Perea
84'
Alonso Martínez- sub ->Andres Jasson
84'
Julián Fernández- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After this match, New York City will have 37 points like Montreal Impact to remain in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Toronto will stay with 22 points to hold in the 15th 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 record in favor of New York City (6 draws).

Toronto will host Orlando City on the 21st of October with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Toronto (3 draws).

New York City – Formation

New York City
G
Matt Freese 49.United States
7.3
D
Birk Risa 5.Norway
7.0
D
Thiago Martins  13.Brazil
7.0
D
Kevin O'Toole 22.United States
7.5
D
Tayvon Gray 24.United States
7.7
M
James Sands 6.United States
7.1
M
Santiago Rodríguez 10.Uruguay
7.9
74'
M
Andrés Perea 15.Colombia
7.1
84' Goals2'
M
Andres Jasson 21.United States
7.5
84' Goals45'
M
Talles Magno  43.Brazil
8.4
F
Monsef Bakrar 9.Algeria
6.0
46'
Substitutes
G
Luis Barraza 1.Mexico
D
Brian Cufré 3.Argentina
D
Nico Benalcazar 33.United States
D
Stephen Turnbull 34.United States
D
Mitja Ilenič 35.Slovenia
M
Justin Haak 80.United States
7.0
84'
F
Julián Fernández 11.Argentina
7.7
46' 90' Goals54'
F
Alonso Martínez 16.Costa Rica
6.3
84'
F
Matías Pellegrini  17.Argentina
7.0
74'

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 (7.3), Tayvon Gray (7.7), Thiago Martins (7.0), Birk Risa (7.0), Kevin O’Toole (7.5), James Sands (7.1), Andrés Perea (7.1), Andres Jasson (7.5), Santiago Rodríguez (7.9), Talles Magno (8.4) and Monsef Bakrar (6.0).

The home team had on the bench: Luis Barraza, Brian Cufré, Julián Fernández (7.7), Alonso Martínez (6.3), Matías Pellegrini (7.0), Nico Benalcazar, Stephen Turnbull, Mitja Ilenič and Justin Haak (7.0).

Substitutions

New York City made 4 changes: Monsef Bakrar for Julián Fernández (46′), Santiago Rodríguez for Matías Pellegrini (74′), Andrés Perea for Justin Haak (84′) and Andres Jasson for Alonso Martínez (84′).

Best player: Talles Magno​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for New York City was Talles Magno even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 54 passes (87% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 21.

Toronto – Formation

Toronto
G
Luka Gavran 90.Canada
7.7
D
Sigurd Rosted 17.Norway
6.0
63'
D
K. Franklin 19.Canada
6.6
D
Shane O'Neill 27.United States
6.4
30'
D
Raoul Petretta 28.Italy
6.6
46'
M
Michael Bradley 4.United States
6.4
M
Federico Bernardeschi 10.Italy
7.1
M
Jonathan Osorio  21.Canada
7.0
M
Alonso Coello 52.Spain
7.3
F
C.J. Sapong 9.United States
6.7
71'
F
Deandre Kerr 29.Canada
6.7
63'
Substitutes
G
T. Romero 30.El Salvador
D
Aimé Mabika 6.Zambia
7.0
63'
M
Franco Ibarra 5.Argentina
M
Víctor Vázquez 8.Spain
M
Latif Blessing 11.Ghana
M
Themi Antonoglou 81.Canada
6.4
46'
F
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 7.Canada
6.8
63'
F
Prince Osei Owusu 25.Germany
6.4
71'

Toronto started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Terry Dunfield played with: Luka Gavran (7.7), Kobe Franklin (6.6), Sigurd Rosted (6.0), Shane O’Neill (6.4), Raoul Petretta (6.6), Federico Bernardeschi (7.1), Michael Bradley (6.4), Alonso Coello (7.3), Jonathan Osorio (7.0), C.J. Sapong (6.7) and Deandre Kerr (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Franco Ibarra, Aimé Mabika (7.0), Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (6.8), Víctor Vázquez, Latif Blessing, Prince Osei Owusu (6.4), Tomás Romero and Themi Antonoglou (6.4).

Substitutions

Toronto made 4 changes: Raoul Petretta for Themi Antonoglou (46′), Sigurd Rosted for Aimé Mabika (63′), Deandre Kerr for Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (63′) and C.J. Sapong for Prince Osei Owusu (71′).

Best player: Luka Gavran​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Toronto was the goalkeeper: Luka Gavran. His rating is 7.65. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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