FOXBOROUGH. New England beat Charlotte to win 2-1. A goal from D. Romney was decisive in the 85min. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was New England to strike first with a goal of Noel Buck at the 64′. Then it was a goal in the 84′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Dave Romney gave the win to New England in the 85′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Gillette Stadium stadium in Foxborough on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Lukasz Szpala with the support of Jeremy Hanson and Chantal Boudreau. The 4th official was Tori Penso. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 13.14 degrees Celsius or 55.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

New England

2 - 1

Charlotte

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 9 Total 16
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 4 Off Target 8
  • 1 Shots blocked 6
  • 109 Attack 98
  • 54 Dangerous attack 47
  • 94 Ball safe 94
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 7
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 7 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. New England was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Charlotte that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

New England was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why New England won the match​.

New England shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Charlotte shot 16 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

New England received 1 yellow card (Nacho Gil). On the opposite side, Charlotte received 2 yellow cards (Karol Świderski and Ashley Westwood).

Match Timeline

Nacho Gil- Yellow
28'
37'
Ashley Westwood - Yellow
45'
Giacomo Vrioni- sub ->Bobby Wood
55'
N. Buck(goal)Mark-Anthony Kaye
64'
65'
Scott Arfield- sub ->Brecht Dejaegere
65'
72'
76'
Enzo Copetti- sub ->Brandt Bronico
76'
76'
Kerwin Vargas- sub ->Justin Meram
84'
Dave Romney(goal)DeJuan Jones
85'
Tommy McNamara- sub ->Tomás Chancalay
83'

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 playing this encounter, New England will have 52 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Charlotte will stay with 33 points like Inter Miami to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, New England will host Philadelphia Union on the 21st of October with a 20-8 head to head stats in favor of Philadelphia Union (9 draws).

Charlotte will host Inter Miami on the 21st of October with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

New England – Formation

New England
G
Earl Edwards Jr. 36.United States
6.6
D
Dave Romney 2.United States
8.1
85'
D
DeJuan Jones 24.United States
7.1
D
Andrew Farrell 88.United States
7.5
M
Tomás Chancalay 5.Argentina
7.0
83'
M
Matt Polster 8.United States
6.7
M
Carles Gil 10.Spain
8.1
M
Nacho Gil 23.Spain
7.1
72' 28'
M
Mark-Anthony Kaye 28.Canada
8.2
M
N. Buck 29.England
7.7
64'
F
Bobby Wood 17.United States
6.0
55'
Substitutes
G
Jacob Jackson 98.United States
D
Mikolaj Luczak 3.United States
D
Ben Sweat 44.United States
M
Ian Harkes 14.United States
M
Emmanuel Boateng 18.Ghana
M
Tommy McNamara 26.United States
6.6
83'
F
Gustavo Bou 7.Argentina
6.3
72'
F
Giacomo Vrioni 9.Albania
6.8
55'
F
E. Bajraktarević 47.United States

New England started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Clint Peay decided to play with the following team: Earl Edwards Jr. (6.6), DeJuan Jones (7.1), Andrew Farrell (7.5), Dave Romney (8.1), Nacho Gil (7.1), Mark-Anthony Kaye (8.2), Noel Buck (7.7), Matt Polster (6.7), Carles Gil (8.1), Tomás Chancalay (7.0) and Bobby Wood (6.0).

The home team had on the bench: Omar González, Gustavo Bou (6.3), Giacomo Vrioni (6.8), Ian Harkes, Emmanuel Boateng, Tommy McNamara (6.6), Ben Sweat, Esmir Bajraktarevic and Jacob Jackson.

Substitutions

New England made 3 changes: Bobby Wood for Giacomo Vrioni (55′), Nacho Gil for Gustavo Bou (72′) and Tomás Chancalay for Tommy McNamara (83′).

Best player: Mark-Anthony Kaye​

The most impressive player for New England was Mark-Anthony Kaye even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 59 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 9.

Charlotte – Formation

Charlotte
G
Kristijan Kahlina 1.Croatia
6.3
D
Jere Uronen 3.Finland
6.7
76'
D
Nathan Byrne 14.England
6.3
D
Adilson Malanda 29.France
7.1
D
Andrew Privett 34.United States
6.3
M
Ashley Westwood 8.England
6.3
37'
M
Brecht Dejaegere 10.Belgium
6.4
65'
M
K. Świderski 11.Poland
7.7
45' 84'
M
Brandt Bronico 13.United States
6.3
76'
M
Orrin McKinze Gaines II. 17.United States
7.1
65'
M
Justin Meram 22.Iraq
7.5
76'
Substitutes
G
G. Marks 31.United States
D
Bill Tuiloma 6.New Zealand
D
J. Lindsey 24.United States
M
Kamil Jóźwiak 7.Poland
6.3
65'
M
Derrick Jones 20.United States
6.4
76'
M
Scott Arfield 37.Canada
6.7
65'
F
Enzo Copetti 9.Argentina
6.8
76'
F
Kerwin Vargas 18.Colombia
7.0
76'
F
Patrick Agyemang 33.Ghana

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

Christian Lattanzio played with: Kristijan Kahlina (6.3), Nathan Byrne (6.3), Adilson Malanda (7.1), Andrew Privett (6.3), Jere Uronen (6.7), Brecht Dejaegere (6.4), Ashley Westwood (6.3), Brandt Bronico (6.3), Orrin McKinze Gaines II. (7.1), Karol Świderski (7.7) and Justin Meram (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Bill Tuiloma, Kamil Jóźwiak (6.3), Enzo Copetti (6.8), Kerwin Calderón Vargas (7.0), Derrick Jones (6.4), Jaylin Lindsey, George Marks, Patrick Agyemang and Scott Arfield (6.7).

Substitutions

Charlotte made 5 changes: Brecht Dejaegere for Scott Arfield (65′), Orrin McKinze Gaines II. for Kamil Jóźwiak (65′), Justin Meram for Kerwin Calderón Vargas (76′), Brandt Bronico for Enzo Copetti (76′) and Jere Uronen for Derrick Jones (76′).

Best player: Karol Świderski​

The player that probably impressed the most for Charlotte was Karol Świderski.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 20 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 13. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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