FOXBOROUGH. New England finds its way back against New York City with a goal on the S. Rodriguez 3′ and a goal on the V. Castellanos 109′. New York City was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the Gillette Stadium stadium in Foxborough on Tuesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Drew Fischer who was helped by Corey Rockwell and Jason White. The 4th official was Fotis Bazakos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 0.4 degrees Celsius or 32.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 15 Total 17
- 4 On Target 4
- 11 Off Target 13
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 143 Attack 126
- 74 Dangerous attack 58
- 111 Ball safe 137
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
Fouls
- 22 Total 19
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
New York City had a superior ball possession 57% while New England was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New England was was more pushing with 74 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough New England to win the match.
New England shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, New York City shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
New England received 2 yellow cards (M. Polster and A. Buksa). On the opposite side, New York City received 3 yellow cards (V. Castellanos, S. Rodriguez and A. Morales).
Also, New York City didn’t finish the match with 11 players after V. Castellanos (New York City) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (113′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, New England will host Dallas on the 5th of March with a 11-9 head to head in favor of Dallas (3 draws).
New York City will host Montreal Impact on the 12th of March with a 9-2 head to head statistic in favor of New York City (4 draws).
New England – Formation
New England
114'
27'
118'
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 , Gustavo Bou and Adam Buksa .
The home team had on the bench: A. DeLaGarza, Teal Bunbury , B. Knighton, Maciel , J. Rennicks, W. Kaptoum, Emmanuel Boateng , J. Bell and Arnór Traustason .
Substitutions
New England made 4 changes: M. Polster for L. Maciel (91′), T. McNamara for A. Traustason (91′), H. Kessler for E. Boateng (114′) and A. Traustason for T. Bunbury (114′).
Best player: Carles Gil
The player that probably impressed the most for New England was Carles Gil.
His rating is with 49 passes (67% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 11 crosses.
New York City – Formation
New York City
113'
New York City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ronny Deila played with: Sean Johnson , Tayvon Gray , Maxime Chanot , Alexander Callens , Malte Amundsen , Alfredo Morales , James Sands , Jesús Medina , Maxi Moralez , Santiago Rodríguez and Valentin Castellanos .
They had on the bench: L. Barraza, Ismael Tajouri-Shradi , A. Jasson, Gudmundur Thórarinsson , Heber, Talles Magno, G. Zelalem, Thiago Andrade and Tony Rocha .
New York City could not rely on the presence of T. Rocha (injured).
Substitutions
New York City made 4 changes: J. Sands for T. Rocha (82′), M. Meineche for G. Thorarinsson (101′), J. Medina for T. Andrade (101′) and S. Rodriguez for I. Tajouri (114′).
Best player: Santiago Rodríguez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for New York City was Santiago Rodríguez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 44 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
