CHESTER. New York City was capable to reverse the score against Philadelphia Union to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Philadelphia Union to strike first with an own goal of A. Callens at the 63′. Then it was a goal in the 65′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, T. Magno gave the win to New York City in the 88′ minute with a goal. New York City was decisively better in terms of ball possession (65%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Subaru Park stadium in Chester. The referee was Ted Unkel with the help of Corey Parker and Cory Richardson. The 4th official was Rubiel Vazquez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.4 degrees Celsius or 45.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 10 Total 9
- 5 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 127 Attack 122
- 38 Dangerous attack 44
- 89 Ball safe 114
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 2
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
New York City was in firm control of the ball 65% while Philadelphia Union was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New York City was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why New York City won the encounter.
Philadelphia Union shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, New York City shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Philadelphia Union received 2 yellow cards (J. Monteiro and O. Mbaizo). Talking about the opposition, New York City received 1 yellow card (M. Moralez).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Philadelphia Union will stay with 54 points like Nashville SC to climb in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, New York City will have 51 points like Atlanta United and Orlando City to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
Philadelphia Union – Formation
Philadelphia Union
75'
90'
Philadelphia Union started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager Pat Noonan decided to play with the following team: Matthew Freese , Olivier Mbaizo , Aurelien Collin , Stuart Findlay , Nathan Harriel , Jack McGlynn , José Martínez , Leon Flach , Dániel Gazdag , Jamiro Monteiro and Kacper Przybyłko .
The home team had on the bench: Gregory Ranjitsingh, Paxten Aaronson, Anton Sorenson, Brandan Craig, Cole Turner, Anthony Fontana and Jesus Bueno .
Substitutions
Philadelphia Union made 3 changes: J. McGlynn for J. Bueno (75′), N. Harriel for A. Fontana (90′) and L. Flach for P. Aaronson (90′).
Best player: Jack McGlynn
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Philadelphia Union was Jack McGlynn.
His rating is with 34 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.
New York City – Formation
New York City
65'
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 , James Sands , Alfredo Morales , Jesús Medina , Maxi Moralez , Santiago Rodríguez and Héber .
They had on the bench: Ismael Tajouri-Shradi , Gudmundur Thórarinsson , Luis Barraza, Thiago Andrade, Andres Jasson, Nicolás Acevedo, Talles Magno , Gedion Zelalem and Tony Rocha.
Substitutions
New York City made 3 changes: M. Meineche for G. Thorarinsson (58′), Heber for T. Magno (58′) and J. Medina for I. Tajouri (58′).
Best player: Maxi Moralez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for New York City was Maxi Moralez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 78 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
