. St. Louis City conquers New York City with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Martins (34′) and a goal from S. Adeniran (72′). New York City lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the CityPark stadium in on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Erick Lezama with the assistance of Hayden Oscanoa and Fermin Sanchez. The 4th official was Jorge Luna Hernández. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.96 degrees Celsius or 69.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

St. Louis City

2 - 0

New York City

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 16 Total 7
  • 3 On Target 1
  • 8 Off Target 3
  • 5 Shots blocked 4
  • 83 Attack 91
  • 70 Dangerous attack 49
  • 76 Ball safe 90
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 22 Total 13
  • 5 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

New York City was in firm control of the ball 56% while St. Louis City was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

St. Louis City was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why St. Louis City won the match​.

St. Louis City shot 16 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, New York City shot 7 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

St. Louis City received 5 yellow cards (Tomáš Ostrák, Indiana Vassilev, Anthony Markanich, Chris Durkin and T. Totland). Talking about the opposition, New York City received 3 yellow cards (Mitja Ilenič, Andrés Perea and James Sands).

Also, New York City didn’t end the match with 11 players after James Sands (New York City) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (82′).

Match Timeline

A. Markanich- Yellow
21'
28'
Andrés Perea- Yellow
Célio Pompeu(goal)Anthony Markanich
34'
I. Vassilev- Yellow
41'
T. Totland- Yellow
45'
51'
James Sands- Yellow
João Klauss- sub ->Indiana Vassilev
59'
67'
Julián Fernández- sub ->Hannes Wolf
T. Ostrák- sub ->Aziel Jackson
68'
S. Adeniran(goal)Celio Martins
72'
73'
Agustín Ojeda- sub ->Santiago Rodríguez
C. Durkin- Yellow
82'
79'
J. Mijatović- sub ->Keaton Parks
82'
James Sands- Red
83'
James Sands(VAR_CARD)
88'
Mitja Ilenič- Yellow
N. Þórisson- sub ->Samuel Adeniran
88'
N. Dyhr- sub ->Anthony Markanich
89'
T. Ostrák- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Inter Miami
27
13
Cincinnati
24
12
New York RB
20
12
Toronto
19
12
New York City
17
12
Charlotte
17
12
DC United
17
12
Columbus Crew
15
11
Philadelphia Union
14
11
Atlanta United
12
11
Orlando City
12
11
CF Montréal
12
11
Nashville SC
11
11
Chicago Fire
10
12
New England
7
11

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Salt Lake
22
12
Minnesota United
20
10
LA Galaxy
20
12
Vancouver Whitecaps
18
11
Los Angeles FC
18
12
Colorado Rapids
18
12
Houston Dynamo
17
11
Austin
16
12
St. Louis City
16
11
Seattle Sounders
13
12
Dallas
11
11
Sporting KC
11
12
SJ Earthquakes
10
12
Portland Timbers
10
12

After this encounter, St. Louis City has 4 points to occupy the 3rd place in the standings. On the opposite side, New York City stays with 0 points (15th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, St. Louis City will host Sporting KC on the 11th of November with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Sporting KC (0 draws).

St. Louis City – Formation

St. Louis City
G
R. Bürki 1.Switzerland
7.0
D
J. Nilsson 4.Sweden
7.5
D
A. Markanich 13.United States
7.0
89' 21'
D
T. Totland 14.Norway
7.1
45'
D
T. Parker 26.United States
7.3
M
C. Durkin 8.United States
7.3
82'
M
E. Löwen 10.Germany
6.7
M
Célio Pompeu 12.Brazil
8.7
34'
M
I. Vassilev 19.United States
7.3
59' 41'
F
S. Adeniran 16.United States
7.7
88' 72'
F
A. Jackson 25.United States
6.8
68'
Substitutes
G
B. Lundt 39.Germany
D
J. Nerwinski 2.United States
D
M. Wentzel 40.Germany
D
N. Dyhr 44.Denmark
6.8
89'
M
T. Ostrák 7.Czech Republic
6.3
68' 90'
M
A. Watts 20.United States
M
Hosei Kijima 85.
F
João Klauss 9.Brazil
6.7
59'
F
N. Þórisson 29.Iceland
6.4
88'

St. Louis City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Bradley Carnell decided to play with the following team: Roman Bürki (7.0), T. Totland (7.1), Tim Parker (7.3), Joakim Nilsson (7.5), Anthony Markanich (7.0), Indiana Vassilev (7.3), Chris Durkin (7.3), Eduard Löwen (6.7), Celio Martins (8.7), Samuel Adeniran (7.7) and Aziel Jackson (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jakob Nerwiński, Tomáš Ostrák (6.3), Akil Watts, Nökkvi Þórisson (6.4), Benjamin Lundt, Michael Wentzel, Nikolas Dyhr (6.8), Hosei Kijima and João Klauss (6.7).

Substitutions

St. Louis City made 4 changes: Indiana Vassilev for João Klauss (59′), Aziel Jackson for Tomáš Ostrák (68′), Samuel Adeniran for Nökkvi Þórisson (88′) and Anthony Markanich for Nikolas Dyhr (89′).

Player of the match: Celio Martins​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Louis City was Celio Martins.

His rating is 8.7 with 1 goal, 26 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

New York City – Formation

New York City
G
Matt Freese 49.United States
6.4
D
Thiago Martins 13.Brazil
7.0
D
Kevin O'Toole 22.United States
7.3
D
Mitja Ilenič 35.Slovenia
6.3
88'
D
Birk Risa 5.Norway
6.8
M
Keaton Parks 55.United States
6.6
79'
M
James Sands 6.United States
6.8
51' 82'
M
Andrés Perea 8.Colombia
7.5
28'
F
Monsef Bakrar 9.Algeria
7.0
F
Santiago Rodríguez 10.Uruguay
7.3
73'
F
Hannes Wolf 17.Austria
6.4
67'
Substitutes
G
Luis Barraza 1.Mexico
D
C. McFarlane 18.England
M
Andres Jasson 21.United States
M
Justin Haak 80.United States
F
Julián Fernández 11.Argentina
7.0
67'
F
Alonso Martínez 16.Costa Rica
F
Agustín Ojeda 26.Argentina
6.8
73'
F
M. Jones 88.
F
J. Mijatović 7.Serbia
6.4
79'

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

Nick Cushing played with: Matthew Freese (6.4), Mitja Ilenič (6.3), Thiago Martins (7.0), Birk Risa (6.8), Kevin O’Toole (7.3), Keaton Parks (6.6), Andrés Perea (7.5), James Sands (6.8), Hannes Wolf (6.4), Monsef Bakrar (7.0) and Santiago Rodríguez (7.3).

They had on the bench: Luis Barraza, Jovan Mijatović (6.4), Alonso Martínez, Christian McFarlane, Andres Jasson, Agustin Ojeda (6.8), Justin Haak, Malachi Jones and Julián Fernández (7.0).

Substitutions

New York City made 3 changes: Santiago Rodríguez for Agustin Ojeda (73′), Hannes Wolf for Julián Fernández (67′) and Keaton Parks for Jovan Mijatović (79′).

Player of the match: Andrés Perea​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for New York City was Andrés Perea.

His rating is 7.5 with 37 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 13 duels out of 17.

Results of the day

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