NEW YORK CITY. New York City and Atlanta United draw 1-1. S. Rodríguez scored the first goal (43′) for New York City. J. Thiaré made it even (65′).
The match was played at the Yankee Stadium stadium in New York City on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Rosendo Mendoza who had the assistance of Chris Elliott and Chris Wattam. The 4th official was Rubiel Vazquez. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.01 degrees Celsius or 48.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 24 Total 18
- 3 On Target 6
- 14 Off Target 9
- 7 Shots blocked 3
- 112 Attack 79
- 69 Dangerous attack 54
- 58 Ball safe 64
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. New York City was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Atlanta United that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
New York City had a more offensive attitude with 69 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough New York City to win the match.
New York City shot 24 times, 3 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Atlanta United shot 18 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
New York City received 3 yellow cards (Keaton Parks, Tayvon Gray and James Sands). On the other side, Atlanta United received 1 yellow card (Derrick Williams).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, New York City has 5 points like Orlando City to sit in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Atlanta United will has 10 points like DC United and Toronto to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
New York City – Formation
New York City
81'
50'
43'
New York City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nick Cushing decided to play with the following team: Matt Freese , Tayvon Gray , Thiago Martins , Birk Risa , Kevin O’Toole , James Sands , Keaton Parks , Hannes Wolf , Santiago Rodríguez , Alonso Martínez and Monsef Bakrar .
The home team had on the bench: Luis Barraza, Andrés Perea, Julián Fernández , Strahinja Tanasijevic, Andres Jasson, Agustín Ojeda , M. Ilenič , Justin Haak and M. Jones.
Substitutions
New York City made 3 changes: Alonso Martínez for Julián Fernández (56′), Hannes Wolf for Agustín Ojeda (81′) and Tayvon Gray for Mitja Ilenič (81′).
Player of the match: Santiago Rodríguez
The player that probably impressed the most for New York City was Santiago Rodríguez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (80% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 13. He performed 8 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Atlanta United – Formation
Atlanta United
Also Atlanta United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Gonzalo Pineda Reyes played with: Brad Guzan , Brooks Lennon , N. Cobb , Derrick Williams , C. Wiley , Tristan Muyumba , Bartosz Slisz , Saba Lobjanidze , T. Almada , Tyler Wolff and Jamal Thiaré .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ronald Hernández, L. Abram, Dax McCarty, D. Etienne , Edwin Mosquera , Josh Cohen, L. Brennan, Nick Firmino and Ajani Fortune .
Substitutions
Atlanta United made 3 changes: Tyler Wolff for Edwin Mosquera (56′), Jamal Thiaré for D. Etienne (67′) and Saba Lobjanidze for Ajani Fortune (81′).
Player of the match: Tristan Muyumba
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlanta United was Tristan Muyumba.
His rating is with 30 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 19 duels out of 26.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Toronto – 4-0
- Cincinnati – New York RB – 1-2
- Columbus Crew – DC United – 1-1
- Los Angeles FC – LA Galaxy – 2-1
- Inter Miami – Colorado Rapids – 2-2
- New England – Charlotte – 1-0
- New York City – Atlanta United – 1-1
