NEW YORK CITY. New York City prevails over New England with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Ojeda (57′) and a goal from J. Fernández (90′).
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 Pierre Luce Lauziere with the assistance of Cory Richardson and Brian Dunn. The 4th official was Luis Arroyo. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.81 degrees Celsius or 51.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 17 Total 8
- 6 On Target 6
- 7 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 131 Attack 82
- 57 Dangerous attack 38
- 75 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 17 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. New York City was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. New England that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
New York City was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why New York City won the match.
New York City shot 17 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, New England shot 8 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
New York City received 2 yellow cards (Matt Freese and Keaton Parks). Talking about the opposition, New England received 3 yellow cards (Ian Harkes, Henry Kessler and Tomás Chancalay).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, New York City has 8 points like Orlando City to remain in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, New England will stays with 4 points to hold in the 15th place.
Next matches
New York City – Formation
New York City
45'
90'
57'
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 , M. Ilenič , Thiago Martins , Birk Risa , Kevin O’Toole , Keaton Parks , James Sands , Agustín Ojeda , Santiago Rodríguez , Hannes Wolf and Monsef Bakrar .
The home team had on the bench: Luis Barraza, Andrés Perea, Strahinja Tanasijevic, Alonso Martínez , Andres Jasson, Justin Haak, M. Jones , Tayvon Gray and Julián Fernández .
Substitutions
New York City made 4 changes: Hannes Wolf for Julián Fernández (63′), Agustín Ojeda for M. Jones (63′), Santiago Rodríguez for Andrés Perea (90′) and Monsef Bakrar for Alonso Martínez (83′).
Player of the match: Matt Freese
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for New York City was the goalkeeper: Matt Freese. His rating is 8.47. He performed 6 saves.
New England – Formation
New England
Also New England adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Caleb Porter played with: Henrich Ravas , Nick Lima , Henry Kessler , Dave Romney , DeJuan Jones , Matt Polster , Ian Harkes , Nacho Gil , Carles Gil , Tomás Chancalay and Giacomo Vrioni .
These were the players on the bench: Bobby Wood, Emmanuel Boateng, Tommy McNamara , Mark-Anthony Kaye, N. Buck, Ryan Spaulding , Earl Edwards Jr., E. Bajraktarević and Andrew Farrell .
New England could not rely on the presence of Ryan Spaulding (injured).
Substitutions
New England made 4 changes: DeJuan Jones for Ryan Spaulding (26′), Nacho Gil for E. Bajraktarević (62′), Nick Lima for Andrew Farrell (81′) and Ian Harkes for Tommy McNamara (81′).
Player of the match: Ryan Spaulding
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for New England was Ryan Spaulding.
His rating is with 23 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.
His performance was exceptional also because he started the encounter from the bench before entering in the 26′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Portland Timbers – Los Angeles FC – 2-2
- Charlotte – Toronto – 3-2
- DC United – Orlando City – 2-3
- CF Montréal – Cincinnati – 2-1
- New York RB – Chicago Fire – 0-0
- New York City – New England – 2-0
