NEW YORK CITY. New York City managed to turn the tables against Charlotte to win 2-1. It was Charlotte to strike first with an early goal of Kerwin Vargas at the 3′. Then it was a goal in the 41′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Alonso Martínez gave the win to New York City in the 90′ minute. New York City took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
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 Ismir Pekmic with the help of Katie Nesbitt and Oscar Mitchell Carvalho. The 4th official was Elton Garcia. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.49 degrees Celsius or 56.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 17 Total 8
- 7 On Target 7
- 5 Off Target 0
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 119 Attack 100
- 60 Dangerous attack 50
- 95 Ball safe 100
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 12 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
New York City had a strong ball possession 58% while Charlotte was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New York City had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why New York City won the match.
New York City shot 17 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Charlotte shot 8 times, 7 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
New York City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Charlotte received 3 yellow cards (Júnior Urso, Ashley Westwood and Kerwin Vargas).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, New York City has 14 points to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Charlotte will stays with 11 points to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
New York City – Formation
New York City
90'
41'
New York City started with a 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 , James Sands , Keaton Parks , Julián Fernández , Santiago Rodríguez , Agustín Ojeda and Monsef Bakrar .
The home team had on the bench: Luis Barraza, J. Mijatović, Andrés Perea , Strahinja Tanasijevic, Alonso Martínez , Andres Jasson, Tayvon Gray, M. Jones and Hannes Wolf .
New York City could not rely on the presence of Strahinja Tanasijevic (injured).
Substitutions
New York City made 5 changes: Agustín Ojeda for M. Jones (71′), Julián Fernández for Hannes Wolf (64′), Thiago Martins for Strahinja Tanasijevic (90′), Monsef Bakrar for Alonso Martínez (82′) and Keaton Parks for Andrés Perea (82′).
Player of the match: Santiago Rodríguez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for New York City was Santiago Rodríguez even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 56 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 18. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Charlotte – Formation
Charlotte
53'
Charlotte started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Dean Smith played with: Kristijan Kahlina , Nathan Byrne , Adilson Malanda , Andrew Privett , Jere Uronen , Nikola Petkovic , Ashley Westwood , Júnior Urso , Liel Abada , Enzo Copetti and Kerwin Vargas .
They had on the bench: Bill Tuiloma, Brandt Bronico, David Bingham, J. Lindsey , Tyger Smalls , Patrick Agyemang , Iuri Tavares , Djibril Diani and Brecht Dejaegere .
Charlotte could not rely on the presence of J. Lindsey (injured).
Substitutions
Charlotte made 4 changes: Enzo Copetti for Patrick Agyemang (64′), Nikola Petkovic for Brecht Dejaegere (64′), Jere Uronen for J. Lindsey (76′) and Liel Abada for Tyger Smalls (84′).
Player of the match: Kristijan Kahlina
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Charlotte was the goalkeeper: Kristijan Kahlina. His rating is 7.45. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Austin – LA Galaxy – 2-0
- Cincinnati – Colorado Rapids – 2-1
- Columbus Crew – CF Montréal – 0-0
- DC United – Seattle Sounders – 2-1
- New England – Inter Miami – 1-4
- New York RB – Vancouver Whitecaps – 1-1
- New York City – Charlotte – 2-1
- Orlando City – Toronto – 1-2
- Philadelphia Union – Real Salt Lake – 1-2
