NEW YORK CITY. Colorado Rapids defeats New York City with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Navarro (16′) and a goal from C. Bassett (86′). New York City was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the Yankee Stadium stadium in New York City on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Allen Chapman with the help of Jose Da Silva and Meghan Mullen. The 4th official was Jeremy Scheer. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 11.67 degrees Celsius or 53.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 17 Total 9
- 3 On Target 4
- 10 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 153 Attack 94
- 81 Dangerous attack 33
- 101 Ball safe 109
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
New York City had a superior ball possession 67% while Colorado Rapids was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New York City had a more offensive attitude with 81 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Colorado Rapids was able to find the solution to win this match.
New York City shot 17 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Colorado Rapids shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
New York City received 1 yellow card (Santiago Rodríguez). On the opposite side, Colorado Rapids received 1 yellow card (Oliver Larraz).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this encounter, New York City stays with 14 points like Philadelphia Union, DC United and Charlotte to remain in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Colorado Rapids will has 18 points like Vancouver Whitecaps and LA Galaxy to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
New York City – Formation
New York City
55'
37'
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 , Hannes Wolf , Santiago Rodríguez , Agustín Ojeda and Monsef Bakrar .
The home team had on the bench: Luis Barraza, Andrés Perea , Alonso Martínez , Andres Jasson, Tayvon Gray , Talles Magno , M. Jones , Strahinja Tanasijevic and Julián Fernández .
Substitutions
New York City made 5 changes: M. Ilenič for Tayvon Gray (55′), Agustín Ojeda for M. Jones (55′), Keaton Parks for Andrés Perea (55′), Monsef Bakrar for Alonso Martínez (67′) and Hannes Wolf for Julián Fernández (77′).
Player of the match: James Sands
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for New York City was James Sands.
His rating is with 80 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Colorado Rapids – Formation
Colorado Rapids
86'
Also Colorado Rapids adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Chris Armas played with: Zack Steffen , Keegan Rosenberry , M. Bombito , Andreas Maxsø , Sam Vines , Oliver Larraz , Cole Bassett , Kévin Cabral , D. Yapi , Omir Fernandez and Rafael Navarro .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Lamine Diack, Jasper Löffelsend , S. Anderson, W. Frederick, K. Stewart-Baynes, A. Beaudry, M. Edwards, J. Travis and Calvin Harris .
Substitutions
Colorado Rapids made 4 changes: D. Yapi for Jasper Löffelsend (69′), Omir Fernandez for Calvin Harris (69′), Rafael Navarro for K. Stewart-Baynes (90′) and Kévin Cabral for Lamine Diack (88′).
Player of the match: Cole Bassett
The player that probably impressed the most for Colorado Rapids was Cole Bassett.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Chicago Fire – New England – 0-1
- Houston Dynamo – St. Louis City – 0-0
- Nashville SC – CF Montréal – 4-1
- Real Salt Lake – Sporting KC – 1-0
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Austin – 0-0
- New York City – Colorado Rapids – 0-2
- Seattle Sounders – LA Galaxy – 0-0
