HARRISON. Minnesota United beats New York RB 1-0 after L. Amarilla scored just 1 goal (51′).
P. Klimala didn’t score a decisive penalty (14′). That would have allowed New York RB to draw the match.
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena, Harrison stadium in Harrison on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Lukasz Szpala with the collaboration of Jose Da Silva and Tyler Wyrostek. The 4th official was Thomas Snyder. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 7.2 degrees Celsius or 44.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 16 Total 5
- 6 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 3
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 147 Attack 99
- 69 Dangerous attack 28
- 89 Ball safe 105
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 22 Total 19
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. New York RB was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Minnesota United that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
New York RB was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Minnesota United was able to find the solution to win this contest.
New York RB shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Minnesota United shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
New York RB received 2 yellow cards (S. Nealis and D. Yearwood). On the other side, Minnesota United received 2 yellow cards (W. Trapp and E. Reynoso).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this contest, New York RB stays with 6 points to occupy the 5th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Minnesota United has 2 points (24th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, New York RB will host Charlotte on the 8th of October with a 0-0 head to head record.
Minnesota United will host Vancouver Whitecaps on the 9th of October with a 3-3 head to head stats.
New York RB – Formation
New York RB
49'
68'
New York RB started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Gerhard Struber decided to play with the following team: Carlos Miguel , Tom Edwards , Sean Nealis , Aaron Long , Dylan Nealis , Frankie Amaya , Dru Yearwood , John Tolkin , Lewis Morgan , Omir Fernandez and Patryk Klimala .
The home team had on the bench: Tom Barlow , Luquinhas , Ryan Meara, Serge Ngoma, Daniel Edelman, Caden Clark , Zach Ryan and Lucas Monzón.
Substitutions
New York RB made 3 changes: O. Fernandez for C. Clark (56′), T. Edwards for T. Barlow (68′) and D. Nealis for Luquinhas (81′).
Best player: Frankie Amaya
The most impressive player for New York RB was Frankie Amaya.
His rating is with 50 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 18. He performed 3 crosses.
Minnesota United – Formation
Minnesota United
51'
Minnesota United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Adrian Heath played with: Dayne St. Clair , Hassani Dotson , Michael Boxall , Brent Kallman , D.J. Taylor , Wil Trapp , Kervin Arriaga , Robin Lod , Emanuel Reynoso , Franco Fragapane and Luis Amarilla .
They had on the bench: Chase Gasper, Nabilai Kibunguchy, Abu Danladi, Joseph Rosales , Niko Hansen, Fred Emmings, Bongokuhle Hlongwane , Jacori Hayes and Adrien Hunou.
Minnesota United could not rely on the presence of B. Hlongwane (injured).
Substitutions
Minnesota United made 3 changes: F. Fragapane for B. Hlongwane (72′), L. Amarilla for J. Rosales (85′) and E. Reynoso for J. Hayes (87′).
Best player: Dayne St. Clair
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Minnesota United was the goalkeeper: Dayne St. Clair. His rating is 9.20. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- New York RB – Minnesota United – 0-1
- Portland Timbers – Austin – 1-0
- Colorado Rapids – Sporting KC – 2-0
- Atlanta United – Charlotte – 2-1
- DC United – Chicago Fire – 0-2
- Philadelphia Union – SJ Earthquakes – 2-0
- Orlando City – Cincinnati – 1-2
- New England – Real Salt Lake – 2-3
- Dallas – Nashville SC – 2-0
