NEW YORK CITY. Philadelphia Union beats New York City with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Bedoya (12′) and a goal from D. Gazdag (33′). New York City was decisively better in terms of ball possession (73%).
The match was played at the Yankee Stadium stadium in New York City on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Ted Unkel with the collaboration of Frank Anderson and Katie Nesbitt. The 4th official was Luis Arroyo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.9 degrees Celsius or 64.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- ! 73 Ball Possession 27
Shots
- 17 Total 13
- 2 On Target 5
- 15 Off Target 8
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 153 Attack 82
- 70 Dangerous attack 28
- 80 Ball safe 69
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 5
Fouls
- 12 Total 12
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
New York City had a strong ball possession 73% while Philadelphia Union was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New York City was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Philadelphia Union managed to find the solution to win this contest.
New York City shot 17 times, 2 on target, 15 off target. Talking about the opposition, Philadelphia Union shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
New York City received 4 yellow cards (A. Jasson, S. Rodriguez, V. Castellanos and T. Magno). Talking about the opposition, Philadelphia Union received 4 yellow cards (J. Carranza, D. Gazdag, K. Wagner and C. Burke).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, New York City will stay with 4 points like Dallas, New England, Houston Dynamo, Nashville SC and Toronto to move down in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Philadelphia Union will have 10 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, New York City will play away with Atlanta United on the 8th of October with a 4-4 head to head stats.
Philadelphia Union will host Toronto on the 8th of October with a 12-10 head to head in favor of Toronto (7 draws).
New York City – Formation
New York City
78'
11'
New York City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ronny Deila decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
New York City made 4 changes: A. Jasson for Heber (46′), K. Parks for N. B. Acevedo Tabarez (46′), M. Meineche for C. Gloster (78′) and S. Rodriguez for T. Andrade (78′).
Philadelphia Union – Formation
Philadelphia Union
12'
Philadelphia Union started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Jim Curtin played with: .
Philadelphia Union could not rely on the presence of Q. Sullivan (injured).
Substitutions
Philadelphia Union made 2 changes: J. Carranza for C. Burke (64′) and S. Santos for Q. Sullivan (78′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Chicago Fire – Sporting KC – 3-1
- LA Galaxy – Orlando City – 0-1
- New York City – Philadelphia Union – 0-2
- Charlotte – New England – 3-1
- Atlanta United – Montreal Impact – 3-3
- Toronto – DC United – 2-1
- Cincinnati – Inter Miami – 3-1
