FOXBOROUGH. New England topped Charlotte to win 2-1. A goal from C. Ortiz was decisive in the 85min. It was New England to strike first with an early goal of A. Buksa at the 8′. Then M. Polster scored again for New England in the 72′ minute. Eventually, C. Ortiz reduced the distance for Charlotte (85′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Charlotte was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Gillette Stadium stadium in Foxborough on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Pierre Luce Lauziere with the collaboration of Kyle Atkins and Walter Heatherly. The 4th official was Sergii Demianchuk. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.9 degrees Celsius or 46.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 14 Total 9
- 6 On Target 6
- 8 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 105 Attack 104
- 54 Dangerous attack 48
- 75 Ball safe 101
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Charlotte was in firm control of the ball 61% while New England was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New England was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why New England won the match.
New England shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Charlotte shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
New England received 2 yellow cards (M. Polster and B. Bye). On the opposite side, Charlotte received 1 yellow card (C. Makoun).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, New England will have 7 points like Seattle Sounders to lose in the 21st place. On the opposite side, Charlotte will stay with 9 points like Chicago Fire and Portland Timbers to gain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, New England will play away against Chicago Fire on the 8th of October with a 23-18 head to head stats in favor of Chicago Fire (13 draws).
Charlotte will play away agasint New York RB on the 8th of October with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
New England – Formation
New England
87'
88'
72'
New England started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Bruce Arena decided to play with the following team: .
New England could not rely on the presence of W. Kaptoum (injured).
Substitutions
New England made 3 changes: E. Boateng for T. McNamara (74′), S. Lletget for A. I. Traustason (88′) and J. Rennicks for W. Kaptoum (89′).
Charlotte – Formation
Charlotte
Charlotte started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
Miguel Ángel Ramírez played with: .
Charlotte could not rely on the presence of O. McKinze Gaines II (injured).
Substitutions
Charlotte made 5 changes: D. Rios for Y. Reyna (73′), J. Alcivar for C. Ortiz (73′), A. Franco for S. Ruiz (79′), Bender Ben for A. Armour (79′) and C. Makoun for O. McKinze Gaines II (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Toronto – Philadelphia Union – 2-1
- New York RB – Dallas – 0-0
- New England – Charlotte – 2-1
- Montreal Impact – Vancouver Whitecaps – 2-1
- Columbus Crew – Orlando City – 0-2
- SJ Earthquakes – Nashville SC – 2-2
