MONTCLAIR. New York RB was capable to reverse the score against New England to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was New England to strike first with a goal of T. McNamara at the 53′. Then it was a goal in the 58′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Morgan gave the win to New York RB in the 77′ minute with a penalty. New York RB capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field stadium in Montclair on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Alex Chilowicz with the help of Jason White and Kevin Klinger. The 4th official was Mathew Corrigan. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 26.6 degrees Celsius or 79.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 16 Total 5
- 7 On Target 1
- 9 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 128 Attack 92
- 69 Dangerous attack 21
- 91 Ball safe 89
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
New York RB had a strong ball possession 57% while New England was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New York RB had a more offensive attitude with 69 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why New York RB won the match.
New York RB shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, New England shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
New York RB received 1 yellow card (C. Clark). On the other side, New England received 1 yellow card (G. Bou).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this encounter, New York RB will have 50 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, New England will stay with 38 points to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, New York RB will host Charlotte on the 9th of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Charlotte (0 draws).
New England will play away agasint Chicago Fire on the 8th of October with a 23-18 head to head in favor of Chicago Fire (14 draws).
New York RB – Formation
New York RB
58'
90'
90'
New York RB started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Gerhard Struber decided to play with the following team: Carlos Miguel , Andres Reyes , Sean Nealis , Aaron Long , Kyle Duncan , Cristian Cásseres Jr. , Daniel Edelman , John Tolkin , Luquinhas , Elias Manoel and Lewis Morgan .
The home team had on the bench: Dylan Nealis, Tom Barlow , Hassan Ndam, Ryan Meara, Caden Clark , Steven Sserwadda, Omir Fernandez and Wikelman Carmona.
Substitutions
New York RB made 3 changes: Elias Manoel for T. Barlow (61′), Luquinhas for C. Clark (75′) and L. Morgan for D. Nealis (90′).
Best player: Cristian Cásseres Jr.
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for New York RB was Cristian Cásseres Jr..
His rating is with 1 goal, 55 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
New England – Formation
New England
New England started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Bruce Arena played with: Đorđe Petrović , Brandon Bye , Andrew Farrell , Henry Kessler , Jonathan Bell , DeJuan Jones , Noel Buck , Maciel , Matt Polster , Tommy McNamara and Gustavo Bou .
These were the players on the bench: Giacomo Vrioni , Omar Gonzalez, Earl Edwards Jr., Emmanuel Boateng , Damian Rivera, Nacho Gil , Justin Rennicks, Christian Makoun and Wilfrid Kaptoum .
Substitutions
New England made 4 changes: N. Buck for E. Boateng (66′), T. McNamara for W. Kaptoum (80′), L. Maciel for G. Vrioni (80′) and J. Bell for I. Gil (83′).
Best player: Gustavo Bou
The player that probably impressed the most for New England was Gustavo Bou.
His rating is with 19 passes (52% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Charlotte – New York City – 1-0
- New York RB – New England – 2-1
- Philadelphia Union – Orlando City – 5-1
- Cincinnati – SJ Earthquakes – 6-0
- Atlanta United – Toronto – 4-2
- Nashville SC – LA Galaxy – 1-1
