NEW YORK CITY. New York City defeats New York RB with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Callens (1′) and a goal from S. Rodriguez (23′).
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 Allen Chapman who was helped by Jeremy Kieso and Jose Da Silva. The 4th official was Silviu Petrescu. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.5 degrees Celsius or 74.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 4 Total 8
- 2 On Target 1
- 2 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 2
- 57 Attack 90
- 36 Dangerous attack 40
- 107 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 19
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
New York City had a strong ball possession 55% while New York RB was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New York RB was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, New York City succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
New York City shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, New York RB shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
New York City received 3 yellow cards (N. B. Acevedo Tabarez, M. Moralez and S. Rodriguez). Regarding the opposition, New York RB received 4 yellow cards (L. Morgan, S. Nealis, C. Casseres and D. Edelman).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, New York City will have 49 points to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, New York RB will stay with 50 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, New York City will play away against Atlanta United on the 8th of October with a 4-4 head to head.
New York RB will host Charlotte on the 9th of October with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Charlotte (0 draws).
New York City – Formation

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: Sean Johnson
, Tayvon Gray , Thiago Martins , Maxime Chanot , Alexander Callens , Nicolás Acevedo , Maxi Moralez , Gabriel Pereira , Santiago Rodríguez , Kevin O’Toole and Talles Magno .The home team had on the bench: Malte Amundsen, Anton Tinnerholm, Vuk Latinovich, Luis Barraza, Andres Jasson, Keaton Parks, Matías Pellegrini, Thiago Andrade
and Justin Haak .Substitutions
New York City made 3 changes: G. Pereira for J. Haak (62′), T. Magno for T. Andrade (72′) and N. B. Acevedo Tabarez for K. Parks (88′).
Best player: Alexander Callens
The player that probably impressed the most for New York City was Alexander Callens.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 50 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.New York RB – Formation

Also New York RB adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Gerhard Struber played with: Carlos Miguel
, Kyle Duncan , Sean Nealis , Aaron Long , John Tolkin , Daniel Edelman , Cristian Cásseres Jr. , Luquinhas , Caden Clark , Lewis Morgan and Elias Manoel .The following players were sitting on the bench: Dylan Nealis, Frankie Amaya, Andres Reyes
, Steven Sserwadda, Tom Barlow , Ryan Meara, Hassan Ndam, Wikelman Carmona and Omir Fernandez .Substitutions
New York RB made 3 changes: C. Clark for O. Fernandez (67′), Elias Manoel for T. Barlow (67′) and Luquinhas for A. Reyes (81′).
Best player: Daniel Edelman
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for New York RB was Daniel Edelman.
His rating is
with 36 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Orlando City – Toronto – 4-0
- New England – Montreal Impact – 0-1
- Atlanta United – Philadelphia Union – 0-0
- New York City – New York RB – 2-0