MONTCLAIR. New York City managed to reverse the score against Orlando City to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Orlando City to strike first with a goal of F. Torres at the 47′. Then it was a goal in the 66′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, T. Magno gave the win to New York City in the 81′ minute. New York City capitalized on its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field stadium in Montclair on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Joe Dickerson assisted by Cameron Blanchard and Chris Wattam. The 4th official was Luis Arroyo. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 28.9 degrees Celsius or 84.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 15 Total 14
- 7 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 12
- 2 Shots blocked 6
- 107 Attack 77
- 38 Dangerous attack 32
- 80 Ball safe 68
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 19
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
New York City had a superior ball possession 57% while Orlando City was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New York City had a more offensive attitude with 38 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why New York City won the match.
New York City shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Orlando City shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
New York City received 2 yellow cards (M. Moralez and T. Magno). On the opposite side, Orlando City received 2 yellow cards (C. Araujo and Urso Junior).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, New York City will have 52 points to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Orlando City will stay with 45 points like Columbus Crew and Inter Miami to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, New York City will play away with Atlanta United on the 9th of October with a 4-4 head to head stats.
Orlando City will host Columbus Crew on the 9th of October with a 7-6 head to head in favor of Orlando City (3 draws).
New York City – Formation
New York City
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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: Anton Tinnerholm , Luis Barraza, Héber, Thiago Andrade, Andres Jasson, Keaton Parks , Justin Haak, Malte Amundsen and Matías Pellegrini.
Substitutions
New York City made 5 changes: T. Gray for A. Tinnerholm (60′), N. B. Acevedo Tabarez for K. Parks (60′), S. Rodriguez for Heber (85′), G. Pereira for M. Pellegrini (85′) and T. Magno for T. Andrade (89′).
Best player: Talles Magno
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for New York City was Talles Magno.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 15.
Orlando City – Formation
Orlando City
Also Orlando City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Óscar Alexander Pareja Gómez played with: Pedro Gallese , Ruan , Antônio Carlos , Rodrigo Schlegel , João Moutinho , César Araújo , Mauricio Pereyra , Facundo Torres , Júnior Urso , Iván Angulo and Ercan Kara .
These were the players on the bench: Benji Michel , Tesho Akindele , Andrés Perea, Jake Mulraney, Wilder Cartagena, Mason Stajduhar, Kyle Smith , Nicholas Selson Gioacchini and Michael Halliday.
Substitutions
Orlando City made 4 changes: E. Kara for B. Michel (69′), I. Angulo for T. Akindele (74′), Ruan for K. Smith (74′) and C. Araujo for J. Mulraney (85′).
Best player: Mauricio Pereyra
The most impressive player for Orlando City was Mauricio Pereyra.
His rating is with 46 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Sporting KC – Seattle Sounders – 1-0
- Portland Timbers – Los Angeles FC – 1-2
- LA Galaxy – Real Salt Lake – 1-1
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Austin – 2-0
- New York City – Orlando City – 2-1
- SJ Earthquakes – Minnesota United – 2-0
