New York City FC vs Necaxa, 2026 Leagues Cup, League Phase

· Leagues Cup
New York City FC
1st Half: 23'
0 - 0
Necaxa

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New York City FC are hosting Necaxa at Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the Leagues Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Nico Cavallo (New York City FC).
  • 2': Ricardo Monreal (Necaxa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Owen González (Necaxa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Agustín Oliveros.
  • 4': Foul by Malachi Jones (New York City FC).
  • 4': Agustín Oliveros (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Luighi (New York City FC).
  • 7': Kaiky Naves (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Corner, Necaxa. Conceded by Max Murray.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Luighi (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bénie Traoré.
  • 14': Luighi (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Danny Leyva (Necaxa).
  • 15': Luighi (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Diego Ochoa (Necaxa).
  • 15': Malachi Jones (New York City FC) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Nico Cavallo with a cross.
  • 18': Foul by Nico Cavallo (New York City FC).
  • 18': Ricardo Monreal (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Malachi Jones with a cross following a corner.

Statistics

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2 Fouls 4
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 0
48.7 Possession 51.3
1 SHOTS 3
0 ON GOAL 0
0.0 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
75 Accurate Passes 78
89 Passes 93
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 3
3 Crosses 3
0.3 Cross % 1.0
15 Long Balls 10
11 Accurate Long Balls 5
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 0
1 Effective Tackles 1
2 Tackles 4
0.5 Tackle % 0.3
2 Interceptions 4
2 Effective Clearances 6
2 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: Leagues Cup

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA

Leagues Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 León 3 +3 9
2 Toluca 3 +4 6
3 América 2 +4 6
4 Cruz Azul 2 +2 6
Full Table

Line-Ups

NYC New York City FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
30 Tomas Romero (GK)
6 James Sands
23 Max Murray
2 Nico Cavallo
35 Mitja Ilenic
7 Nicolás Fernández
55 Keaton Parks
8 Andrés Perea
20 Luighi Hanri
9 Bénie Traoré
88 Malachi Jones
New York City FC Substitutes:
El Hadij Samb, Seymour Reid, Matt Freese, Kevin Pierre, Jonathan Shore, Talles Magno, Maxi Carrizo, Tayvon Gray, Greg Ranjitsingh, João Loiola, Kevin O'Toole.

NCX Necaxa (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Luis Jiménez (GK)
15 Diego Ochoa
5 Kaiky Naves
3 Agustín Oliveros
14 Mauro Zaleta
11 Juan Torres
8 Lorenzo Faravelli
6 Daniel Leyva
90 Juan Valencia
13 Owen González
30 Ricardo Monreal
Necaxa Substitutes:
Alexis Peña, Rogelio Cortéz, Javier Ruiz, Pedro Pedraza, Christopher Josué Andrade Martín, Raúl Martínez, Julián Carranza, Francisco Méndez, Javier Orantes, Carlos Vargas, Miguel Rodríguez, Matías Espíndola.

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