MLS

FT Thursday, August 13, 2015
D.C. United LLWWW 1
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New York City FC DLWLL 3
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DC101
NYC033
Yankee Stadium · 28,262 att.

Match Report

Adam Hunger/USA TODAY Sports

David Villa nets winner as NYCFC snap skid, surge past DC United

Thomas McNamara, David Villa and Kwadwo Poku scored second-half goals and New York City FC beat DC United 3-1 on Thursday night.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

15
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
6
3
Corner Kicks
4
6
Saves
3
46.1
Possession
53.9
6
SHOTS
17
4
ON GOAL
9
0.7
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
312
Accurate Passes
400
411
Passes
483
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
2
17
Crosses
12
0.4
Cross %
0.2
73
Long Balls
55
32
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
1
17
Effective Tackles
8
20
Tackles
10
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
13
Effective Clearances
14
18
Clearances
21

Lineups

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Josh SaundersG
  2. 2Jason HernandezCD-L
  3. 24Shay FaceyCD-R
  4. 69AngeliñoLB
  5. 27RJ AllenRB
  6. 88Kwadwo PokuAM
  7. 21Andrea PirloLM
  8. 4Andrew JacobsonRM
  9. 7David VillaF
  10. 15Thomas McNamaraAM-L
  11. 10Mix DiskerudAM-R

DC · 4-4-2

  1. 28Bill HamidG
  2. 15Steve BirnbaumCD-L
  3. 32Bobby BoswellCD-R
  4. 2Taylor KempLB
  5. 22Chris KorbRB
  6. 4Markus HalstiCM-L
  7. 23Perry KitchenCM-R
  8. 30Conor DoyleLM
  9. 5Sean FranklinRM
  10. 9Álvaro SaboríoCF-L
  11. 18Chris RolfeCF-R

Timeline

  1. 31' Shay Facey (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 36' Goal! New York City FC 0, D.C. United 1. Álvaro Saborio (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Rolfe.
  3. 51' Goal! New York City FC 1, D.C. United 1. Thomas McNamara (New York City FC) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kwadwo Poku following a fast break.
  4. 51' Substitution, New York City FC. Andoni Iraola replaces RJ Allen.
  5. 65' Substitution, D.C. United. Michael Farfan replaces Markus Halsti.
  6. 75' Thomas McNamara (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 76' Substitution, D.C. United. Chris Pontius replaces Conor Doyle.
  8. 78' Substitution, D.C. United. Miguel Aguilar replaces Chris Korb.
  9. 79' Substitution, New York City FC. Sebastian Velasquez replaces Mix Diskerud.
  10. 80' Goal! New York City FC 2, D.C. United 1. David Villa (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrea Pirlo.
  11. 81' David Villa (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  12. 88' Goal! New York City FC 3, D.C. United 1. Kwadwo Poku (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas McNamara.
  13. 90'+3' Substitution, New York City FC. Patrick Mullins replaces Kwadwo Poku.

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