MLS

FT Friday, September 30, 2016
New York City FC WLDWW 2
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Houston Dynamo FC LDWWL 0
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Shell Energy Stadium · 19,616 att.

Match Report

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David Villa breaks 20-goal mark as NYCFC beats Houston Dynamo

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
5
0
Saves
3
57.5
Possession
42.5
10
SHOTS
11
5
ON GOAL
0
0.5
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
402
Accurate Passes
242
485
Passes
352
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.2
50
Long Balls
71
26
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
12
18
Tackles
23
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
21
Effective Clearances
11
30
Clearances
12

Highlights

00:00 Video via MLS: Houston 0-2 NYCFC Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Lineups

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Joe WillisG
  2. 2Jalil AnibabaCD-L
  3. 5Raúl RodríguezCD-R
  4. 7DaMarcus BeasleyLB
  5. 22Sheanon WilliamsRB
  6. 27Boniek GarcíaAM
  7. 13Ricardo ClarkLM
  8. 26Collen WarnerRM
  9. 19Mauro ManotasF
  10. 14Alex LimaAM-L
  11. 11Andrew WengerAM-R

NYC · 4-3-3

  1. 12Josh SaundersG
  2. 23Jefferson MenaCD-L
  3. 13Frédéric BrillantCD-R
  4. 22Rónald MatarritaLB
  5. 27RJ AllenRB
  6. 51Andoni IraolaCM
  7. 21Andrea PirloLM
  8. 15Thomas McNamaraRM
  9. 7David VillaF
  10. 11Jack HarrisonLF
  11. 19Khiry SheltonRF

Timeline

  1. 52' Goal! Houston Dynamo 0, New York City FC 1. David Villa (New York City FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrea Pirlo following a corner.
  2. 57' Raúl Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 62' Thomas McNamara (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 63' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Cristián Maidana replaces Ricardo Clark.
  5. 74' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Will Bruin replaces Andrew Wenger.
  6. 77' Substitution, New York City FC. Federico Bravo replaces Khiry Shelton.
  7. 79' Substitution, New York City FC. Tony Taylor replaces Jack Harrison.
  8. 81' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Jose Escalante replaces Mauro Manotas.
  9. 89' Substitution, New York City FC. Jason Hernandez replaces RJ Allen because of an injury.
  10. 90'+1' Goal! Houston Dynamo 0, New York City FC 2. David Villa (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tony Taylor following a fast break.

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