MLS

FT Friday, September 23, 2016
Chicago Fire FC LWLDL 1
–
New York City FC LWLDW 4
1st2ndT
CHI101
NYC314
Yankee Stadium · 25,011 att.

Match Report

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David Villa scored twice as NYCFC beat Chicago Fire 4-1

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
9
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
3
39.2
Possession
60.8
13
SHOTS
18
4
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
227
Accurate Passes
406
312
Passes
500
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
2
20
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.2
69
Long Balls
73
33
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
16
16
Tackles
24
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
6
Effective Clearances
18
8
Clearances
23

Highlights

00:00 Video via MLS: NYCFC 4-1 Chicago Fire Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

series tied 1-1-2

Lineups

NYC · 4-3-3

  1. 12Josh SaundersG
  2. 23Jefferson MenaCD-L
  3. 13Frédéric BrillantCD-R
  4. 22Rónald MatarritaLB
  5. 2Jason HernandezRB
  6. 51Andoni IraolaCM
  7. 21Andrea PirloLM
  8. 9Stiven MendozaRM
  9. 7David VillaF
  10. 15Thomas McNamaraLF
  11. 19Khiry SheltonRF

Substitutes

  1. 25Eirik JohansenSUB
  2. 5Mikey LopezSUB
  3. 99Tony TaylorSUB
  4. 20Mehdi BallouchySUB
  5. 27RJ AllenSUB
  6. 6Federico BravoSUB
  7. 11Jack HarrisonSUB

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Sean JohnsonG
  2. 66João MeiraCD-L
  3. 4Johan KappelhofCD-R
  4. 5Michael HarringtonLB
  5. 13Rodrigo RamosRB
  6. 8Michael de LeeuwAM
  7. 2Matt PolsterLM
  8. 30Razvan CocisRM
  9. 9Luis SolignacF
  10. 11David AccamAM-L
  11. 12Arturo ÁlvarezAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Brandon VincentSUB
  2. 19Khaly ThiamSUB
  3. 10David ArshakyanSUB
  4. 23Patrick McLainSUB
  5. 16Jonathan CampbellSUB
  6. 26Michael StephensSUB
  7. 6Eric GehrigSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! New York City FC 1, Chicago Fire 0. Jefferson Mena (New York City FC) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Khiry Shelton with a headed pass following a corner.
  2. 9' Goal! New York City FC 2, Chicago Fire 0. David Villa (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Khiry Shelton.
  3. 35' Goal! New York City FC 2, Chicago Fire 1. Luis Solignac (Chicago Fire) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Arturo Alvarez with a cross.
  4. 44' Goal! New York City FC 3, Chicago Fire 1. Steven Mendoza (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by David Villa following a fast break.
  5. 58' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Jonathan Campbell replaces Rodrigo Ramos.
  6. 58' Substitution, New York City FC. Jack Harrison replaces Steven Mendoza because of an injury.
  7. 72' Substitution, New York City FC. RJ Allen replaces Jason Hernandez.
  8. 72' Frederic Brillant (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 77' Substitution, Chicago Fire. David Arshakyan replaces Michael de Leeuw.
  10. 79' Substitution, New York City FC. Federico Bravo replaces Thomas McNamara.
  11. 83' Goal! New York City FC 4, Chicago Fire 1. David Villa (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Khiry Shelton.
  12. 84' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Khaly Thiam replaces Michael Harrington.

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