MLS

FT Sunday, October 28, 2018
Philadelphia Union WLDWL 1
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New York City FC DDWLL 3
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PHI101
NYC303
Yankee Stadium · 26,441 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Dennis Schneidler-USA TODAY Sports

David Villa scores as NYCFC top Union to claim East's No. 3 seed

David Villa's 34th-minute tally capped New York City FC's three-goal first half Sunday at Yankee Stadium, helping NYCFC clinch the No. 3 seed.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
4
45.3
Possession
54.7
9
SHOTS
16
5
ON GOAL
7
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
354
Accurate Passes
468
454
Passes
560
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
8
17
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.5
65
Long Balls
71
35
Accurate Long Balls
40
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
16
10
Tackles
23
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
21
Interceptions
28
14
Effective Clearances
23
14
Clearances
23

Head to Head

NYC leads series 3-2

Lineups

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 6Alexander CallensCD-L
  3. 4Maxime ChanotCD-R
  4. 2Ben SweatLB
  5. 3Anton TinnerholmRB
  6. 10Maxi MorálezAM
  7. 30Yangel HerreraLM
  8. 8Alexander RingRM
  9. 7David VillaF
  10. 22Rónald MatarritaAM-L
  11. 19Jesús MedinaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 20EloiSUB
  2. 11Valentín CastellanosSUB
  3. 12Ebenezer OforiSUB
  4. 23Rodney WallaceSUB
  5. 33Sebastien IbeaghaSUB
  6. 41Brad StuverSUB
  7. 29Ismael Tajouri-ShradiSUB

PHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 26Auston TrustyCD-L
  3. 4Mark McKenzieCD-R
  4. 28Raymon GaddisLB
  5. 12Keegan RosenberryRB
  6. 10Borek DockalAM
  7. 11Alejandro BedoyaLM
  8. 6Haris MedunjaninRM
  9. 19Cory BurkeF
  10. 9Fafà PicaultAM-L
  11. 17C.J. SapongAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 33FabinhoSUB
  2. 27Jay SimpsonSUB
  3. 25IlsinhoSUB
  4. 3Jack ElliottSUB
  5. 8Derrick JonesSUB
  6. 1John McCarthySUB
  7. 2Warren CreavalleSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! New York City FC 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Maxime Chanot (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez with a cross following a corner.
  2. 10' Own Goal by Auston Trusty, Philadelphia Union. New York City FC 2, Philadelphia Union 0.
  3. 14' Goal! New York City FC 2, Philadelphia Union 1. Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Borek Dockal with a through ball.
  4. 16' Auston Trusty (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 34' Goal! New York City FC 3, Philadelphia Union 1. David Villa (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  6. 40' Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 45' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Ilsinho replaces Cory Burke.
  8. 60' Penalty saved! Fabrice-Jean Picault (Philadelphia Union) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  9. 67' Haris Medunjanin (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 68' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Fabinho replaces Keegan Rosenberry.
  11. 68' Substitution, New York City FC. Eloi Amagat replaces Maximiliano Moralez.
  12. 76' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jay Simpson replaces C.J. Sapong.
  13. 85' Substitution, New York City FC. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi replaces Jesús Medina.
  14. 88' Substitution, New York City FC. Ebenezer Ofori replaces Maxime Chanot.

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