MLS

FT Saturday, September 29, 2018
New York City FC LDDWL 1
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Minnesota United FC LLDWW 2
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TCF Bank Stadium · 21,926 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports

Minnesota United edges NYCFC to preserve playoff hopes

Minnesota United may not make the MLS playoffs, but their 2-1 home win over NYCFC on Saturday shows the team is not going down without a fight.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

11
Fouls
21
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
5
2
Corner Kicks
1
0
Saves
2
67.8
Possession
32.2
10
SHOTS
7
3
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
483
Accurate Passes
178
585
Passes
271
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
3
19
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.2
57
Long Balls
67
33
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
0
Blocked Shots
2
16
Effective Tackles
15
28
Tackles
26
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
17
Interceptions
18
14
Effective Clearances
17
14
Clearances
17

Head to Head

NYC leads series 1-0

Lineups

MIN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 33Bobby ShuttleworthG
  2. 14Brent KallmanCD-L
  3. 15Michael BoxallCD-R
  4. 5Francisco CalvoLB
  5. 3Jerome ThiessonRB
  6. 25Darwin QuinteroAM
  7. 20Rasmus SchüllerLM
  8. 26Collen WarnerRM
  9. 9Angelo RodríguezF
  10. 32Alexi GomezAM-L
  11. 10Miguel IbarraAM-R

NYC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 6Alexander CallensCD-L
  3. 33Sebastien IbeaghaCD-R
  4. 2Ben SweatLB
  5. 3Anton TinnerholmRB
  6. 8Alexander RingCM
  7. 12Ebenezer OforiLM
  8. 20EloiRM
  9. 9Jo Inge BergetF
  10. 29Ismael Tajouri-ShradiLF
  11. 11Valentín CastellanosRF

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Minnesota United FC 1, New York City FC 0. Angelo Rodríguez (Minnesota United FC) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Miguel Ibarra with a cross.
  2. 21' Alexander Ring (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 36' Goal! Minnesota United FC 2, New York City FC 0. Angelo Rodríguez (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  4. 45'+2' Collen Warner (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 54' Francisco Calvo (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 73' Substitution, New York City FC. Rodney Wallace replaces Alexander Ring.
  7. 76' Second yellow card to Collen Warner (Minnesota United FC) for a bad foul.
  8. 77' Substitution, New York City FC. Jesús Medina replaces Jo Inge Berget.
  9. 79' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Eric Miller replaces Angelo Rodríguez.
  10. 83' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Harrison Heath replaces Alexi Gómez.
  11. 83' Substitution, New York City FC. Ronald Matarrita replaces Ben Sweat because of an injury.
  12. 89' Bobby Shuttleworth (Minnesota United FC) Yellow Card at 89'
  13. 90'+1' Goal! Minnesota United FC 2, New York City FC 1. Rodney Wallace (New York City FC) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.

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