MLS

FT Wednesday, September 26, 2018
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New York City FC DLLDD 2
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Yankee Stadium · 21,582 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports

NYCFC seals playoff berth, eliminates Chicago Fire

David Villa had a goal and an assist as New York City FC clinched an Eastern Conference playoff berth with a 2-0 win over Chicago on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
2
43
Possession
57
8
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
361
Accurate Passes
520
449
Passes
616
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
5
21
Crosses
10
0.2
Cross %
0.5
71
Long Balls
63
42
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
14
22
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
20
Interceptions
16
13
Effective Clearances
24
13
Clearances
24

Head to Head

NYC leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

NYC · 4-3-1-2

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 2Ben SweatCD-L
  3. 4Maxime ChanotCD-R
  4. 22Rónald MatarritaLB
  5. 3Anton TinnerholmRB
  6. 7David VillaM
  7. 16James SandsCM
  8. 10Maxi MorálezAM
  9. 12Ebenezer OforiLM
  10. 8Alexander RingRM
  11. 29Ismael Tajouri-ShradiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Sebastien Ibeagha
  2. 23Rodney Wallace
  3. 11Valentín Castellanos
  4. 20Eloi
  5. 15Thomas McNamara
  6. 9Jo Inge Berget
  7. 41Brad Stuver

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Stefan ClevelandG
  2. 31Bastian SchweinsteigerCD-L
  3. 4Johan KappelhofCD-R
  4. 3Brandon VincentLB
  5. 22Nicolas HaslerRB
  6. 18Drew ConnerAM
  7. 6Dax McCartyLM
  8. 13Brandt BronicoRM
  9. 23Nemanja NikolicF
  10. 7Raheem EdwardsAM-L
  11. 10Aleksandar KataiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Yura MovsisyanSUB
  2. 14Djordje MihailovicSUB
  3. 16Jonathan CampbellSUB
  4. 21Alan GordonSUB
  5. 25Jorge Luis CorralesSUB
  6. 8Michael de LeeuwSUB
  7. 45Richard SánchezSUB

Timeline

  1. 27' Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Michael de Leeuw replaces Drew Conner.
  3. 45' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Djordje Mihailovic replaces Brandt Bronico.
  4. 47' Goal! New York City FC 1, Chicago Fire 0. Alexander Ring (New York City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Villa.
  5. 51' 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 top left corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
  6. 67' Substitution, New York City FC. Eloi Amagat replaces James Sands.
  7. 69' Substitution, New York City FC. Jo Inge Berget replaces Maximiliano Moralez.
  8. 75' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Alan Gordon replaces Nemanja Nikolic.
  9. 84' Substitution, New York City FC. Sebastien Ibeagha replaces Ismael Tajouri-Shradi.

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