MLS

FT Saturday, September 8, 2018
D.C. United WWLLW 1
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New York City FC WLDLL 1
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Yankee Stadium · 28,239 att.

Match Report

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David Villa scores late to salvage draw for NYCFC against D.C. United

David Villa curled in a free kick from outside the top of the penalty box earned New York City FC a come-from-behind draw with D.C. United.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
0
Corner Kicks
12
8
Saves
0
31.1
Possession
68.9
2
SHOTS
31
1
ON GOAL
9
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
170
Accurate Passes
514
288
Passes
607
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
11
3
Crosses
46
0.3
Cross %
0.2
69
Long Balls
62
15
Accurate Long Balls
47
0.2
Long Balls %
0.8
0
Blocked Shots
9
12
Effective Tackles
10
19
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
13
54
Effective Clearances
5
54
Clearances
5

Head to Head

NYC leads series 3-2

Lineups

NYC · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 6Alexander CallensCD-L
  3. 33Sebastien IbeaghaCD-R
  4. 16James SandsDM
  5. 2Ben SweatLB
  6. 3Anton TinnerholmRB
  7. 10Maxi MorálezAM
  8. 22Rónald MatarritaLM
  9. 20EloiRM
  10. 7David VillaCF-L
  11. 11Valentín CastellanosCF-R

DC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Bill HamidG
  2. 15Steve BirnbaumCD-L
  3. 6Kofi OpareCD-R
  4. 28Joseph MoraLB
  5. 20Jalen RobinsonRB
  6. 10Luciano AcostaAM
  7. 21Christopher DurkinLM
  8. 4Russell CanouseRM
  9. 9Wayne RooneyF
  10. 8Ulises SeguraAM-L
  11. 23Ian HarkesAM-R

Timeline

  1. 24' Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 58' Goal! New York City FC 0, D.C. United 1. Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Wayne Rooney following a set piece situation.
  3. 78' Alexander Callens (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 79' Substitution, D.C. United. Kevin Ellis replaces Ian Harkes.
  5. 81' Substitution, New York City FC. Jonathan Lewis replaces James Sands.
  6. 86' Goal! New York City FC 1, D.C. United 1. David Villa (New York City FC) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  7. 90' Kofi Opare (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 90'+1' Substitution, D.C. United. Jared Jeffrey replaces Luciano Acosta.

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