New York City FC vs LA Galaxy, 2018 MLS, Regular Season
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2 - 1
2 - 1
85': Ashley ColeTinnerholm, Villa goals lead New York City FC past LA Galaxy
Major League Soccer
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Foul by Perry Kitchen (LA Galaxy).
- 3': Yangel Herrera (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': David Villa (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Jørgen Skjelvik (LA Galaxy).
- 8': Attempt missed. Yangel Herrera (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Villa.
- 10': Foul by Rodney Wallace (New York City FC).
- 10': Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Offside, LA Galaxy. David Bingham tries a through ball, but Ola Kamara is caught offside.
- 11': Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Foul by Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy).
- 11': Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Delay in match Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC) because of an injury.
- 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Attempt missed. David Villa (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 14': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Michael Ciani.
- 14': Attempt missed. Alexander Callens (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximiliano Morález with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Offside, LA Galaxy. Ashley Cole tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Boateng is caught offside.
- 16': Offside, New York City FC. Anton Tinnerholm tries a through ball, but David Villa is caught offside.
- 17': Foul by Alexander Ring (New York City FC).
- 17': Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Goal! New York City FC 1, LA Galaxy 0. Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Alexander Ring (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yangel Herrera.
- 27': Attempt saved. Ola Kamara (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget.
- 30': Ashley Cole (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Maximiliano Morález (New York City FC).
- 30': Offside, LA Galaxy. Sebastian Lletget tries a through ball, but Giovani dos Santos is caught offside.
- 31': Offside, New York City FC. Maximiliano Morález tries a through ball, but David Villa is caught offside.
- 32': Foul by Ben Sweat (New York City FC).
- 32': Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Attempt saved. Ben Sweat (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesús Medina.
- 33': Goal! New York City FC 2, LA Galaxy 0. David Villa (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
- 35': Attempt missed. David Villa (New York City FC) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the right.
- 35': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Rodney Wallace.
- 36': Foul by Ola Kamara (LA Galaxy).
- 36': Sebastian Ibeagha (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Emmanuel Boateng (LA Galaxy).
- 37': Maximiliano Morález (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Attempt missed. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 39': Foul by Ben Sweat (New York City FC).
- 39': Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Delay in match Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) because of an injury.
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Foul by Rodney Wallace (New York City FC).
- 42': Jørgen Skjelvik (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Michael Ciani.
- 43': Delay in match Michael Ciani (LA Galaxy) because of an injury.
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Daniel Steres replaces Michael Ciani because of an injury.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, New York City FC 2, LA Galaxy 0.
- 45': Second Half begins New York City FC 2, LA Galaxy 0.
- 45': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Servando Carrasco replaces Giovani dos Santos because of an injury.
- 46': Foul by Yangel Herrera (New York City FC).
- 46': Jørgen Skjelvik (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by David Villa (New York City FC).
- 47': Jørgen Skjelvik (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Offside, LA Galaxy. Perry Kitchen tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Boateng is caught offside.
- 49': Foul by Yangel Herrera (New York City FC).
- 49': Rolf Feltscher (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Alexander Ring (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Foul by Servando Carrasco (LA Galaxy).
- 51': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Alexander Callens.
- 51': Attempt missed. Daniel Steres (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Morález (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Villa.
- 53': Attempt saved. Yangel Herrera (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Villa.
- 53': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by David Bingham.
- 56': Foul by Alexander Callens (New York City FC).
- 56': Servando Carrasco (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Attempt missed. Rodney Wallace (New York City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jesús Medina.
- 59': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Sebastian Ibeagha.
- 60': Goal! New York City FC 2, LA Galaxy 1. Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Boateng with a cross.
- 62': Foul by Ashley Cole (LA Galaxy).
- 62': Maximiliano Morález (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Rodney Wallace (New York City FC).
- 63': Rolf Feltscher (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Alexander Ring (New York City FC).
- 63': Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Attempt missed. Rolf Feltscher (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos.
- 64': Delay in match Ola Kamara (LA Galaxy) because of an injury.
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Attempt saved. Yangel Herrera (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 66': Attempt saved. Rodney Wallace (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Morález.
- 67': Attempt missed. David Villa (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jesús Medina.
- 68': Substitution, New York City FC. Ebenezer Ofori replaces Jesús Medina.
- 69': Attempt saved. Ola Kamara (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Cole.
- 69': Attempt missed. David Villa (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Sweat.
- 71': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Ashley Cole.
- 71': Attempt missed. David Villa (New York City FC) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Maximiliano Morález with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Foul by Ashley Cole (LA Galaxy).
- 76': Yangel Herrera (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Ashley Cole (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dave Romney replaces Sebastian Lletget.
- 80': Foul by Perry Kitchen (LA Galaxy).
- 80': Yangel Herrera (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Jørgen Skjelvik.
- 81': Attempt missed. David Villa (New York City FC) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximiliano Morález with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Servando Carrasco (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 83': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Alexander Callens.
- 85': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ben Sweat.
- 85': David Villa (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Ashley Cole (LA Galaxy).
- 85': Second yellow card to Ashley Cole (LA Galaxy) for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, New York City FC. Ismael Tajouri replaces David Villa.
- 87': Foul by Dave Romney (LA Galaxy).
- 87': Ismael Tajouri (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC).
- 88': Ola Kamara (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Sebastian Ibeagha.
- 88': Attempt missed. Perry Kitchen (LA Galaxy) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Emmanuel Boateng with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Substitution, New York City FC. Ronald Matarrita replaces Rodney Wallace.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ebenezer Ofori (New York City FC).
- 90'+1': Ola Kamara (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Emmanuel Boateng (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Yangel Herrera (New York City FC).
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ronald Matarrita (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maximiliano Morález.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Morález (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, New York City FC 2, LA Galaxy 1.
- 90'+5': Match ends, New York City FC 2, LA Galaxy 1.
Statistics
 LA |
NYC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 38.9 | Possession | 61.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 255 | Accurate Passes | 468 |
| 356 | Passes | 589 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 24 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 77 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 16 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 16 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Yankee Stadium
Location: New York City, USA
Attendance: 26,221
Venue: Yankee Stadium
Location: New York City, USA
Attendance: 26,221
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego FC | 34 | +23 | 63 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 34 | +28 | 63 |
| 3 | LAFC | 34 | +25 | 60 |
| 4 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | +17 | 58 |
Line-Ups
New York City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Johnson (GK) |
| 6 | Alexander Callens |
| 33 | Sebastien Ibeagha |
| 2 | Ben Sweat |
| 3 | Anton Tinnerholm |
| 10 | Maxi Morález |
| 30 | Yangel Herrera |
| 8 | Alexander Ring |
| 7 | David Villa |
| 23 | Rodney Wallace |
| 19 | Jesús Medina |
LA Galaxy (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Bingham (GK) |
| 16 | Jorgen Skjelvik |
| 28 | Michaël Ciani |
| 3 | Ashley Cole  |
| 25 | Rolf Feltscher |
| 10 | Giovani Dos Santos |
| 8 | Jonathan dos Santos |
| 2 | Perry Kitchen |
| 11 | Ola Kamara |
| 24 | Emmanuel Boateng |
| 17 | Sebastian Lletget |
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