MLS

FT Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Philadelphia Union LDWLL 1
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New York City FC DWLLW 3
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PHI011
NYC213
Yankee Stadium · 15,153 att.

Match Report

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Maxi Moralez leads New York City FC to playoff win over Philadelphia Union

Maxi Moralez scored and had two assists to lead NYCFC to a 3-1 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Union in an Eastern Conference knockout round.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
8
4
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
1
52.7
Possession
47.3
7
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
352
Accurate Passes
328
466
Passes
422
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
1
11
Crosses
8
0.4
Cross %
0.1
67
Long Balls
90
33
Accurate Long Balls
44
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
12
17
Tackles
23
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
13
16
Effective Clearances
12
16
Clearances
12

Highlights

01:09 Bedoya: Union are going in the right direction - Via MLS Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NYC leads series 4-1

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. 29Ismael Tajouri-ShradiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Valentín CastellanosSUB
  2. 33Sebastien IbeaghaSUB
  3. 19Jesús MedinaSUB
  4. 12Ebenezer OforiSUB
  5. 41Brad StuverSUB
  6. 9Jo Inge BergetSUB
  7. 20EloiSUB

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. 6Haris MedunjaninLM
  8. 2Warren CreavalleRM
  9. 19Cory BurkeF
  10. 9Fafà PicaultAM-L
  11. 11Alejandro BedoyaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 25IlsinhoSUB
  2. 27Jay SimpsonSUB
  3. 1John McCarthySUB
  4. 33FabinhoSUB
  5. 17C.J. SapongSUB
  6. 3Jack ElliottSUB
  7. 8Derrick JonesSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! New York City FC 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
  2. 24' Mark McKenzie (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 26' Goal! New York City FC 2, Philadelphia Union 0. David Villa (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez following a fast break.
  4. 45' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Ilsinho replaces Warren Creavalle.
  5. 55' Maxime Chanot (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 63' Substitution, New York City FC. Ebenezer Ofori replaces Ismael Tajouri-Shradi.
  7. 71' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. C.J. Sapong replaces Keegan Rosenberry.
  8. 71' Ben Sweat (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 73' Haris Medunjanin (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 78' Goal! New York City FC 3, Philadelphia Union 0. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Anton Tinnerholm with a through ball.
  11. 80' Substitution, New York City FC. Eloi Amagat replaces Yangel Herrera.
  12. 82' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Derrick Jones replaces Alejandro Bedoya.
  13. 83' Goal! New York City FC 3, Philadelphia Union 1. Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilsinho.
  14. 84' Substitution, New York City FC. Valentín Castellanos replaces David Villa.
  15. 86' Derrick Jones (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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