New York City FC vs Houston Dynamo FC, 2019 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
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FT
3 - 2
3 - 2
Castellanos' late double sees NYC beat Houston
Major League Soccer
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Romell Quioto (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tommy McNamara.
- 3': Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Juan Cabezas (Houston Dynamo).
- 5': Foul by Ronald Matarrita (New York City FC).
- 5': Tomás Martínez (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Offside, Houston Dynamo. AJ Delagarza JR tries a through ball, but Tomás Martínez is caught offside.
- 9': Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by Aljaz Struna (Houston Dynamo).
- 9': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 9': Attempt saved. Gary Mackay-Steven (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 9': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Tyler Deric.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Gary Mackay-Steven (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Héber.
- 12': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Matías Vera.
- 13': Attempt missed. Héber (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ronald Matarrita with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Goal! New York City FC 1, Houston Dynamo 0. Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Héber.
- 19': Corner, Houston Dynamo. Conceded by Alexander Ring.
- 20': Foul by Romell Quioto (Houston Dynamo).
- 20': Keaton Parks (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Offside, Houston Dynamo. Tomás Martínez tries a through ball, but Romell Quioto is caught offside.
- 22': Foul by Jesús Medina (New York City FC).
- 22': Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Corner, Houston Dynamo. Conceded by Eric Miller.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Héber (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandru Mitrita.
- 23': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by AJ Delagarza JR.
- 24': Attempt saved. Keaton Parks (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.
- 24': Attempt missed. Gary Mackay-Steven (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 26': Goal! New York City FC 1, Houston Dynamo 1. Juan Cabezas (Houston Dynamo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tommy McNamara.
- 29': Foul by Romell Quioto (Houston Dynamo).
- 29': Ronald Matarrita (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Romell Quioto (Houston Dynamo) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 35': Adam Lundkvist (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Gary Mackay-Steven (New York City FC).
- 36': AJ Delagarza JR (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC).
- 37': Attempt missed. Tommy McNamara (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tomás Martínez.
- 38': Offside, Houston Dynamo. Tomás Martínez tries a through ball, but Memo Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 38': Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo).
- 38': Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Foul by Eric Miller (New York City FC).
- 42': Tommy McNamara (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Eric Miller (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Tomás Martínez.
- 44': Attempt missed. Héber (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ronald Matarrita.
- 45': Attempt saved. Keaton Parks (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Héber.
- 45'+1': Foul by Tomás Martínez (Houston Dynamo).
- 45'+1': Ronald Matarrita (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Alexander Ring (New York City FC).
- 45'+2': Tomás Martínez (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Alexander Ring (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, New York City FC 1, Houston Dynamo 1.
- 45': Second Half begins New York City FC 1, Houston Dynamo 1.
- 45': Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Mauro Manotas replaces Tomás Martínez.
- 48': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Aljaz Struna.
- 48': Attempt missed. Gary Mackay-Steven (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ronald Matarrita following a corner.
- 49': Attempt missed. Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Gary Mackay-Steven with a cross.
- 50': Foul by Alexander Callens (New York City FC).
- 50': Mauro Manotas (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Corner, Houston Dynamo. Conceded by Eric Miller.
- 54': Foul by Jesús Medina (New York City FC).
- 54': Tommy McNamara (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Corner, Houston Dynamo. Conceded by Jesús Medina.
- 57': Attempt missed. Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 57': Attempt missed. Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 58': Attempt missed. Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexander Callens.
- 58': Substitution, New York City FC. Valentín Castellanos replaces Eric Miller.
- 60': Offside, Houston Dynamo. Adam Lundkvist tries a through ball, but Mauro Manotas is caught offside.
- 61': Corner, Houston Dynamo. Conceded by Alexander Callens.
- 62': Foul by Aljaz Struna (Houston Dynamo).
- 62': Gary Mackay-Steven (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Aljaz Struna (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt missed. Keaton Parks (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexandru Mitrita with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 63': Attempt saved. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Héber.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Héber (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
- 65': Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo).
- 66': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by AJ Delagarza JR.
- 66': Attempt saved. Alexander Callens (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexandru Mitrita with a cross.
- 66': Attempt missed. Héber (New York City FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 68': Attempt missed. Héber (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Gary Mackay-Steven with a cross.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexandru Mitrita with a cross.
- 72': Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Foul by Adam Lundkvist (Houston Dynamo).
- 73': Attempt blocked. Alexander Ring (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary Mackay-Steven with a cross.
- 74': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
- 74': Mauro Manotas (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Goal! New York City FC 1, Houston Dynamo 2. Mauro Manotas (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matías Vera.
- 78': Substitution, New York City FC. Maximiliano Moralez replaces Jesús Medina.
- 78': Foul by Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo).
- 78': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Offside, New York City FC. Gary Mackay-Steven tries a through ball, but Valentín Castellanos is caught offside.
- 80': Adam Lundkvist (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
- 80': Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Darwin Cerén replaces Memo Rodríguez.
- 81': Attempt missed. Ronald Matarrita (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 82': Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Foul by Adam Lundkvist (Houston Dynamo).
- 82': Adam Lundkvist (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Goal! New York City FC 2, Houston Dynamo 2. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Keaton Parks with a cross.
- 85': Foul by Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo).
- 85': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Hand ball by Héber (New York City FC).
- 87': Foul by Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo).
- 87': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
- 89': Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Boniek García replaces Tommy McNamara.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keaton Parks with a headed pass.
- 90'+3': Goal! New York City FC 3, Houston Dynamo 2. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+4': Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+5': Substitution, New York City FC. Sebastien Ibeagha replaces Héber.
- 90'+5': Alexander Ring (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo).
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gary Mackay-Steven.
- 90'+6': Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Foul by Boniek García (Houston Dynamo).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, New York City FC 3, Houston Dynamo 2.
- 0': Match ends, New York City FC 3, Houston Dynamo 2.
Statistics
 HOU |
NYC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 6 | Saves | 0 |
| 24 | Possession | 76 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 127 | Accurate Passes | 609 |
| 220 | Passes | 691 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 9 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 24 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 24 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Yankee Stadium
Location: New York City, USA
Attendance: 18,113
Venue: Yankee Stadium
Location: New York City, USA
Attendance: 18,113
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 12 | +14 | 27 |
| 2 | San Diego FC | 13 | +9 | 23 |
| 3 | Minnesota United FC | 13 | +6 | 22 |
| 4 | Portland Timbers | 13 | +3 | 22 |
Line-Ups
New York City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Johnson (GK) |
| 6 | Alexander Callens |
| 4 | Maxime Chanot |
| 22 | Rónald Matarrita |
| 5 | Eric Miller  |
| 19 | Jesus Medina |
| 8 | Alexander Ring |
| 55 | Keaton Parks |
| 9 | Héber |
| 28 | Alexandru Mitrita |
| 17 | Gary Mackay-Steven |
Houston Dynamo FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Deric (GK) |
| 15 | Maynor Figueroa |
| 6 | Aljaz Struna |
| 3 | Adam Lundqvist |
| 20 | A.J. DeLaGarza |
| 11 | Thomas McNamara |
| 22 | Matias Vera |
| 5 | Juan Cabezas |
| 31 | Romell Quioto  |
| 8 | Memo Rodríguez |
| 10 | Tomás Martínez |
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