New York City FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2019 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
3 - 0
3 - 0
Moralez scores as surging NYCFC shut out Sounders
Maximiliano Moralez continued his torrid scoring streak and sparked a second-half outburst as New York City FC defeated the Seattle Sounders.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi.
- 3': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 4': Attempt missed. Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez following a corner.
- 4': Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 4': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 5': Attempt saved. Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Ring.
- 6': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Nouhou Tolo tries a through ball, but Justin Dhillon is caught offside.
- 9': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 9': Foul by Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC).
- 9': Joevin Jones (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Kim Kee-hee (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joevin Jones with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Henry Wingo (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joevin Jones.
- 12': Attempt missed. Henry Wingo (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Roldan.
- 12': Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Saad Abdul-Salaam (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 13': Attempt missed. Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 15': Attempt saved. Ronald Matarrita (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 17': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Justin Dhillon.
- 17': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maxime Chanot with a headed pass following a corner.
- 18': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
- 18': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Alexander Ring (New York City FC).
- 21': Attempt saved. Harry Shipp (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Justin Dhillon with a headed pass.
- 22': Attempt saved. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Xavier Arreaga.
- 24': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
- 24': Joevin Jones (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 26': Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronald Matarrita.
- 27': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
- 27': Kim Kee-hee (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Justin Dhillon (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 29': Maxime Chanot (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Offside, New York City FC. Maximiliano Moralez tries a through ball, but Ismael Tajouri-Shradi is caught offside.
- 31': Offside, New York City FC. Valentín Castellanos tries a through ball, but Maximiliano Moralez is caught offside.
- 32': Attempt saved. Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Shipp with a through ball.
- 32': Foul by Sebastien Ibeagha (New York City FC).
- 32': Harry Shipp (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 36': Attempt missed. Joevin Jones (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Saad Abdul-Salaam.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Keaton Parks (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Tinnerholm.
- 38': Foul by Alexander Ring (New York City FC).
- 38': Harry Shipp (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Alex Roldan.
- 41': Attempt saved. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Ring.
- 41': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Stefan Frei.
- 42': Foul by Alexander Ring (New York City FC).
- 42': Harry Shipp (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Alexander Ring (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury Alexander Ring (New York City FC).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez with a cross.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, New York City FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins New York City FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 47': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 48': Attempt missed. Maxime Chanot (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 50': Foul by Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC).
- 50': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandru Mitrita.
- 53': Foul by Alexander Ring (New York City FC).
- 53': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Alexander Ring (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
- 55': Substitution, New York City FC. Jesús Medina replaces Ismael Tajouri-Shradi.
- 55': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Víctor Rodríguez replaces Henry Wingo.
- 56': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Saad Abdul-Salaam.
- 58': Goal! New York City FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesús Medina.
- 61': Attempt saved. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez with a headed pass.
- 62': Substitution, New York City FC. Ebenezer Ofori replaces Alexandru Mitrita.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Justin Dhillon (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Víctor Rodríguez.
- 64': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Harry Shipp (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordy Delem.
- 66': Hand ball by Sebastien Ibeagha (New York City FC).
- 67': Attempt saved. Víctor Rodríguez (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 67': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Kelvin Leerdam replaces Nouhou Tolo.
- 72': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
- 73': Foul by Kim Kee-hee (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 73': Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Kim Kee-hee (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Kelvin Leerdam (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kim Kee-hee.
- 76': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Ebenezer Ofori.
- 77': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
- 77': Goal! New York City FC 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos following a fast break.
- 80': Delay in match (New York City FC). VAR checking.
- 80': VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field stands.
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez replaces Justin Dhillon.
- 84': Substitution, New York City FC. Ben Sweat replaces Valentín Castellanos.
- 84': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Sebastien Ibeagha.
- 85': Jordy Delem (Seattle Sounders FC) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Víctor Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Goal! New York City FC 3, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Ebenezer Ofori (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Ring.
- 89': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Ebenezer Ofori.
- 90'+1': Foul by Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90'+1': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Ronald Matarrita.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Joevin Jones (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Joevin Jones tries a through ball, but Saad Abdul-Salaam is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Foul by Alexander Ring (New York City FC).
- 90'+6': Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Maxime Chanot (New York City FC).
- 90'+7': Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Foul by Alexander Ring (New York City FC).
- 90'+8': Víctor Rodríguez (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+8': Attempt saved. Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Víctor Rodríguez with a cross.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, New York City FC 3, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 90'+9': Match ends, New York City FC 3, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
Statistics
 SEA |
NYC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 37.6 | Possession | 62.4 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 243 | Accurate Passes | 474 |
| 333 | Passes | 562 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 11 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 42 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 13 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 22 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Yankee Stadium
Location: New York City, USA
Attendance: 18,217
Venue: Yankee Stadium
Location: New York City, USA
Attendance: 18,217
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego FC | 28 | +19 | 53 |
| 2 | Minnesota United FC | 28 | +16 | 50 |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 27 | +16 | 49 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 27 | +10 | 44 |
Line-Ups
New York City FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 41 | Brad Stuver (GK) |
| 4 | Maxime Chanot |
| 33 | Sebastien Ibeagha |
| 22 | Rónald Matarrita |
| 3 | Anton Tinnerholm |
| 8 | Alexander Ring  |
| 10 | Maxi Morález |
| 55 | Keaton Parks |
| 11 | Valentín Castellanos |
| 28 | Alexandru Mitrita |
| 29 | Ismael Tajouri-Shradi |
Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Stefan Frei (GK) |
| 25 | Xavier Arreaga |
| 20 | Kim Kee-Hee |
| 5 | Nouhou Tolo |
| 12 | Saad Abdul-Salaam |
| 19 | Harry Shipp |
| 16 | Alex Roldan |
| 21 | Jordy Delem |
| 99 | Justin Dhillon |
| 33 | Joevin Jones |
| 23 | Henry Wingo |
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