New York City FC vs LAFC, 2019 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS

New York City FC

39': Alexandru Mitrita
62': Alexander Ring

FT
2 - 2

LAFC

43': Carlos Vela
76': Carlos Vela (P)

Vela's second goal gives LAFC 2-2 draw at NYCFC

Carlos Vela scored his second goal of the game on a penalty kick in the 76th minute as visiting LAFC remained unbeaten with a 2-2 draw vs. NYCFC.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Ramirez.
2': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Ronald Matarrita.
4': Foul by Ebenezer Ofori (New York City FC).
4': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Foul by Ebenezer Ofori (New York City FC).
9': Foul by Alexander Ring (New York City FC).
9': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
11': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
12': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC).
14': Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Foul by Danilo Silva (Los Angeles Football Club).
15': Attempt missed. Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
15': Attempt blocked. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
16': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Diego Rossi.
16': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
16': Foul by Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC).
16': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
19': Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20': Attempt blocked. Maxime Chanot (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos with a cross.
21': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronald Matarrita.
22': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Eduard Atuesta tries a through ball, but Diego Rossi is caught offside.
23': Foul by Alexander Ring (New York City FC).
23': Walker Zimmerman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Alexander Ring (New York City FC).
24': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
27': Alexander Callens (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
29': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
29': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Sean Johnson.
30': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
30': Attempt missed. Danilo Silva (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
32': Foul by Jordan Harvey (Los Angeles Football Club).
32': Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
33': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Sean Johnson.
33': Attempt missed. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta with a cross following a corner.
36': Christian Ramirez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
37': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
38': Foul by Alexander Ring (New York City FC).
38': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
38': Attempt blocked. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
39': Goal! New York City FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez following a fast break.
41': Foul by Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club).
41': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
43': Attempt saved. James Sands (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Callens.
43': Goal! New York City FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Latif Blessing with a through ball.
44': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
45'+2': First Half ends, New York City FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
45': Second Half begins New York City FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Adama Diomande replaces Christian Ramirez.
46': Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
46': Foul by Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC).
49': Substitution, New York City FC. Ben Sweat replaces Ebenezer Ofori.
51': Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
52': Attempt missed. Maxime Chanot (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos following a set piece situation.
53': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Ronald Matarrita.
55': Offside, New York City FC. Anton Tinnerholm tries a through ball, but Maximiliano Moralez is caught offside.
55': Danilo Silva (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Foul by Ben Sweat (New York City FC).
55': Ben Sweat (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Attempt missed. Danilo Silva (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a set piece situation.
57': Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57': Foul by Jordan Harvey (Los Angeles Football Club).
58': Alexander Callens (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club).
58': Attempt missed. Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
60': Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club).
61': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
61': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Danilo Silva.
62': Goal! New York City FC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Alexander Ring (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ben Sweat.
64': Foul by Alexander Callens (New York City FC).
64': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Alexander Callens (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Danilo Silva (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
67': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
68': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
70': Attempt saved. Alexander Ring (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez with a cross.
71': Attempt missed. Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
72': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Adrien Pérez replaces Diego Rossi.
73': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
73': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Attempt blocked. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
74': Penalty Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing draws a foul in the penalty area.
74': Penalty conceded by Ben Sweat (New York City FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
76': Goal! New York City FC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 2. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
78': Attempt saved. Adama Diomande (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
79': Substitution, New York City FC. Jonathan Lewis replaces Valentín Castellanos.
82': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC).
84': Substitution, New York City FC. Jesús Medina replaces Ronald Matarrita.
84': Foul by Adrien Pérez (Los Angeles Football Club).
84': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Offside, New York City FC. Maximiliano Moralez tries a through ball, but Maxime Chanot is caught offside.
87': Adama Diomande (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Maxime Chanot (New York City FC).
88': Maxime Chanot (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
88': Attempt missed. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Danilo Silva following a set piece situation.
89': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
89': Foul by Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC).
89': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
90': Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
90'+1': James Sands (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Adama Diomande (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
90'+4': Second Half ends, New York City FC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 2.
90'+4': Match ends, New York City FC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 2.

Statistics

LAFC		NYC
12	Fouls	19
3	Yellow Cards	5
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	2
39.5	Possession	60.5
18	SHOTS	16
4	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
223	Accurate Passes	386
323	Passes	496
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	6
12	Crosses	22
0.3	Cross %	0.3
46	Long Balls	73
12	Accurate Long Balls	41
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
7	Blocked Shots	6
11	Effective Tackles	12
22	Tackles	21
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
21	Interceptions	14
22	Effective Clearances	18
22	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Yankee Stadium
Location: New York City, USA
Attendance: 20,339

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	San Diego FC	2	+7	6
2	LAFC	2	+5	6
3	San Jose Earthquakes	2	+5	6
4	Vancouver Whitecaps	2	+4	6

Full Table

Line-Ups

New York City FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Sean Johnson (GK)
6	Alexander Callens
4	Maxime Chanot
16	James Sands
22	Rónald Matarrita
3	Anton Tinnerholm
12	Ebenezer Ofori
8	Alexander Ring
28	Alexandru Mitrita
11	Valentín Castellanos
10	Maxi Morález

New York City FC Substitutes:

Juan Torres, Brad Stuver, Sebastien Ibeagha, Jonathan Lewis, Jesús Medina, Tony Rocha, Ben Sweat.

LAFC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Tyler Miller (GK)
4	Eddie Segura
25	Walker Zimmerman
2	Jordan Harvey
6	Danilo Silva
20	Eduard Atuesta
7	Latif Blessing
14	Mark-Anthony Kaye
21	Christian Ramírez
9	Diego Rossi
10	Carlos Vela

LAFC Substitutes:

Pablo Sisniega, Adama Diomandé, Peter Vassell, Niko Hamalainen, Mohamed El-Munir, André Horta, Adrien Perez.

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