MLS

FT Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Toronto FC WDDWW 2
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New York City FC WDWLW 1
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Citi Field · 19,829 att.

Match Report

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Toronto FC shocks New York City FC with Pozuelo double

Alejandro Pozuelo scored two goals to lead Toronto FC to a 2-1 upset of Eastern Conference winners New York City FC on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
8
6
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
5
45.6
Possession
54.4
9
SHOTS
17
7
ON GOAL
7
0.8
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
291
Accurate Passes
358
411
Passes
474
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
8
9
Crosses
24
0.0
Cross %
0.3
83
Long Balls
76
26
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
11
16
Tackles
18
0.9
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
15
27
Effective Clearances
17
27
Clearances
17

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 6Alexander CallensCD-L
  3. 4Maxime ChanotCD-R
  4. 22Rónald MatarritaLB
  5. 3Anton TinnerholmRB
  6. 10Maxi MorálezAM
  7. 8Alexander RingLM
  8. 55Keaton ParksRM
  9. 11Valentín CastellanosF
  10. 28Alexandru MitritaAM-L
  11. 29Ismael Tajouri-ShradiAM-R

TOR · 4-3-3

  1. 16Quentin WestbergG
  2. 23Chris MavingaCD-L
  3. 26Laurent CimanCD-R
  4. 2Justin MorrowLB
  5. 96AuroRB
  6. 4Michael BradleyCM
  7. 21Jonathan OsorioLM
  8. 8Mark DelgadoRM
  9. 10Alejandro PozueloF
  10. 7Nicolas BenezetLF
  11. 31Tsubasa EndohRF

Timeline

  1. 21' Laurent Ciman (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 30' Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 47' Goal! New York City FC 0, Toronto FC 1. Alejandro Pozuelo (Toronto FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  4. 60' Substitution, New York City FC. Héber replaces Keaton Parks.
  5. 65' Substitution, Toronto FC. Nick DeLeon replaces Tsubasa Endoh.
  6. 69' Goal! New York City FC 1, Toronto FC 1. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez with a cross.
  7. 70' Substitution, Toronto FC. Patrick Mullins replaces Nicolas Benezet.
  8. 77' Michael Bradley (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 78' Substitution, Toronto FC. Richie Laryea replaces Justin Morrow.
  10. 90' Goal! New York City FC 1, Toronto FC 2. Alejandro Pozuelo (Toronto FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.

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