MLS

FT Saturday, March 7, 2020
New York City FC DDWWL 0
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Toronto FC WWWLD 1
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BMO Field · 26,171 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports

Achara's debut goal powers Toronto FC past NYCFC

Rookie Ifunanyachi Achara enjoyed a memorable MLS debut by scoring his first career goal in the 81st minute and Toronto FC beat NYCFC 1-0.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
7
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
6
8
Saves
3
51.8
Possession
48.2
11
SHOTS
18
3
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
390
Accurate Passes
360
490
Passes
445
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
2
8
Crosses
15
0.1
Cross %
0.1
51
Long Balls
55
21
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
13
25
Tackles
21
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
14
Interceptions
14
15
Effective Clearances
12
15
Clearances
12

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

TOR · 4-4-2

  1. 16Quentin WestbergG
  2. 23Chris MavingaCD-L
  3. 44Omar GonzálezCD-R
  4. 2Justin MorrowLB
  5. 96AuroRB
  6. 21Jonathan OsorioCM-L
  7. 8Mark DelgadoCM-R
  8. 99Ifunanyachi AcharaLM
  9. 9Erickson GallardoRM
  10. 17Jozy AltidoreCF-L
  11. 10Alejandro PozueloCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Laurent CimanSUB
  2. 20Ayo AkinolaSUB
  3. 27Liam FraserSUB
  4. 25Alex BonoSUB
  5. 80Jayden NelsonSUB
  6. 22Richie LaryeaSUB
  7. 13Patrick MullinsSUB

NYC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 6Alexander CallensCD-L
  3. 16James SandsCD-R
  4. 8Alexander RingDM
  5. 22Rónald MatarritaLB
  6. 3Anton TinnerholmRB
  7. 10Maxi MorálezCM-L
  8. 55Keaton ParksCM-R
  9. 28Alexandru MitritaLM
  10. 19Jesús MedinaRM
  11. 9HéberF

Substitutes

  1. 11Valentín CastellanosSUB
  2. 41Brad StuverSUB
  3. 29Ismael Tajouri-ShradiSUB
  4. 25Joe ScallySUB
  5. 33Sebastien IbeaghaSUB
  6. 23Gedion ZelalemSUB
  7. 17Gary Mackay-StevenSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' VAR Decision: No Goal Toronto FC 0-0 New York City FC.
  2. 22' Alexander Ring (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 28' VAR Decision: No Penalty Toronto FC.
  4. 35' James Sands (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 57' Substitution, Toronto FC. Richie Laryea replaces Erickson Gallardo because of an injury.
  6. 69' Keaton Parks (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 72' Substitution, New York City FC. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi replaces Jesús Medina.
  8. 72' Substitution, New York City FC. Valentín Castellanos replaces Alexandru Mitrita.
  9. 80' Substitution, New York City FC. Gary Mackay-Steven replaces Maximiliano Moralez.
  10. 81' Goal! Toronto FC 1, New York City FC 0. Ifunanyachi Achara (Toronto FC) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  11. 87' Auro (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 90'+3' Substitution, Toronto FC. Patrick Mullins replaces Ifunanyachi Achara.

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