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FT Saturday, August 14, 2021
Inter Miami CF DWDWL 0
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New York City FC WDDLW 2
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Match Report

Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports

Valentin Castellanos brace sends New York City FC past Inter Miami

Valentin Castellanos scored twice in the first half to lift host New York City FC to a 2-0 victory over Inter Miami on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
17
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
4
47.3
Possession
52.7
7
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
3
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
317
Accurate Passes
368
387
Passes
445
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
4
21
Crosses
13
0.1
Cross %
0.3
50
Long Balls
31
26
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
18
19
Tackles
24
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
14
Interceptions
15
9
Effective Clearances
14
9
Clearances
14

Head to Head

NYC leads series 2-0

Lineups

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 16James SandsCD-L
  3. 4Maxime ChanotCD-R
  4. 12Malte AmundsenLB
  5. 3Anton TinnerholmRB
  6. 10Maxi MorálezAM
  7. 55Keaton ParksLM
  8. 7Alfredo MoralesRM
  9. 11Valentín CastellanosF
  10. 8ThiagoAM-L
  11. 17Ismael Tajouri-ShradiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Tayvon GraySUB
  2. 13Luis BarrazaSUB
  3. 21Andres JassonSUB
  4. 20Gudmundur ThórarinssonSUB
  5. 19Jesús MedinaSUB
  6. 43Talles MagnoSUB
  7. 26Nicolás AcevedoSUB
  8. 42Santiago RodríguezSUB
  9. 6Alexander CallensSUB

MIA · 4-3-3

  1. 32Nick MarsmanG
  2. 6Leandro González PírezCD-L
  3. 5Jorge FigalCD-R
  4. 3Kieran GibbsLB
  5. 31Kelvin LeerdamRB
  6. 26GregoreCM
  7. 8Blaise MatuidiLM
  8. 13Victor UlloaRM
  9. 9Gonzalo HiguaínF
  10. 10Rodolfo PizarroLF
  11. 7Lewis MorganRF

Substitutes

  1. 35Sami GuediriSUB
  2. 21Julián CarranzaSUB
  3. 1John McCarthySUB
  4. 14Jay ChapmanSUB
  5. 22Federico HiguaínSUB
  6. 29Indiana VassilevSUB
  7. 4Christian MakounSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Malte Amundsen (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 20' Goal! New York City FC 1, Inter Miami CF 0. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez with a cross.
  3. 41' Gregore (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+1' Kelvin Leerdam (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  5. 45'+1' Goal! New York City FC 2, Inter Miami CF 0. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  6. 45' Substitution, New York City FC. Gudmundur Thórarinsson replaces Malte Amundsen because of an injury.
  7. 54' Kieran Gibbs (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 64' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Indiana Vassilev replaces Victor Ulloa.
  9. 66' Keaton Parks (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 68' Substitution, New York City FC. Santiago Rodríguez replaces Thiago.
  11. 68' Substitution, New York City FC. Jesús Medina replaces Ismael Tajouri-Shradi.
  12. 73' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Christian Makoun replaces Kieran Gibbs.
  13. 73' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Federico Higuaín replaces Rodolfo Pizarro.
  14. 73' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Julián Carranza replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.
  15. 76' Substitution, New York City FC. Talles Magno replaces Maximiliano Moralez.
  16. 81' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Jay Chapman replaces Blaise Matuidi.
  17. 86' Substitution, New York City FC. Andres Jasson replaces Valentín Castellanos.

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