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FT Saturday, March 12, 2022
CF Montréal LWLLL 1
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New York City FC WWLDW 4
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Yankee Stadium · 21,113 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Defending champion NYCFC beats CF Montreal 4-1 for 1st win

— Santiago Rodriguez delivered a pivotal goal in a 4-1 win for New York City FC over CF Montreal on Saturday.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
3
11
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
2
48.7
Possession
51.3
13
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
329
Accurate Passes
360
419
Passes
460
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
4
21
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.3
53
Long Balls
54
28
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
6
17
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.3
11
Interceptions
10
20
Effective Clearances
22
20
Clearances
22

Head to Head

NYC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 6Alexander CallensCD-L
  3. 5Thiago MartinsCD-R
  4. 12Malte AmundsenLB
  5. 21Andres JassonRB
  6. 10Maxi MorálezAM
  7. 7Alfredo MoralesLM
  8. 55Keaton ParksRM
  9. 11Valentín CastellanosF
  10. 43Talles MagnoAM-L
  11. 20Santiago RodríguezAM-R

MTL · 3-5-2

  1. 1Sébastian BrezaG
  2. 16Joel WatermanCD
  3. 3Kamal MillerCD-L
  4. 5Gabriele CorboCD-R
  5. 11Matko MiljevicCM-L
  6. 18Rida ZouhirCM-R
  7. 2Victor WanyamaAM
  8. 21Lassi LappalainenLM
  9. 22Alistair JohnstonRM
  10. 30Romell QuiotoCF-L
  11. 23Kei KamaraCF-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! New York City FC 1, CF Montréal 0. Alexander Callens (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Talles Magno with a headed pass following a corner.
  2. 20' Goal! New York City FC 2, CF Montréal 0. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 22' Alfredo Morales (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 36' Matko Miljevic (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, CF Montréal. Róbert Thorkelsson replaces Lassi Lappalainen.
  6. 45' Substitution, CF Montréal. Zachary Brault-Guillard replaces Alistair Johnston.
  7. 45' Substitution, CF Montréal. Djordje Mihailovic replaces Rida Zouhir.
  8. 52' Goal! New York City FC 2, CF Montréal 1. Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
  9. 64' Goal! New York City FC 3, CF Montréal 1. Talles Magno (New York City FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andres Jasson with a cross.
  10. 65' Substitution, New York City FC. Nicolás Acevedo replaces Keaton Parks.
  11. 65' Substitution, New York City FC. Thiago Andrade replaces Santiago Rodríguez.
  12. 70' Substitution, CF Montréal. Ismaël Koné replaces Victor Wanyama.
  13. 82' Substitution, CF Montréal. Joaquín Torres replaces Matko Miljevic.
  14. 82' Substitution, New York City FC. Héber replaces Maximiliano Moralez.
  15. 83' Goal! New York City FC 4, CF Montréal 1. Thiago Andrade (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  16. 86' Substitution, New York City FC. Gedion Zelalem replaces Alfredo Morales.

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