MLS

FT Sunday, December 5, 2021
New York City FC WWDWW 2
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Philadelphia Union DWDWW 1
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Subaru Park · 19,487 att. · ABC

Match Report

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NYCFC rally past Philadelphia to reach first ever MLS Cup

Substitute Talles Magno scored in the 88th minute as New York City FC rallied to reach its first-ever MLS Cup with a 2-1 win over Philadelphia.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
2
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
3
65
Possession
35
11
SHOTS
8
5
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
468
Accurate Passes
209
575
Passes
303
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
1
11
Crosses
14
0.4
Cross %
0.1
63
Long Balls
62
32
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
1
7
Effective Tackles
14
13
Tackles
21
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
10
15
Effective Clearances
12
15
Clearances
12

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

PHI · 4-3-2-1

  1. 1Matt FreeseG
  2. 4Stuart FindlayCD-L
  3. 78Aurélien CollinCD-R
  4. 26Nathan HarrielLB
  5. 15Olivier MbaizoRB
  6. 8José Andrés MartínezCM
  7. 31Leon FlachCM-L
  8. 16Jack McGlynnCM-R
  9. 23Kacper PrzybylkoF
  10. 10Jamiro MonteiroCF-L
  11. 6Dániel GazdagCF-R

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 6Alexander CallensCD-L
  3. 4Maxime ChanotCD-R
  4. 12Malte AmundsenLB
  5. 24Tayvon GrayRB
  6. 10Maxi MorálezAM
  7. 7Alfredo MoralesLM
  8. 16James SandsRM
  9. 9HéberF
  10. 42Santiago RodríguezAM-L
  11. 19Jesús MedinaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 41' Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 58' Substitution, New York City FC. Gudmundur Thórarinsson replaces Malte Amundsen.
  3. 58' Substitution, New York City FC. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi replaces Jesús Medina.
  4. 58' Substitution, New York City FC. Talles Magno replaces Héber.
  5. 63' Own Goal by Alexander Callens, New York City FC. Philadelphia Union 1, New York City FC 0.
  6. 65' Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, New York City FC 1. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi.
  7. 71' Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 75' Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 75' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jesús Bueno replaces Jack McGlynn.
  10. 88' Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, New York City FC 2. Talles Magno (New York City FC) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gudmundur Thórarinsson.
  11. 89' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Paxten Aaronson replaces Leon Flach.
  12. 90' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Anthony Fontana replaces Nathan Harriel.

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