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FT Saturday, December 11, 2021
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New York City FC win 4-2 on penalties · Providence Park · 25,218 att. · ABC

Match Report

Troy Wayrynen/USA TODAY Sports

NYCFC beats Portland Timbers on penalties to lift first MLS Cup in club history

New York City FC lifted the first trophy in the club's history on Saturday, beating the Portland Timbers 4-2 on penalties to win MLS Cup.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

18
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
6
52.1
Possession
47.9
13
SHOTS
19
7
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
547
Accurate Passes
472
692
Passes
617
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
9
21
Crosses
38
0.3
Cross %
0.2
85
Long Balls
81
32
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
8
16
Effective Tackles
16
24
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
12
Interceptions
19
53
Effective Clearances
22
53
Clearances
22

Highlights

00:44 NYCFC wins first MLS Cup title in penalty shootout Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

POR leads series 4-1

Lineups

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 13Dario ZuparicCD-L
  3. 33Larrys MabialaCD-R
  4. 5Claudio BravoLB
  5. 2José Van RankinRB
  6. 10Sebastián BlancoAM
  7. 20George FochiveLM
  8. 21Diego CharáRM
  9. 9Felipe MoraF
  10. 27Dairon AsprillaAM-L
  11. 23Yimmi CharáAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 31Aljaz IvacicSUB
  2. 22Cristhian ParedesSUB
  3. 25Bill TuilomaSUB
  4. 11Jaroslaw NiezgodaSUB
  5. 28Pablo BonillaSUB
  6. 8Diego ValeriSUB
  7. 30Santiago MorenoSUB
  8. 44Marvin LoríaSUB
  9. 85Zac McGrawSUB

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 6Alexander CallensCD-L
  3. 4Maxime ChanotCD-R
  4. 20Gudmundur ThórarinssonLB
  5. 24Tayvon GrayRB
  6. 10Maxi MorálezAM
  7. 7Alfredo MoralesLM
  8. 16James SandsRM
  9. 11Valentín CastellanosF
  10. 42Santiago RodríguezAM-L
  11. 19Jesús MedinaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 9HéberSUB
  2. 26Nicolás AcevedoSUB
  3. 13Luis BarrazaSUB
  4. 17Ismael Tajouri-ShradiSUB
  5. 23Gedion ZelalemSUB
  6. 43Talles MagnoSUB
  7. 15Tony RochaSUB
  8. 8ThiagoSUB
  9. 12Malte AmundsenSUB

Timeline

  1. 41' Goal! Portland Timbers 0, New York City FC 1. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez with a cross following a set piece situation.
  2. 59' Josecarlos Van Rankin (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 62' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Santiago Moreno replaces Sebastián Blanco.
  4. 62' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Cristhian Paredes replaces George Fochive.
  5. 80' Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 80' Substitution, New York City FC. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi replaces Santiago Rodríguez.
  7. 84' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Jaroslaw Niezgoda replaces Dairon Asprilla.
  8. 88' Sean Johnson (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 89' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Diego Valeri replaces Josecarlos Van Rankin.
  10. 90' Diego Chara (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90'+1' Jesús Medina (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 90'+2' Substitution, New York City FC. Malte Amundsen replaces Gudmundur Thórarinsson.
  13. 90'+4' Goal! Portland Timbers 1, New York City FC 1. Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  14. 90'
  15. 95' Talles Magno (New York City FC) Substitution at 95'
  16. 105'
  17. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins Portland Timbers 1, New York City FC 1.
  18. 120'+1'
  19. 120' Penalty Shootout begins Portland Timbers 1, New York City FC 1.
  20. 120'

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