Santos vs New York City FC, 2022 Concacaf Champions League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg

Santos

FT
0 - 2
1st Leg

New York City FC

5': Valentín Castellanos (P)
30': Valentín Castellanos
68': Santiago Rodríguez

Valentin Castellanos' brace helps New York City FC beat Santos

Valentin Castellanos scored two goals as NYCFC rolled to a 2-0 win over Santos in first-round action of the CONCACAF Champions League on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Alvin Bennett (Santos de Guápiles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
4': Attempt saved. Talles Magno (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
4': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
4': Penalty conceded by Michael Barquero (Santos de Guápiles) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
5': Goal! Santos de Guápiles 0, New York City FC 1. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
7': Foul by Luis Hernández (Santos de Guápiles).
7': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
14': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
14': Luis Hernández (Santos de Guápiles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Erson Méndez (Santos de Guápiles) wins a free kick on the left wing.
14': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
16': Corner, Santos de Guápiles. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
18': Attempt missed. Douglas López (Santos de Guápiles) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left.
19': Foul by Malte Amundsen (New York City FC).
19': Sebastian Castro (Santos de Guápiles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Corner, Santos de Guápiles. Conceded by Alexander Callens.
20': Attempt blocked. Douglas López (Santos de Guápiles) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Osvaldo Rodríguez with a cross.
20': Attempt missed. Douglas López (Santos de Guápiles) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
22': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
24': Foul by Erson Méndez (Santos de Guápiles).
24': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt missed. Erson Méndez (Santos de Guápiles) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Barquero.
25': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
25': Michael Barquero (Santos de Guápiles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC).
27': Michael Barquero (Santos de Guápiles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Erson Méndez (Santos de Guápiles).
30': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Goal! Santos de Guápiles 0, New York City FC 2. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
32': Foul by Michael Barquero (Santos de Guápiles).
32': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Pablo Arboine (Santos de Guápiles).
35': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Pablo Arboine (Santos de Guápiles) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
38': Foul by Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC).
38': Sebastian Castro (Santos de Guápiles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Attempt missed. Denilson Mason (Santos de Guápiles) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
40': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
40': Sebastian Castro (Santos de Guápiles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt missed. Douglas López (Santos de Guápiles) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Castro.
41': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Pablo Arboine.
42': Attempt blocked. Talles Magno (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez with a cross.
42': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
42': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Sebastian Castro.
42': Foul by Maxime Chanot (New York City FC).
42': Osvaldo Rodríguez (Santos de Guápiles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Osvaldo Rodríguez (Santos de Guápiles).
43': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Corner, Santos de Guápiles. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
45': Foul by Pablo Arboine (Santos de Guápiles).
45': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Juan Diego Madrigal.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez with a cross following a corner.
45'+2': Foul by Erson Méndez (Santos de Guápiles).
45'+2': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2': First Half ends, Santos de Guápiles 0, New York City FC 2.
45': Second Half begins Santos de Guápiles 0, New York City FC 2.
46': Foul by Malte Amundsen (New York City FC).
46': Sebastian Castro (Santos de Guápiles) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46': Foul by Alexander Callens (New York City FC).
46': Sebastian Castro (Santos de Guápiles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Attempt missed. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
49': Attempt missed. Talles Magno (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
52': Offside, New York City FC. Maximiliano Moralez tries a through ball, but Talles Magno is caught offside.
53': Attempt saved. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
53': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Kevin Ruíz.
54': Attempt saved. Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
56': Foul by Malte Amundsen (New York City FC).
56': Michael Barquero (Santos de Guápiles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Corner, Santos de Guápiles. Conceded by Tayvon Gray.
59': Corner, Santos de Guápiles. Conceded by Tayvon Gray.
60': Alexander Callens (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60': Foul by Michael Barquero (Santos de Guápiles).
61': Michael Barquero (Santos de Guápiles) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Foul by Alvin Bennett (Santos de Guápiles).
64': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Attempt missed. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
68': Erson Méndez (Santos de Guápiles) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
68': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) is shown the red card.
70': Attempt missed. Pablo Arboine (Santos de Guápiles) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Osvaldo Rodríguez following a set piece situation.
74': Foul by Osvaldo Rodríguez (Santos de Guápiles).
74': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Substitution, New York City FC. Thiago Martins replaces Gedion Zelalem.
76': Substitution, New York City FC. Keaton Parks replaces Talles Magno.
76': Alexander Callens (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Erson Méndez (Santos de Guápiles).
79': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
79': Juan Diego Madrigal (Santos de Guápiles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Hand ball by Erson Méndez (Santos de Guápiles).
80': Substitution, Santos de Guápiles. Ryan Cane replaces Alvin Bennett.
80': Substitution, Santos de Guápiles. Luis Pérez replaces Michael Barquero.
80': Foul by Ryan Cane (Santos de Guápiles).
80': Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
84': Attempt blocked. Douglas López (Santos de Guápiles) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Erson Méndez.
84': Corner, Santos de Guápiles. Conceded by Keaton Parks.
84': Attempt missed. Pablo Arboine (Santos de Guápiles) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Osvaldo Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
86': Attempt saved. Denilson Mason (Santos de Guápiles) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Douglas López.
87': Substitution, Santos de Guápiles. Armando Ruiz replaces Douglas López.
89': Substitution, New York City FC. Héber replaces Valentín Castellanos.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Armando Ruiz (Santos de Guápiles) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erson Méndez.
90'+2': Foul by Pablo Arboine (Santos de Guápiles).
90'+2': Héber (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Substitution, New York City FC. Justin Haak replaces Nicolás Acevedo.
90'+2': Foul by Héber (New York City FC).
90'+2': Luis Hernández (Santos de Guápiles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Denilson Mason (Santos de Guápiles).
90'+3': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Santos de Guápiles 0, New York City FC 2.
0': Match ends, Santos de Guápiles 0, New York City FC 2.

Statistics

NYC		SAN
15	Fouls	17
0	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	4
60	Possession	40
15	SHOTS	11
6	ON GOAL	1
0.4	On Target %	0.1
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
498	Accurate Passes	284
570	Passes	370
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	4
8	Crosses	15
0.4	Cross %	0.3
49	Long Balls	61
29	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	3
5	Effective Tackles	9
11	Tackles	13
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
12	Interceptions	9
14	Effective Clearances	11
14	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup

Venue: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
Location: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Attendance: 300

Line-Ups

Santos (5-4-1)

No.	Name
23	Kevin Ruíz (GK)
3	Pablo Arboine
4	Luis Hernández
5	Alvin Bennett
2	Michael Barquero
15	Juan Diego Madrigal
17	Osvaldo Rodríguez
18	Denilson Mason
19	Erson Méndez
26	Sebastian Castro
8	Douglas López

Santos Substitutes:

Armando Ruiz, Ryan Cane, Pablo Fonseca, Douglas Forvis, Luis Pérez.

New York City FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Sean Johnson (GK)
6	Alexander Callens
4	Maxime Chanot
12	Malte Amundsen
24	Tayvon Gray
10	Maxi Morález
26	Nicolás Acevedo
23	Gedion Zelalem
11	Valentín Castellanos
43	Talles Magno
20	Santiago Rodríguez

New York City FC Substitutes:

Keaton Parks, Thiago Martins, Thiago, Héber , Andres Jasson, Cody Mizell, Justin Haak.

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