Concacaf Champions Cup

FT Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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New York City FC WWLDW 3
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1st Leg · Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field

Match Report

David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

CONCACAF Champions League: NYCFC beats Comunicaciones 3-1 in first leg of quarterfinals

New York City FC beat Comunicaciones 3-1 in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday night.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
1
33
Possession
67
16
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
6
0.1
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
193
Accurate Passes
521
289
Passes
616
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
3
16
Crosses
9
0.3
Cross %
0.3
64
Long Balls
51
26
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
1
13
Effective Tackles
7
26
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
12
Interceptions
21
14
Effective Clearances
12
14
Clearances
12

Lineups

NYC · 3-4-3

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 4Maxime ChanotCD
  3. 6Alexander CallensCD-L
  4. 5Thiago MartinsCD-R
  5. 7Alfredo MoralesCM-L
  6. 10Maxi MorálezCM-R
  7. 12Malte AmundsenLM
  8. 21Andres JassonRM
  9. 11Valentín CastellanosF
  10. 43Talles MagnoCF-L
  11. 20Santiago RodríguezCF-R

COM · 5-4-1

  1. 30Kevin MoscosoG
  2. 3Nicolás SamayoaCD
  3. 28José CorenaCD-L
  4. 44Manuel GamboaCD-R
  5. 15Alexander LarínLB
  6. 34Kevin LopezRB
  7. 10José Manuel ContrerasCM-L
  8. 25Jorge AparicioCM-R
  9. 7Andrés LezcanoLM
  10. 18Óscar SantisRM
  11. 33Juan Luis AnangonoF

Timeline

  1. 29' Goal! New York City FC 1, Comunicaciones 0. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez with a cross.
  2. 43' Jorge Aparicio (Comunicaciones) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 60' Goal! New York City FC 1, Comunicaciones 1. Manuel Gamboa (Comunicaciones) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  4. 65' Goal! New York City FC 2, Comunicaciones 1. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
  5. 66' Substitution, New York City FC. Keaton Parks replaces Talles Magno.
  6. 66' Substitution, New York City FC. Thiago Andrade replaces Maxime Chanot.
  7. 68' Malte Amundsen (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 71' Goal! New York City FC 3, Comunicaciones 1. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
  9. 75' Substitution, Comunicaciones. Nelson García replaces Oscar Santis.
  10. 75' Substitution, Comunicaciones. Rodrigo Saravia replaces Andrés Lezcano.
  11. 83' Substitution, New York City FC. Héber replaces Maximiliano Moralez.
  12. 83' Substitution, Comunicaciones. Allen Yanes replaces Jorge Aparicio.
  13. 83' Substitution, Comunicaciones. Carlos Castrillo replaces Manuel Gamboa because of an injury.
  14. 90' Substitution, New York City FC. Gedion Zelalem replaces Santiago Rodríguez.

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