Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC, 2022 MLS, Eastern Conference Playoffs - Final
· MLS
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Philadelphia Union ousts champion NYCFC to set up MLS Cup final vs. LAFC
The Philadelphia Union will take on host LAFC in the MLS Cup final after beating defending champions NYCFC 3-1 in the Eastern Conference final.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC).
- 6': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Kai Wagner tries a through ball, but Jakob Glesnes is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 8': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 8': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union).
- 10': Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Nicolás Acevedo.
- 13': Attempt saved. Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Elliott.
- 15': Foul by Alexander Callens (New York City FC).
- 15': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Kai Wagner tries a through ball, but Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt missed. Alexander Callens (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Acevedo.
- 19': Foul by Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
- 19': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Hand ball by Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union).
- 21': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Justin Haak.
- 24': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
- 24': Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pereira (New York City FC) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anton Tinnerholm.
- 30': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikael Uhre.
- 34': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 34': Sean Johnson (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
- 37': Gabriel Pereira (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Alexander Callens (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 39': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 39': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
- 41': Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union).
- 42': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Gabriel Pereira (New York City FC).
- 44': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 45': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Pereira with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag with a through ball.
- 45'+2': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union).
- 45'+2': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Philadelphia Union 0, New York City FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Philadelphia Union 0, New York City FC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jack McGlynn replaces Alejandro Bedoya.
- 53': Foul by Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
- 53': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union).
- 54': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Attempt saved. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Julián Carranza.
- 56': Alexander Callens (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union).
- 57': Goal! Philadelphia Union 0, New York City FC 1. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Héber (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Pereira.
- 59': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by José Martínez.
- 60': Attempt saved. Alexander Callens (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin O'Toole with a cross.
- 62': Offside, New York City FC. Alexander Callens tries a through ball, but Santiago Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 62': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Cory Burke replaces Mikael Uhre.
- 64': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
- 64': Foul by Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC).
- 64': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Substitution, New York City FC. Keaton Parks replaces Gabriel Pereira.
- 65': Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, New York City FC 1. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jakob Glesnes following a set piece situation.
- 67': Goal! Philadelphia Union 2, New York City FC 1. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Julián Carranza with a headed pass.
- 69': Foul by Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC).
- 69': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt missed. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
- 71': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin O'Toole with a cross.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Tinnerholm.
- 76': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 76': Justin Haak (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Goal! Philadelphia Union 3, New York City FC 1. Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 78': Substitution, New York City FC. Thiago Andrade replaces Justin Haak.
- 80': Attempt saved. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Callens with a cross.
- 82': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Jakob Glesnes.
- 84': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 84': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Callens.
- 86': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 86': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
- 87': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Leon Flach.
- 88': Foul by Thiago Andrade (New York City FC).
- 88': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin O'Toole.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union).
- 90'+3': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Philadelphia Union 3, New York City FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Philadelphia Union 3, New York City FC 1.
Statistics
 NYC |
PHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 19 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 65.1 | Possession | 34.9 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 496 | Accurate Passes | 209 |
| 580 | Passes | 309 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 9 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.7 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 12 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 19 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 19,770
Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 19,770
Line-Ups
Philadelphia Union (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Andre Blake (GK) |
| 3 | Jack Elliott |
| 5 | Jakob Glesnes |
| 27 | Kai Wagner |
| 15 | Olivier Mbaizo |
| 7 | Mikkel Uhre |
| 8 | José Andrés Martínez  |
| 6 | Dániel Gazdag |
| 31 | Leon Flach |
| 11 | Alejandro Bedoya |
| 9 | Julián Carranza |
New York City FC (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Johnson (GK) |
| 80 | Justin Haak |
| 6 | Alexander Callens |
| 5 | Thiago Martins |
| 26 | Nicolás Acevedo |
| 10 | Maxi Morález |
| 22 | Kevin O'Toole |
| 3 | Anton Tinnerholm |
| 9 | Héber |
| 20 | Santiago Rodríguez |
| 38 | Gabriel Pereira |
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