MLS

FT Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Orlando City SC WWDWW 0
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New York City FC LLWDD 2
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NYC112
Citi Field · 15,238 att.

Match Report

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Orlando City clinch playoff spot despite loss to New York City FC

Orlando City SC clinched a spot in the 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs Wednesday night despite falling 2-0 to New York City FC at Citi Field in New York, NY.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
2
59.5
Possession
40.5
11
SHOTS
16
2
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
389
Accurate Passes
244
468
Passes
313
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
8
19
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.4
49
Long Balls
49
18
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
11
13
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
7
12
Effective Clearances
19
12
Clearances
19

Head to Head

NYC leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

NYC · 4-3-3

  1. 49Matt FreeseG
  2. 5Birk RisaCD-L
  3. 13Thiago MartinsCD-R
  4. 22Kevin O'TooleLB
  5. 24Tayvon GrayRB
  6. 6James SandsCM
  7. 15Andrés PereaLM
  8. 20Richard LedezmaRM
  9. 9Monsef BakrarF
  10. 10Santiago RodríguezLF
  11. 21Andres JassonRF

Substitutes

  1. 80Justin HaakSUB
  2. 33Nico BenalcazarSUB
  3. 35Mitja IlenicSUB
  4. 1Luis BarrazaSUB
  5. 16Alonso MartínezSUB
  6. 43Talles MagnoSUB
  7. 11Julián FernándezSUB
  8. 34Stephen TurnbullSUB
  9. 3Braian CufréSUB

ORL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Pedro GalleseG
  2. 6Robin JanssonCD-L
  3. 15Rodrigo SchlegelCD-R
  4. 3Rafael SantosLB
  5. 23Dagur ThórhallssonRB
  6. 10Mauricio PereyraAM
  7. 16Wilder CartagenaLM
  8. 5César AraujoRM
  9. 7Ramiro EnriqueF
  10. 77Iván AnguloAM-L
  11. 17Facundo TorresAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Martín OjedaSUB
  2. 26Michael HallidaySUB
  3. 22Gastón GonzálezSUB
  4. 24Kyle SmithSUB
  5. 21Júnior UrsoSUB
  6. 8FelipeSUB
  7. 20Luca PetrassoSUB
  8. 13Duncan McGuireSUB
  9. 31Mason StajduharSUB

Timeline

  1. 37' Penalty saved. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  2. 37' Goal! New York City FC 1, Orlando City SC 0. Mounsef Bakrar (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  3. 41' Richard Ledezma (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 45'+1' Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 54' Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 59' Substitution, New York City FC. Talles Magno replaces Richard Ledezma because of an injury.
  7. 59' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Martín Ojeda replaces Wilder Cartagena.
  8. 59' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Luca Petrasso replaces Rafael Santos.
  9. 59' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Duncan McGuire replaces Ramiro Enrique.
  10. 68' Goal! New York City FC 2, Orlando City SC 0. Talles Magno (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Andres Jasson with a cross.
  11. 80' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Michael Halliday replaces Mauricio Pereyra.
  12. 80' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Gastón González replaces Iván Angulo.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, New York City FC. Justin Haak replaces Andrés Perea.
  14. 90'+2' Substitution, New York City FC. Braian Cufré replaces Mounsef Bakrar.
  15. 90'+4' Substitution, New York City FC. Mitja Ilenic replaces Andres Jasson.
  16. 90'+4' Substitution, New York City FC. Julián Fernández replaces Santiago Rodríguez.

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