MLS

FT Saturday, October 21, 2023
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New York City FC DWWDL 1
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Match Report

Julian Fernandez, NYCFC blank Fire to end season

Julian Fernandez scored a spectacular goal in the 64th minute and New York City Football Club beat the visiting Chicago Fire 1-0 Saturday night in Queens, N.Y., in a match that eliminated both teams from the MLS playoffs.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
8
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
4
49.8
Possession
50.2
15
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
333
Accurate Passes
369
416
Passes
435
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
3
30
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.2
47
Long Balls
43
20
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
6
18
Tackles
11
0.4
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
4
17
Effective Clearances
26
17
Clearances
26

Highlights

00:59 Julian Fernandez scores stunner for NYCFC Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NYC leads series 3-1-1

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. 55Keaton ParksLM
  8. 10Santiago RodríguezRM
  9. 9Monsef BakrarF
  10. 43Talles MagnoLF
  11. 11Julián FernándezRF

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 34Chris BradyG
  2. 5Rafael CzichosCD-L
  3. 4Carlos TeránCD-R
  4. 3Daniel AcevesLB
  5. 24Jonathan DeanRB
  6. 10Xherdan ShaqiriAM
  7. 31Federico NavarroLM
  8. 26Ousmane DoumbiaRM
  9. 19Georgios KoutsiasF
  10. 17Brian GutiérrezAM-L
  11. 21Fabian HerbersAM-R

Timeline

  1. 60' Substitution, New York City FC. Mitja Ilenic replaces Tayvon Gray.
  2. 60' Substitution, New York City FC. Andrés Perea replaces Keaton Parks.
  3. 64' Goal! New York City FC 1, Chicago Fire FC 0. Julián Fernández (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
  4. 65' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Maren Haile-Selassie replaces Fabian Herbers.
  5. 65' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Kei Kamara replaces Georgios Koutsias.
  6. 75' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Kacper Przybylko replaces Ousmane Doumbia.
  7. 75' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda replaces Federico Navarro.
  8. 78' Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 84' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Miguel Navarro replaces Alonso Aceves.
  10. 84' Substitution, New York City FC. Andres Jasson replaces Julián Fernández.
  11. 89' Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+4' Andrés Perea (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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