MLS

FT Saturday, February 24, 2024
New York City FC DLWWL 0
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Charlotte FC WDWLW 1
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Bank of America Stadium · 62,291 att.

Match Report

Charlotte edge MLS opener with NYCFC

Adilson Malanda scored his first career MLS goal as host Charlotte FC held on for a 1-0 victory over New York City Football Club as coach Dean Smith made a winning debut.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
2
62.1
Possession
37.9
12
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
472
Accurate Passes
258
561
Passes
342
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
23
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.1
53
Long Balls
77
30
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
0
3
Effective Tackles
9
6
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
12
12
Effective Clearances
21
12
Clearances
21

Highlights

00:55 Adilson Malanda scores off the corner to put Charlotte FC ahead Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CLT leads series 3-0-1

Lineups

CLT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Kristijan KahlinaG
  2. 34Andrew PrivettCD-L
  3. 29Adilson MalandaCD-R
  4. 21Jere UronenLB
  5. 14Nathan ByrneRB
  6. 10Brecht DejaegereAM
  7. 30Júnior UrsoLM
  8. 8Ashley WestwoodRM
  9. 9Enzo CopettiF
  10. 38Iuri TavaresAM-L
  11. 18Kerwin VargasAM-R

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 49Matt FreeseG
  2. 5Birk RisaCD-L
  3. 13Thiago MartinsCD-R
  4. 22Kevin O'TooleLB
  5. 35Mitja IlenicRB
  6. 17Hannes WolfAM
  7. 55Keaton ParksLM
  8. 6James SandsRM
  9. 9Monsef BakrarF
  10. 10Santiago RodríguezAM-L
  11. 11Julián FernándezAM-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Charlotte FC 1, New York City FC 0. Adilson Malanda (Charlotte FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  2. 9' Mitja Ilenic (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 34' Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 62' Substitution, New York City FC. Jovan Mijatovic replaces Julián Fernández.
  5. 65' Thiago Martins (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 66' Penalty saved. Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  7. 73' Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 74' Substitution, New York City FC. Tayvon Gray replaces Mitja Ilenic.
  9. 79' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Scott Arfield replaces Brecht Dejaegere.
  10. 79' Júnior Urso (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 84' Substitution, New York City FC. Talles Magno replaces Hannes Wolf.
  12. 85' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Nimfasha Berchimas replaces Kerwin Vargas.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Charlotte FC. João Pedro replaces Iuri Tavares.

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