Match Report


Austin AztexAustin Aztex     New York City FCNew York City FC
Computer Player Computer Player Pat Me Pat Me
Marshall BellM. Bell53
G
captain1captain
G
63Joshua RogersJ. Rogers
Ian QuirogaI. Quiroga65
D
2
D
58Salvador CanalesS. Canales
Zachary PetersonZ. Peterson65
D
3
D
71Charles ReyesC. Reyes
Derek ReyesD. Reyes50
D
4
D
66Joaquín VelasquezJ. Velasquez
Lautaro ColomboL. Colombo45
D
5
M
66Francisco ParraF. Parra
Andre Augusto AlmeidaA. Almeida56
M
6
M
70João Pedro AzevedoJ. Azevedo
Phillip HeinemannP. Heinemann52
M
7
M
76Matias FuertesM. Fuertes
Juan Martín AyalaJ. Ayala51
M
8
M
62Phillip GrayP. Gray
Jason FerrariJ. Ferrari57
A
9
A
65Logan GruenebaumL. Gruenebaum
Juan AmaralJ. Amaral53
A
10
A
68Axel RíosA. Ríos
Fernando CanalesF. Canales51
A
11
A
67Guilherme CarrascoG. Carrasco
 
Calen ElenioC. Elenio51
A
12
A
68Roland BernardoR. Bernardo
Warren CookW. Cook48
M
13
M
69Mario CabreraM. Cabrera
Juan JairzinhoJ. Jairzinho48
G
14
D
42Carl GattC. Gatt

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at House Park where Austin Aztex play host to New York City FC. A crowd of 12,113 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Austin Aztex are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while New York City FC appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Travis Ferrari.


0.00
New York City FC start the match!
2.49
Andre Augusto Almeida flicks a high pass forward. Juan Amaral holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Juan Amaral knocks the ball to his team mate, Jason Ferrari. Jason Ferrari cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Solid save from Joshua Rogers.
3.49
Andre Augusto Almeida flicks a high pass forward to Jason Ferrari who brings the ball under control. Jason Ferrari shoots from outside the area. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
6.01
Phillip Gray catches Andre Augusto Almeida on the ankles. Phillip Gray is shown the yellow card! Andre Augusto Almeida runs off the knock.
9.08
Matias Fuertes threads a neat ball through to Logan Gruenebaum. Logan Gruenebaum tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Marshall Bell smothers it!
14.27
Zachary Peterson clumsily knocks into Logan Gruenebaum. Zachary Peterson is given a warning by the referee! Logan Gruenebaum hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.47
Andre Augusto Almeida knocks the ball forward to Fernando Canales. Fernando Canales controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
21.31
Logan Gruenebaum barges into Ian Quiroga. The referee warns Logan Gruenebaum to calm down! Ian Quiroga stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.18
Phillip Heinemann knocks the ball forward to Jason Ferrari. Jason Ferrari sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Joshua Rogers manages to keep it out.
30.37
Without breaking stride, Phillip Gray plays the ball forward to Axel Ríos. Axel Ríos shoots from long range. Solid save from Marshall Bell.
32.16
Matias Fuertes sees a break and surges forward. Matias Fuertes shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
34.29
Joaquín Velasquez flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Parra collects the pass. Francisco Parra makes a simple pass to Axel Ríos. Axel Ríos shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
39.43
Austin Aztex are playing very defensively.
40.16
Andre Augusto Almeida hacks Matias Fuertes from behind! Andre Augusto Almeida is shown the yellow card! Matias Fuertes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
Phillip Gray clumsily knocks into Andre Augusto Almeida. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's another yellow card! It's an early bath for Phillip Gray!! Andre Augusto Almeida runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Austin Aztex appear unchanged since the first half. New York City FC also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Austin Aztex kick off!
48.33
Matias Fuertes comes in with a late challenge on Phillip Heinemann. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Phillip Heinemann runs off the knock.
60.46
João Pedro Azevedo makes a probing pass to Axel Ríos. Axel Ríos whips in a cross ball towards Logan Gruenebaum. With a superhuman jump, Logan Gruenebaum connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
61.51
Matias Fuertes flicks a high pass forward to Axel Ríos who brings the ball under control. Axel Ríos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
65.35
Juan Martín Ayala darts forward. Juan Martín Ayala knocks in a cross ball towards Juan Amaral. Juan Amaral rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
66.07
Without breaking stride, Phillip Heinemann plays the ball forward to Jason Ferrari. Jason Ferrari makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Fernando Canales. Some silky footwork from Fernando Canales provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies wide!
71.44
Juan Martín Ayala flicks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Canales. Seeing a gap ahead, Fernando Canales plays the ball forward to Jason Ferrari who has made a great run into the box. Jason Ferrari takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
85.48
Matias Fuertes hits a low pass to Axel Ríos. Axel Ríos shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
With a delightful solo run, João Pedro Azevedo stretches the opposition's defence. João Pedro Azevedo shoots from 20 yards but Marshall Bell reads it well. Fabulous stop!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Austin Aztex

New York City FC
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
40.9%
59.1%
Play Area
27.3%
53%
19.7%

Scorers
Jason Ferrari 71
Axel Ríos 62

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jason Ferrari of Austin Aztex

Match Ratings