Match Report


New York City FCNew York City FC     Louisville CityLouisville City
Pat MePat Me Computer Player Computer Player
Joshua RogersJ. Rogers64
G
captain1
G
56Fred SanchezF. Sanchez
Joaquín VelasquezJ. Velasquez67
D
2
D
70José PizarroJ. Pizarro
Chance RamirezC. Ramirez68
D
3
D
69Cecil GutierrezC. Gutierrez
Bernardo HurtadoB. Hurtado70
D
4
D
65Ken StewartK. Stewart
Francisco ParraF. Parra66
M
5
D
65Nondier RiveraN. Rivera
Andrew ChandlerA. Chandler78
M
6
M
78Jerome HayesJ. Hayes
Mario CabreraM. Cabrera69
M
7
M
75Francisco Hacembruch SanchezF. Sanchez
Phillip GrayP. Gray62
M
8
M
74Otoniel VenturaO. Ventura
Roland BernardoR. Bernardo68
A
9
M
72Andre Da Silva PachecoA. Pacheco
Logan GruenebaumL. Gruenebaum66
A
10captain
A
71Hugo TostaoH. Tostao
Filipe DavilaF. Davila70
A
11
A
71Murilo CafùM. Cafù
 
Axel RíosA. Ríos68
A
12
A
67Derrick ThompsonD. Thompson
Matias FuertesM. Fuertes76
M
13
M
66Dale KingD. King
Carl GattC. Gatt42
D
14
D
64Fabricio GallardoF. Gallardo

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Yankee Stadium where New York City FC play host to Louisville City. A crowd of 12,132 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
New York City FC are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Louisville City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Herbert Torres.


0.00
New York City FC kick off and get the first half underway!
3.06
Cecil Gutierrez pushes up the pitch. Cecil Gutierrez chips the ball to his team mate, Hugo Tostao. Hugo Tostao shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
4.57
Andrew Chandler makes a simple pass to Logan Gruenebaum. Logan Gruenebaum flicks a high pass forward. Filipe Davila controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Filipe Davila tries a spectacular strike. Fred Sanchez is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
8.52
Andrew Chandler sees Logan Gruenebaum in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Logan Gruenebaum puts a great ball through but Roland Bernardo is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
12.23
José Pizarro pushes mid-way up the pitch. José Pizarro threads the ball through to Murilo Cafù. Murilo Cafù shoots from long range but it flies wide!
20.33
Ken Stewart flicks a high ball forward to Francisco Hacembruch Sanchez who takes it down. Francisco Hacembruch Sanchez flicks the ball to his team mate, Murilo Cafù. Murilo Cafù knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Joshua Rogers who gathers it comfortably.
21.42
Andrew Chandler knocks the ball forward to Roland Bernardo. Roland Bernardo whips in a cross ball towards Filipe Davila. Filipe Davila connects with a diving header but Nondier Rivera is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
22.13
Chance Ramirez passes the ball forward to Mario Cabrera. Mario Cabrera flicks a high pass forward. Filipe Davila collects the pass. Filipe Davila knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cecil Gutierrez.
26.55
Andrew Chandler passes the ball forward to Roland Bernardo. Roland Bernardo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.53
Bernardo Hurtado flicks a high pass forward. Andrew Chandler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Andrew Chandler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Logan Gruenebaum. Logan Gruenebaum shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Fred Sanchez.
29.39
Filipe Davila takes a quick corner, playing it short to Mario Cabrera. Mario Cabrera knocks the ball into the box. Ken Stewart chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
36.56
Chance Ramirez flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Parra holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Francisco Parra sees Logan Gruenebaum in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Logan Gruenebaum tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
38.07
Ken Stewart kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Hacembruch Sanchez. Francisco Hacembruch Sanchez passes the ball forward to Murilo Cafù. Murilo Cafù knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Chance Ramirez.
40.55
Ken Stewart clumsily knocks into Filipe Davila. The referee calls over Ken Stewart and shows him a yellow card! Filipe Davila stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.46
Otoniel Ventura hits a low pass to Hugo Tostao. Hugo Tostao finds some space and shoots from distance but Joshua Rogers is on top of it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. New York City FC appear unchanged since the first half. Louisville City have changed their lineup with Dale King replacing Cecil Gutierrez.

45.00
Louisville City kick off the second half!
48.18
Roland Bernardo catches Dale King on the ankles. The referee calls over Roland Bernardo and shows him a yellow card! Dale King carries on, but is struggling a bit.
53.14
Bernardo Hurtado hits a low pass to Mario Cabrera. Mario Cabrera kicks a strong pass forward to Roland Bernardo. Roland Bernardo tries a spectacular long range effort. Fred Sanchez gets down and covers it.
60.28
Louisville City have made a substitution with Derrick Thompson replacing Murilo Cafù .
61.30
Otoniel Ventura clumsily knocks into Andrew Chandler. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Andrew Chandler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.12
Otoniel Ventura controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Derrick Thompson. Derrick Thompson makes a defence splitting pass to Hugo Tostao. Hugo Tostao takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.07
Phillip Gray plays the ball forward to Logan Gruenebaum. Logan Gruenebaum tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.24
Ken Stewart takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Nondier Rivera. Nondier Rivera sees space and advances. Nondier Rivera passes the ball forward to Derrick Thompson. Derrick Thompson plays a scrappy one-two with Hugo Tostao and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Derrick Thompson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.26
Otoniel Ventura clumsily knocks into Francisco Parra. The referee brings Otoniel Ventura to one side and gives him a warning! Francisco Parra carries on, but is struggling a bit.
73.13
With imagination, Francisco Hacembruch Sanchez plays the ball forward to Derrick Thompson. Derrick Thompson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Joshua Rogers gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
78.49
José Pizarro chips the ball to his team mate, Andre Da Silva Pacheco. Andre Da Silva Pacheco flicks a high ball forward to Derrick Thompson who takes it down. Derrick Thompson whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Tostao. Hugo Tostao outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it rises well off target!
84.41
Andrew Chandler barges into Otoniel Ventura. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Otoniel Ventura stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.54
José Pizarro knocks the ball forward to Andre Da Silva Pacheco. Andre Da Silva Pacheco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Derrick Thompson. Derrick Thompson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Joshua Rogers who gathers it comfortably.
87.37
Hugo Tostao clumsily knocks into Joaquín Velasquez. The referee calls over Hugo Tostao and shows him a yellow card! Joaquín Velasquez runs off the knock.
90.00
Nondier Rivera threads a neat ball through to Otoniel Ventura. Otoniel Ventura flicks a high pass forward. Derrick Thompson collects the pass. Derrick Thompson knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Tostao. Hugo Tostao makes a deft header but it flies just off target!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

New York City FC

Louisville City
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.2%
51.8%
Play Area
30.6%
42.4%
27.1%

Scorers
Filipe Davila 5

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Filipe Davila of New York City FC

Match Ratings