Match Report
| New York Cosmos | New York Cosmos |  |  | Minnesota United | Minnesota United | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Livermore | Jamie Livermore | Nicholas Broad | Nicholas Broad | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mathew Bell | M. Bell |  | 85 | G |  | 1 | | G | 32 |  | Emesto Deleon | E. Deleon | |||||||||
| Tyrone Kassel | T. Kassel |  | 77 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 |  | André Rocha | A. Rocha | |||||||||
| Arthur White | A. White | | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 72 | | Chris Kelly | C. Kelly | |||||||||
| Sam Kallman | S. Kallman | | 75 | D | | 4 | | D | 70 |  | Facundo Leal | F. Leal | |||||||||
| Nahuel Rossi | N. Rossi |  | 82 | D |  | | 5 | | M | 79 | | Floyd Morgan | F. Morgan | ||||||||
| Wade Testo | W. Testo | | 75 | M | | 6 | | | M | 77 |  | Emerson Didi | E. Didi | ||||||||
| Santino Domínguez | S. Domínguez | | 75 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 | | Sergio Coronado | S. Coronado | |||||||||
| Dale Wood | D. Wood | | 86 | M | | 8 | | M | 72 |  | Nicolás Herrera | N. Herrera | |||||||||
| Adam Kassel | A. Kassel | | 77 | A | | 9 | | A | 74 | | Korey Reed | K. Reed | |||||||||
| Maurice Baker | M. Baker | | 79 | A | | 10 | | A | 73 | | Leonardo Cafù | L. Cafù | |||||||||
| Tyler Mapp | T. Mapp | | 79 | A | | 11 | | A | 73 | | Guy Martin | G. Martin | |||||||||
| Carlos Cruz | C. Cruz | | 73 | D | | 12 | | D | 45 | | Sal Meredith | S. Meredith | |||||||||
| Sergio C. César | S. César | | 76 | M | | 13 | | M | 84 | | Ted Richardson | T. Richardson | |||||||||
| Oscar Parra | O. Parra | | 75 | A | | 14 | | A | 80 |  | Juan Caicedo | J. Caicedo | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at James M. Shuart Stadium where New York Cosmos play host to Minnesota United. A crowd of 20,165 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
New York Cosmos are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Minnesota United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Milton Mitchell.
The pitch is in poor condition.
New York Cosmos are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Minnesota United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Milton Mitchell.
0.00
0-0New York Cosmos kick off and get the first half underway!
2.33
1-0Wade Testo threads a neat ball through to Tyler Mapp. Tyler Mapp whips in a cross ball towards Maurice Baker. Maurice Baker is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
6.41
1-0Sergio Coronado flicks a high pass forward to Guy Martin who brings the ball under control. Guy Martin shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
8.08
1-0Without breaking stride, Santino Domínguez plays the ball forward to Maurice Baker. Maurice Baker knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Facundo Leal.
12.46
Emerson Didi threads the ball through to Leonardo Cafù. Leonardo Cafù shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
21.03
Dale Wood flicks a high pass forward. Adam Kassel collects the pass. Adam Kassel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by André Rocha.
24.07
Seeing a gap ahead, Sam Kallman laces a through ball forward to Santino Domínguez. Santino Domínguez hits a low pass to Adam Kassel. Adam Kassel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.24
Nicolás Herrera flicks a high pass forward. Guy Martin controls it well on his chest. Guy Martin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nahuel Rossi.
45.00
1-0André Rocha barges into Maurice Baker. The referee calls over André Rocha and shows him a yellow card! Maurice Baker hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. New York Cosmos appear unchanged since the first half. Minnesota United also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Minnesota United kick off the second half!
47.51
1-0Nicolás Herrera knocks the ball forward to Leonardo Cafù. Leonardo Cafù plays a scrappy one-two with Korey Reed and stumbles forward towards the goal... Leonardo Cafù cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
53.11
1-0Leonardo Cafù hacks Arthur White from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Arthur White carries on, but is struggling a bit.
59.12
Sam Kallman passes the ball forward to Dale Wood. Dale Wood hits a low pass to Adam Kassel. Adam Kassel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Facundo Leal.
60.06
1-0New York Cosmos have made 2 substitutions with Sergio C. César replacing Santino Domínguez and Oscar Parra replacing Maurice Baker .
61.09
Floyd Morgan flicks a high ball forward to Korey Reed who takes it down. Korey Reed knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mathew Bell who gathers it comfortably.
69.06
André Rocha breaks forward. André Rocha controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leonardo Cafù. Leonardo Cafù knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mathew Bell who gathers it comfortably.
73.05
1-0Emerson Didi flicks a high pass forward. Leonardo Cafù holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Leonardo Cafù runs straight at the defence! Leonardo Cafù looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Nahuel Rossi sticks out a leg. His wonderful reaction block keeps it out!
77.32
New York Cosmos have made a substitution with Carlos Cruz replacing Tyrone Kassel .
81.42
Sergio Coronado threads a neat ball through to Korey Reed. Korey Reed knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Arthur White.
85.36
Floyd Morgan threads the ball through to Guy Martin. Guy Martin runs straight at the defence! Guy Martin cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Mathew Bell manages to keep it out.
87.36
1-0Emerson Didi barges into Dale Wood. The referee calls over Emerson Didi and warns him to calm down! Dale Wood runs off the knock.
90.00
1-0Sergio Coronado changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Sergio Coronado makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leonardo Cafù but he's offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
0
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
35.4%
64.6%
Play Area
32.3%
49.2%
18.5%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Maurice Baker of New York Cosmos |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Mathew Bell (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Tyrone Kassel (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Arthur White (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Sam Kallman (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Nahuel Rossi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Wade Testo (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Santino Domínguez (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Dale Wood (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Adam Kassel (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Maurice Baker (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Tyler Mapp (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Carlos Cruz (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Sergio C. César (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Oscar Parra (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Emesto Deleon (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | André Rocha (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 3. | Chris Kelly (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Facundo Leal (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Floyd Morgan (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Emerson Didi (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Sergio Coronado (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Nicolás Herrera (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Korey Reed (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Leonardo Cafù (ATT) | | 6 |
| 11. | Guy Martin (ATT) | 8 | |
| 12. | Sal Meredith (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Ted Richardson (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Juan Caicedo (ATT) | 0 | |