Match Report


New York City FCNew York City FC     FC DallasFC Dallas
Pat MePat Me Shaun Regan Shaun Regan
Pedro OrellanaP. Orellana72
G
captain1
G
75Yasmani GutiérrezY. Gutiérrez
Chance RamirezC. Ramirez68
D
2
D
69Carlos Eduardo PereiraC. Pereira
Charles ReyesC. Reyes72
D
3
D
71Sebastian NietoS. Nieto
Javier OrtizJ. Ortiz68
D
4
D
67José RiquelmeJ. Riquelme
Gabriel KorbG. Korb66
M
5
D
72Luís TaffarelL. Taffarel
João Pedro AzevedoJ. Azevedo70
M
6
M
80Daniel BlancoD. Blanco
Francisco ParraF. Parra67
M
7captain
M
82Santiago EspinozaS. Espinoza
Phillip GrayP. Gray64
M
8
A
70Jose Luis MaciasJ. Macias
Logan GruenebaumL. Gruenebaum66
A
9
A
74Servando PowellS. Powell
Ezequiel RenteriaE. Renteria66
A
10
A
69Francisco NavarreteF. Navarrete
Luís EdnilsonL. Ednilson70
A
11
A
72Mario SandersM. Sanders
 
Juan Manuel VillaJ. Villa35
D
12
D
69Lukas FigueroaL. Figueroa
Joaquín VelasquezJ. Velasquez68
D
13
M
75Ezequiel IbáñezE. Ibáñez
Joshua RogersJ. Rogers65
G
14
A
74Jaime MenaJ. Mena

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Yankee Stadium where New York City FC play host to FC Dallas. A crowd of 16,813 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
New York City FC are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Dallas appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Salvador Nelson.


0.00
The first half starts with FC Dallas kicking off!
6.49
Luís Taffarel sees Santiago Espinoza in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Santiago Espinoza makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francisco Navarrete. Francisco Navarrete sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's there!! Pedro Orellana has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
10.15
Santiago Espinoza deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Navarrete. Francisco Navarrete passes the ball forward but Jose Luis Macias is offside!
12.39
Seeing a gap ahead, Francisco Parra plays the ball forward to Ezequiel Renteria. Ezequiel Renteria knocks in a cross ball towards Logan Gruenebaum. Logan Gruenebaum powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for New York City FC!
15.56
Santiago Espinoza deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Luis Macias. Jose Luis Macias lofts in a cross ball towards Mario Sanders. Mario Sanders finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Pedro Orellana with no chance!! Goal for FC Dallas!
20.39
Phillip Gray threads the ball through to Logan Gruenebaum. Logan Gruenebaum shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
21.31
José Riquelme makes a probing pass to Santiago Espinoza. Santiago Espinoza passes the ball forward to Jose Luis Macias. Jose Luis Macias whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Navarrete. Francisco Navarrete flicks the ball with his head. Pedro Orellana punches it away to safety.
24.48
Chance Ramirez knocks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Parra. Francisco Parra kicks a strong pass forward to Ezequiel Renteria. Ezequiel Renteria lofts in a cross ball towards Logan Gruenebaum. Logan Gruenebaum rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Yasmani Gutiérrez effortlessly picks it out of the air!
26.01
Francisco Parra receives the ball from a throw-in from João Pedro Azevedo. Francisco Parra sees Logan Gruenebaum in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Logan Gruenebaum shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
28.02
Francisco Parra changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Francisco Parra whips in a cross ball towards Ezequiel Renteria. Ezequiel Renteria makes a deft header. Yasmani Gutiérrez gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
30.51
Santiago Espinoza controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Luis Macias. Jose Luis Macias shoots from outside the area. Pedro Orellana gets down and covers it.
34.26
José Riquelme makes a strong solo run forward. José Riquelme makes a beautiful solo run. José Riquelme knocks in a cross ball towards Servando Powell. Servando Powell powers a header at goal but is denied by Pedro Orellana. Excellent save.
39.49
Chance Ramirez decides to run forward with the ball. Chance Ramirez hits a low pass to Ezequiel Renteria. Ezequiel Renteria shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
40.54
Javier Ortiz comes in with a late challenge on Mario Sanders. Javier Ortiz is given a warning by the referee! Mario Sanders runs off the knock.
44.52
João Pedro Azevedo hacks Santiago Espinoza from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Santiago Espinoza stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. New York City FC appear unchanged since the first half. FC Dallas also appear unchanged since the first half. The New York City FC players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
New York City FC kick off and get the second half underway!
47.35
Charles Reyes catches Francisco Navarrete on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Francisco Navarrete runs off the knock.
48.32
José Riquelme threads a neat ball through to Santiago Espinoza. Santiago Espinoza threads a neat ball through to Servando Powell. Servando Powell lofts in a cross ball towards Mario Sanders. Mario Sanders outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
55.44
Daniel Blanco flicks the ball to his team mate, Mario Sanders. Mario Sanders knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Chance Ramirez.
59.39
Jose Luis Macias barges into Chance Ramirez. The referee calls over Jose Luis Macias and shows him a yellow card! Chance Ramirez stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.32
FC Dallas have made a substitution with Jaime Mena replacing Francisco Navarrete .
61.37
João Pedro Azevedo knocks the ball forward to Luís Ednilson. Luís Ednilson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
66.43
Sebastian Nieto comes in with a late challenge on Luís Ednilson. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Luís Ednilson carries on, but is struggling a bit.
75.32
Santiago Espinoza clumsily knocks into João Pedro Azevedo. Santiago Espinoza is shown the yellow card! João Pedro Azevedo runs off the knock.
77.37
FC Dallas have made a substitution with Lukas Figueroa replacing Luís Taffarel .
81.07
Charles Reyes flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Parra collects the pass. Francisco Parra takes it forward alone. Francisco Parra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.46
João Pedro Azevedo hits a low pass to Luís Ednilson. Luís Ednilson shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
84.37
João Pedro Azevedo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Logan Gruenebaum. Logan Gruenebaum knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Yasmani Gutiérrez who gathers it comfortably.
87.31
Sebastian Nieto makes a probing pass to Daniel Blanco. Daniel Blanco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Luis Macias. Jose Luis Macias shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
90.00
Santiago Espinoza threads a neat ball through to Servando Powell. Servando Powell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

New York City FC

FC Dallas
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.3%
46.7%
Play Area
26.7%
46.7%
26.7%

Scorers
Logan Gruenebaum 12
Francisco Navarrete 6
Mario Sanders 16, 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mario Sanders of FC Dallas

Match Ratings