Match Report


Minnesota UnitedMinnesota United     New York City FCNew York City FC
Nicholas BroadNicholas Broad Pat Me Pat Me
Emesto DeleonE. Deleon32
G
1captain
G
72Pedro OrellanaP. Orellana
André RochaA. Rocha73
D
2
D
70Bernardo HurtadoB. Hurtado
Chris KellyC. Kelly72
D
3
D
72Charles ReyesC. Reyes
Facundo LealF. Leal70
D
4
D
68Javier OrtizJ. Ortiz
Floyd MorganF. Morgan79
M
5
M
68Guilherme CamachoG. Camacho
Emerson DidiE. Didi77
M
captain6
M
72Mario CabreraM. Cabrera
Sergio CoronadoS. Coronado70
M
7
M
67Francisco ParraF. Parra
Nicolás HerreraN. Herrera72
M
8
M
64Phillip GrayP. Gray
Korey ReedK. Reed74
A
9
A
66Logan GruenebaumL. Gruenebaum
Leonardo CafùL. Cafù73
A
10
A
66Ezequiel RenteriaE. Renteria
Guy MartinG. Martin73
A
11
A
71Ernest BrooksE. Brooks
 
Sal MeredithS. Meredith45
D
12
D
35Juan Manuel VillaJ. Villa
Ted RichardsonT. Richardson84
M
13
D
68Joaquín VelasquezJ. Velasquez
Heitor GónzalezH. Gónzalez70
A
14
G
65Joshua RogersJ. Rogers

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at National Sports Center where Minnesota United play host to New York City FC. A crowd of 16,379 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Minnesota United and New York City FC are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Milton Mitchell.


0.00
The whistle blows and New York City FC kick off!
4.54
Floyd Morgan threads the ball through to Korey Reed. Korey Reed sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
6.04
Facundo Leal surges forward with the ball. Facundo Leal makes a probing pass to Korey Reed. Korey Reed plays a scrappy one-two with Leonardo Cafù and advances towards the goal... Charles Reyes barges into Korey Reed. Korey Reed appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
8.45
Phillip Gray threads the ball through to Ernest Brooks. Ernest Brooks lofts in a cross ball towards Logan Gruenebaum. Logan Gruenebaum makes a looping header on goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
15.22
Chris Kelly flicks a high pass forward. Sergio Coronado holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sergio Coronado flicks a high pass forward. Korey Reed controls it well on his chest. Korey Reed shoots from 25 yards. Pedro Orellana gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
16.12
Chris Kelly flicks a high ball forward to Emerson Didi who gracefully takes it down. Emerson Didi threads the ball through to Korey Reed. Korey Reed knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Javier Ortiz.
18.04
Phillip Gray surges forward with the ball. Phillip Gray shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
21.14
Korey Reed comes in with a late challenge on Charles Reyes. Korey Reed is warned by the referee! Charles Reyes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.46
Guilherme Camacho takes a long throw-in. Francisco Parra flicks a high pass forward. Ezequiel Renteria collects the pass. Ezequiel Renteria knocks the ball forward, putting Ernest Brooks through on goal. Ernest Brooks side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
24.18
Charles Reyes passes the ball forward to Mario Cabrera. Mario Cabrera knocks the ball to his team mate, Logan Gruenebaum. Logan Gruenebaum advances inside the box! Chris Kelly hacks Logan Gruenebaum from behind! Logan Gruenebaum appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
32.07
Mario Cabrera comes in with a late challenge on Emerson Didi. Mario Cabrera is shown the yellow card! Emerson Didi stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.24
Emerson Didi flicks a high pass forward. Leonardo Cafù collects the pass. Leonardo Cafù rushes past Bernardo Hurtado! Some silky footwork from Leonardo Cafù provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
34.22
Guilherme Camacho threads a neat ball through to Ernest Brooks. Ernest Brooks edges inside the box! Ernest Brooks cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Emesto Deleon.
35.43
Ernest Brooks takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Phillip Gray cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
36.07
Javier Ortiz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Camacho. Guilherme Camacho makes a probing pass to Logan Gruenebaum. Logan Gruenebaum plays a scrappy one-two with Ernest Brooks and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Logan Gruenebaum provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
39.45
Facundo Leal makes a probing pass to Sergio Coronado. Sergio Coronado makes a probing pass to Leonardo Cafù. Leonardo Cafù knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Charles Reyes.
44.42
Bernardo Hurtado chips the ball to his team mate, Mario Cabrera. With vision, Mario Cabrera plays the ball forward to Logan Gruenebaum. Logan Gruenebaum controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Minnesota United kick off!
49.07
Facundo Leal hits a low pass to Sergio Coronado. Sergio Coronado deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Cafù. Leonardo Cafù knocks in a cross ball towards Guy Martin. Guy Martin jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
55.52
With some swift thinking, Francisco Parra plays the ball forward to Ernest Brooks. Ernest Brooks shoots from 25 yards but somehow Emesto Deleon manages to keep it out.
60.50
Minnesota United have made a substitution with Heitor Gónzalez replacing Guy Martin .
61.54
Emerson Didi darts forward. Emerson Didi lofts in a cross ball towards Leonardo Cafù. Leonardo Cafù gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Pedro Orellana easily punches it away to safety.
65.48
Francisco Parra makes a simple pass to Ezequiel Renteria. Ezequiel Renteria finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
66.53
André Rocha flicks a high pass forward. Floyd Morgan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Floyd Morgan makes a simple pass to Heitor Gónzalez. Heitor Gónzalez whips in a cross ball towards Leonardo Cafù. Leonardo Cafù beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
69.01
Francisco Parra flicks a high pass forward. Ernest Brooks collects the pass. Ernest Brooks advances inside the box! Ernest Brooks looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Emesto Deleon is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
77.38
Minnesota United have made a substitution with Ted Richardson replacing Sergio Coronado .
81.22
Francisco Parra makes an attacking run forward. Francisco Parra knocks the ball to his team mate, Ernest Brooks. Ernest Brooks rockets a shot on goal but it flies well off target!
85.52
Chris Kelly knocks the ball forward to Nicolás Herrera. Nicolás Herrera makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Korey Reed. Korey Reed shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
87.37
Charles Reyes hacks Leonardo Cafù from behind! Charles Reyes is shown the yellow card! Leonardo Cafù grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Minnesota United

New York City FC
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
28%
45.3%
26.7%

Scorers
Guy Martin 49
Logan Gruenebaum 8
Ernest Brooks 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ernest Brooks of New York City FC

Match Ratings
1.Emesto Deleon (GK)
7
2.André Rocha (DEF)
6
3.Chris Kelly (DEF)
6
4.Facundo Leal (DEF)
6
5.Floyd Morgan (MID)
6
6.Emerson Didi (MID)
6
7.Sergio Coronado (MID)
6
8.Nicolás Herrera (MID)
6
9.Korey Reed (ATT)
6
10.Leonardo Cafù (ATT)
7
11.Guy Martin (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Sal Meredith (DEF)
0
13.Ted Richardson (MID)
6
14.Heitor Gónzalez (ATT)
6

1.Pedro Orellana (GK)
7
2.Bernardo Hurtado (DEF)
6
3.Charles Reyes (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Javier Ortiz (DEF)
6
5.Guilherme Camacho (MID)
6
6.Mario Cabrera (MID)yellow card
6
7.Francisco Parra (MID)
8
8.Phillip Gray (MID)
6
9.Logan Gruenebaum (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Ezequiel Renteria (ATT)
6
11.Ernest Brooks (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Juan Manuel Villa (DEF)
0
13.Joaquín Velasquez (DEF)
0
14.Joshua Rogers (GK)
0