Match Report


Louisville CityLouisville City     New York City FCNew York City FC
Computer Player Computer Player Pat Me Pat Me
Lucas Gabriel PeladoL. Pelado67
G
1captain
G
71Lourenço TellezL. Tellez
Julián ReggiJ. Reggi72
D
2
D
68Chance RamirezC. Ramirez
José PizarroJ. Pizarro70
D
3
D
72Charles ReyesC. Reyes
Luís CavalcanteL. Cavalcante69
D
4
D
68Irving AriasI. Arias
Fernando SoteloF. Sotelo66
D
5
D
70Javier OrtizJ. Ortiz
Gabriel DíazG. Díaz72
M
captain6
M
70Alexandre BernhardtA. Bernhardt
Victor SalinasV. Salinas67
M
7
M
72Mario CabreraM. Cabrera
Lester FerrariL. Ferrari67
M
8
M
67Francisco ParraF. Parra
Rocha A. SilvaR. Silva67
M
9
A
71Luís EdnilsonL. Ednilson
Mike FisherM. Fisher71
A
10
A
66Logan GruenebaumL. Gruenebaum
Luciano ArcaL. Arca69
A
11
A
68Patrick ChavarriP. Chavarri
 
Derrick ThompsonD. Thompson67
A
12
D
62Aldo Pedro FerrariA. Ferrari
Dale KingD. King66
M
13
D
35Juan Manuel VillaJ. Villa
Brian MartínB. Martín65
D
14
M
67Duarte AcostaD. Acosta

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Louisville Slugger Field where Louisville City play host to New York City FC. A crowd of 15,281 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Louisville City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while New York City FC appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Derrick Grossman.


0.00
The first half starts with New York City FC kicking off!
4.55
Alexandre Bernhardt sees Luís Ednilson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luís Ednilson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.42
Rocha A. Silva runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Rocha A. Silva knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Charles Reyes.
16.15
Lester Ferrari passes the ball forward to Mike Fisher. Mike Fisher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.42
Alexandre Bernhardt flicks a high ball forward to Patrick Chavarri who takes it down. Patrick Chavarri controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Lucas Gabriel Pelado.
19.06
It's a corner kick. Patrick Chavarri kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Lester Ferrari reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
20.22
Mario Cabrera knocks the ball forward to Logan Gruenebaum. Logan Gruenebaum sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
21.46
Showing composure, Julián Reggi plays the ball forward to Gabriel Díaz. Gabriel Díaz sees space and advances. Gabriel Díaz knocks in a cross ball towards Mike Fisher. Mike Fisher fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.52
Julián Reggi knocks the ball to his team mate, Lester Ferrari. With some swift thinking, Lester Ferrari plays the ball forward to Mike Fisher. Mike Fisher shoots from outside the area but somehow Lourenço Tellez manages to keep it out.
39.10
Victor Salinas sees Mike Fisher in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mike Fisher knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Charles Reyes.
42.31
Rocha A. Silva flicks the ball to his team mate, Mike Fisher. Mike Fisher knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Irving Arias.
45.00
Francisco Parra clumsily knocks into Julián Reggi. The referee calls over Francisco Parra and shows him a yellow card! Julián Reggi 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. Louisville City appear unchanged since the first half. New York City FC also appear unchanged since the first half. The New York City FC players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Louisville City kick off the second half!
47.58
With vision, Fernando Sotelo laces a weighted ball forward to Victor Salinas. Victor Salinas threads the ball through to Luciano Arca. Luciano Arca knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.43
Victor Salinas flicks a high pass forward to Mike Fisher who brings the ball under control. Mike Fisher whips in a cross ball towards Luciano Arca. Luciano Arca jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Superb reactions from Lourenço Tellez. What a save!
55.36
Lester Ferrari kicks a strong pass forward to Mike Fisher. Mike Fisher makes a defence splitting pass to Luciano Arca. Luciano Arca cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
61.32
Seeing a gap ahead, Luís Cavalcante plays the ball forward to Lester Ferrari. Lester Ferrari flicks a high ball forward to Mike Fisher who takes it down. Mike Fisher plays a scrappy one-two with Luciano Arca and advances towards the goal... Mike Fisher looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Louisville City!
78.22
José Pizarro flicks a high pass forward. Victor Salinas holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Victor Salinas flicks the ball to his team mate, Mike Fisher. Mike Fisher knocks in a cross ball towards Luciano Arca. Luciano Arca connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
81.54
Seeing a gap ahead, Mario Cabrera plays the ball forward to Luís Ednilson. Luís Ednilson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luís Cavalcante.
83.52
Charles Reyes takes it forward alone. Charles Reyes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patrick Chavarri. Patrick Chavarri lofts in a cross ball towards Luís Ednilson. Luís Ednilson outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.37
With a delightful solo run, Lester Ferrari stretches the opposition's defence. Lester Ferrari lofts in a cross ball towards Mike Fisher. Mike Fisher rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Magnificent save by Lourenço Tellez!
89.10
Rocha A. Silva flicks the ball to his team mate, Mike Fisher. Mike Fisher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Louisville City

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

Possession
66.2%
33.8%
Play Area
23%
47.3%
29.7%

Scorers
Mike Fisher 21, 61
Luciano Arca 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mike Fisher of Louisville City

Match Ratings