Match Report


New York City FCNew York City FC     Columbus CrewColumbus Crew
Pat MePat Me Zachary Sensenig Zachary Sensenig
Lourenço TellezL. Tellez71
G
captain1captain
G
73Thiago JulinhoT. Julinho
Chance RamirezC. Ramirez68
D
2
D
86Dante MarzoliniD. Marzolini
Charles ReyesC. Reyes72
D
3
D
78Christian CastilloC. Castillo
Irving AriasI. Arias68
D
4
D
75Paolo HurtadoP. Hurtado
Javier OrtizJ. Ortiz70
D
5
D
71Francesco FernandesF. Fernandes
Alexandre BernhardtA. Bernhardt70
M
6
M
72Filipe GalvanF. Galvan
Mario CabreraM. Cabrera72
M
7
M
70Rodrigo SuarezR. Suarez
Francisco ParraF. Parra67
M
8
A
77José TúñezJ. Túñez
Luís EdnilsonL. Ednilson71
A
9
A
72Murilo CafùM. Cafù
Ezequiel RenteriaE. Renteria67
A
10
A
72Landon AndersonL. Anderson
Ernest BrooksE. Brooks72
A
11
A
70Leonard SchneiderL. Schneider
 
Aldo Pedro FerrariA. Ferrari62
D
12
A
53Fred ThompsonF. Thompson
Juan Manuel VillaJ. Villa35
D
13
D
50Marshall JoyceM. Joyce
Duarte AcostaD. Acosta67
M
14
A
50Arnold NelsonA. Nelson

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Yankee Stadium where New York City FC play host to Columbus Crew. A crowd of 11,496 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
New York City FC are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Columbus Crew appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Isaac Taylor.


0.00
The whistle blows and Columbus Crew kick off!
2.41
Filipe Galvan flicks the ball to his team mate, Leonard Schneider. Leonard Schneider knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lourenço Tellez who gathers it comfortably.
10.06
Alexandre Bernhardt chips the ball to his team mate, Luís Ednilson. Luís Ednilson shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Thiago Julinho smothers it!
14.12
Francisco Parra hits a low pass to Luís Ednilson. Luís Ednilson shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
21.47
Rodrigo Suarez hits a low pass to José Túñez. José Túñez makes a probing pass between the defence to Landon Anderson. Landon Anderson muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Columbus Crew!
24.43
Paolo Hurtado plays the ball forward to Rodrigo Suarez. Rodrigo Suarez sees space and advances. Rodrigo Suarez whips in a cross ball towards Leonard Schneider. Leonard Schneider beats his man to it with a header but it flies just wide!
26.42
Mario Cabrera threads a neat ball through to Luís Ednilson. Luís Ednilson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
32.15
Seeing a gap ahead, Rodrigo Suarez plays the ball forward to José Túñez. José Túñez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Irving Arias.
33.30
Christian Castillo threads a neat ball through to Filipe Galvan. With a delightful solo run, Filipe Galvan stretches the opposition's defence. Filipe Galvan whips in a cross ball towards Landon Anderson. Landon Anderson flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
34.48
Landon Anderson barges into Charles Reyes. The referee calls over Landon Anderson and shows him a yellow card! Charles Reyes stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.43
Filipe Galvan threads a neat ball through to Leonard Schneider. Leonard Schneider skips past Chance Ramirez! Some silky footwork from Leonard Schneider provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
39.17
With vision, Mario Cabrera laces a weighted ball forward to Ezequiel Renteria. Ezequiel Renteria plays a scrappy one-two with Ernest Brooks and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Ezequiel Renteria provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
45.00
Ernest Brooks hacks Christian Castillo from behind! The referee calls over Ernest Brooks and shows him a yellow card! Christian Castillo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. New York City FC appear unchanged since the first half. Columbus Crew 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 start the second half!
49.34
Paolo Hurtado decides to run forward with the ball. Paolo Hurtado sees José Túñez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. José Túñez whips in a cross ball towards Leonard Schneider. Leonard Schneider is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Lourenço Tellez gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
53.08
Mario Cabrera comes in with a late challenge on Rodrigo Suarez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rodrigo Suarez stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.56
Alexandre Bernhardt flicks the ball to his team mate, Ernest Brooks. Ernest Brooks shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.53
Columbus Crew have made a substitution with Fred Thompson replacing Paolo Hurtado .
63.08
Filipe Galvan comes in with a late challenge on Francisco Parra. Filipe Galvan is warned by the referee! Francisco Parra stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.31
With vision, Alexandre Bernhardt laces a weighted ball forward to Luís Ednilson. Luís Ednilson shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
67.15
Rodrigo Suarez catches Francisco Parra on the ankles. The referee calls over Rodrigo Suarez and shows him a yellow card! Francisco Parra hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.46
Francisco Parra threads the ball through to Ernest Brooks. Ernest Brooks whips in a cross ball towards Ezequiel Renteria. Ezequiel Renteria finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
72.12
Chance Ramirez plays the ball forward to Alexandre Bernhardt. Alexandre Bernhardt surges forward with the ball. Alexandre Bernhardt knocks in a cross ball towards Ezequiel Renteria. Ezequiel Renteria is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ezequiel Renteria!
75.51
Christian Castillo flicks a high ball forward to Filipe Galvan who takes it down. Without breaking stride, Filipe Galvan plays the ball forward to Murilo Cafù. Murilo Cafù shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
77.33
Christian Castillo punts the ball hopefully upfield. Landon Anderson tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Lourenço Tellez.
78.23
Chance Ramirez flicks a high ball forward to Alexandre Bernhardt who gracefully takes it down. Alexandre Bernhardt threads the ball through to Luís Ednilson. Luís Ednilson runs straight at the defence! Some superb footwork from Luís Ednilson provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. Thiago Julinho gets down and covers it.
84.29
Luís Ednilson comes in with a very late challenge on Fred Thompson. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Fred Thompson runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

New York City FC

Columbus Crew
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
46.8%
53.2%
Play Area
24.7%
44.2%
31.2%

Scorers
Ezequiel Renteria 69, 72
Landon Anderson 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ezequiel Renteria of New York City FC

Match Ratings