Major League Soccer: Philadelphia Union snatches a 2-1 win against New York City 2-1
CHESTER. Philadelphia Union beat New York City to win 2-1. A goal from C. Burke was decisive in the 90min.
CHESTER. Philadelphia Union defeated New York City to win 2-1. A goal from C. Burke was decisive in the 90min. It was Philadelphia Union to strike first with an early goal of M. Uhre at the 9′. Then it was a penalty in the 88′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, C. Burke gave the win to Philadelphia Union in the 90′ minute with a goal. New York City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was held at the Subaru Park Stadium in Chester on Sunday and this began at 10:00 pm UTC. The referee was Armando Villarreal with the help of Matthew Nelson and Jose Da Silva. The 4th official was Guido Gonzalez. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 25.3 degrees Celsius or 77.61 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 69%.
Match Statistics
New York City was in firm control of the ball 59% while Philadelphia Union was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
New York City was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Philadelphia Union found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Philadelphia Union shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, New York City shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Philadelphia Union received 1 yellow card (J. Carranza). On the opposite side, New York City received 4 yellow cards (S. Rodriguez, A. Callens, V. Castellanos and M. Moralez).
After playing this match, Philadelphia Union will have 26 points like New York RB, Dallas, Montreal Impact and Nashville SC to move down in the 3rd place. On the other side, New York City will stay with 27 points to move down in the 1st place.
Match Events
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9'9'
M. Uhre
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13'13'
S. Rodriguez
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46'46'
M. Meineche
C. Gloster
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46'46'
A. Tinnerholm
T. Gray
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65'65'
C. Burke
M. Uhre
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69'69'
G. Pereira
S. Rodriguez
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80'80'
A. Callens
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81'81'
V. Castellanos
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81'81'
Heber
N. B. Acevedo Tabarez
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81'81'
J. Carranza
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88'88'
V. Castellanos (Penalty)
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88'88'
M. Moralez
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90'90'
C. Burke
J. Martinez
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Philadelphia Union will play away with Chicago Fire on the 30th of June with a 12-9 head to head record in favor of Philadelphia Union (7 draws).
New York City will play away against Cincinnati on the 29th of June with a 6-0 head to head in favor of New York City (0 draws).
Philadelphia Union: Formation and Lineups
Philadelphia Union started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Jim Curtin chose to play with the following team: Andre Blake , Nathan Harriel , Jakob Glesnes , Jack Elliott , Kai Wagner , Alejandro Bedoya , José Martínez , Leon Flach , Dániel Gazdag , Mikael Uhre and Julián Carranza .
Substitutes
Philadelphia Union made only 1 change substituting M. Uhre for C. Burke (65′).
Top player: Alejandro Bedoya
Probably the most impressive player in Philadelphia Union was Alejandro Bedoya even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 35 passes (54% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
New York City: Formation and Lineups
New York City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Ronny Deila played with: Sean Johnson , Tayvon Gray , Maxime Chanot , Alexander Callens , Chris Gloster , Alfredo Morales , Nicolás Acevedo , Santiago Rodríguez , Maxi Moralez , Talles Magno and Valentin Castellanos .
Substitutes
New York City made 4 changes: C. Gloster for M. Meineche (46′), T. Gray for A. Tinnerholm (46′), S. Rodriguez for G. Pereira (69′) and N. B. Acevedo Tabarez for Heber (81′).
Top player: Nicolás Acevedo
The player who no doubt impressed New York City the most was Nicolás Acevedo.
His rating is with 46 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
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