New York City 1-0 Inter Miami: prevails over 1-0 with a late and unfortunate own goal from C. McVey
NEW YORK CITY. New York City prevails over Inter Miami 1-0 after C. McVey scored an own goal 36min.

NEW YORK CITY. New York City defeats Inter Miami 1-0 after C. McVey scored an own goal 36min. Inter Miami lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Yankee Stadium stadium in New York City on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Lukasz Szpala with the support of Jose Da Silva and Ian McKay. The 4th official was Pierre Luce Lauziere. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 3.7 degrees Celsius or 38.62 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 76%.
Match Statistics
Inter Miami was in firm control of the ball 57% while New York City was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
New York City was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons New York City won the contest.
New York City shot 13 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Inter Miami shot 6 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
New York City received 5 yellow cards (Braian Cufré, M. Ilenčič, Matías Pellegrini, Tayvon Gray and Tayvon Gray). Regarding the opposition, Inter Miami received 4 yellow cards (Franco Negri, Jean Mota, DeAndre Yedlin and Sergiy Kryvtsov).
After this match, New York City has 4 points to occupy the 10th place in the table. while Inter Miami stays with 6 points (4th).
Match Events
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6'6'
Franco Negri
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32'32'
Braian Cufré
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36'36'
Christopher McVey (OG)
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47'47'
Jean Mota
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51'51'
DeAndre Yedlin
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53'53'
M. Ilenčič
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56'56'
B. Duke
Corentin Jean
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59'59'
Sergiy Kryvtsov
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67'67'
Tayvon Gray
M. Ilenčič
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68'68'
Robert Taylor
Nicolás Stefanelli
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70'70'
Matías Pellegrini
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73'73'
Ariel Lassiter
Gregore
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76'76'
Tayvon Gray
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77'77'
A. Jasson
Gabriel Pereira
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82'82'
Alfredo Morales
Talles Magno
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77'77'
Tayvon Gray
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, New York City will host DC United on the 18th of March with a 9-6 head to head in favor of New York City (3 draws).
Inter Miami will play away against Toronto on the 18th of March with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Inter Miami (0 draws).
New York City and Inter Miami will play the return match on the at the
New York City: Formation and Lineups
New York City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nick Cushing chose to play with the following team: Luis Barraza , Mitja Ilenič , Thiago Martins , Maxime Chanot , Brian Cufré , James Sands , Keaton Parks , Gabriel Pereira , Santiago Rodríguez , Matías Pellegrini and Talles Magno .
Substitutes
New York City made 3 changes: M. Ilenčič for Tayvon Gray (67′), Talles Magno for Alfredo Morales (82′) and Gabriel Pereira for A. Jasson (77′).
Top player: Keaton Parks
The player who no doubt impressed New York City the most was Keaton Parks even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 43 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 11.Inter Miami: Formation and Lineups
Also Inter Miami adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Regarding the opposition, Phil Neville played with: Drake Callender , DeAndre Yedlin , Serhiy Kryvtsov , Christopher McVey , Franco Negri , Jean Mota , Gregore , Corentin Jean , Nicolás Stefanelli , Rodolfo Pizarro and Josef Martínez .
Substitutes
Inter Miami made 3 changes: Corentin Jean for B. Duke (56′), Nicolás Stefanelli for Robert Taylor (68′) and Gregore for Ariel Lassiter (73′).
Best player: Drake Callender
The player that probably impressed the most for Inter Miami was the goalkeeper: Drake Callender. His rating is 7.63. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer