NYCFC & LAFC
Keaton for Maxi at 7’ and it is just over the bar. NY steals it and go backfield, pressed and it is out for a LA throw. LA hold in their backfield, just crossed wide and now below the circle, twice over. A high ball brought down, lost and to their GK. Great to see Keaton out there his injury far bigger than the game. Lead ball to their right wing is too long. Wolf with a blast, now a deep throw that goes back to the circle and crossed almost out but kept in. Left side lead ball by Maxi defended out for a corner, NY. Corner taken to the top of the area and the GK grabs it off a soft header. NY moving the ball well. Maxi with a trip as they gave the ball away. Thiago goes through a player for LA. The NYCFC players do not have names on their jerseys, that is typical you have to earn that, NYCFC has them on. Pinada fast to get his ball forward to Wolf. LAFC on a break and it broke as they played into the feet of a NYCFC player. NY well off getting forward. Steal by O’Toole, then it is pulled back. I am so jealous watching this played on gorgeous green grass when all here is white. Parkes feeds Ojeda a slide tackle saves the day for LA. Nico going to take the corner. Boxed down, Kevin is wide, Maxi has it steered away. Over the top and beyond everyone for NY. Lead ball again to the right and laid back, and a whistle due to an injury? It was not serious or to the head. Nice give and go sees NY then go all the across then fail. Wolf on the ball and it is lost, had some promise as the lead ball came to him in the area. Nico with a great hard shot from a distance. Professional foul by NY as the player was getting forward. Nice overlap by NY they get forward and bring it back. Gustavo for Maxi on the hop was taken away, cleared out NY recovers. LA get to the top of the arc, a hard tackle and NY has it. Maxi suffers a foul and stays down a bit seems more frustrated than hurt and he is moving gingerly as he goes away. Freese sure to be in the net for the USMNT this summer lays a ball off and now again with 2 touches, gets off a good pass. Pressure for LA keeps it in the NY end and area, partially cleared and is out, LA go to their backfield. LA into the area, now the 6, cleared not out of the area, far post header and it is wide, the crowd show their appreciation. Gustavo leaves for Maxi, it goes forward than back to Maxi, now to midfield, they just gave away half the field. In on goal is NY as Evans saves the Day with a sliding block. Maxi draws a whistle as he got forward. Martins to Maxi in traffic a deft touch to NIco but it is lost. Martins and Parkes in their own area, still Martins, his pass out in the 6, into a defender, Freese grabs it up. Over the top by NY and offside. 45’ a blast from beyond the area by Evans, on frame and Freese steers it wide for a corner, the first of LA in the last minute of regular time. Keaton clears the corner out for a throw now in extra time. Nico blocks a ball in , now to the LA GK 2x. Across the 6 by Maxi, GK to ground to get in the way of it. LA with a pass to Gray. Wolf to Nico and the defense gets back to cause a NY throw, no amount of stoppage time given.
Maxi over the ball for the opening kick of the second stanza. Gustavo over the top to a black shirt played forward and lost. NY leads and now into Wolf from Ojeda and his shot in the 6 is off the mark. Preseason or not those must be on goal, should be in the back of the net. Outside as LA atacks, now they look forward and Gustavo all but scores on Freese, as the ball came in he wrong footed it. The corner leads to a LA throw now to the bottom of the circle. Boyd sends a one hopper to Freese, he gathers it in. LA across their backline and now to the GK. NY steals it in their offensive third, no PK as Nico is taken down at 50’. Finding the open man with ease are LA a hard tackle by NY gets it back. NY with a steal in the area then well out now back in and shot and a goal by Nico who then goes down but with going off hist chest turns each way, then a spinning shot to the lower corner. Janson and Gustavo having a not good conversation. Parks with a bit of contact, then it is called after a 3rd time. Wolf steals it and now far back for NY. Nico on the corner, he goes high for Gustavo not on and GK coming out. A good 40 yards run and pass lost by LA. NY steals a pass in the area. Reid may be ready to come in, he spent most of last year with NYCFC II. Wolf leads Reid but the GK is up to send it away. Gray takes a throw to O’Toole and Maxi who then goes back to Martins now to the NY defensive end, they gave up the better part of half the field. Gray gets forward but wins a throw below the area, again far back to the backfield. Ojeda is wide on a partially deflected ball from Gray, a great look on goal. Corner by Nico, Maxi in a short position top of the 6, headed out by LA. Maxi has a long ball betray him as the defense takes it away. LA go across the mouth of the goal, Matty makes a great decision to not get involved and they have a throw. LA holds at the top of the box, in it 2x turned away each time. Martins clears one out for a throw. Again getting to the open man, into the area and lost. Nico 2x and it is out of touch. LA has many changes coming, that they are not being passed on by the announcer is not good, he needs to get that info, he may have a distant vantage point to see numbers. Gray to Maxi the return is lost, these changes brought in a number of starters. Gustavo beaten to a ball, it is laid out then out for a goal kick. LA over the top and called for it. The names of the players are just not called out, I did a search for lineups on the day, zero found. Gray beats a pair drops to Maxi, it’s lost then Maxi gets it back. Boyd too strong, Freese gets it. Maxi again taken down hard, right up this time. Tayvon wins a tackle and gives up a poor pass, goal kick coming. Maxi for Ried, the GK beats him to it now pressure from NY steal it Maxi down, no call O’Toole goes back to their half now. Ojeda gets to a great long ball from Martins, stolen by LA, such a ball played in. Reid lays off a nice ball from a chest ball. Super Coopre Flax out of Dix Hills has checked in as has Carrizo. NY into the area it is lost they get it back deep in their defensive third. Cooper lays it off outside gets it back goes forward it is then sent back. He has a dummy off the defender back to him he feeds Nico who goes right into a defender. LA off the left foot of Monagua knocking it up in the air, plays it to himself and beats a pair., not the time to let up a goal with 3’ to go for NY. Now trying to loft the ‘keeper is Boyd, just beyond the net. Fulltime.