NYCFC2 v NYRB2
Some ten hours of rain and an ever changing weather report have me not go 100 miles for the round trip to St. John’s to the Derby. Of course this game, a player I have been following for over a decade gets the start, NYCFC2 v NYRB2
Some ten hours of rain and an ever changing weather report have me not go 100 miles for the round trip to St. John’s to the Derby. Of course this game, a player I have been following for over a decade gets the start, Leo Guarino from LI and now NYCFC2. He is a product of both team’s academies, having lead each, each and every year he was with them.
Not much going on in the first few minutes at 6’, no shots a few fouls, none bad. Now Molinari to Reid, he chips the GK and it is 1-0. What a well weighted pass, then shot and just like that, the Jamaican International has his 5th of the campaign. Corner for RBNY from the corner of Union Tpk. Taken to the line, a bit short then driven in to the open player, Gutierrez at the far edge of the 6. Thus far the rough play of first team Derbys has not shown itself, many of these players have been going up against and playing with each other over the years. Reid, the target for a DFK near midfield and played out Prince sends it in while RBNY have it coming out, a few low percentage passes work out for the visitors and Mosquera sends one with too much on it as a pass and it goes over the endline. Prince playing behind another past Deamon Deacon in Guarino lays it back. An unforced error on the far side as the near had many options. Lead to Reid and the GK comes out his touch too heavy on the ball from Musu, Stokes goes to ground to cover it up. The through ball may be the way to get forward well facing these Baby Bulls. Molinari goes back and RBNY hold around the horn to Mosquera seeking out Dos Santos, Red Bull hold and across the goal nobody home, they keep it. RBNY with a foolish foul, a push from behind and NYCFC has it coming out, over the top, headed away, they recover in the circle come across to Guarino, he leads into the path of a teammate then to the 6, seeking Reid who loses it. RBNY pull it back to the GK. And again, Stokes off the head of Jimenez and NYC suffer a foul at the center circle as Guarino is dropped, In the last game I attended he drew a caution in mere minutes. RBNY clear away a pass of the defensive effort of Schwartz. Jarvis avoids one, sends it in, partially cleared, RBNY recover it in and out of the area again, Jarvis goes endline and it is driven home by Dos Santo at 18’ Great ball movement and the crossing ball made the whole thing possible, a first time shot by the left defender, off his left foot. Great to see him take it out of the air. Guarino fed by Molinari holds off a pair then fouled to the ground. NYCFC unable to move it well then give up a throw. A throw by NYCFC goes back Prince has it twice, lost and pulled back by RBNY. Offside by the visitors and NYCFC wants to get one back, across the back Prince well open calls for it, gets it he is too far for Guarino. Now outside and forward for Jimenez drops it back into the area headed out to a Red Bull player then offside as the ball is played in again. RBNY endline and in headed out Jarvis goes outside then it’s in to the far post. Dos Santo and they come back now in and to the area slight touch comes well back a shot off Prince of NYC. Dos Santos over the ball again a player is short down the line, he goes middle of the 6, head up, the GK goes back up and brings it in. Over the top the defender tries to shield the ball and gets beaten to it on the end line the shot is out. Stokes with a great save on a hard shot for RBNY. Mosquera taken to ground, off the ref and RBNY with the drop ball. Prince with the throw. Goes back, his next start puts him in double digits. Guarino lays it out then played too far. Caution at 29’ a bit of a dangerous position as RBNY had numbers, and Molinari took the player out, the ref let it go but NYCFC then had it. Mosquera into the area Prince sends it out. NYCFC moving the ball in their defensive half now across the back long ball headed away and NYCFC possesses but it gets outside and RBNY in their offensive half to a player double teamed, Mosquera wins it and now it goes to Jarvis. Dos Santos , Jimenez and it is partially cleared, Red Bull keep possession, back to their center circle little pressure, lost Reid beats his mark, finds Guarino he holds then loses it. NYCFC GK off his line gets back to stop a shot. A poor ball across the back, may have been deflected allows a good look at the ball. NYCFC with an early sub Arroyave out for Lacher. NYCFC presses a bit and the press is beaten but then a long ball lost and bounces around, now outside and it goes to the GK for the home side. Prince again is opens up on the near touchline and still open but not getting it, rather played into the middle lost and RBNY Jimenez wins it Mosquera now goes inside and now to the other side by Jarvis from the 18 RBNY have a strike and the first pro goal into the left corner goes Memehti, 2-1 RBNY. Yellow from just beyond the area to NYCFC. Could be on goal or a pass from this distance, the wall knocks it back Red Bull hold now to the opposite side a ball in is headed and Rando at full extension makes a class save. Dos Santos again with the corner again short and played back, the offside called as it goes in. Terrible give away by the sweeper keeper but the forward goes way too high, Rando dodged a bullet there, goal kick coming. Prince steps up, wins the tackle then Dos Santos the following header. Far side and a hard foul on NYCFC. DFK maybe 25 yards out just to the side of the goal area. Stokes boxes it out, Prince for Reid back to Prince and it is lost cleared out and NYCFC recovers it. Right back into their offensive half go NYCFC, another long clear by RBNY. Prince open gets it as a third option, Reid for a lead ball to the corner, back to Reid and back again to Molinari. Outside to Prince too much mustard on it RBNY throw, not the time or place to lose the ball, in your offensive 3rd with about a minute to play, this followed by a foul in the same location by NYCFC. Jimenez looks inside played out of touch one minute of extra time. Throw in leads to another but the slide tackle by the defender saves it from being a corner, cleared out back in by Red Bull. NYC get a whistle and Prince has it goes back. Now across, back again get forward and that is the first half.
NYCFC must in the second half get forward better, hold the ball and get chances. Red Bull have been deadly on goal, should keep it up and keep the ball from their opponent.
Guarino out for the 2nd half. NYCFC across the area and over the endline. NYCFC get a corner at 48’ NYCFC looking far better in the early going and get a call just beyond the area at about 16 yards, play on was stopped upon losing the ball to the visitors. Do they go on goal with an in swinging left foot or across with a right footed player fart post, headed on goal and Stokes, more than up to the task, great set piece. Poor back passes almost lost, now NYCFC again endline, into the 6, Stokes again grabs it feeds Jarvis and Red Bull go back twice only to lose it to NYCFC near the endline nodded out for a corner. Taken short and the throw has NYCFC with it again forward on right side sent into the area but to the foot of a red shirt. RBNY in the area lets one rip, firing at the GK, no issue. A high ball by NYCFC can’t be controlled, leads to a RBNY possession and a decent shot then one that was a good 15 or more feet high and equally wide. NYCFC over the top not brought down cleanly but recovered, Guttierez defends for a corner. A number of corners and it is just 57’ of this 2nd half, into the near post played on and it is in at 57’. From the near post and in going down as an own goal now changed. NYCFC endline and into the 6, played out. Dos Santos with an effort into the area, defended out and goes over the endline, RBNY corner at 59’. Mosquera again over it, he goes high near the penalty mark, headed over the frame but again a good restart works in this game. Rojas out for Kasule as Sullivan in for Jarvis. Elias and Redi a pair of give and goes then lost. Many big kicks by each team, Sullivan comes up with it now Vendetti lays it back to Sullivan he goes outside the ball in headed away. NYCFC with Elias finds his right wing who falls down about 15 yards out. RBNY beats a pair, Prince knocks it away and Prince and Rojas to the floor, back to the GK and out in the area some pressure but now none. Reid cannot get to his player as the GK grabs it as it ran well long. RBNY holding in the backfield now pressure comes, it works down to the endline and again a goal by Reid he has a brace at 64’, 3-2 NYCFC. The half time adjustments have proven to work for NYCFC. Deep throw for RBNY into the area played out, RBNY recovers and reset to the bottom of the circle, looking forward at the endline, a ball in defended out for a corner at 67’. To the side of the 5, headed out sent back in but offside. Stokes now makes an error with this sweeper keeper style, misjudging a header and Reid stays with it then simply tucks it home, Stokes could have taken what half a step back and handled it, hat trick with over 20’ to go, his first as a pro. RBNY wins it back at the top of their area and then lose it Dos Santos put to the floor on his challenge, in the area and out now further out beyond the area and a long shot is off the cross bar, did the net ever jump from that blow. Musu robbed by the frame. Reid the target again on a long ball it moves around Stokes pulls Musu to the ground it will be taken by Reid it seems, looking for lucky number 4. Reid goes to his right, well read by Stokes as he makes the save on a well taken corner. Mosquera out for Gallagher on RBNY at just 17. RBNY with a foolish foul as the opponent was going back to goal. Ramalho in Ruiz out. Musu out for Yanez. Yanez came over from the NYRB academy a few years ago. Reid with a great look and goes high at 80’. He would have 5 with that and the blocked PK. The talking head just asked if they may come to regret those 2 with just 10’ to play, the answer, most likely not, even more so with how this 2nd half has been going. RBNY getting on goal lose it at the side of the area get it back in their half and now attacking with Dos Santos far side of the area now Rojas flicks it in a shot now swatted away by the GK, over the top and RBNY recover, going back to the GK. Again fast forward Gallagher has it out to Sullivan, Dos Santos again is on it bouncing back to Dos Santos and a deep throw for RBNY they go a bit back, the ball in a bit too far and goal kick at 83’. NYCFC with a throw in their half, quickly up field but the GK gets it, he gets it back from his own team now. Deep throw for RBNY, long shot long from the goal, Reid was down for a bit, back down and cramped trainer is on. Prince and Reid out for Zetz & Loura as Reid limps off. Less than 4’ to go maybe a pair of minutes of stoppage time? Rando covers one up of course taking his time, the new 8 second law may stop this but the previous 6 one did not. Deep throw for NYCFC at 87’. Neither team now have any subs remaining. Little human pinball as a clearing ball goes out off the 2nd player and NYCFC again with a deep throw, they win it, then lose it, getting a throw. Too many touches by NYCFC and it is out. Gallagher sneaks by a few, feeds his forward, offside. A fraction of a faster release by Gallagher may have worked out there. RBNY with a quick restart, then they slow, now a deep foul on NYCFC, it goes to the area then an offside whistle, now for 3’ of stoppage time. NYCFC holds for the first 30+ seconds of this and now get forward, foul in the center circle to NYCFC. Rojas with a great go on goal Rando gets to it and Stokes out to the circle, in on goal are NYCFC, drifts wide and deflected out by the GK for a NYCFC corner at 93’. Stokes has been good but a muffed header hurt his team. Last goal is by NYCFC on a ball through the box, put home well out of it.
Leo Guarino from LI and now NYCFC2. He is a product of both team’s academies, having lead each, each and every year he was with them.
Not much going on in the first few minutes at 6’, no shots a few fouls, none bad. Now Molinari to Reid, he chips the GK and it is 1-0. What a well weighted pass, then shot and just like that, the Jamaican International has his 5th of the campaign. Corner for RBNY from the corner of Union Tpk. Taken to the line, a bit short then driven in to the open player, Gutierrez at the far edge of the 6. Thus far the rough play of first team Derbys has not shown itself, many of these players have been going up against and playing with each other over the years. Reid, the target for a DFK near midfield and played out Prince sends it in while RBNY have it coming out, a few low percentage passes work out for the visitors and Mosquera sends one with too much on it as a pass and it goes over the endline. Prince playing behind another past Deamon Deacon in Guarino lays it back. An unforced error on the far side as the near had many options. Lead to Reid and the GK comes out his touch too heavy on the ball from Musu, Stokes goes to ground to cover it up. The through ball may be the way to get forward well facing these Baby Bulls. Molinari goes back and RBNY hold around the horn to Mosquera seeking out Dos Santos, Red Bull hold and across the goal nobody home, they keep it. RBNY with a foolish foul, a push from behind and NYCFC has it coming out, over the top, headed away, they recover in the circle come across to Guarino, he leads into the path of a teammate then to the 6, seeking Reid who loses it. RBNY pull it back to the GK. And again, Stokes off the head of Jimenez and NYC suffer a foul at the center circle as Guarino is dropped, In the last game I attended he drew a caution in mere minutes. RBNY clear away a pass of the defensive effort of Schwartz. Jarvis avoids one, sends it in, partially cleared, RBNY recover it in and out of the area again, Jarvis goes endline and it is driven home by Dos Santo at 18’ Great ball movement and the crossing ball made the whole thing possible, a first time shot by the left defender, off his left foot. Great to see him take it out of the air. Guarino fed by Molinari holds off a pair then fouled to the ground. NYCFC unable to move it well then give up a throw. A throw by NYCFC goes back Prince has it twice, lost and pulled back by RBNY. Offside by the visitors and NYCFC wants to get one back, across the back Prince well open calls for it, gets it he is too far for Guarino. Now outside and forward for Jimenez drops it back into the area headed out to a Red Bull player then offside as the ball is played in again. RBNY endline and in headed out Jarvis goes outside then it’s in to the far post. Dos Santo and they come back now in and to the area slight touch comes well back a shot off Prince of NYC. Dos Santos over the ball again a player is short down the line, he goes middle of the 6, head up, the GK goes back up and brings it in. Over the top the defender tries to shield the ball and gets beaten to it on the end line the shot is out. Stokes with a great save on a hard shot for RBNY. Mosquera taken to ground, off the ref and RBNY with the drop ball. Prince with the throw. Goes back, his next start puts him in double digits. Guarino lays it out then played too far. Caution at 29’ a bit of a dangerous position as RBNY had numbers, and Molinari took the player out, the ref let it go but NYCFC then had it. Mosquera into the area Prince sends it out. NYCFC moving the ball in their defensive half now across the back long ball headed away and NYCFC possesses but it gets outside and RBNY in their offensive half to a player double teamed, Mosquera wins it and now it goes to Jarvis. Dos Santos , Jimenez and it is partially cleared, Red Bull keep possession, back to their center circle little pressure, lost Reid beats his mark, finds Guarino he holds then loses it. NYCFC GK off his line gets back to stop a shot. A poor ball across the back, may have been deflected allows a good look at the ball. NYCFC with an early sub Arroyave out for Lacher. NYCFC presses a bit and the press is beaten but then a long ball lost and bounces around, now outside and it goes to the GK for the home side. Prince again is opens up on the near touchline and still open but not getting it, rather played into the middle lost and RBNY Jimenez wins it Mosquera now goes inside and now to the other side by Jarvis from the 18 RBNY have a strike and the first pro goal into the left corner goes Memehti, 2-1 RBNY. Yellow from just beyond the area to NYCFC. Could be on goal or a pass from this distance, the wall knocks it back Red Bull hold now to the opposite side a ball in is headed and Rando at full extension makes a class save. Dos Santos again with the corner again short and played back, the offside called as it goes in. Terrible give away by the sweeper keeper but the forward goes way too high, Rando dodged a bullet there, goal kick coming. Prince steps up, wins the tackle then Dos Santos the following header. Far side and a hard foul on NYCFC. DFK maybe 25 yards out just to the side of the goal area. Stokes boxes it out, Prince for Reid back to Prince and it is lost cleared out and NYCFC recovers it. Right back into their offensive half go NYCFC, another long clear by RBNY. Prince open gets it as a third option, Reid for a lead ball to the corner, back to Reid and back again to Molinari. Outside to Prince too much mustard on it RBNY throw, not the time or place to lose the ball, in your offensive 3rd with about a minute to play, this followed by a foul in the same location by NYCFC. Jimenez looks inside played out of touch one minute of extra time. Throw in leads to another but the slide tackle by the defender saves it from being a corner, cleared out back in by Red Bull. NYC get a whistle and Prince has it goes back. Now across, back again get forward and that is the first half.
NYCFC must in the second half get forward better, hold the ball and get chances. Red Bull have been deadly on goal, should keep it up and keep the ball from their opponent.
Guarino out for the 2nd half. NYCFC across the area and over the endline. NYCFC get a corner at 48’ NYCFC looking far better in the early going and get a call just beyond the area at about 16 yards, play on was stopped upon losing the ball to the visitors. Do they go on goal with an in swinging left foot or across with a right footed player fart post, headed on goal and Stokes, more than up to the task, great set piece. Poor back passes almost lost, now NYCFC again endline, into the 6, Stokes again grabs it feeds Jarvis and Red Bull go back twice only to lose it to NYCFC near the endline nodded out for a corner. Taken short and the throw has NYCFC with it again forward on right side sent into the area but to the foot of a red shirt. RBNY in the area lets one rip, firing at the GK, no issue. A high ball by NYCFC can’t be controlled, leads to a RBNY possession and a decent shot then one that was a good 15 or more feet high and equally wide. NYCFC over the top not brought down cleanly but recovered, Guttierez defends for a corner. A number of corners and it is just 57’ of this 2nd half, into the near post played on and it is in at 57’. From the near post and in going down as an own goal now changed. NYCFC endline and into the 6, played out. Dos Santos with an effort into the area, defended out and goes over the endline, RBNY corner at 59’. Mosquera again over it, he goes high near the penalty mark, headed over the frame but again a good restart works in this game. Rojas out for Kasule as Sullivan in for Jarvis. Elias and Redi a pair of give and goes then lost. Many big kicks by each team, Sullivan comes up with it now Vendetti lays it back to Sullivan he goes outside the ball in headed away. NYCFC with Elias finds his right wing who falls down about 15 yards out. RBNY beats a pair, Prince knocks it away and Prince and Rojas to the floor, back to the GK and out in the area some pressure but now none. Reid cannot get to his player as the GK grabs it as it ran well long. RBNY holding in the backfield now pressure comes, it works down to the endline and again a goal by Reid he has a brace at 64’, 3-2 NYCFC. The half time adjustments have proven to work for NYCFC. Deep throw for RBNY into the area played out, RBNY recovers and reset to the bottom of the circle, looking forward at the endline, a ball in defended out for a corner at 67’. To the side of the 5, headed out sent back in but offside. Stokes now makes an error with this sweeper keeper style, misjudging a header and Reid stays with it then simply tucks it home, Stokes could have taken what half a step back and handled it, hat trick with over 20’ to go, his first as a pro. RBNY wins it back at the top of their area and then lose it Dos Santos put to the floor on his challenge, in the area and out now further out beyond the area and a long shot is off the cross bar, did the net ever jump from that blow. Musu robbed by the frame. Reid the target again on a long ball it moves around Stokes pulls Musu to the ground it will be taken by Reid it seems, looking for lucky number 4. Reid goes to his right, well read by Stokes as he makes the save on a well taken corner. Mosquera out for Gallagher on RBNY at just 17. RBNY with a foolish foul as the opponent was going back to goal. Ramalho in Ruiz out. Musu out for Yanez. Yanez came over from the NYRB academy a few years ago. Reid with a great look and goes high at 80’. He would have 5 with that and the blocked PK. The talking head just asked if they may come to regret those 2 with just 10’ to play, the answer, most likely not, even more so with how this 2nd half has been going. RBNY getting on goal lose it at the side of the area get it back in their half and now attacking with Dos Santos far side of the area now Rojas flicks it in a shot now swatted away by the GK, over the top and RBNY recover, going back to the GK. Again fast forward Gallagher has it out to Sullivan, Dos Santos again is on it bouncing back to Dos Santos and a deep throw for RBNY they go a bit back, the ball in a bit too far and goal kick at 83’. NYCFC with a throw in their half, quickly up field but the GK gets it, he gets it back from his own team now. Deep throw for RBNY, long shot long from the goal, Reid was down for a bit, back down and cramped trainer is on. Prince and Reid out for Zetz & Loura as Reid limps off. Less than 4’ to go maybe a pair of minutes of stoppage time? Rando covers one up of course taking his time, the new 8 second law may stop this but the previous 6 one did not. Deep throw for NYCFC at 87’. Neither team now have any subs remaining. Little human pinball as a clearing ball goes out off the 2nd player and NYCFC again with a deep throw, they win it, then lose it, getting a throw. Too many touches by NYCFC and it is out. Gallagher sneaks by a few, feeds his forward, offside. A fraction of a faster release by Gallagher may have worked out there. RBNY with a quick restart, then they slow, now a deep foul on NYCFC, it goes to the area then an offside whistle, now for 3’ of stoppage time. NYCFC holds for the first 30+ seconds of this and now get forward, foul in the center circle to NYCFC. Rojas with a great go on goal Rando gets to it and Stokes out to the circle, in on goal are NYCFC, drifts wide and deflected out by the GK for a NYCFC corner at 93’. Stokes has been good but a muffed header hurt his team. Last goal is by NYCFC on a ball through the box, put home well out of it.