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From NYCFC
Santos de Guapiles 0 – New York City Football Club 2Tuesday, February 15, 2022Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League First RoundSan Jose, Costa Rica
LINEUPS New York City FC: Sean Johnson (C), Tayvon Gray, Maxime Chanot, Alexander Callens, Malte Amundsen, Gedion Zelalem (76’ Thiago Martins), Maxi Moralez, Nicolas Acevedo (90’+2’ Justin Haak), Talles Magno, Santiago Rodriguez, Valentin Castellanos (89’ Heber)SUBS UNUSED: Cody Mizell, Keaton Parks, Thiago Andrade, Andres JassonSantos de Guapiles: Kevin Ruiz, Juan Diego Madrigal, Pablo Arboine, Alvin Bennett, Luis Hernandez, Sebastian Castro, Douglas Lopez (87’ Armando Cole), Osvaldo Rodriguez, Michael Barquero (80’ Luis Perez), Denilson Mason, Erson Mendez,SUBS UNUSED: Douglas Forvis, Pablo Fonseca, Ryan CaneSCORING SUMMARY 5’ – NYC – Valentin Castellanos (PK)30’ – NYC – Valentin CastellanosDISCIPLINE SUMMARY 36’ – SAN – Pablo Arboine - Yellow61’ – SAN – Michael Barquero - Yellow69’ – NYC – Santiago Rodriguez - RedSTATSFull Match Statistics – Click here QUOTESNYCFC Head Coach Ronny DeilaThoughts on the game…“We had full control of the game; you can see that (Santos) didn’t create anything. Even with 10-men we were really solid and disciplined, also the big chances we created, we should have scored a little more. When we got the ball to the front three players, we created chances over and over again.”Thoughts on Gedion Zelalem…“I’ve believed in Gedion all the time, he has been here for two years but has been injured all the time. The reason we have kept him was because we know he has quality that not many players have this in this league. Technically very gifted, good awareness, good understanding of the game. I have a lot of expectation of Gedion for the future … he’s on the right path to get to the level he was at before.”NYCFC Defender Maxime ChanotThoughts on the game…“I am very proud and very happy with the performance we had today. It wasn’t an easy game especially because it was the first game of the season for us. We respect and (followed) Ronny’s game plan and congrats to Taty (Castellanos) and for our performance today. Now we have to focus on the next game.” Plaese see the Facebook Page of Soccer Long Island Magazine for video from the post game presser. |
| ABOUT NEW YORK CITY FCNew York City Football Club (NYCFC) is an American professional soccer team that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Eastern Conference of the League. It was announced as the League's 20th franchise on May 21, 2013 and is the first and only MLS Club located within the five boroughs of New York City. NYCFC kicked off its inaugural MLS season in March 2015 and is majority owned by City Football Group (CFG). Since its inaugural season, the Club has qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs the last six consecutive seasons. In 2021, NYCFC won the MLS Cup in the Club's first ever appearance, becoming the first professional sports franchise based in New York to win a championship in a decade. NYCFC’s Academy currently features teams from the U-12 to U-18 age groups and became the first Academy in the country to win back-to-back national titles at the U-19 level. NYCFC proudly supports City in the Community (CITC) foundation to use the power of soccer to uplift communities; one of the programs, New York City Soccer Initiative (NYCSI) is a first-of-its-kind public-private community partnership to open 50 mini-soccer pitches in underserved NYC neighborhoods in five years. |
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