The initial whistle ran for almost three hours due to the electrical storm that occurred in the New York city
The Leagues Cup game between New York City and the Pumas was delayed for almost three hours due to inclement weather in the Big Apple. The thunderstorm and heavy rain prevented the match at Yankee Stadium from starting as scheduled.
“Tonight’s game between New York City Y Pumas It has been delayed due to the weather. The game will begin as soon as the safety of players and assistants can be guaranteed ”, reported the Leagues Cup from his official Twitter account.
In the first instance, the game was postponed 20 minutes. The game was scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m., Mexico time (8:00 p.m. local time), but due to bad weather, the organization decided to delay the match and after a long wait, it was announced that the kickoff was at 21:58 (22:58 ET)
As time passed and the weather did not improve, the organizers covered the field of the building where the New York Yankees from MLB. In addition, they called on the public to take shelter and take precautions against the electrical storm.
The comments on social networks questioned the celebration of the meeting, due to inclement weather, which took a long time to improve.
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