New York, March 9 (EFE).- Uruguayan Santiago Rodríguez scored this Saturday for a New York City that controlled practically the entire match against the Portland Timbers but ended up losing 1-2 with a goal in the 85th minute by Brazilian Antony and a spectacular goal from his compatriot Evander in ’97.
New York City remains winless this MLS season after three defeats in its first three games that leave it bottom of the East.
Yankee Stadium, the home of the New York Yankees of the MLB, hosted this match with which New York City debuted this year in front of its fans.
They also received a rival, the Timbers coached by Phil Neville, who occupied first place in the West with four points in two games (now more leaders with seven points in three games).
The weather was not good, since despite being played at 2 p.m. the game began with drizzle, cloudy weather and a temperature of 6 degrees Celsius when the initial whistle sounded.
Despite the cold, the New York team came into the match very enthusiastic and eager to take the three points after losing to Charlotte FC (1-0) and St. Louis City (2-0) in their first two matches of the season. the season.
Already in the 2nd minute, New York City had a very clear chance, but the visiting goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau made a good intervention to nullify Mounsef Bakrar who entered with everything in the heart of the area.
Rodríguez very soon began to leave flashes of his class in the final third of the field and in the 10th minute the home team found the reward for his wonderful start when the Uruguayan, after a corner, caught a ball at the far post and sent it to the net with a perfect cross shot that hit the post.
New York City was not satisfied, much superior to a timid and very fragile Timbers in the first half.
The team led by Nick Cushing had multiple opportunities to have achieved the second, but neither Hannes Wolf nor Bakrar were right and the Timbers sighed with relief after a first half from which they could have been defeated.
He did not change the script in the resumption. Even though Portland tried to stretch a little, New York City still had the best chances.
Bakrar scored the New Yorkers’ second goal midway through the second half, but the referee disallowed the goal for offside.
In the last 20 minutes, the Timbers looked for an equalizer with hardly any dangerous approaches.
But when New York City was already close to the three points, Antony found a killer pass from Colombian Juan Mosquera in the 85th minute and scored his third goal so far this season.
The end was even crueler for the New Yorkers, as Evander took a tremendous shot from outside the area in the 97th minute and the Timbers certified an unexpected victory in stoppage time. EFE
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2024-03-09 23:34:30
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