NYCFC vs. Fire end up with 0-0 draw
New York City FC home game in front of 22,930 fans with support the Broadway musical star Anthony Romas, in very cold weather against Chicago Fire, end up with 0-0 draw at Yankee Stadium Sunday night.
It was the first clean sheet of the season for NYCFC, which is tied with DC United for fourth in the Eastern Conference. David Villa was dangerous throughout, but couldn’t solve Chicago Fire goalkeeper Matt Lampson. The captain had the two best scoring chances of the scoreless first half, but was twice denied by Lampson.
In the 29 th minute, Villa latched onto an attempted clearance of a Ronald Matarrita cross, took a touch into the box and fired on frame from 16 yards. But Lampson parried away with a dive to his left.
Nine minute later, Andrea Pirlo played a perfect corner kick to the back post where Lampson somehow saved Villa’s first-time bouncing volley from eight yards. Tommy McNamara put a bicycle kick rebound attempt over the crossbar.
In the 52nd minute, Patrick Mullins created space for himself by evading a pair of Fire defenders, turned and fired a low shot from 20 yards that was just wide of the far post.
It appeared the visitors broke the deadlock on the hour mark when Jonathan Campbell headed in from the edge of the six, but assistant referee Corey Parker raised his flag and ruled the play offside.
A minute later Tommy McNamara made a rampaging run and slid a pass to Mix Diskerud, who took two touches into the box before Lampson saved his low shot from 17 yards. Villa had two more golden chances a minute apart late in the second half, but his free kick from outside the left edge of the 18-yard box was pushed away by Lampson. But goal keeper came well off his line to push aside a second Villa shot after the Captain was played behind the Fire defense by Steven Mendoza.
So far the HD Patrick Viera, hard to say that he is doing well of his job, it’s not to blame just players, but maximum did not offer much of an offense. NYCFC were just too predictable week after week.
Villa and Mendoza can take one or two players if they want but there is Poku clearly a good key, but seems coach has a bit different theory in the second half and decided to bring him 5 mins remaining where he would have no impact.
