{"id":42934,"date":"2022-05-08T21:11:13","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T01:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/?p=42934"},"modified":"2022-05-08T21:11:13","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T01:11:13","slug":"sporting-kc-and-nycfc-play-to-a-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2022\/05\/08\/sporting-kc-and-nycfc-play-to-a-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"Sporting KC and NYCFC play to a 0-0 draw at Citi Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>QUEENS, NY &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On a rainy Saturday night from Citi Field, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2022\/05\/01\/sporting-kc-draw-fc-dallas\/\" target=\"_self\">Sporting KC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2022\/05\/01\/three-second-half-nycfc-goals\/\" target=\"_self\">NYCFC<\/a> play to a 0-0 draw with both sides finding opportunities on goal but failing to break through.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Sporting KC and NYCFC play to a 0-0 draw at Citi Field<\/h2>\n<h3><b>Goalkeepers keep first half score even\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Valent\u00edn \u201cTaty\u201d Castellanos reportedly out following an injury, it would be Sporting KC earning the first shot on goal of the match in the 2-minute. As the ball rolled back to SKC goalkeeper Tim Melia, a big boot for D\u00e1niel Sall\u00f3i would be misplayed in the wind and rain by NYCFC defender Thiago Martins. Sall\u00f3i would win the battle with a one-time shot on goal fired from outside the box but hit within reach of goalkeeper Sean Johnson who parried it out for a corner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The corner, taken by R\u00e9mi Walter, would float near post and headed on by Kortne Ford flew just wide of Sean Johnson\u2019s far post.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYCFC would battle back in the 7-minute as H\u00e9ber played Tayvon Gray down the right wing and into space. With one touch and time, Gray curved an excellent pass to a breaking Keaton Parks who slid into the box to knock the ball on goal but pushed it wide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Things settled down until the 34-minute as Parks won the ball back in the midfield and played it to Santiago Rodr\u00edguez flying towards goal. Dribbling around Kortne Ford with a cut inside the box, Rodr\u00edguez had a tough one-on-one opportunity saved expertly by Melia and eventually played out for an NYCFC corner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first half would end with Kansas City\u2019s Uri Rosell picking off a pass in the midfield and one touching the ball to Johnny Russell on the left wing in the 40-minute. With Sall\u00f3i finding space between Thiago Martins and Alexander Callens, it would take a great save from Sean Johnson pushed off the post to keep the score even.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A big stop from the captain to keep us level \u270b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeanJohnGK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SeanJohnGK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lcXGP9Fa5E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/lcXGP9Fa5E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York City FC (@newyorkcityfc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/newyorkcityfc\/status\/1523090860501606402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b>Sporting KC and NYCFC play to a 0-0 draw<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first opportunity of the second half would come from NYCFC in the 53-minute as Rodr\u00edguez received the ball in the center circle and played a pass to Talles Magno breaking down the left wing. After catching up to the pass, Magno played it back to Rodr\u00edguez at the edge of the area for a shot from distance that curled just wide of Melia\u2019s net.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYCFC would follow this up in this 54-minute with Keaton Parks switching the field and finding Chris Gloster. With one touch and a cross, the ball would bounce around the penalty spot and fall for what looked to be a wide-open Talles Magno. But with a reaching effort, it would be SKC\u2019s Robert Voloder just blocking the shot before a clearance from Rosell to keep the scoreline at 0-0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sporting KC would fire back in the 75-minute with Johnny Russell receiving the ball on an SKC advantage and driving towards the box. About 5-6 yards outside it, a shot launched by Russell and deflected by Callens would force Sean Johnson to make a quick adjustment to catch the ball despite the deviation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now NYCFC would answer in the 76-minute with the team&#8217;s closest chance of the match as Alfredo Morales played an excellent ball to Gabriel Pereira in the left corner. With Pereira\u2019s cross taking a slight deflection, the ball would find Keaton Parks making a well-timed run toward the box. Swinging with his left foot, Parks worked a shot inches wide of the left post halting a potential late lead for New York City.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The match would end with a 90-minute free kick for NYCFC played short to Thiago Andrade and laid off to Maxi Moralez. On a cross from Moralez, the initial opportunity was cleared by SKC but fell just outside the box to Pereira for a shot that ran through the defense right into the palms of Melia.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Last Word: Taty was heavily missed but SKC worked their game plan\u00a0to perfection<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYCFC\u2019s lack of offensive output with Taty Castellanos missing his first game of the season was on full display as the Pigeons had several opportunities that should have given them a lead. Particularly against a Western Conference opponent that\u2019s been struggling of late, NYCFC needed to show some more on the offensive end and secure those goals but it would be fair to say the weather conditions played a role.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That being said, Sporting KC head coach Peter Vermes had a game plan and his players implemented it almost perfectly, effectively smothering NYCFC throughout the duration of the matchup. They even managed to challenge Sean Johnson with a few shots who was the Player of the Match. 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