MLS New York City FC

Notes & Quotes: New York City FC 1 - 0 Columbus Crew SC

Published on August 25, 2020 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
New York City FC News Release


SUMMARY

New York City FC 1 - 0 Columbus Crew SC

Monday, August 24, 2020

2020 MLS Regular Season

Red Bull Arena - Harrison, NJ

LINEUPS

New York City FC: Sean Johnson; Anton Tinnerholm, Maxime Chanot, Alex Callens, Ronald Matarrita; James Sands, Alex Ring (87' Tony Rocha), Keaton Parks; Jesus Medina (89' Gudmundur Thorarinsson), Héber (71' Valentin Castellanos), Alexandru Mitriță (89' Gary Mackay-Steven)

SUBS UNUSED: Brad Stuver, Joe Scally, Tayvon Gray, Nicolas Acevedo, Juan Pablo Torres

Columbus Crew SC: Andrew Tarbell; Chris Cadden (82' Harrison Afful), Jonathan Mensah, Aboubacar Ketia, Hector Jimenez (71' Milton Valenzuela); Luis Diaz (58' Artur), Sebastian Berhalter, Darlington Nagbe, Derrick Etienne (58' Emmanuel Boateng); Pedro Santos, Gyasi Zardes (72' Fanendo Adi)

SUBS UNUSED: Matt Lampson, Josh Williams, Waylon Francis, Fatai Alashe

SCORING SUMMARY

59' - NYC - Alex Ring (Assisted by: Héber)

DISCIPLINE SUMMARY

22' - NYC - Héber (YC - Unsporting Behavior)

67' - NYC - Jesus Medina (YC - Unsporting Behavior)

QUOTES

NYCFC Head Coach Ronny Deila:

On the team getting three points against Columbus...

"It is vital of course but like I said before the game - we can beat anybody and everybody. We have beaten Columbus and Toronto, the two best teams so far. We had a tough start of it because it has been stop and start, we have played away all the time. So now, we need to do something to turn it around. As I said, the performance today was amazing, really good. I think this will be momentum for us. Something we can build on for the Chicago game on Saturday. The dressing room was happy, tired of course...It is important to really enjoy the win and then get ourselves ready for Saturday."

NYCFC Midfielder Alex Ring:

On the empty stadium and missing the fans...

"It's not home without our fans. It doesn't matter where we play, playing without fans is hard. Fans push you to go harder. Every player in the league, around the world, misses performing in front of fans. It's what makes the game special...I miss the fans. [They] give the game a bit more intensity, and they can lift you up when you need it...I just want to say I appreciate all the support we've been getting and hope to get back to normal soon."

NYCFC Goalkeeper Sean Johnson:

On how big of a win this is...

"I think it was a really big win for us. We were in a position where we needed points. I think the focus was on us and what we needed to do, not so much worried about where Columbus was in the table. It was really important stick to the things that have made us successful in the past. We dug deep, I think there was a real fight and a real commitment to playing. I think you can see it all around the pitch. Nobody was scared, nobody backed down and we were always on the front foot."

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