90 in 15: NYCFC II vs. Chicago Fire FC II | August 23, 2024

let's take a look at the starting 11 today for third-year headman Matt Pilkington Squad five changes from last match which was a 3-2 loss against Orlando City most notably a change in net Tomas Romero a first team backup keeper getting the start with the second team today just his third appearance of the season the El Salvadorian national team player getting an opportunity to start in net a couple of other changes as well in important to note though no Taylor khera available this is a guy who leads this team 10 goals and five assists he'll be missing his third consecutive match so who else do look towards JJ Jimenez certainly somebody who can put the ball on the back of the net and distribute four goals and three assists and how about the young 17-year-old Johnny Shore major expectations for him a homegrown player who has six goals to lead this lineup for nycfc meanwhile for Chicago Fire again it's been a couple of weeks since they last played and this is a team that is uh looking to bounce back after three consecutive losses three changes from last match and they're also making a change inette Jeff G getting the start Patrick New York City in the white kits Chicago in the red kits two great American cities going head to-head on this Friday night in Queens goes to work able to maneuver his way around Nagel worked out wide Tia space to send one in Blast One does sneak through towards the backside bouncing strike stays in the area and it's in ronals aralo and a lightning fast start once again for the baby blues back-to- back matches with a goal and the North Bergen New York native has his to the driver seat this ball PBA the definition of a Difference Maker 15 goals this season for the Chicago Fire leader here's elos on the Move Elio carries strikes off the post able to wiggle his way free got some really solid bend on it and at the controls Taps ahead for elos again searches Elio rolls ahead Coral by cizo unable to get a shot off and it will be a corner and you see the confidence the joy that he plays with not only a physical Ball winner in the Midfield but a crafty distributor as well as it's lifted in the area and had it just wide by auu quick restart is certainly not what Chicago was was looking for out of that take a look at the possession stats dominant and nycfc of course likes to play with the ball they are the home team but Chicago loves to play with possession as well like to be very aggressive and they've not had much of the ball in this first half a lovely ball for Tia Tia drives it across oh it's an own goal Jaylen Shannon an unfortunate step out with the right foot and it's 2-n New York City well what a gorgeous ball that was to find T and then that is as unlucky as this potentially one way to get something going holot offside netting another quality opportunity for Chicago tonight other one currently in action how about Orlando City leading Atlanta 3-0 early on in the second half as left Central for Orel and it's knocked away Tomas Romero a stellar save first time he's really been tested tonight quickly to take it likely one last moment it is played backwards and there is the whistle from our match referee Marie dur Christian Kofi who heads on his 19th appearance of this season just his fourth time as a substitute but a real game changer type of player with as good of a pedigree as you'll find the first corner kick of the second half for either side as it's lofted towards the back post headed away fi back towards frame turned a Romero the save it's his second of the night take away from aralo comes right back to him the goal score oh that's a lovely feed Jimenez have some time off to rest mentally physically get some players who were dealing with injuries back glasow finds coffee coffee rolls one across and the Golden Boot leader continues to shine David parba it's his 16th of the season and there is new life for Chicago Fire well this was textbook you want to talk about a big three of attacking pieces it's those three Glasco scor poor giveaway there right to aralo he'll dial when long Ruiz on the Move Ruiz lifts it and and it is wide Camille aam Ruiz Now searching for the whistle glco goes down cizo struggling to clear here L forced to play back to auu auu gives it away here's glco just off oh that was the moment that was the moment for Chicago Fire you felt New York City FC maybe doing just a little too much of the back un able to clear and auu loses his footing oh and it's a golden moment for Amari Glasco and an empty opportunity Johnny Shore offside held quickly in for coffee coffee so crafty find aoro ooro back for coffee coffee leaves it central down goes ooro there's the whistle Chicago Fire in the dying Embers can level things Zoro tripped up and it's David paraba New York City in the 89th number1 change for New York City Ronald aralo comes off replaced by Jonathan Lopez the 17-year-old just to sixth appearance of the season and well can imagine that substitution was not made with this in mind a chance for Chicago to tie from the spot we will see five minutes of added time but for right now it's the Golden Boot leader David paraba who was one goal already 16 of the Season staring down toas Romero paraba converts Chicago fire blaze their way back into it Chicago goal scored in the 90th by number 4 a 90th minute leveler and it's 22 entering and there's the whistle we will head to a penalty shootout paraba converted a PK in regulation and he finds the back to the net once more to open up the shootout P up it has been his day it's been his half it's been his season frankly and he starts his team off on the right foot now Pierro elos makes his approach staring down the 31-year-old Jeff Gaul a seasoned veteran in net alos versus goal and elos kept it short sweet simple after one round it is New York City One Chicago one 1-1 through one rounds well Harold dorio was the one who won that penalty kick the tail entend of Regulation he'll spot it now the El Salvador International connects a 2-1 lead for Chicago Fire Chris Tia is a busy man of the first half very active working that Left Flank driving in crosses now the Randolph New Jersey native Ready's to wrap up round two of the shootout Tia slots it well struck ball for Chris Tio and it's 2-2 through two rounds Romero guessed correctly didn't matter and here comes Christian Coffey coffee really with his insertion into this match flip the script working quickly on this kick and he finishes he is confident to say the least Christian coffee and the Parisian puts aide back in front 3-2 so the pressure is on Samuel auu the Ganan homegrown signing he joined this Academy in 2016 while living in Yonkers he started every match since joining the club and he works lightning fast after three rounds it is New York City 3 Chicago three well that's a man who knows exactly what he's going to do when he steps to the spot no mind games there just spot it and Slot it and it's 33 through three rounds as Jean deuf looks to keep things rolling the sagales defender came on as a second half substitute de it's in there 43 these are perfectly placed balls that is just gorgeous Camille aam Ruiz as we wind down first five kicks this is number four in a major spot the second of substitute converted to PK last match and this time he does so again 44 through four rounds round five this potentially the final round of the shootout as Amari Glasco makes his way to the spot native of Guyana a proven goal scorer a man who's played on big stages and has thrived Romero stands in his way no troubles as we enter round seven cups there's the Miss he lifted it cleared the crossbar and a window of opportunity for New York City to shut the door and claim an extra point and in doing so would move level on points into fourth place with Chicago Andrew bayera a homegrown player conceal it right here bayera it's in your final scort is Chicago 76 the final in the shootout