Match ends, New York City FC 1, LA Galaxy 0.
Frank Lampard's New York City FC beat Steven Gerrard's LA Galaxy 1-0
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Frank Lampard's New York City FC beat Steven Gerrard's LA Galaxy 1-0 in the first meeting of the former England midfielders since their moves to the United States.
New York City, managed by Patrick Vieira, took an early lead when David Villa prodded home from six yards.
Ashley Cole - another ex-England international - lined up alongside Gerrard for LA Galaxy.
The victory for Lampard's side extends their lead in the Eastern Conference.
They are four points clear of Toronto, while Gerrard's team remain third in the Western Conference.
Line-ups
New York City FC
Formation 4-3-3
- 12Saunders
- 2Hernandez
- 13Brillant
- 23Mena
- 22MatarritaSubstituted forMendozaat 85'minutes
- 8LampardSubstituted forBravoat 83'minutes
- 51Iraola
- 21Pirlo
- 11Harrison
- 7Villa
- 15McNamaraSubstituted forAllenat 72'minutes
Substitutes
- 3White
- 6Bravo
- 9Mendoza
- 19Shelton
- 25Johansen
- 27Allen
- 99Taylor Jr
LA Galaxy
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 31Diop
- 20DeLaGarzaBooked at 90mins
- 44Steres
- 37Van Damme
- 3Cole
- 34de JongSubstituted forBoatengat 84'minutes
- 6HusidicSubstituted forLletgetat 63'minutes
- 10G dos Santos
- 8Gerrard
- 11ZardesSubstituted forMageeat 79'minutes
- 7Keane
Substitutes
- 1Kennedy
- 9Gordon
- 17Lletget
- 18Magee
- 21Larentowicz
- 24Boateng
- 27Romney
- Referee:
- Jair Marrufo
- Attendance:
- 35,509
Match Stats
Home TeamNew York City FCAway TeamLA Galaxy
- Possession
- Home46%
- Away54%
- Shots
- Home18
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away1
- Corners
- Home5
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, New York City FC 1, LA Galaxy 0.
Booking
A.J. DeLaGarza (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by A.J. DeLaGarza (LA Galaxy).
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Steven Mendoza (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Steven Gerrard (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Boateng.
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Attempt missed. Emmanuel Boateng (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Steven Gerrard.
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Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jefferson Mena.
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Jelle Van Damme (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Federico Bravo (New York City FC).
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Offside, New York City FC. Josh Saunders tries a through ball, but David Villa is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, New York City FC. Steven Mendoza replaces Ronald Matarrita.
Substitution
Substitution, LA Galaxy. Emmanuel Boateng replaces Nigel de Jong.
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Foul by Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy).
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RJ Allen (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, New York City FC. Federico Bravo replaces Frank Lampard.
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Attempt missed. Jelle Van Damme (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Gerrard with a cross.
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Attempt blocked. Ronald Matarrita (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Villa.
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Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Clément Diop.
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Attempt saved. David Villa (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ronald Matarrita.
