NEW YORK CITY FC vs. REAL SALT LAKE
YANKEE STADIUM, Bronx, N.Y.
June 2, 2016 (Week 14, MLS Game #138)
7 pm ET (YES, KMYU, MLS LIVE)
Two clubs in the thick of the chase for playoff positioning meet in an interconference matchup as New York City FC play host to Real Salt Lake on Thursday evening at Yankee Stadium. NYCFC sit in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, remaining at home for a third consecutive match after a late 2-2 draw with Orlando City SC last Sunday afternoon. Real sit in fourth in the Western Conference, their first-ever visit to The Bronx ending a five-game road swing that saw a fourth defeat last weekend in a 4-3 loss at Columbus Crew SC.
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REFEREE: Ted Unkel. AR1 (bench): Brian Dunn; AR2 (opposite): Danny Thornberry; 4th: Jaime Herrera MLS Career: 38 games; FC/gm: 25.8; Y/gm: 4.2; R: 14; pens: 25
SUSPENDED: RSL: Jeff Cassar (head coach; through June 2)
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: NYC: Federico Bravo
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: NYC: Josh Saunders, David Villa … RSL: Kyle Beckerman, Tony Beltran, Sunday Stephen
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: NYC: Ronald Matarrita (Costa Rica; Copa America) … RSL: Kyle Beckerman (USA; Copa America)
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (1 meeting): NYCFC 0 wins, 0 goals … Real 1 win, 2 goals … Ties 0
AT NYCFC: First meeting
- This is the only league meeting between the teams this season.
- The teams met once during NYCFC’s inaugural season. John Stertzer and Alvaro SaborÃo scored on either side of halftime to lead Real to a 2-0 victory, May 23 at Rio Tinto Stadium.
- Coaches’ record: Patrick Vieira vs. RSL: first game … Jeff Cassar vs. NYC: P1 W1 L0 T0
