The Houston Dynamo
was enjoying a one of a kind winning streak and last week, they performed
wonders with a notable win and upset at home over last campaign champions the Portland
Timbers.
With the Boys of the NYCFC
in town and playing once again at home, the Dynamo though, they had it easy and
having the edge over a NYCFC squad, that so far the Big Apple Boys is enjoying
a premier campaign.
For the Houston squad
being at stake- was their winning streak and making a strong close of this
campaign in the positive and not finishing in the infamous cellar of the
Western Conference.
The NYCFC looking to gain
once in for all the top spot in the Eastern Conference, as well keeping its
hopes alive in their chase of their first ever trophy in the Supporter Shield as
well winning the conference as a second year squad.
That could mean the
world and a one of a kind accomplishment for first year man at the helm of the American
version of the Citizens and former French international Patrick Vieira.
As BBVA Stadium as always
saw a very low attendance and support to its men in orange, still those few
souls in attendance did not left disappointed despite seeing their squad lose
horribly and missing a number of shoots that could become the difference maker
for Houston.
As the visiting,
Manager Patrick Vieira sent a much ambitious 4-3-3 formation with David Villa, Khiry
Shelton and Jack Harrison as the front men for the NYCFC, accompanied in the middle
by Andrea Pirlo, Andoni Iraola and Tommy Mc Namara.
Despite the absence of
Frank Lampard in the initial eleven of Vieira, the NYCFC Boss can manage a move
or two as Iraola and Mc Namara have been making wonders alongside Pirlo in the
Blues midfield.
Still the afternoon
belonged for the one and only former Atletico Madrid man David Villa dispatching
a double dose of goals, despite seeing a disputed first half, that saw a much defensive
stance from both elevens battling it out and to cause havoc on each other’s goal
posts.
The afternoon belonged
to these hardened Boys from New York making play after play and putting all
sorts of pressure on the Dynamo keeper Willis who despite his all around heroics
at the end he succumbed to a much experienced and spectacular Villa.
I mean the European
years and experience from the old continent and this career say a lot of the Spaniard
who scored a couple of gems in his goals that at the end became sufficient to
net his squad the win, considered a much valuable one!
Going back to Villa
double, one of them in the 52nd he made a half circle inside the area
burning away his defender in Cristian Maidana and with a self-pass, he put the ball
on left corner for the first goal, all alone with no mark.
Imagine a player of
that importance and shaken off his mark and advancing the ball a few yards and
still connected this for the first score in a spectacular way and silencing the
few on hand on BBVA Compass Stadium.
The beat went on for the
American Sky Blues forward as once again, opportunity knocked clearly with some
close range shoots from the Dynamo front men and the NYCFC backfield emerging
as the heroes of the match too along with the whole Big Apple squad.
Still the Villa show
continue with a close shoot that barely missed the posts in the 57nd
minute, but his insistence paid off in
the 91st minute with a combination of Pirlo and Taylor serving a
nice pass for the Spaniard second goal of the match.
At the end the NYCFC
are playing one amazing football and soon their man Frank Lampard returns, tis squad
can be the all-around favorite to win the conference and league shield.
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