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Highlights

August 12, 2021 1:26 AM ET

Pumas win!

Sebastián Saucedo scores the last penalty to send the universitarios into the Leagues Cup Semifinal

August 12, 2021 1:24 AM ET

Advantage for Pumas

Gonzalez saves again and Saucedo will have the chance to score

August 12, 2021 1:19 AM ET

Tie serie

The teams have only managed to score two penalties on each side and the game will now go to sudden death.

August 12, 2021 1:14 AM ET

Six penalty

Erick Lira puts the Pumas back in the game

August 12, 2021 1:09 AM ET

Five penalty

Julio Gonzalez keeps the ball

August 12, 2021 1:04 AM ET

Fourt penalty

Johnson stops Alan Mozo's shot

August 12, 2021 12:59 AM ET

Third penalty

Ismael Tajouri-Shradi misses it and ties the circumstances.

August 12, 2021 12:54 AM ET

Second penalty

Efrain Velarde misses, Johnson reads well and keeps the ball.

August 12, 2021 12:49 AM ET

First penalty

Valentín Castellanos is the first one to charge in front of González and with a powerful shot he gives the home team the lead.

August 12, 2021 12:44 AM ET

It's over!

At the end of regular time, the teams tied 1-1, the result of the match will be defined in a series of penalty kicks.

August 12, 2021 12:39 AM ET

92'

Castellanos crosses too much and misses the winning goal

August 12, 2021 12:34 AM ET

82'

NYC changes Jesus Medina and Santiago Rodriguez are out, Thiago Andrade and Ismael Tajouri-Shradi are in.

August 12, 2021 12:29 AM ET

78'

Great save! Johnson makes a perfect save to prevent the Universitarios' second goal.

August 12, 2021 12:24 AM ET

76'

Cambio Pumas. Entra Leonel López sale Érik Lira

August 12, 2021 12:19 AM ET

71'

GOOOOL. The equalizer came at the feet of José Rogeiro.

August 12, 2021 12:14 AM ET

68'

Pumas change. 

Favio Álvarez out, Washington Corozo in.

August 12, 2021 12:09 AM ET

65'

Thorarinsson receives a second concussion protocol, the match is restarted with a boat on the ground.

August 12, 2021 12:04 AM ET

60'

GOAL. Maxi Castellanos heads in a corner kick to give New York City the leadvv

August 11, 2021 11:59 PM ET

56'

Pumas change. Dinenno leaves, José Rogeiro enters.

August 11, 2021 11:54 PM ET

52'

Goal disallowed. Handball and yellow card for Castellanos

August 11, 2021 11:49 PM ET

49'

Goal. Santi Rodriguez heads in alone in front of the goalkeeper to give NYCFC the lead.

August 11, 2021 11:44 PM ET

46'

Pumas: Jerónimo Rodríguez and Emanuel Montejano are replaced by Cristian Battocchio and Sebastián Saucedo.

August 11, 2021 11:39 PM ET

45'

Complementary part fails

August 11, 2021 11:34 PM ET

45'+1

First half ends, NYCFC and Pumas draw 0-0

August 11, 2021 11:29 PM ET

39'

Corner kick for Pumas. Dinneno's shot goes wide.

August 11, 2021 11:24 PM ET

36'

The universitarios' goalkeeper is complaining of lower back pain. The medical assistants are already on their way to attend to him.

August 11, 2021 11:19 PM ET

25'

Goal disallowed for offside

August 11, 2021 11:14 PM ET

20'

Keaton Parks gives the New Yorkers the lead by keeping it in the right corner of the net. The play will be reviewed by VAR.

August 11, 2021 11:09 PM ET

16'

Gerardo Moreno is cautioned

August 11, 2021 11:04 PM ET

4'

Medina tries a shot from half distance and Julio Gonzalez manages to scratch the ball. Corner kick for NYCFC

August 11, 2021 10:59 PM ET

1'

Castellanos shoots a right-footed shot and sets up the first attacking goal for the New Yorkers.

August 11, 2021 10:54 PM ET

Kick off!

The ball is rolling on the field at Yankee Stadium.

August 11, 2021 10:49 PM ET

To the court!

The teams are already in the center circle. We are seconds away from kickoff

August 11, 2021 10:44 PM ET

Warm up

The teams finally take the field at Yankee Stadium to warm up with just minutes to go before the game's opening whistle. The stadium staff removes the protective rain cover from the field that was covering the grass.

August 11, 2021 10:39 PM ET

Three hours later

After Yankee Stadium was affected by the threat of a thunderstorm, the match between New York City and Pumas was initially postponed for 20 minutes, which later became almost exactly three hours late. According to the latest Leagues Cup press release, the match will now kick off at 10:00 CET.

August 11, 2021 10:34 PM ET

Update

The game will kick off at 10:00 PM in Mexico City time according to official information from New York City.

August 11, 2021 10:29 PM ET

No updates

The auriazules shared on their social networks that they are still waiting for indications for the starting whistle.

August 11, 2021 10:24 PM ET

Heavy rains

Heavy rains at Yankee Stadium

August 11, 2021 10:19 PM ET

Waiting for

New York City players wait in the locker room as weather conditions allow the game to start.

August 11, 2021 10:14 PM ET

Match still delay

The weather situation has not improved and the game still cannot start. 

Fans have had to take shelter in the roofed areas of Yankee Stadium.

August 11, 2021 10:09 PM ET

Fun fact

Efraín Juárez, a Mexican soccer player who debuted with Pumas, is now an assistant coach at NYCFC and in an interview with TUDN, he admitted to having mixed feelings: 

Mixed feelings, Pumas is the institution to which I owe myself, it raised me as a professional player, it gave me the opportunity to debut, to fulfill my dream since I was a little boy, to play soccer, the affection and love and the first love is never forgotten, it is there, but today I really have to be honest, I owe myself to another institution that gave me the opportunity to change of scenery, to be a soccer player, to belong to a coaching staff, really mixed feelings but with desire and illusions that we can make a good game," mentioned Juarez.

 

August 11, 2021 10:04 PM ET

New York City Substitutes

Amundsen, Barraza, Gloster, Haak, Jasson, Latinovich, Morales, Rocha, Tajouri-Sheadi, Tailes Magno, Thiago, Zelalem

August 11, 2021 9:59 PM ET

Pumas Substitutes

#6 Érik Lira #7 Sebastián Saucedo #12 Octavio Paz (P) #14 Amaury García #21 José Rogério #22 Cristian Battocchio #30 Gabriel Torres #31 Washington Corozo #48 Marco García #188 Julio Barragán #196 Ángel García #249 Alek Álvarez

August 11, 2021 9:54 PM ET

Pumas in NY

The Auriazul fans demonstrate that the university club is one of the most popular in Liga MX and its fans are present in international scenarios. Here is a sample of the fans who came out to cheer at Yankee Stadium.

August 11, 2021 9:49 PM ET

NYCFC in Yankee Stadium

New York City is already at Yankee Stadium and this is how they arrived at the venue

August 11, 2021 9:44 PM ET

Delayed match

Due to a threat of a thunderstorm in the Yankee Stadium area, the game time has been rescheduled by twenty minutes. Kickoff will be at 7:20 pm.

August 11, 2021 9:39 PM ET

New York City starting roster

Here's how the New Yorkers jump: Acevedo, Callens, Castellanos, Gray, Johnson, Johnson, Medina, Moralez, Parks, Rodriguez, Sands, Thorarinsson

August 11, 2021 9:34 PM ET

Pumas starting roster

This will be the team with which Andrés Lillini takes the field in the first half: 
20 Julio González
02 Alan Mozo
47 Ricardo Galindo
18 Efraín Velarde
16 Jerónimo Rodríguez
13 Gerardo Moreno
08 Higor Meritao
17 Leonel López
10 Flavio Álvarez
09 Juan Dinenno
27 Emanuel Montejano

August 11, 2021 9:29 PM ET

We back

We are just minutes away from the start of the match between New York City and Pumas UNAM in the Leagues Cup. Each team will be looking to represent their league in the best way possible. For Pumas, it is a good opportunity to return to the important titles and finals that have been difficult for them in their local league.

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August 11, 2021 9:09 PM ET

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August 11, 2021 9:04 PM ET

What time is New York City FC vs Pumas match for Leagues Cup ?

This is the start time of the game New York City F.C vs Pumas  of 11th June 2021 in several countries:

 

USA (ET): 20:00 PM in ESPN
Spain: 00:00 AM in Cuatro TV
Mexico: 19:00 PM in TUDN
 

August 11, 2021 8:59 PM ET

NYCFC Key player

Thiago has excelled at youth levels, mainly in Bahia's youth teams, where he was the best goal scorer and was later promoted with them to the Brasileirao A Series. Before that, he also played in Portugal for Portimonense, but that stage lasted six months, while in his growing club he was able to get into the starting eleven. Thiago arrived at NYCFC in January of this year and is expected to have a goal-scoring quota with the team from the Big Apple.

August 11, 2021 8:54 PM ET

Pumas key player

Juan Ignacio Dinneno has become one of the auriazules' most important players since his arrival.

On January 21, 2020, he officially signed with Club Universidad Nacional, better known as Pumas de la UNAM of Liga MX. In the second leg of the round of 16 of the Copa Mexico, he scored his first goal with the club, against Club Santos Laguna. In his first year with Club Universidad Nacional he scored 16 goals, being the team's top scorer for the last 6 months and runner-up in his second tournament with the universitarios.

August 11, 2021 8:49 PM ET

Pumas

The universitarios have not had the best start to GritaMexico 2021 and are in 16th place in the general table. Of the three games played, they have lost on two occasions and rescued a draw. With just one unit, they already have a goal difference of -4.

August 11, 2021 8:44 PM ET

Leagues Cup 2021

NYCFC is joined in Leagues Cup 2021 by MLS teams Seattle Sounders, Sporting Kansas City and Orlando City SC, while Tigres UANL, Leon and Santos Laguna round out the LigaMX participants.

August 11, 2021 8:39 PM ET

New Yokr City F.C

The New York squad comes into this match as third in the MLS Eastern Conference table. With 17 games played, they have a record of eight wins, four draws and five defeats. With a total of 28 points they are chasing New England and Orlando City.

NYC F.C. has scored thirty-two goals and conceded 18.

August 11, 2021 8:34 PM ET

Yankee Stadium

Yankee Stadium is a sports venue located in The Bronx, New York, United States. It hosts home games of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the New York City Football Club of Major League Soccer (MLS) and has a capacity for 47,309 spectators.

Opened in 2009, it supplanted the stadium of the same name that operated from 1923-2008, and was attached to the current stadium on its south side.

Overall, Yankee Stadium has features reminiscent of the old ballpark,1 albeit 63 percent larger plus several modern additions. It is the most expensive facility ever built in the history of baseball, and the second most expensive sports venue in the world behind Wembley Stadium.

 

August 11, 2021 8:29 PM ET

Legues Cup

Leagues Cup is a friendly soccer tournament played between Major League Soccer and Liga MX clubs. The first edition of the tournament began in July 2019 and the grand final was played in September of the same year. Although the competition has the endorsement of Concacaf to take place, as it is not organized by that confederation, it is not considered official as required by FIFA statutes.

August 11, 2021 8:24 PM ET

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August 11, 2021 8:19 PM ET
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