TORONTO. Toronto topped DC United to win 2-1. A goal from C. Benteke was decisive in the 87min. It was Toronto to strike first with a goal of D. Kerr at the 14′. Then Kosi Thompson scored again for Toronto in the 72′ minute. Eventually, Christian Benteke reduced the distance for DC United (87′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. DC United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the BMO Field stadium in Toronto on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Lukasz Szpala with the collaboration of Jason White and Chantal Boudreau. The 4th official was Fabrizio Stasolla. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.7 degrees Celsius or 63.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
DC United had a strong ball possession 58% while Toronto was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
DC United was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Toronto succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Toronto shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, DC United shot 19 times, 4 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Toronto received 2 yellow cards (Mark-Anthony Kaye and Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty). Regarding the opposition, DC United received 1 yellow card (Pedro Santos).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this encounter, Toronto will have 16 points like New York City and New York RB to go down in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, DC United will stay with 19 points like Orlando City to go up in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Toronto will host Orlando City on the 20th of October with a 8-6 head to head statistic in favor of Toronto (3 draws).
DC United will host New York City on the 7th of October with a 10-6 head to head record in favor of New York City (3 draws).
Toronto – Formation
Toronto started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Bob Bradley decided to play with the following team: Sean Johnson
, Richie Laryea , Matt Hedges , Aimé Mabika , Kobe Franklin , Brandon Servania , Mark-Anthony Kaye , Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty , Deandre Kerr , Charles Sapong and Lorenzo Insigne .The home team had on the bench: Tomás Romero, Ayo Akinola
, Jordan Perruzza, Kosi Thompson , Raoul Petretta, Cristián Gutiérrez, Mango Mbongue and Themi Antonoglou.Substitutions
Toronto made 3 changes: Brandon Servania for Kosi Thompson (19′), D. Kerr for Ayo Akinola (73′) and C.J. Sapong for Hugo Mbongue (90′).
Best player: Lorenzo Insigne
The player that probably impressed the most for Toronto was Lorenzo Insigne even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 41 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.DC United – Formation
DC United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Wayne Mark Rooney played with: Tyler Miller
, Victor Pálsson , Derrick Williams , Donovan Pines , Christopher Durkin , Russell Canouse , Lewis O’Brien , Gaoussou Samake , Theodore Ku-DiPietro , Mateusz Klich and Christian Benteke .They had on the bench: Andy Najar
, Pedro Santos , Cristián Dájome , Brendan Hines-Ike, Erik Hurtado, Yamil Asad, Taxiarchis Fountas , Alex Bono and Steve Birnbaum.DC United could not rely on the presence of Cristian Dájome (injured).
Substitutions
DC United made 4 changes: T. Ku-Dipietro for Taxiarchis Fountas (45′), Chris Durkin for Andy Najar (45′), G. Samake for Pedro Santos (45′) and Russell Canouse for Cristián Dájome (67′).
Best player: Derrick Williams
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for DC United was Derrick Williams.
His rating is
with 73 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Toronto – DC United – 2-1
- Orlando City – Atlanta United – 1-1
- New York City – Philadelphia Union – 1-3
- New England – Chicago Fire – 3-3
- Montreal Impact – Inter Miami – 1-0