CHARLOTTE. Charlotte and DC United didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Charlotte was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Bank of America Stadium stadium in Charlotte on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Jon Freemon who had the assistance of Lyes Arfa and Kali Smith. The 4th official was Elijio Arreguin. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 26.87 degrees Celsius or 80.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Charlotte had a superior ball possession 62% while DC United was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Charlotte was more pushing with 69 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Charlotte to win the match.
Charlotte shot 14 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, DC United shot 14 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Charlotte received 1 yellow card (Christian Lattanzio). On the opposite side, DC United received 3 yellow cards (Brendan Hines-Ike, Russell Canouse and Ruan).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this encounter, Charlotte will have 32 points like Chicago Fire to lose in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, DC United will have 35 points like Montreal Impact to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Charlotte will host Inter Miami on the 21st of October with a 1-1 head to head.
DC United will host New York City on the 7th of October with a 9-6 head to head statistic in favor of New York City (4 draws).
Charlotte – Formation
Charlotte started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Christian Lattanzio decided to play with the following team: Kristijan Kahlina
, Nathan Byrne , Adilson Malanda , Andrew Privett , Jere Uronen , Brandt Bronico , Ashley Westwood , Benjamin Bender , Karol Świderski , Brecht Dejaegere and Enzo Copetti .The home team had on the bench: Kamil Jóźwiak
, Kerwin Calderón Vargas , Derrick Jones, Justin Meram , Jaylin Lindsey, Harrison Afful, George Marks, Patrick Agyemang and Scott Arfield .Charlotte could not rely on the presence of Patrick Agyemang (injured) and Kamil Jóźwiak (injured).
Substitutions
Charlotte made 5 changes: Brecht Dejaegere for Justin Meram (65′), Brandt Bronico for Scott Arfield (65′), Karol Świderski for Kerwin Calderón Vargas (86′), Enzo Copetti for Patrick Agyemang (78′) and Benjamin Bender for Kamil Jóźwiak (78′).
Best player: Kristijan Kahlina
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Charlotte was the goalkeeper: Kristijan Kahlina. His rating is 8.67. He performed 6 saves.
DC United – Formation
DC United started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Wayne Mark Rooney played with: Alex Bono
, Ruan , Brendan Hines-Ike , Donovan Pines , Éric Davis , Christopher Durkin , Russell Canouse , Mateusz Klich , Gabriel Pirani , Christian Benteke and José Fajardo .These were the players on the bench: Pedro Santos, Erik Hurtado, Cristián Dájome, Andy Najar
, Nigel Robertha , Theodore Ku-DiPietro , Yamil Asad, Hayden Sargis and Luis Zamudio.DC United could not rely on the presence of Andy Najar (injured).
Substitutions
DC United made 3 changes: Gabriel Pirani for Theodore Ku-DiPietro (74′), Ruan for Andy Najar (84′) and José Fajardo for Nigel Robertha (74′).
Best player: Donovan Pines
The most impressive player for DC United was Donovan Pines.
His rating is
with 16 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Toronto – Vancouver Whitecaps – 1-2
- Philadelphia Union – Cincinnati – 2-2
- Orlando City – Columbus Crew – 4-3
- Montreal Impact – Chicago Fire – 0-0
- Charlotte – DC United – 0-0
- Atlanta United – Inter Miami – 5-2
- New York City – New York RB – 0-0