DC United prevails over Orlando City 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ORLANDO. DC United overcomes Orlando City 3-1.

By
Luke Meyer
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DC United prevails over Orlando City 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ORLANDO. DC United prevails over Orlando City 3-1.

The match was played at the Exploria Stadium stadium in Orlando on Sunday and it started at 1:30 am local time. The referee was Lukasz Szpala with the support of Jose Da Silva and Andrew Bigelow. The 4th official was Tori Penso. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 25.9 degrees Celsius or 78.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Orlando City

1 - 3

Team 1

DC United

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 13 Total 9
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 105 Attack 89
  • 74 Dangerous attack 37
  • 87 Ball safe 99
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 21
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Orlando City was in firm control of the ball 55% while DC United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Orlando City was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, DC United managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Orlando City shot 13 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, DC United shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Orlando City received 3 yellow cards (I. Angulo, Antônio Carlos and César Araújo). Regarding the opposition, DC United received 4 yellow cards (Ruan, M. Klich, Russell Canouse and Donovan Pines).

Match Timeline

12'
16'
D. McGuire(goal)
23'
Iván Angulo- Yellow
27'
42'
Mateusz Klich- Yellow
Ramiro Enrique- sub ->Duncan McGuire
52'
53'
56'
61'
62'
C. Benteke(goal)
65'
Rafael Santos- sub ->Rodrigo Schlegel
65'
Dagur Dan Thórhallsson- sub ->Mauricio Pereyra
68'
74'
Russell Canouse- Yellow
79'
79'
85'
87'
Jackson Hopkins- sub ->Lewis O\'Brien
C. Araújo- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After this match, Orlando City will stay with 11 points like Nashville SC to climb in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, DC United will have 11 points like Nashville SC and Orlando City to go down in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Orlando City will play away with Toronto on the 20th of October with a 8-6 head to head stats 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).

Orlando City – Formation

Orlando City
G
P. Gallese 1.Peru
6.0
D
Robin Jansson  6.Sweden
5.6
D
Antônio Carlos 25.Brazil
7.0
56'
D
Rodrigo Schlegel 15.Argentina
6.6
65'
M
Mauricio Pereyra 10.Uruguay
6.6
68'
M
Iván Angulo 77.Colombia
6.4
27'
M
C. Araújo 5.Uruguay
6.9
90'
M
Gastón González 22.Argentina
6.8
F
Martín Ojeda 11.Argentina
6.9
65'
F
Facundo Torres  17.Uruguay
7.3
F
D. McGuire 13.United States
7.1
52' Goals23'
Substitutes
G
Mason Stajduhar 31.United States
D
Rafael Santos 3.Brazil
7.0
65'
D
Kyle Smith 24.United States
D
A. Salim 28.Somalia
M
Dagur Dan Thórhallsson 23.Iceland
6.6
68'
M
W. Cartagena 16.Peru
M
Felipe Martins 8.Brazil
F
Ramiro Enrique 7.Argentina
6.3
52'
F
E. Kara 9.Austria
6.8
65'

Orlando City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Óscar Alexander Pareja Gómez decided to play with the following team: Pedro Gallese (6.0), Antônio Carlos (7.0), Robin Jansson (5.6), Rodrigo Schlegel (6.6), Iván Angulo (6.4), César Araújo (6.9), Mauricio Pereyra (6.6), Gastón González (6.8), Facundo Torres (7.3), Martín Ojeda (6.9) and Duncan McGuire (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Ramiro Enrique (6.3), Mason Stajduhar, Rafael Santos (7.0), Dagur Dan Þórhallsson (6.6), Ercan Kara (6.8), Wilder José Cartagena Mendoza, Kyle Smith, Abdi Salim and Felipe Martins Campanholi.

Orlando City could not rely on the presence of Ercan Kara (injured).

Substitutions

Orlando City made 4 changes: Duncan McGuire for Ramiro Enrique Paz (52′), Rodrigo Schlegel for Rafael Santos (65′), Martín Ojeda for Ercan Kara (65′) and Mauricio Pereyra for Dagur Dan Þórhallsson (68′).

Best player: Facundo Torres​

The most impressive player for Orlando City was Facundo Torres.

His rating is (7.3) with 34 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.

DC United – Formation

DC United
G
T. Miller 1.United States
7.5
D
Steve Birnbaum 15.United States
7.1
D
Donovan Pines 23.United States
7.4
85' Goals53'
D
Victor Pálsson 44.Iceland
7.3
M
Ruan 2.Brazil
6.7
61' 12'
M
Mateusz Klich 43.Poland
8.1
79' 42'
M
Pedro Santos 7.Portugal
7.4
M
Russell Canouse 6.United States
6.6
74'
M
Lewis O'Brien 17.England
5.9
87'
F
C. Benteke 20.Belgium
7.3
Goals62'
F
Taxiarchis Fountas 11.Greece
7.5
79' Goals16'
Substitutes
G
Alex Bono 24.United States
D
Matai Akinmboni 45.United States
D
A. Najar 14.Honduras
6.5
61'
D
Jacob Greene 33.United States
M
Theodore Ku-DiPietro 21.United States
M
Yamil Asad 22.Argentina
79'
M
Jackson Hopkins 25.United States
87'
M
C. Durkin 8.United States
79'
F
K. Fletcher 26.United States

DC United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Wayne Mark Rooney played with: Tyler Miller (7.5), Victor Pálsson (7.3), Steve Birnbaum (7.1), Donovan Pines (7.4), Ruan (6.7), Mateusz Klich (8.1), Russell Canouse (6.6), Lewis O’Brien (5.9), Pedro Santos (7.4), Taxiarchis Fountas (7.5) and Christian Benteke (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Theodore Ku-Dipietro, Matai Akinmboni, Andy Najar (6.5), Alexander Bono, Yamil Asad, Jacob Greene, Jackson Hopkins, Christopher Durkin and Kristian Fletcher.

Substitutions

DC United made 4 changes: Ruan for Andy Najar (61′), Taxiarchis Fountas for Yamil Asad (79′), M. Klich for Christopher Durkin (79′) and Lewis O’Brien for Jackson Hopkins (87′).

Best player: Mateusz Klich​

The most impressive player for DC United was Mateusz Klich even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 32 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​