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​

Orlando City

1 - 3

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).

Standings

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

Pedro 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

César Araújo Vilches 5.Uruguay

6.9

90'

M

Gaston Gonzalez 22.Argentina

6.8

F

Martin Ojeda 11.Argentina

6.9

65'

F

Facundo Torres Pérez 17.Uruguay

7.3

F

Duncan McGuire 13.USA

7.1

52' 23'

Substitutes

G

Mason Stajduhar 31.USA

D

Rafael Santos 3.Brazil

7.0

65'

D

Kyle Smith 24.USA

D

Abdi Salim 28.USA

M

Dagur Dan Þórhallsson 23.Iceland

6.6

68'

M

Wilder Cartagena 16.Peru

M

Felipe Martins 8.Brazil

F

Ramiro Enrique Paz 7.Argentina

6.3

52'

F

Ercan 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

Tyler Miller 1.USA

7.5

D

Steve Birnbaum 15.USA

7.1

D

Donovan Pines 23.USA

7.4

85' 53'

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.USA

6.6

74'

M

Lewis O'Brien 17.England

5.9

87'

F

Christian Benteke 20.Belgium

7.3

62'

F

Taxiarchis Fountas 11.Greece

7.5

79' 16'

Substitutes

G

Alex Bono 24.USA

D

Matai Akinmboni 45.USA

D

Andy Najar 14.Honduras

6.5

61'

D

Jacob Greene 33.USA

M

Theodore Ku-Dipietro 21.USA

M

Yamil Asad 22.Argentina

79'

M

Jackson Hopkins 25.USA

87'

M

Christopher Durkin 8.USA

79'

F

Kristian Fletcher 26.USA

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.​

• Philadelphia Union – Toronto – 4-2
• Orlando City – DC United – 1-3
• New York City – Dallas – 3-1
• New England – Sporting KC – 2-1
• Montreal Impact – New York RB – 2-0
• Cincinnati – Portland Timbers – 2-1
• Charlotte – Columbus Crew – 1-0