Toronto snatches a 2-1 win against DC United

TORONTO. Toronto prevailed over DC United to win 2-1. A goal from C. Benteke was decisive in the 87min.

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David Brown
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Toronto snatches a 2-1 win against DC United

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​

Team 1

Toronto

2 - 1

Team 1

DC United

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 11 Total 19
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 14
  • 3 Shots blocked 8
  • 90 Attack 114
  • 45 Dangerous attack 53
  • 76 Ball safe 84
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 5 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

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

Deandre Kerr(goal)Lorenzo Insigne
14'
Kosi Thompson- sub ->Brandon Servania
19'
45'
45'
Pedro Santos- sub ->G. Samake
45'
45'
67'
Cristian Dájome- sub ->Russell Canouse
69'
Pedro Santos- Yellow
Kosi Thompson(goal)Lorenzo Insigne
72'
Ayo Akinola- sub ->D. Kerr
73'
87'
C. Benteke(goal)
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty- Yellow
90'
Hugo Mbongue- sub ->C.J. Sapong
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 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
G
Sean Johnson 1.United States
6.9
D
Matt Hedges 2.United States
6.4
D
Richie Laryea  22.Canada
6.4
D
K. Franklin 19.Canada
7.5
D
Aimé Mabika 6.Zambia
6.9
M
Mark-Anthony Kaye 14.Canada
6.6
45'
M
Brandon Servania 23.United States
6.4
19'
M
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 7.Canada
6.5
90'
F
Lorenzo Insigne 24.Italy
8.1
F
C.J. Sapong 9.United States
6.8
90'
F
Deandre Kerr 29.Canada
7.7
73' Goals14'
Substitutes
G
T. Romero 30.El Salvador
D
Raoul Petretta 28.Italy
D
Cristián Gutiérrez 3.Canada
M
Kosi Thompson 47.Canada
7.2
19' Goals72'
M
Themi Antonoglou 81.Canada
F
Ayo Akinola 20.Canada
6.4
73'
F
J. Perruzza 77.Canada
F
Hugo Mbongue 83.Canada
90'

Toronto started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Bob Bradley decided to play with the following team: Sean Johnson (6.9), Richie Laryea (6.4), Matt Hedges (6.4), Aimé Mabika (6.9), Kobe Franklin (7.5), Brandon Servania (6.4), Mark-Anthony Kaye (6.6), Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (6.5), Deandre Kerr (7.7), Charles Sapong (6.8) and Lorenzo Insigne (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Tomás Romero, Ayo Akinola (6.4), Jordan Perruzza, Kosi Thompson (7.2), 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 (8.1) 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
G
T. Miller 1.United States
6.7
D
Derrick Williams 3.Republic of Ireland
7.3
D
Donovan Pines 23.United States
6.6
D
Victor Pálsson 44.Iceland
6.5
M
Gaoussou Samaké 72.Ivory Coast
6.4
45'
M
Russell Canouse 6.United States
6.6
67'
M
C. Durkin 8.United States
6.7
45'
M
Lewis O'Brien 17.England
7.0
F
Mateusz Klich 43.Poland
7.3
F
Theodore Ku-DiPietro 21.United States
6.8
45'
F
C. Benteke 20.Belgium
7.1
Goals87'
Substitutes
G
Alex Bono 24.United States
D
A. Najar 14.Honduras
6.8
45'
D
Brendan Hines-Ike 4.United States
D
Steve Birnbaum 15.United States
M
Pedro Santos 7.Portugal
6.8
45' 69'
M
Yamil Asad 22.Argentina
F
Cristian Dájome 12.Colombia
6.4
67'
F
Erik Hurtado 9.United States
F
Taxiarchis Fountas 11.Greece
6.6
45'

DC United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Wayne Mark Rooney played with: Tyler Miller (6.7), Victor Pálsson (6.5), Derrick Williams (7.3), Donovan Pines (6.6), Christopher Durkin (6.7), Russell Canouse (6.5), Lewis O’Brien (7.0), Gaoussou Samake (6.4), Theodore Ku-DiPietro (6.8), Mateusz Klich (7.3) and Christian Benteke (7.1).

They had on the bench: Andy Najar (6.8), Pedro Santos (6.8), Cristián Dájome (6.4), Brendan Hines-Ike, Erik Hurtado, Yamil Asad, Taxiarchis Fountas (6.6), 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 (7.3) 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.​