Philadelphia Union defeats DC United 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

WASHINGTON. Philadelphia Union defeats DC United 3-1.

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David Brown
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Philadelphia Union defeats DC United 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

WASHINGTON. Philadelphia Union prevails over DC United 3-1. Philadelphia Union was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Mikael Uhre (5′), Jack McGlynn (13′) and Dániel Gazdag (38′). DC United reduced the distance with a goal (88′) by Theodore Ku-DiPietro, but there was not much to do for them.

The match was played at the Audi Field stadium in Washington on Sunday and it started at 12:30 am local time. The referee was Marcos de Oliveira with the collaboration of Brian Dunn and Ben Pilgrim. The 4th official was Lukasz Szpala.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

DC United

1 - 3

Team 1

Philadelphia Union

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 12 Total 17
  • 8 On Target 10
  • 1 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 116 Attack 90
  • 49 Dangerous attack 33
  • 44 Ball safe 52
  • 0 Penalties 2
  • 7 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 4 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. DC United was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Philadelphia Union that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

DC United was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 8 were on target. Even so, Philadelphia Union managed to find the solution to win this match.​

DC United shot 12 times, 8 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Philadelphia Union shot 17 times, 10 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

DC United received 1 yellow card (Tyler Miller). Regarding the opposition, Philadelphia Union received 3 yellow cards (Chris Donovan, Nathan Harriel and Jakob Glesnes).

Match Timeline

5'
Mikael Uhre(goal)Julián Carranza
13'
J. McGlynn(goal)
26'
Leon Flach - sub ->José Martínez
T. Miller- Yellow
36'
38'
Dániel Gazdag(penalty)
Alex Bono- sub ->Tyler Miller
46'
46'
64'
Alejandro Bedoya - sub ->Jesus Bueno
64'
Chris Donovan- sub ->Julián Carranza
68'
N. Harriel- Yellow
74'
Theodore Ku-DiPietro- sub ->Yamil Asad
74'
76'
J. Glesnes- Yellow
79'
Theodore Ku-DiPietro(goal)Ruan
88'
90'
Q. Sullivan- sub ->Mikael Uhre
90'
Chris Donovan- Yellow

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 playing this match, DC United will stay with 30 points to hold in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Philadelphia Union will have 43 points like New England and Orlando City to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, DC United will host New York City on the 7th of October with a 9-6 head to head record in favor of New York City (4 draws).

Philadelphia Union will play away agasint New England on the 21st of October with a 20-8 head to head statistic in favor of Philadelphia Union (9 draws).

DC United – Formation

DC United
G
T. Miller 1.United States
5.8
46' 36'
D
Derrick Williams 3.Republic of Ireland
6.6
D
Brendan Hines-Ike 4.United States
6.6
79'
D
Steve Birnbaum 15.United States
6.6
M
Russell Canouse 6.United States
6.8
M
Pedro Santos 7.Portugal
6.4
74'
M
C. Durkin 8.United States
6.3
46'
M
Gabriel Pirani 10.Brazil
6.8
M
Yamil Asad 22.Argentina
6.8
74'
M
Mateusz Klich 43.Poland
7.9
F
C. Benteke 20.Belgium
6.3
Substitutes
G
Alex Bono 24.United States
8.4
46'
D
Ruan 2.Brazil
6.7
46'
D
Donovan Pines 23.United States
D
Éric Davis  31.Panama
6.8
74'
M
Theodore Ku-DiPietro 21.United States
7.5
74' Goals88'
M
Jackson Hopkins 25.United States
F
Erik Hurtado 9.United States
F
Cristian Dájome 12.Colombia
F
José Fajardo 84.Panama
6.4
79'

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

The manager Wayne Mark Rooney decided to play with the following team: Tyler Miller (5.8), Brendan Hines-Ike (6.6), Steve Birnbaum (6.6), Derrick Williams (6.6), Christopher Durkin (6.3), Russell Canouse (6.8), Mateusz Klich (7.9), Pedro Santos (6.4), Yamil Asad (6.8), Gabriel Pirani (6.8) and Christian Benteke (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Ruan (6.7), Erik Hurtado, Cristián Dájome, Theodore Ku-DiPietro (7.5), Donovan Pines, Alex Bono (8.4), Jackson Hopkins, Éric Davis (6.8) and José Fajardo (6.4).

DC United could not rely on the presence of Alex Bono (injured).

Substitutions

DC United made 5 changes: Tyler Miller for Alex Bono (46′), Christopher Durkin for Ruan (46′), Yamil Asad for Theodore Ku-DiPietro (74′), Pedro Santos for Éric Davis (74′) and Brendan Hines-Ike for José Fajardo (79′).

Best player: Alex Bono​

The most impressive player for DC United was the goalkeeper: Alex Bono. His rating is 8.36. He performed 4 saves.

Philadelphia Union – Formation

Philadelphia Union
G
Andre Blake  18.Jamaica
7.5
D
Jack Elliott 3.England
6.7
D
J. Glesnes 5.Norway
8.5
76'
D
N. Harriel 26.United States
7.0
68'
D
Kai Wagner 27.Germany
7.7
M
J. Martínez 8.Venezuela
7.3
26'
M
Dániel Gazdag 10.Hungary
7.3
Goals38'
M
J. McGlynn 16.United States
7.9
Goals13'
M
J. Bueno 20.Venezuela
7.0
64'
F
Mikael Uhre 7.Denmark
7.9
90' Goals5'
F
Julián Carranza 9.Argentina
7.9
64'
Substitutes
G
Joe Bendik 12.United States
D
Matt Real 2.United States
D
O. Mbaïzo 15.Cameroon
M
Alejandro Bedoya  11.United States
7.0
64'
M
Joaquín Torres 19.Argentina
M
Leon Flach  31.Germany
7.0
26'
M
Q. Sullivan 33.United States
90'
F
Chris Donovan 25.United States
6.6
64' 90'
F
Tai Baribo 28.Israel

Philadelphia Union started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Jim Curtin played with: Andre Blake (7.5), Nathan Harriel (7.0), Jakob Glesnes (8.5), Jack Elliott (6.7), Kai Wagner (7.7), Jesus Bueno (7.0), José Martínez (7.3), Jack McGlynn (7.9), Dániel Gazdag (7.3), Mikael Uhre (7.9) and Julián Carranza (7.9).

They had on the bench: Matthew Real, Alejandro Bedoya (7.0), Joe Bendik, Olivier Mbaizo, Joaquín Torres, Chris Donovan (6.6), Tai Baribo, Leon Flach (7.0) and Quinn Sullivan.

Philadelphia Union could not rely on the presence of Chris Donovan (injured) and Quinn Sullivan (injured).

Substitutions

Philadelphia Union made 4 changes: José Martínez for Leon Flach (26′), Jesus Bueno for Alejandro Bedoya (64′), Julián Carranza for Chris Donovan (64′) and Mikael Uhre for Quinn Sullivan (90′).

Best player: Jakob Glesnes​

The most impressive player for Philadelphia Union was Jakob Glesnes even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.5) with 30 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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