WASHINGTON. DC United tops New York City with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Klich (45′) and a goal from C. Durkin (62′).
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 Fotis Bazakos with the collaboration of Adam Garner and Felisha Mariscal. The 4th official was Marcos de Oliveira. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 18.08 degrees Celsius or 64.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 14 Total 20
- 6 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 11
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 88 Attack 117
- 40 Dangerous attack 56
- 45 Ball safe 48
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
- 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 5
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. DC United was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. New York City that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
New York City was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, DC United was capable to find the solution to win this match.
DC United shot 14 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, New York City shot 20 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
DC United received 3 yellow cards (Mateusz Klich, Russell Canouse and Steve Birnbaum). On the opposite side, New York City received 2 yellow cards (Andrés Perea and Kevin O’Toole).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this encounter, DC United will have 40 points like New York RB and Chicago Fire to sit in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, New York City will stay with 38 points to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the New York City will host Chicago Fire on the 21st of October with a 10-3 head to head record in favor of New York City (6 draws).
DC United – Formation
DC United
75'
45'
62'
DC United started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Wayne Mark Rooney decided to play with the following team: Alex Bono , Andy Nájar , Steve Birnbaum , Matai Akinmboni , Éric Davis , Chris Durkin , Russell Canouse , Mateusz Klich , Gabriel Pirani , Theodore Ku-DiPietro and Erik Hurtado .
The home team had on the bench: Ruan , Derrick Williams , Pedro Santos, Cristian Dájome, Yamil Asad, Jackson Hopkins , Hayden Sargis , Luis Zamudio and José Fajardo.
Substitutions
DC United made 4 changes: Steve Birnbaum for Derrick Williams (51′), Andy Nájar for Ruan (75′), Russell Canouse for Jackson Hopkins (83′) and Matai Akinmboni for Hayden Sargis (75′).
Best player: Alex Bono
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for DC United was the goalkeeper: Alex Bono. His rating is 8.47. He performed 5 saves.
New York City – Formation
New York City
New York City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Nick Cushing played with: Matthew Freese , Tayvon Gray , Thiago Martins , Birk Risa , Kevin O’Toole , Andrés Perea , James Sands , Andres Jasson , Santiago Rodríguez , Talles Magno and Monsef Bakrar .
These were the players on the bench: Luis Barraza, Brian Cufré, Julián Fernández , Alonso Martínez , Matías Pellegrini, Richard Ledezma, Mitja Ilenič, Keaton Parks and Justin Haak .
Substitutions
New York City made 4 changes: Andres Jasson for Julián Fernández (60′), Birk Risa for Justin Haak (72′), Talles Magno for Alonso Martínez (72′) and Monsef Bakrar for Keaton Parks (80′).
Best player: Santiago Rodríguez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for New York City was Santiago Rodríguez.
His rating is with 31 passes (84% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Philadelphia Union – Nashville SC – 0-0
- Orlando City – New England – 3-2
- New York RB – Toronto – 3-0
- CF Montréal – Portland Timbers – 4-1
- Inter Miami – Cincinnati – 0-1
- DC United – New York City – 2-0
- Atlanta United – Columbus Crew – 1-1
