WASHINGTON. DC United beat New England 3-1 thanks to C. Benteke who scored in the 34th, 72nd and 90th minute.
The match was played at the Audi Field stadium in Washington on Sunday and it started at 12:30 am local time. In front of 19,215 spectators. The referee was . The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.81 degrees Celsius or 42.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 30 Total 10
- 5 On Target 5
- 10 Off Target 2
- 15 Shots blocked 3
- 137 Attack 77
- 70 Dangerous attack 20
- 80 Ball safe 100
- 0 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 5
Fouls
- 18 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. DC United was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. New England that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
DC United was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why DC United won the match.
DC United shot 30 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, New England shot 10 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
DC United received 3 yellow cards (Kristian Fletcher, Pedro Santos and Jared Stroud). On the other side, New England received 4 yellow cards (Ian Harkes, Giacomo Vrioni, Carles Gil and Tomás Chancalay).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, DC United has 3 points to occupy the 2nd place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, New England stays with 0 points (15th).
Next matches
DC United – Formation
DC United
68'
49'
34', 72', 90'
DC United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Troy Lesesne decided to play with the following team: Alex Bono , Aaron Herrera , Lucas Bartlett , Christopher McVey , Pedro Santos , Mateusz Klich , Matti Peltola , Jared Stroud , Theodore Ku-DiPietro , Gabriel Pirani and Christian Benteke .
The home team had on the bench: Cristian Dájome , Conner Antley , Jackson Hopkins , Kristian Fletcher , Matai Akinmboni, Luis Zamudio and Martín Rodríguez .
DC United could not rely on the presence of Jackson Hopkins (injured).
Substitutions
DC United made 4 changes: Pedro Santos for Conner Antley (68′), Theodore Ku-DiPietro for Cristian Dájome (74′), Gabriel Pirani for Kristian Fletcher (74′) and Jared Stroud for Jackson Hopkins (83′).
Player of the match: Aaron Herrera
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for DC United was Aaron Herrera even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 37 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
New England – Formation
New England
Also New England adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Caleb Porter played with: Henrich Ravas , Nick Lima , Jonathan Mensah , Dave Romney , DeJuan Jones , Matt Polster , Noel Buck , Esmir Bajraktarevic , Carles Gil , Tomás Chancalay and Giacomo Vrioni .
These were the players on the bench: Ian Harkes , Bobby Wood, Emmanuel Boateng , Jack Panayotou, Tommy McNamara, Ryan Spaulding , Earl Edwards Jr., Nacho Gil and Andrew Farrell.
Substitutions
New England made 4 changes: Noel Buck for Ian Harkes (61′), Matt Polster for Emmanuel Boateng (77′), Esmir Bajraktarevic for Nacho Gil (88′) and Nick Lima for Ryan Spaulding (88′).
Player of the match: Carles Gil
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for New England was Carles Gil.
His rating is with 1 goal, 47 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Charlotte – New York City – 1-0
- DC United – New England – 3-1
- Orlando City – CF Montréal – 0-0
- Philadelphia Union – Chicago Fire – 2-2
- Austin – Minnesota United – 1-2
- Dallas – SJ Earthquakes – 2-1
- Houston Dynamo – Sporting KC – 1-1
- St. Louis City – Real Salt Lake – 1-1
- Portland Timbers – Colorado Rapids – 4-1
- Cincinnati – Toronto – 0-0
- Nashville SC – New York RB – 0-0
