WASHINGTON. DC United overcomes CF Montréal 1-0 after P. Santos scored just 1 goal (84′). CF Montréal lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Audi Field stadium in Washington on Saturday and it started at 11:30 pm local time. In front of 18,402 spectators. The referee was Ramy Touchan with the assistance of Katie Nesbitt and Meghan Mullen. The 4th official was Nabil Bensalah. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.06 degrees Celsius or 57.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 22 Total 7
- 6 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 3
- 9 Shots blocked 2
- 142 Attack 69
- 70 Dangerous attack 35
- 101 Ball safe 124
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 8
Fouls
- 10 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
CF Montréal had a superior ball possession 56% while DC United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
DC United was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why DC United won the match.
DC United shot 22 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, CF Montréal shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
DC United received 2 yellow cards (Mateusz Klich and Cristian Dájome). Talking about the opposition, CF Montréal received 3 yellow cards (Josef Martínez, Dominik Yankov and Joel Waterman).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, DC United has 9 points like Atlanta United and Philadelphia Union to sit in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, CF Montréal will stays with 7 points like Nashville SC to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
DC United – Formation
DC United
74'
52'
84'
DC United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Troy Lesesne decided to play with the following team: Alex Bono , Aarón Herrera , Christopher McVey , Lucas Bartlett , Conner Antley , Mateusz Klich , Matti Peltola , Jared Stroud , Theodore Ku-DiPietro , Cristian Dájome and C. Benteke .
The home team had on the bench: Mohanad Jeahze, Martín Rodríguez, Jacob Murrell, Jackson Hopkins , K. Fletcher , Matai Akinmboni, Luis Zamudio, Pedro Santos and Gabriel Pirani .
Substitutions
DC United made 4 changes: Cristian Dájome for Gabriel Pirani (74′), Jared Stroud for K. Fletcher (84′), Matti Peltola for Jackson Hopkins (62′) and Conner Antley for Pedro Santos (74′).
Player of the match: Mateusz Klich
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for DC United was Mateusz Klich even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 39 passes (77% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 11 crosses.
CF Montréal – Formation
CF Montréal
CF Montréal started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Laurent Courtois played with: Jonathan Sirois , Gabriele Corbo , Joel Waterman , F. Álvarez , Ruan , M. Choinière , Samuel Piette , Ariel Lassiter , Matías Cóccaro , Dominik Yankov and Josef Martínez .
They had on the bench: S. Breza, Victor Wanyama, Joaquín Sosa, Mason Toye, S. Ibrahim , Nathan-Dylan Saliba , Lassi Lappalainen , G. Campbell and Bryce Duke .
Substitutions
CF Montréal made 5 changes: Samuel Piette for Bryce Duke (73′), Dominik Yankov for Nathan-Dylan Saliba (73′), Matías Cóccaro for Lassi Lappalainen (68′), Gabriele Corbo for G. Campbell (89′) and Ruan for S. Ibrahim (89′).
Player of the match: Gabriele Corbo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for CF Montréal was Gabriele Corbo.
His rating is with 48 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Philadelphia Union – Minnesota United – 2-0
- Colorado Rapids – Los Angeles FC – 3-2
- Charlotte – Cincinnati – 1-1
- DC United – CF Montréal – 1-0
- Inter Miami – New York City – 1-1
- Orlando City – New York RB – 1-1
- Toronto – Sporting KC – 1-3
