Orlando City prevails over DC United after recovering from a 2-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

WASHINGTON. Orlando City was capable to turn the tables against DC United.

By
Mark Hall
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Orlando City prevails over DC United after recovering from a 2-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

WASHINGTON. Orlando City found a way to reverse the score against DC United.

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 18,615 spectators.​ The referee was Guido Gonzalez with the help of Adam Garner and Justin Howard. The 4th official was Joshua Encarnación. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 15.82 degrees Celsius or 60.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

DC United

2 - 3

Team 1

Orlando City

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 17 Total 10
  • 7 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 131 Attack 87
  • 46 Dangerous attack 42
  • 93 Ball safe 95
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
  • 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 19 Total 14
  • 6 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. DC United was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Orlando City that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

DC United was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyway, Orlando City succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

DC United shot 17 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Orlando City shot 10 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

DC United received 8 yellow cards (Cristian Dájome, C. Benteke, Mateusz Klich, David Brekalo, Conner Antley, Jackson Hopkins, Aarón Herrera and Troy Lesesne). Regarding the opposition, Orlando City received 2 yellow cards (Dagur Dan Thórhallsson and W. Cartagena).

Match Timeline

C. Benteke(goal)Mateusz Klich
5'
28'
Dagur Dan Thórhallsson(goal)Iván Angulo
42'
W. Cartagena- Yellow
Aarón Herrera- Yellow
42'
Conner Antley- Yellow
45'
Cristian Dájome- Yellow
45'
Mateusz Klich- Yellow
49'
Matti Peltola- sub ->Jackson Hopkins
46'
Gabriel Pirani- sub ->K. Fletcher
46'
Jackson Hopkins- Yellow
45'
55'
Dagur Dan Thórhallsson- Yellow
88'
David Brekalo- Yellow
Gabriel Pirani(goal)C. Benteke
66'
73'
Nicolás Lodeiro- sub ->W. Cartagena
73'
D. McGuire- sub ->Martín Ojeda
73'
Rafael Santos- sub ->Kyle Smith
Jacob Murrell- sub ->Jared Stroud
77'
82'
David Brekalo(goal)Nicolás Lodeiro
C. Benteke- Yellow
88'
87'
Felipe Martins- sub ->Luis Muriel
Pedro Santos- sub ->Cristian Dájome
87'
90'
D. McGuire(goal)Nicolás Lodeiro
90'
Rodrigo Schlegel- sub ->Facundo Torres 

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Inter Miami
21
11
Cincinnati
18
10
New York RB
17
10
Toronto
16
10
Columbus Crew
15
10
New York City
14
10
Philadelphia Union
13
8
DC United
13
10
Atlanta United
12
9
CF Montréal
12
9
Charlotte
11
10
Chicago Fire
10
10
Orlando City
9
9
Nashville SC
8
9
New England
4
9

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Salt Lake
18
10
LA Galaxy
18
10
Vancouver Whitecaps
17
9
Minnesota United
17
9
Los Angeles FC
15
10
Colorado Rapids
15
10
Austin
15
10
Houston Dynamo
13
9
St. Louis City
12
9
Sporting KC
11
10
Portland Timbers
10
10
Dallas
8
9
Seattle Sounders
6
9
SJ Earthquakes
4
10

After this encounter, DC United stays with 10 points like CF Montréal and Toronto to hold in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Orlando City will has 8 points like New York City to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

DC United – Formation

DC United
G
Alex Bono 24.United States
7.1
D
Lucas Bartlett 3.United States
6.6
D
Conner Antley 12.United States
6.6
45'
D
Christopher McVey 97.Sweden
6.3
M
Jared Stroud 8.United States
6.4
77'
M
Cristian Dájome 11.Colombia
6.6
87' 45'
M
Aarón Herrera 22.Guatemala
8.4
42'
M
Jackson Hopkins 25.United States
6.7
46' 45'
M
K. Fletcher 27.United States
6.8
46'
M
Mateusz Klich 43.Poland
7.9
49'
F
C. Benteke 20.Belgium
9.1
88' Goals5'
Substitutes
G
Luis Zamudio 56.Mexico
D
Matti Peltola 4.Finland
6.3
46'
D
Garrison Tubbs 16.United States
D
Matai Akinmboni 45.United States
M
Pedro Santos 7.Portugal
6.6
87'
M
Gabriel Pirani 10.Brazil
7.3
46' Goals66'
M
Martín Rodríguez 14.Chile
F
Jacob Murrell 17.
6.3
77'

DC United started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Troy Lesesne decided to play with the following team: Alex Bono (7.1), Christopher McVey (6.3), Lucas Bartlett (6.6), Conner Antley (6.6), Aarón Herrera (8.4), Mateusz Klich (7.9), Jackson Hopkins (6.7), Cristian Dájome (6.6), Jared Stroud (6.4), C. Benteke (9.1) and K. Fletcher (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Gabriel Pirani (7.3), Martín Rodríguez, Garrison Tubbs, Jacob Murrell (6.3), Matai Akinmboni, Luis Zamudio, Pedro Santos (6.6) and Matti Peltola (6.3).

Substitutions

DC United made 4 changes: K. Fletcher for Gabriel Pirani (46′), Jackson Hopkins for Matti Peltola (46′), Jared Stroud for Jacob Murrell (77′) and Cristian Dájome for Pedro Santos (87′).

Player of the match: C. Benteke​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for DC United was C. Benteke.

His rating is 9.1 with 1 goal, 37 passes (51% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 16 duels out of 25.

Orlando City – Formation

Orlando City
G
P. Gallese 1.Peru
7.1
D
David Brekalo 4.Slovenia
6.7
Goals82'
D
Robin Jansson  6.Sweden
7.0
D
Dagur Dan Thórhallsson 17.Iceland
7.0
55' Goals28'
D
Kyle Smith 24.United States
7.0
73'
M
C. Araújo 5.Uruguay
7.0
M
Facundo Torres  10.Uruguay
7.1
90'
M
Martín Ojeda 11.Argentina
7.3
73'
M
W. Cartagena 16.Peru
6.4
73' 42'
M
Iván Angulo 77.Colombia
6.4
F
Luis Muriel 9.Colombia
6.3
87'
Substitutes
G
Mason Stajduhar 31.United States
D
Rafael Santos 3.Brazil
6.4
73'
D
Rodrigo Schlegel 15.Argentina
6.4
90'
D
M. Halliday 26.United States
M
Felipe Martins 8.Brazil
6.4
87'
M
Nicolás Lodeiro 14.Uruguay
8.5
73'
M
Jeorgio Kocevski 33.
F
D. McGuire 13.United States
7.9
73' Goals90'
F
Jack Lynn 27.United States

Orlando City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Óscar Alexander Pareja Gómez played with: P. Gallese (7.1), Dagur Dan Thórhallsson (7.0), David Brekalo (6.7), Robin Jansson  (7.0), Kyle Smith (7.0), C. Araújo (7.0), W. Cartagena (6.4), Martín Ojeda (7.3), Facundo Torres  (7.1), Iván Angulo (6.4) and Luis Muriel (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Rafael Santos (6.4), Felipe Martins (6.4), Rodrigo Schlegel (6.4), M. Halliday, Jack Lynn, Mason Stajduhar, Jeorgio Kocevski, Nicolás Lodeiro (8.5) and D. McGuire (7.9).

Substitutions

Orlando City made 5 changes: Martín Ojeda for D. McGuire (73′), W. Cartagena for Nicolás Lodeiro (73′), Kyle Smith for Rafael Santos (73′), Facundo Torres  for Rodrigo Schlegel (90′) and Luis Muriel for Felipe Martins (87′).

Player of the match: Nicolás Lodeiro​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Orlando City was Nicolás Lodeiro even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.5 with 12 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 3 crosses.

His performance was sensational also because he commenced the contest from the bench before entering in the 73′.

Results of the day

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