WASHINGTON. DC United managed to find the solution against Seattle Sounders to win 2-1. C. Benteke was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Seattle Sounders to strike first with a goal of Léo Chú at the 14′. Then it was a penalty in the 32′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, C. Benteke gave the win to DC United in the 44′ minute scoring a double. DC United capitalized on its superior ball possession (58%).
Stefan Frei received a red card (28′). This red card was one of the reason why Seattle Sounders lost the match.
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 18,223 spectators. The referee was Rosendo Mendoza assisted by Adam Wienckowski and Tyler Wyrostek. The 4th official was Jon Freemon. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.69 degrees Celsius or 54.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 12 Total 12
- 6 On Target 6
- 5 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 6
- 108 Attack 75
- 56 Dangerous attack 54
- 72 Ball safe 66
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 20 Total 5
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
DC United had a strong ball possession 58% while Seattle Sounders was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
DC United was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why DC United won the match.
DC United shot 12 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Seattle Sounders shot 12 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
DC United received 5 yellow cards (Jackson Hopkins, Martín Rodríguez, Lucas Bartlett, Jared Stroud and Christopher McVey). On the opposite side, Seattle Sounders received 1 yellow card (J. Morris).
Also, Seattle Sounders didn’t end the match with 11 players after Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (28′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, DC United has 13 points like Philadelphia Union to hold in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Seattle Sounders will stays with 6 points to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
DC United – Formation
DC United
38'
90'
32', 44'
DC United started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
The manager Troy Lesesne decided to play with the following team: Alex Bono , Aarón Herrera , Lucas Bartlett , Christopher McVey , Cristian Dájome , Matti Peltola , Jared Stroud , Gabriel Pirani , Mateusz Klich , Jacob Murrell and C. Benteke .
The home team had on the bench: T. Miller, Martín Rodríguez , Steve Birnbaum, Garrison Tubbs, Jackson Hopkins , K. Fletcher , Matai Akinmboni and Pedro Santos .
Substitutions
DC United made 4 changes: Matti Peltola for Jackson Hopkins (63′), Gabriel Pirani for Martín Rodríguez (63′), Cristian Dájome for K. Fletcher (90′) and Jacob Murrell for Pedro Santos (75′).
Player of the match: C. Benteke
The player that probably impressed the most for DC United was C. Benteke.
His rating is with 2 goals, 25 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 18 duels out of 25.
Seattle Sounders – Formation
Seattle Sounders
28'
Seattle Sounders started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Brian Schmetzer played with: Stefan Frei , Cristian Roldán , Yeimar Gómez Andrade , Jon Bell , C. Baker , João Paulo , Josh Atencio , J. Morris , Albert Rusnák , Léo Chú and Danny Musovski .
They had on the bench: Paul Rothrock , Andrew Thomas , J. Castro, Danny Leyva, Dylan Teves, O. Vargas and Raúl Ruidíaz .
Seattle Sounders could not rely on the presence of O. Vargas (injured).
Substitutions
Seattle Sounders made 4 changes: Danny Musovski for O. Vargas (21′), J. Morris for Raúl Ruidíaz (46′), Léo Chú for Andrew Thomas (31′) and C. Baker for Paul Rothrock (78′).
Player of the match: Josh Atencio
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Seattle Sounders was Josh Atencio.
His rating is with 29 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 12 duels out of 22. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Austin – LA Galaxy – 2-0
- Cincinnati – Colorado Rapids – 2-1
- Columbus Crew – CF Montréal – 0-0
- DC United – Seattle Sounders – 2-1
- New England – Inter Miami – 1-4
- New York RB – Vancouver Whitecaps – 1-1
- New York City – Charlotte – 2-1
- Orlando City – Toronto – 1-2
- Philadelphia Union – Real Salt Lake – 1-2
