WASHINGTON. Austin had a remarkable comeback against DC United. Austin took advantage of its better ball possession (59%).

O. Kamara received a red card (45′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why DC United lost the match.

The match was played at the Audi Field stadium in Washington on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Tori Penso who had the assistance of Corey Parker and Meghan Mullen. The 4th official was Guido Gonzalez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.7 degrees Celsius or 42.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.​

Match Statistics​

DC United

2 - 3

Austin

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 13 Total 16
  • 3 On Target 6
  • 10 Off Target 10
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 70 Attack 100
  • 40 Dangerous attack 65
  • 84 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 9
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 6 Yellow Cards 3
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Austin had a superior ball possession 59% while DC United was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Austin had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Austin won the encounter.​

DC United shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Austin shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

DC United received 5 yellow cards (O. Kamara, N. Robertha, J. Hopkins, J. Gressel and G. Samake). Regarding the opposition, Austin received 3 yellow cards (A. Ring, J. Cascante and D. Pereira).

O. Kamara (DC United) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (45′).

Match Timeline

27'
27'
35'
Alexander Ring- Yellow
41'
Nigel Robertha- Yellow
42'
51'
45'
56'
Héctor Jiménez- sub ->N. Lima
56'
Zan Kolmanic- sub ->J. Gallagher
56'
Ethan Finlay- sub ->J. Valencia
Gaoussou Samaké- sub ->C. Odoi-Atsem
57'
57'
59'
Julio Cascante- Yellow
64'
68'
69'
Daniel Pereira- Yellow
Jackson Hopkins- Yellow
73'
78'
80'
84'
Sebastián Driussi (goal)
Gaoussou Samaké- Yellow
86'
88'
88'
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Philadelphia Union
67
34
CF Montréal
65
34
New York City
55
34
New York RB
53
34
Cincinnati
49
34
Inter Miami
48
34
Orlando City
48
34
Columbus Crew
46
34
New England
42
34
Charlotte
42
34
Atlanta United
40
34
Chicago Fire
39
34
Toronto
34
34
DC United
27
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Los Angeles FC
67
34
Austin
56
34
Dallas
53
34
Nashville SC
50
34
LA Galaxy
50
34
Minnesota United
48
34
Real Salt Lake
47
34
Portland Timbers
46
34
Colorado Rapids
43
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
43
34
Seattle Sounders
41
34
Sporting KC
40
34
Houston Dynamo
36
34
SJ Earthquakes
35
34

After this contest, DC United will stay with 6 points like Cincinnati and Sporting KC to go up in the 27th place. On the opposite side, Austin will have 14 points to go down in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, DC United will host Cincinnati on the 8th of October with a 4-0 head to head in favor of DC United (4 draws).

Austin will host Colorado Rapids on the 9th of October with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Colorado Rapids (0 draws).

DC United – Formation

DC United
G
B. Hamid 28.USA
5.4
D
Julian Gressel 31.Germany
7.3
88' 78'
D
Donovan Pines 23.United States
7.0
D
Steve Birnbaum 15.United States
6.8
D
Brendan Hines-Ike 4.United States
6.7
D
A. Najar 14.Honduras
7.7
51'
M
Russell Canouse 6.United States
6.8
M
C. Durkin 8.United States
6.3
F
Nigel Robertha 19.Curaçao
6.2
57' 42'
F
Ola Kamara 9.Norway
7.4
45' 27', 41'
Substitutes
G
J. Kempin 21.USA
D
C. Odoi-Atsem 3.USA
51'
D
Gaoussou Samaké 2.Ivory Coast
6.4
57' 86'
M
D. Skundrich 12.USA
6.4
88'
M
É. Flores 10.Peru
F
G. Yow 22.United States
F
Taxiarchis Fountas 11.Greece
6.5
57'
F
Michael Estrada 7.Ecuador
6.2
88'

DC United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Hernán Pablo Losada decided to play with the following team: .

DC United could not rely on the presence of G. Samake (injured).

Substitutions

DC United made 5 changes: A. Najar for C. Odoi-Atsem (51′), C. Odoi-Atsem for G. Samake (57′), N. Robertha for T. Fountas (57′), J. Hopkins for M. Estrada (88′) and J. Gressel for D. Skundrich (88′).

Austin – Formation

Austin
G
Brad Stuver 1.United States
6.4
D
Nick Lima 24.United States
6.4
56'
D
Julio Cascante 18.Costa Rica
6.2
59'
D
Ruben Gabrielsen 4.Norway
7.4
90'
D
J. Gallagher 17.Republic of Ireland
6.2
56'
M
Jhojan Valencia 5.Colombia
6.7
56'
M
Daniel Pereira 6.Venezuela
7.0
69'
M
Diego Fagúndez 14.Uruguay
7.8
M
Alexander Ring 8.Finland
6.2
68' 35'
M
Sebastián Driussi 7.Argentina
6.9
84'
F
Maximiliano Urruti 37.Argentina
6.2
64'
Substitutes
G
Andrew Tarbell 31.United States
D
Zan Kolmanic 23.Slovenia
6.8
56'
D
Kipp Keller 15.United States
M
Héctor Jiménez 16.United States
7.8
56'
M
Owen Wolff 33.United States
M
Ethan Finlay 13.United States
6.5
56'
M
Felipe Martins 22.Brazil
7.2
68'
F
Rodney Redes 11.Paraguay
F
Danny Hoesen 9.Netherlands
7.3
64' 80'

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

Josh Wolff played with: .

Substitutions

Austin made 5 changes: J. Gallagher for Z. Kolmanic (55′), N. Lima for H. Jimenez (55′), J. Valencia for E. Finlay (56′), M. Urruti for D. Hoesen (64′) and A. Ring for Felipe (68′).

Results of the day

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