FOXBOROUGH. New England conquers DC United 1-0 after C. Gil scored just 1 goal (18′). DC United lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Gillette Stadium stadium in Foxborough on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Malik Badawi who had the assistance of Jeremy Kieso and Ian McKay. The 4th official was Marcos de Oliveira. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18 degrees Celsius or 64.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 20 Total 11
- 7 On Target 4
- 13 Off Target 7
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 98 Attack 110
- 53 Dangerous attack 51
- 76 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
Fouls
- 11 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
DC United had a superior ball possession 56% while New England was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New England had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why New England won the match.
New England shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, DC United shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
New England didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, DC United received 2 yellow cards (V. Palsson and J. Hopkins).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, New England will play away with Chicago Fire on the 8th of October with a 23-18 head to head record in favor of Chicago Fire (13 draws).
DC United will host Cincinnati on the 8th of October with a 4-0 head to head statistic in favor of DC United (4 draws).
New England – Formation
New England started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager Bruce Arena decided to play with the following team: Đorđe Petrović
, Brandon Bye , Andrew Farrell , Henry Kessler , DeJuan Jones , Damian Rivera , Wilfrid Kaptoum , Tommy McNamara , Carles Gil , Emmanuel Boateng and Justin Rennicks .The home team had on the bench: Noel Buck
, Esmir Bajraktarevic, Omar Gonzalez, Ben Reveno, Christian Makoun , A.J. DeLaGarza, Jonathan Bell, Earl Edwards Jr. and Ryan Spaulding.Substitutions
New England made 3 changes: D. Rivera for N. Buck (63′), J. Rennicks for C. Makoun (79′) and E. Boateng for O. Gonzalez (88′).
Best player: Carles Gil
The most impressive player for New England was Carles Gil.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 62 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.DC United – Formation
DC United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Wayne Mark Rooney played with: Rafael Romo
, Andy Najar , Steve Birnbaum , Tony Alfaro , Sami Guediri , Christopher Durkin , Victor Pálsson , Ravel Morrison , Miguel Berry , Ola Kamara and Martín Rodríguez .They had on the bench: Sofiane Djeffal
, Taxiarchis Fountas , Russell Canouse, David Ochoa, Drew Skundrich, Jackson Hopkins , Kimarni Smith , Theodore Ku-DiPietro and Donovan Pines.Substitutions
DC United made 5 changes: S. Guediri for K. Smith (46′), O. Kamara for T. Fountas (58′), M. Berry for J. Hopkins (72′), M. Rodriguez for S. Djeffal (72′) and A. Najar for T. Ku-DiPietro (83′).
Best player: Rafael Romo
The player that probably impressed the most for DC United was the goalkeeper: Rafael Romo. His rating is 7.64. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Toronto – Portland Timbers – 3-1
- New England – DC United – 1-0
- New York RB – Orlando City – 0-1
- Philadelphia Union – Chicago Fire – 4-1
- Cincinnati – Atlanta United – 2-2