HARRISON. DC United defeated New York City to win 2-1. It was DC United to strike first with a goal of O. Kamara at the 24′. Then it was a goal in the 27′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, S. Birnbaum gave the win to DC United in the 57′ minute with a goal. New York City was truly better in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena, Harrison stadium in Harrison on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In front of 8,113 spectators. The referee was Ismir Pekmic who was helped by Brian Dunn and Brian Poeschel. The 4th official was JC Griggs. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 26.6 degrees Celsius or 79.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 10 Total 5
- 3 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 1
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 111 Attack 87
- 54 Dangerous attack 23
- 90 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 19
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
New York City was in firm control of the ball 61% while DC United was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New York City had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, DC United found a way to find the solution to win this match.
New York City shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, DC United shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
New York City received 4 yellow cards (N. B. Acevedo Tabarez, M. Meineche, V. Latinovich and ). On the other side, DC United received 3 yellow cards (C. Odoi-Atsem, M. Rodriguez and K. Fletcher).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, New York City will stay with 45 points to remain in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, DC United will have 25 points to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, New York City will play away with Atlanta United on the 8th of October with a 4-4 head to head.
DC United will host Cincinnati on the 8th of October with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of DC United (4 draws).
New York City – Formation
New York City
38'
62'
27'
New York City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nick Cushing decided to play with the following team: Sean Johnson , Anton Tinnerholm , Tayvon Gray , Maxime Chanot , Malte Amundsen , Nicolás Acevedo , Justin Haak , Gabriel Pereira , Santiago Rodríguez , Talles Magno and Héber .
The home team had on the bench: Matías Pellegrini , Vuk Latinovich , Andres Jasson, Luis Barraza, Samuel Kwaku Owusu, Gedion Zelalem , Kevin O’Toole, Thiago Andrade and Maxi Moralez .
New York City could not rely on the presence of V. Latinovich (injured).
Substitutions
New York City made 5 changes: A. Tinnerholm for V. Latinovich (38′), Heber for M. Moralez (64′), G. Pereira for T. Andrade (64′), J. Haak for G. Zelalem (64′) and M. Meineche for M. Pellegrini (75′).
Best player: Maxi Moralez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for New York City was Maxi Moralez.
His rating is with 31 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 64′.
DC United – Formation
DC United
DC United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Wayne Mark Rooney played with: David Ochoa , Chris Odoi-Atsem , Donovan Pines , Steve Birnbaum , Andy Najar , Christopher Durkin , Victor Pálsson , Russell Canouse , Martín Rodríguez , Miguel Berry and Ola Kamara .
They had on the bench: Jon Kempin, Matai Akinmboni, Drew Skundrich, Sofiane Djeffal, Jackson Hopkins, Ravel Morrison , Kimarni Smith, Kristian Fletcher, Christian Benteke and Matai Akinmboni.
Substitutions
DC United made 3 changes: O. Kamara for C. Benteke (73′), M. Rodriguez for R. Morrison (82′) and M. Berry for K. Fletcher (88′).
Best player: Martín Rodríguez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for DC United was Martín Rodríguez even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 28 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- New York City – DC United – 1-2
- Real Salt Lake – Minnesota United – 3-0
- Orlando City – Seattle Sounders – 3-2
- Houston Dynamo – Los Angeles FC – 2-1
- Austin – Portland Timbers – 1-2
- Nashville SC – Colorado Rapids – 4-1
