WASHINGTON. Cincinnati overcomes DC United 5-2 after playing a incredible match. DC United lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Audi Field stadium in Washington on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Timothy Ford with the help of Nick Uranga and Jeremy Kieso. The 4th official was Matthew Thompson. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.7 degrees Celsius or 72.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 25%.​

Match Statistics​

DC United

2 - 5

Cincinnati

• 57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

• 9 Total 13
• 4 On Target 8
• 5 Off Target 5
• 3 Shots blocked 3

• 116 Attack 102
• 57 Dangerous attack 34
• 83 Ball safe​ 72

• 0 Penalties 0
• 5 Corners 1
• 1 Off Sides 4

Fouls

• 5 Total 11
• 1 Yellow Cards 2
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

DC United had a superior ball possession 57% while Cincinnati was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

DC United had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Cincinnati found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

DC United shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cincinnati shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

DC United received 1 yellow card (S. Birnbaum). Talking about the opposition, Cincinnati received 2 yellow cards (J. Moreno and A. Barreal).

Standings

After this match, DC United will stay with 27 points to hold in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Cincinnati will have 49 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Cincinnati will play away agasint New York RB on the 15th of October with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of New York RB (3 draws).

DC United – Formation

DC United

G

David Ochoa 32.USA

5.6

D

Antony Alfaro 93.Peru

6.1

D

Steve Birnbaum 15.USA

6.1

45'

D

C. Odoi-Atsem 3.USA

5.9

46'

D

Matai Akinmboni 45.USA

5.6

76'

M

Ravel Morrison 49.England

7.3

76' 26'

M

Christopher Durkin 8.USA

6.4

M

Sofiane Djeffal 13.France

6.4

F

Theodore Ku-Dipietro 35.USA

6.4

60'

F

Christian Benteke 20.Belgium

6.3

F

Kristian Fletcher 26.USA

6.4

60' 47'

Substitutes

G

J. Kempin 21.USA

M

D. Skundrich 12.USA

6.6

46'

M

Martín Rodríguez 77.Chile

M

Jackson Hopkins 25.USA

6.6

76'

M

S. Guediri 97.USA

F

Nigel Robertha 19.Netherlands

6.6

60'

F

O. Williams 9.Norway

6.6

60'

F

K. Smith 17.England

6.9

76'

F

M. Berry 22.Spain

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

The manager Wayne Mark Rooney decided to play with the following team: David Ochoa (5.6), Chris Odoi-Atsem (5.9), Steve Birnbaum (6.1), Matai Akinmboni (5.6), Tony Alfaro (6.1), Christopher Durkin (6.4), Sofiane Djeffal (6.4), Ravel Morrison (7.3), Theodore Ku-DiPietro (6.4), Christian Benteke (6.3) and Kristian Fletcher (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Nigel Robertha (6.6), Drew Skundrich (6.6), Martín Vladimir Rodríguez Torrejón, Ola Kamara (6.6), Kimarni Smith (6.9), Jackson Hopkins (6.6), Sami Guediri, Miguel Berry and Jon Kempin.

Substitutions

DC United made 5 changes: C. Odoi-Atsem for D. Skundrich (46′), T. Ku-DiPietro for N. Robertha (60′), K. Fletcher for O. Kamara (60′), R. Morrison for J. Hopkins (76′) and M. Akinmboni for K. Smith (76′).

Best player: Ravel Morrison​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for DC United was Ravel Morrison.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 43 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.

Cincinnati – Formation

Cincinnati

G

Roman Celentano 18.USA

6.3

D

G. Cameron 20.USA

6.6

D

Matthew Miazga 21.USA

6.4

D

Nick Hagglund 4.USA

6.6

70'

M

Alvas Powell 2.Jamaica

7.1

59'

M

Júnior Moreno 93.Venezuela

6.3

46' 30'

M

Obinna Nwobodo 5.Nigeria

7.4

M

Isaias Barroza 31.Argentina

7.3

85' 61'

F

Luciano Acosta 10.Argentina

8.2

6'

F

Brandon Vazquez 19.USA

9.2

85' 53'

F

Brenner 9.Brazil

9.6

8', 24', 37'

Substitutes

G

Alec Kann 1.USA

D

John Nelson 3.USA

D

Ronald Matarrita 22.Costa Rica

85'

D

Ian Murphy 32.USA

6.4

70'

D

Raymon Gaddis 28.USA

7.0

59'

M

A. Cruz 8.Costa Rica

F

Dominique Badji 14.Senegal

85'

F

Yuya Kubo 7.Japan

7.2

46'

F

Arquimides Ordonez 29.USA

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

Pat Noonan played with: Roman Celentano (6.3), Nick Hagglund (6.6), Geoff Cameron (6.6), Matthew Miazga (6.4), Alvas Powell (7.1), Obinna Nwobodo (7.4), Júnior Moreno (6.3), Álvaro Barreal (7.3), Luciano Acosta (8.2), Brandon Vazquez (9.2) and Brenner (9.6).

These were the players on the bench: Dominique Badji, Yuya Kubo (7.2), Arquimides Ordonez, Alec Kann, John Nelson, Ronald Matarrita, Ian Murphy (6.4), Allan Enzo Cruz Leal and Raymon Gaddis (7.0).

Substitutions

Cincinnati made 5 changes: J. Moreno for Y. Kubo (46′), A. Powell for R. Gaddis (59′), N. Hagglund for I. Murphy (70′), A. Barreal for R. Matarrita (85′) and B. Vazquez for D. Badji (85′).

Best player: Brenner​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cincinnati was Brenner.

His rating is (9.6) with 3 goals, 31 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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

• Seattle Sounders – SJ Earthquakes – 2-2
• Real Salt Lake – Portland Timbers – 3-1
• Minnesota United – Vancouver Whitecaps – 2-0
• Los Angeles FC – Nashville SC – 0-1
• Houston Dynamo – LA Galaxy – 1-3
• Dallas – Sporting KC – 2-1
• Austin – Colorado Rapids – 1-1
• Philadelphia Union – Toronto – 4-0
• Orlando City – Columbus Crew – 2-1
• New York RB – Charlotte – 2-0
• Inter Miami – Montreal Impact – 1-3
• DC United – Cincinnati – 2-5
• Chicago Fire – New England – 1-1
• Atlanta United – New York City – 1-2