New England beats DC United 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

WASHINGTON. New England overcome DC United.

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New England beats DC United 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

WASHINGTON. New England defeated DC United.

The match was played at the Audi Field stadium in Washington on Wednesday and it started at 11:30 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.5 degrees Celsius or 50.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

DC United

2 - 3

Team 1

New England

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 18 Total 18
  • 3 On Target 8
  • 15 Off Target 10
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 113 Attack 131
  • 60 Dangerous attack 45
  • 93 Ball safe​ 108
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 7
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

New England had a superior ball possession 55% while DC United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

DC United was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, New England succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

DC United shot 18 times, 3 on target, 15 off target. On the other side, New England shot 18 times, 8 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

DC United received 1 yellow card (Felipe). On the opposite side, New England received 1 yellow card (M. Polster).

Match Timeline

18'
42'
Matt Polster- Yellow
46'
Nigel Robertha(goal)
51'
61'
64'
Carles Gil(goal)G. Bou
68'
68'
73'
79'
Gustavo Bou(goal)
81'
81'
81'
86'
87'
Emmanuel Boateng- sub ->C. Gil
89'
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
New England
73
34
Philadelphia Union
54
34
Nashville SC
54
34
New York City
51
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Orlando City
51
34
New York RB
48
34
DC United
47
34
Columbus Crew
47
34
Montreal Impact
46
34
Inter Miami
41
34
Chicago Fire
34
34
Toronto
28
34
Cincinnati
20
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Colorado Rapids
61
34
Seattle Sounders
60
34
Sporting KC
58
34
Portland Timbers
55
34
Minnesota United
49
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
49
34
Real Salt Lake
48
34
LA Galaxy
48
34
Los Angeles FC
45
34
SJ Earthquakes
41
34
Dallas
33
34
Austin
31
34
Houston Dynamo
30
34

After playing this match, DC United will stay with 41 points like Montreal Impact and Minnesota United to move up in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, New England will have 69 points to move up in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, DC United will play away with New York City on the 23rd of October with a 7-5 head to head in favor of New York City (3 draws).

New England will play away agasint Orlando City on the 24th of October with a 6-3 head to head in favor of New England (5 draws).

DC United – Formation

DC United
G
B. Hamid 24.USA
6.6
D
Joseph Mora 28.Costa Rica
6.4
68'
D
Julian Gressel 31.Germany
7.4
D
Steve Birnbaum 15.USA
7.1
D
C. Odoi-Atsem 3.USA
6.7
81'
D
Donovan Pines 23.USA
6.5
M
Felipe Martins 8.Brazil
6.4
18'
M
Russell Canouse 6.USA
6.8
73'
M
D. Skundrich 12.USA
6.6
68'
F
Ola Kamara 9.Norway
7.2
81'
F
Nigel Robertha 19.Netherlands
7.7
Goals51'
Substitutes
G
J. Kempin 21.USA
D
Antony Alfaro 93.Peru
6.2
81'
D
Kevin Paredes 30.USA
6.1
68'
D
F. Brillant 13.France
M
Yamil Asad 11.Argentina
M
Júnior Moreno 5.Venezuela
6.6
73'
F
Joshua Pérez 16.USA
6.8
68'
F
Ramón Ábila 32.Argentina
7.3
81' Goals90'
F
Griffin Yow 22.USA

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: Bill Hamid (6.6), Julian Gressel (7.4), Chris Odoi-Atsem (6.7), Steve Birnbaum (7.1), Donovan Pines (6.5), Joseph Mora (6.4), Russell Canouse (6.8), Felipe Martins (6.4), Drew Skundrich (6.6), Ola Kamara (7.2) and Nigel Robertha (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Tony Alfaro (6.2), Adrien Perez (6.8), Ramón Ábila (7.3), Jon Kempin, Kevin Paredes (6.1), Griffin Yow, Yamil Asad, Frederic Brillant and Júnior Moreno (6.6).

Substitutions

DC United made 5 changes: J. Mora for K. Paredes (68′), D. Skundrich for A. Perez (68′), R. Canouse for J. Moreno (73′), C. Odoi-Atsem for T. Alfaro (81′) and O. Kamara for R. Abila (81′).

Best player: Nigel Robertha​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for DC United was Nigel Robertha.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 22 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 14.

New England – Formation

New England
G
Matt Turner 30.USA
8.0
D
Andrew Farrell 2.USA
6.8
D
F. Kessler 4.USA
7.3
D
Brandon Bye 15.USA
6.4
D
DeJuan Jones 24.USA
6.9
M
Tommy McNamara 26.USA
7.6
89'
M
Carles Gil 22.Spain
7.7
87' Goals64'
M
Matt Polster 8.USA
7.1
46' 42'
M
Tajon Buchanan 17.Canada
7.1
81'
F
Gustavo Bou 7.Argentina
7.6
86' Goals79'
F
Adam Buksa 9.Poland
8.4
Goals61'
Substitutes
G
B. Knighton 18.USA
D
Jonathan Bell 23.USA
D
A. DeLaGarza 28.Guam
M
Scott Caldwell 6.USA
6.3
89'
M
Luis Caicedo 27.Colombia
6.9
46'
M
Wilfrid Kaptoum 5.Cameroon
M
Arnór Traustason 25.Iceland
6.1
81'
M
Emmanuel Boateng 11.Ghana
6.6
87'
F
Teal Bunbury 10.USA
6.4
86'

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

Regarding the opposition, Bruce Arena played with: Matt Turner (8.0), Brandon Bye (6.4), Andrew Farrell (6.8), Henry Kessler (7.3), DeJuan Jones (6.9), Tajon Buchanan (7.1), Matt Polster (7.1), Tommy McNamara (7.6), Carles Gil (7.7), Adam Buksa (8.4) and Gustavo Bou (7.6).

They had on the bench: Scott Caldwell (6.3), Luis Caicedo (6.9), Jonathan Bell, Wilfrid Kaptoum, Brad Knighton, A.J. DeLaGarza, Arnór Traustason (6.1), Teal Bunbury (6.4) and Emmanuel Boateng (6.6).

Substitutions

New England made 5 changes: M. Polster for L. A. Caicedo M. (46′), T. Buchanan for A. Traustason (81′), G. Bou for T. Bunbury (86′), C. Gil for E. Boateng (87′) and T. McNamara for S. Caldwell (89′).

Best player: Adam Buksa​

The player that probably impressed the most for New England was Adam Buksa.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 23 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 18.

Results of the day

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