MLS

FT Sunday, October 21, 2018
New York City FC LDDWL 1
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D.C. United DWWWW 3
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DC213
Audi Field · 20,249 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Wayne Rooney strikes twice as D.C. United beats NYCFC to book playoff spot

Wayne Rooney was on target again, scoring twice as D.C. United beat New York City FC 3-1 to seal a spot in the MLS Cup playoffs.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
3
54.6
Possession
45.4
16
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
388
Accurate Passes
310
504
Passes
420
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
5
18
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.4
62
Long Balls
65
24
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
2
15
Effective Tackles
11
24
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
18
Interceptions
18
10
Effective Clearances
22
10
Clearances
22

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

DC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Bill HamidG
  2. 15Steve BirnbaumCD-L
  3. 13Frédéric BrillantCD-R
  4. 28Joseph MoraLB
  5. 7Paul ArriolaRB
  6. 10Luciano AcostaAM
  7. 5Júnior MorenoLM
  8. 4Russell CanouseRM
  9. 9Wayne RooneyF
  10. 22Yamil AsadAM-L
  11. 8Ulises SeguraAM-R

NYC · 4-1-3-2

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 6Alexander CallensCD-L
  3. 33Sebastien IbeaghaCD-R
  4. 8Alexander RingSW
  5. 22Rónald MatarritaLB
  6. 3Anton TinnerholmRB
  7. 19Jesús MedinaCM
  8. 12Ebenezer OforiLM
  9. 20EloiRM
  10. 7David VillaCF-L
  11. 11Valentín CastellanosCF-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! D.C. United 1, New York City FC 0. Wayne Rooney (D.C. United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
  2. 24' Goal! D.C. United 2, New York City FC 0. Luciano Acosta (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  3. 63' Substitution, New York City FC. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi replaces Ebenezer Ofori.
  4. 66' Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 72' Substitution, New York City FC. Yangel Herrera replaces Eloi Amagat.
  6. 74' Goal! D.C. United 3, New York City FC 0. Wayne Rooney (D.C. United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  7. 78' Goal! D.C. United 3, New York City FC 1. David Villa (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yangel Herrera.
  8. 78' Substitution, New York City FC. Rodney Wallace replaces Valentín Castellanos.
  9. 83' Substitution, D.C. United. Nick DeLeon replaces Ulises Segura.
  10. 90'+4' Ronald Matarrita (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.

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