MLS

FT Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Toronto FC WLLWL 0
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D.C. United WDWWW 1
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Audi Field · 18,562 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Wayne Rooney's curling free kick takes D.C. United to playoffs' doorstep

Wayne Rooney's 10th goal -- a brilliant free kick -- moved D.C. United to within a victory of clinching a playoff spot by defeating Toronto 1-0.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
4
56.6
Possession
43.4
11
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
538
Accurate Passes
394
628
Passes
485
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
2
16
Crosses
9
0.4
Cross %
0.2
69
Long Balls
50
39
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
15
20
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
7
18
Effective Clearances
24
18
Clearances
24

Highlights

02:17 DC United 1-0 Toronto FC: Rooney's stunner seals win - Via MLS Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

TOR leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

DC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Bill HamidG
  2. 15Steve BirnbaumCD-L
  3. 13Frédéric BrillantCD-R
  4. 28Joseph MoraLB
  5. 14Nick DeLeonRB
  6. 10Luciano AcostaAM
  7. 21Christopher DurkinLM
  8. 4Russell CanouseRM
  9. 9Wayne RooneyF
  10. 22Yamil AsadAM-L
  11. 18Zoltan StieberAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 48Travis WorraSUB
  2. 12Kevin EllisSUB
  3. 23Ian HarkesSUB
  4. 20Jalen RobinsonSUB
  5. 25Jared JeffreySUB
  6. 29Dane KellySUB
  7. 8Ulises SeguraSUB

TOR · 3-4-3

  1. 25Alex BonoG
  2. 3Drew MoorCD
  3. 6Nick HagglundCD-L
  4. 15Eriq ZavaletaCD-R
  5. 4Michael BradleyCM-L
  6. 27Liam FraserCM-R
  7. 2Justin MorrowLM
  8. 96AuroRM
  9. 11Jon BakeroF
  10. 16Lucas JansonCF-L
  11. 22Jordan HamiltonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Ayo AkinolaSUB
  2. 54Ryan TelferSUB
  3. 87Tosaint RickettsSUB
  4. 1Clint IrwinSUB
  5. 14Jay ChapmanSUB
  6. 5Ashtone MorganSUB
  7. 12Jason HernandezSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! D.C. United 1, Toronto FC 0. Wayne Rooney (D.C. United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  2. 59' Substitution, Toronto FC. Jay Chapman replaces Jordan Hamilton.
  3. 69' Substitution, Toronto FC. Ayo Akinola replaces Jon Bakero.
  4. 74' Substitution, D.C. United. Ulises Segura replaces Zoltán Stieber.
  5. 80' Substitution, Toronto FC. Ashtone Morgan replaces Nick Hagglund.
  6. 87' Eriq Zavaleta (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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