MLS

FT Sunday, October 7, 2018
Chicago Fire FC LWDLW 1
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D.C. United WDWDW 2
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Audi Field · 20,064 att. · ESPN

Match Report

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Wayne Rooney's dramatic brace keeps D.C. United's playoff hopes alive

Wayne Rooney scored twice as D.C. United came from a goal down in the second half to secure a crucial 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
2
44.3
Possession
55.7
10
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
369
Accurate Passes
486
438
Passes
562
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
1
19
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.1
65
Long Balls
40
32
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
2
4
Effective Tackles
8
9
Tackles
16
0.4
Tackle %
0.5
16
Interceptions
6
11
Effective Clearances
20
11
Clearances
20

Head to Head

CHI 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. 7Paul ArriolaRB
  6. 10Luciano AcostaAM
  7. 5Júnior MorenoLM
  8. 4Russell CanouseRM
  9. 9Wayne RooneyF
  10. 22Yamil AsadAM-L
  11. 8Ulises SeguraAM-R

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Stefan ClevelandG
  2. 31Bastian SchweinsteigerCD-L
  3. 4Johan KappelhofCD-R
  4. 3Brandon VincentLB
  5. 25Jorge Luis CorralesRB
  6. 14Djordje MihailovicAM
  7. 13Brandt BronicoLM
  8. 6Dax McCartyRM
  9. 23Nemanja NikolicF
  10. 7Raheem EdwardsAM-L
  11. 10Aleksandar KataiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 22' VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  2. 45' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Michael de Leeuw replaces Djordje Mihailovic.
  3. 51' Goal! D.C. United 0, Chicago Fire 1. Raheem Edwards (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Katai.
  4. 62' Substitution, D.C. United. Zoltán Stieber replaces Ulises Segura.
  5. 62' Goal! D.C. United 1, Chicago Fire 1. Wayne Rooney (D.C. United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  6. 72' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Yura Movsisyan replaces Nemanja Nikolic.
  7. 77' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Nicolas Hasler replaces Raheem Edwards.
  8. 81' Goal! D.C. United 2, Chicago Fire 1. Wayne Rooney (D.C. United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  9. 87' Substitution, D.C. United. Nick DeLeon replaces Yamil Asad.
  10. 90' Substitution, D.C. United. Christopher Durkin replaces Luciano Acosta.
  11. 90'+4' Bastian Schweinsteiger (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.

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