MLS

FT Saturday, September 29, 2018
CF Montréal WLWWD 0
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D.C. United LWDWD 5
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Audi Field · 20,573 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Wayne Rooney brace as D.C. United thrashes Montreal to close playoff gap

D.C. United rode two goals from Wayne Rooney and Paul Arriola to a 5-0 thrashing of the Montreal Impact to inch closer to the playoff places.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
11
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
5
60.4
Possession
39.6
25
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
450
Accurate Passes
273
528
Passes
357
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
1
28
Crosses
9
0.3
Cross %
0.1
59
Long Balls
54
37
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
9
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
14
19
Tackles
21
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
10
11
Effective Clearances
20
11
Clearances
20

Head to Head

MTL leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

DC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Bill HamidG
  2. 15Steve BirnbaumCD-L
  3. 13Frédéric BrillantCD-R
  4. 28Joseph MoraLB
  5. 91Oniel FisherRB
  6. 10Luciano AcostaAM
  7. 5Júnior MorenoLM
  8. 4Russell CanouseRM
  9. 9Wayne RooneyF
  10. 22Yamil AsadAM-L
  11. 7Paul ArriolaAM-R

MTL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Evan BushG
  2. 4Rudy CamachoCD-L
  3. 15Rod FanniCD-R
  4. 3Daniel LovitzLB
  5. 33Bacary SagnaRB
  6. 6Samuel PietteCM
  7. 8Saphir TaïderLM
  8. 32Micheal AziraRM
  9. 30Quincy AmarikwaF
  10. 10Ignacio PiattiLF
  11. 9Alejandro SilvaRF

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! D.C. United 1, Montreal Impact 0. Luciano Acosta (D.C. United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yamil Asad.
  2. 48' Goal! D.C. United 2, Montreal Impact 0. Wayne Rooney (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
  3. 55' Substitution, D.C. United. Kevin Ellis replaces Oniel Fisher because of an injury.
  4. 61' Goal! D.C. United 3, Montreal Impact 0. Paul Arriola (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
  5. 64' Substitution, Montreal Impact. Jeisson Vargas replaces Micheal Azira.
  6. 69' Substitution, D.C. United. Ulises Segura replaces Yamil Asad.
  7. 71' Substitution, Montreal Impact. Mathieu Choinière replaces Ignacio Piatti.
  8. 78' Goal! D.C. United 4, Montreal Impact 0. Paul Arriola (D.C. United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
  9. 82' Goal! D.C. United 5, Montreal Impact 0. Wayne Rooney (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
  10. 83' Substitution, D.C. United. Darren Mattocks replaces Paul Arriola.

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