MLS

FT Sunday, September 2, 2018
Atlanta United FC WWDWW 1
–
D.C. United WWWLL 3
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ATL101
DC123
Audi Field · 20,557 att.

Match Report

Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

Luciano Acosta nets brace, Wayne Rooney converts penalty as D.C. tops Atlanta

Wayne Rooney scored the tiebreaking goal on a penalty kick and also had two assists to help D.C. United record a 3-1 victory over Atlanta United.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
7
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
10
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
6
61.8
Possession
38.2
22
SHOTS
9
7
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
496
Accurate Passes
286
562
Passes
358
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
1
32
Crosses
10
0.2
Cross %
0.1
51
Long Balls
45
32
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
7
Blocked Shots
1
14
Effective Tackles
11
20
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
6
10
Effective Clearances
34
10
Clearances
34

Head to Head

DC leads series 3-2

Lineups

DC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Bill HamidG
  2. 15Steve BirnbaumCD-L
  3. 6Kofi OpareCD-R
  4. 28Joseph MoraLB
  5. 7Paul ArriolaRB
  6. 10Luciano AcostaAM
  7. 5Júnior MorenoLM
  8. 4Russell CanouseRM
  9. 9Wayne RooneyF
  10. 8Ulises SeguraAM-L
  11. 18Zoltan StieberAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Frédéric BrillantSUB
  2. 27Vytautas AndriuskeviciusSUB
  3. 32Bruno MirandaSUB
  4. 11Darren MattocksSUB
  5. 21Christopher DurkinSUB
  6. 20Jalen RobinsonSUB
  7. 48Travis WorraSUB

ATL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 5Leandro González PírezCD-L
  3. 3M ParkhurstCD-R
  4. 16Chris McCannLB
  5. 24Julian GresselRB
  6. 10Miguel AlmirónAM
  7. 11Eric RemediLM
  8. 18Jeff LarentowiczRM
  9. 7Josef MartínezF
  10. 8Ezequiel BarcoAM-L
  11. 15Héctor VillalbaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Miles RobinsonSUB
  2. 9Romario WilliamsSUB
  3. 13Jose HernandezSUB
  4. 21George BelloSUB
  5. 30Andrew CarletonSUB
  6. 25Alec KannSUB
  7. 32Kevin KratzSUB

Timeline

  1. 25' Eric Remedi (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 29' Goal! D.C. United 1, Atlanta United FC 0. Luciano Acosta (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wayne Rooney with a through ball.
  3. 39' Goal! D.C. United 1, Atlanta United FC 1. Jeff Larentowicz (Atlanta United FC) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco with a cross following a corner.
  4. 51' Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 52' Goal! D.C. United 2, Atlanta United FC 1. Wayne Rooney (D.C. United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  6. 63' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Kevin Kratz replaces Michael Parkhurst.
  7. 71' Leandro González Pirez (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 73' Júnior Moreno (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 76' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. George Bello replaces Héctor Villalba.
  10. 76' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Romario Williams replaces Ezequiel Barco.
  11. 77' Goal! D.C. United 3, Atlanta United FC 1. Luciano Acosta (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
  12. 85' Substitution, D.C. United. Darren Mattocks replaces Wayne Rooney.
  13. 89' Substitution, D.C. United. Frederic Brillant replaces Luciano Acosta.

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