MLS

FT Sunday, August 12, 2018
Orlando City SC LLLDL 2
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D.C. United LLWDW 3
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Audi Field · 17,020 att.

Match Report

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Wayne Rooney, Luciano Acosta combine to hand D.C. United epic win over Orlando City SC

Luciano Acosta scored three goals, including a Wayne Rooney-assisted winner, as D.C. United edged Orlando City in dramatic fashion 3-2 on Sunday.

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Team Stats

3
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
3
40.2
Possession
59.8
11
SHOTS
18
4
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
337
Accurate Passes
534
402
Passes
605
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
7
16
Crosses
21
0.1
Cross %
0.3
67
Long Balls
48
34
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
5
Blocked Shots
4
15
Effective Tackles
10
22
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
18
Interceptions
5
21
Effective Clearances
17
21
Clearances
17

Head to Head

ORL leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

DC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1David OustedG
  2. 15Steve BirnbaumCD-L
  3. 6Kofi OpareCD-R
  4. 4Russell CanouseDM
  5. 28Joseph MoraLB
  6. 91Oniel FisherRB
  7. 10Luciano AcostaCM-L
  8. 7Paul ArriolaCM-R
  9. 22Yamil AsadLM
  10. 18Zoltan StieberRM
  11. 9Wayne RooneyF

Substitutes

  1. 24Bill HamidSUB
  2. 27Vytautas AndriuskeviciusSUB
  3. 11Darren MattocksSUB
  4. 5Júnior MorenoSUB
  5. 8Ulises SeguraSUB
  6. 13Frédéric BrillantSUB
  7. 21Christopher DurkinSUB

ORL · 5-4-1

  1. 1Joe BendikG
  2. 12Shane O'NeillCD
  3. 3Amro TarekCD-L
  4. 21Scott SutterCD-R
  5. 13Mohamed El-MunirLB
  6. 17Chris MuellerRB
  7. 20Oriol RosellCM-L
  8. 7Cristian HiguitaCM-R
  9. 8Tony RochaLM
  10. 4Will JohnsonRM
  11. 14Dom DwyerF

Substitutes

  1. 28Chris SchulerSUB
  2. 29Stefano PinhoSUB
  3. 5Dillon PowersSUB
  4. 94Victor GiroSUB
  5. 10David ColmanSUB
  6. 36Earl EdwardsSUB
  7. 11Pierre Da SilvaSUB

Timeline

  1. 45'+4' Goal! D.C. United 1, Orlando City SC 0. Luciano Acosta (D.C. United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
  2. 49' Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 50' Own Goal by David Ousted, D.C. United. D.C. United 1, Orlando City SC 1.
  4. 55' Cristian Higuita (Orlando City SC) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  5. 56' VAR: Red Card. Referee decision on field stands.
  6. 57' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Dillon Powers replaces Tony Rocha.
  7. 64' Goal! D.C. United 2, Orlando City SC 1. Luciano Acosta (D.C. United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yamil Asad with a through ball.
  8. 66' VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field stands.
  9. 67' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Victor Giro replaces Mohamed El-Munir.
  10. 71' Goal! D.C. United 2, Orlando City SC 2. Dominic Dwyer (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oriol Rosell with a through ball.
  11. 73' VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field stands.
  12. 79' Substitution, D.C. United. Darren Mattocks replaces Oniel Fisher.
  13. 86' Amro Tarek (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 86' Substitution, D.C. United. Ulises Segura replaces Joseph Mora.
  15. 88' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Stéfano Pinho replaces Dominic Dwyer.
  16. 90'+6' Goal! D.C. United 3, Orlando City SC 2. Luciano Acosta (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
  17. 90'+6' Luciano Acosta (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  18. 90'+7' VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field stands.

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