MLS

FT Sunday, March 3, 2019
Atlanta United FC LWDLW 0
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D.C. United WDWLL 2
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Audi Field · 16,942 att. · ESPN

Match Report

Patrick McDermott-USA TODAY Sports

Paul Arriola, Luciano Acosta lead D.C. United past Atlanta United

D.C United got their 2019 season off to a perfect start by beating defending MLS Cup champion Atlanta United 2-0 at home on Sunday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
2
55.8
Possession
44.2
9
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
512
Accurate Passes
381
603
Passes
469
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
24
0.1
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
55
24
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
3
6
Effective Tackles
19
14
Tackles
30
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
15
Interceptions
11
24
Effective Clearances
16
24
Clearances
16

Head to Head

DC leads series 3-2

Lineups

DC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Bill HamidG
  2. 15Steve BirnbaumCD-L
  3. 13Frédéric BrillantCD-R
  4. 28Joseph MoraLB
  5. 29Leonardo JaraRB
  6. 10Luciano AcostaAM
  7. 5Júnior MorenoLM
  8. 4Russell CanouseRM
  9. 9Wayne RooneyF
  10. 11Lucas RodríguezAM-L
  11. 7Paul ArriolaAM-R

ATL · 3-4-3

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 3M ParkhurstCD
  3. 5Leandro González PírezCD-L
  4. 12Miles RobinsonCD-R
  5. 6Darlington NagbeCM-L
  6. 11Eric RemediCM-R
  7. 20Brek SheaLM
  8. 22Mikey AmbroseRM
  9. 7Josef MartínezF
  10. 15Héctor VillalbaCF-L
  11. 8Ezequiel BarcoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 45'+1' Goal! D.C. United 1, Atlanta United FC 0. Paul Arriola (D.C. United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta following a corner.
  2. 53' Mikey Ambrose (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 58' Goal! D.C. United 2, Atlanta United FC 0. Luciano Acosta (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Rodríguez.
  4. 59' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Julian Gressel replaces Mikey Ambrose.
  5. 59' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Gonzalo Martínez replaces Héctor Villalba.
  6. 67' Substitution, D.C. United. Ulises Segura replaces Lucas Rodríguez.
  7. 77' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Jeff Larentowicz replaces Ezequiel Barco.
  8. 83' Jeff Larentowicz (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 88' Substitution, D.C. United. Chris Durkin replaces Luciano Acosta.

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