D.C. United vs New York City FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
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2 - 1
2 - 1
Brendan Hines-Ike, Russell Canouse score as D.C. United beats NYCFC
Brendan Hines-Ike and Russell Canouse scored goals as D.C. United knocked off New York City FC 2-1 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gudmundur Thórarinsson.
- 2': Offside, D.C. United. Joseph Mora tries a through ball, but Erik Sorga is caught offside.
- 3': Foul by Yamil Asad (D.C. United ).
- 3': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Offside, New York City FC. Maximiliano Moralez tries a through ball, but Valentín Castellanos is caught offside.
- 5': Offside, D.C. United. Yamil Asad tries a through ball, but Joseph Mora is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ).
- 8': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Frédéric Brillant (D.C. United ).
- 8': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Frédéric Brillant (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 11': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike.
- 13': Foul by Joseph Mora (D.C. United ).
- 13': Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 14': Foul by Yamil Asad (D.C. United ).
- 14': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Goal! D.C. United 0, New York City FC 1. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anton Tinnerholm.
- 16': Foul by Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC).
- 16': Russell Canouse (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Edison Flores (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Alexander Callens (New York City FC).
- 18': Attempt blocked. Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
- 18': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Frédéric Brillant.
- 19': Attempt missed. Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 21': Foul by Júnior Moreno (D.C. United ).
- 21': Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
- 22': Russell Canouse (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
- 23': Tony Alfaro (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Attempt missed. Russell Canouse (D.C. United ) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joseph Mora.
- 27': Alexander Callens (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Erik Sorga (D.C. United ).
- 28': Hand ball by Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC).
- 28': Foul by Julian Gressel (D.C. United ).
- 28': Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gudmundur Thórarinsson.
- 32': Attempt saved. Joseph Mora (D.C. United ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yamil Asad.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Edison Flores (D.C. United ) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross.
- 32': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Alexander Callens.
- 32': Attempt missed. Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross following a corner.
- 35': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
- 35': Joseph Mora (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Gudmundur Thórarinsson.
- 37': Offside, D.C. United. Edison Flores tries a through ball, but Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike is caught offside.
- 38': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
- 38': Yamil Asad (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Goal! D.C. United 1, New York City FC 1. Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Júnior Moreno.
- 40': Foul by Júnior Moreno (D.C. United ).
- 40': Jesús Medina (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Erik Sorga (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Alexander Callens (New York City FC).
- 43': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Anton Tinnerholm.
- 44': Goal! D.C. United 2, New York City FC 1. Russell Canouse (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Erik Sorga (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
- 45'+2': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by James Sands.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, D.C. United 2, New York City FC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins D.C. United 2, New York City FC 1.
- 46': Foul by Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC).
- 46': Frédéric Brillant (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC).
- 47': Yamil Asad (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Attempt saved. Júnior Moreno (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 48': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Sean Johnson.
- 49': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Gudmundur Thórarinsson.
- 53': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Yamil Asad (D.C. United ).
- 54': Foul by Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC).
- 54': Yamil Asad (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
- 55': Yamil Asad (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Russell Canouse (D.C. United ).
- 59': Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt missed. Edison Flores (D.C. United ) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Erik Sorga.
- 63': Offside, New York City FC. Valentín Castellanos tries a through ball, but Ismael Tajouri-Shradi is caught offside.
- 68': Attempt missed. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
- 71': Substitution, New York City FC. Malte Amundsen replaces Gudmundur Thórarinsson.
- 71': Substitution, New York City FC. Alfredo Morales replaces Alexander Callens.
- 71': Substitution, New York City FC. Andres Jasson replaces Ismael Tajouri-Shradi.
- 73': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
- 73': Júnior Moreno (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, D.C. United. Adrien Pérez replaces Yamil Asad.
- 74': Substitution, D.C. United. Nigel Robertha replaces Erik Sorga.
- 76': Attempt missed. Malte Amundsen (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
- 77': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Julian Gressel (D.C. United ).
- 77': Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Attempt missed. Edison Flores (D.C. United ) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Russell Canouse with a cross.
- 81': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Adrien Pérez.
- 82': Edison Flores (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC).
- 82': Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Foul by Nigel Robertha (D.C. United ).
- 83': Maxime Chanot (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Alfredo Morales (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez with a cross.
- 85': Attempt saved. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 84': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Chris Seitz.
- 85': Attempt saved. Keaton Parks (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jesús Medina with a cross.
- 86': Foul by Malte Amundsen (New York City FC).
- 86': Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Attempt missed. Russell Canouse (D.C. United ) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Adrien Pérez (D.C. United ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 87': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Jesús Medina.
- 88': Substitution, D.C. United. Andy Najar replaces Tony Alfaro.
- 90': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
- 90': Nigel Robertha (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Adrien Pérez (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Alfredo Morales (New York City FC).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, D.C. United 2, New York City FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, D.C. United 2, New York City FC 1.
Statistics
 NYC |
DC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 61.7 | Possession | 38.3 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 389 | Accurate Passes | 176 |
| 512 | Passes | 303 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 15 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 16 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 19 | Interceptions | 25 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 16 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 4,500
Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 4,500
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 5 | +11 | 13 |
| 2 | New York City FC | 5 | +7 | 10 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 5 | +1 | 10 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 5 | +4 | 8 |
Line-Ups
D.C. United (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Seitz (GK) |
| 13 | Frédéric Brillant  |
| 93 | Tony Alfaro |
| 4 | Brendan Hines-Ike |
| 28 | Joseph Mora |
| 31 | Julian Gressel |
| 5 | Júnior Moreno |
| 10 | Edison Flores |
| 11 | Yamil Asad |
| 6 | Russell Canouse |
| 50 | Erik Sorga |
New York City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Johnson (GK) |
| 6 | Alexander Callens |
| 4 | Maxime Chanot |
| 20 | Gudmundur Thórarinsson |
| 3 | Anton Tinnerholm |
| 10 | Maxi Morález |
| 55 | Keaton Parks |
| 16 | James Sands |
| 11 | Valentín Castellanos |
| 17 | Ismael Tajouri-Shradi |
| 19 | Jesús Medina |
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