MLS

FT Saturday, April 17, 2021
New York City FC WWLLL 1
–
D.C. United WWLLW 2
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NYC101
DC202
Audi Field · 4,500 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

NYC leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

DC · 5-4-1

  1. 1Chris SeitzG
  2. 13Frédéric BrillantCD
  3. 93Tony AlfaroCD-L
  4. 4Brendan Hines-IkeCD-R
  5. 28Joseph MoraLB
  6. 31Julian GresselRB
  7. 5Júnior MorenoCM-L
  8. 10Edison FloresCM-R
  9. 11Yamil AsadLM
  10. 6Russell CanouseRM
  11. 50Erik SorgaF

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 6Alexander CallensCD-L
  3. 4Maxime ChanotCD-R
  4. 20Gudmundur ThórarinssonLB
  5. 3Anton TinnerholmRB
  6. 10Maxi MorálezAM
  7. 55Keaton ParksLM
  8. 16James SandsRM
  9. 11Valentín CastellanosF
  10. 17Ismael Tajouri-ShradiAM-L
  11. 19Jesús MedinaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Frédéric Brillant (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 71' Substitution, New York City FC. Malte Amundsen replaces Gudmundur Thórarinsson.
  6. 71' Substitution, New York City FC. Alfredo Morales replaces Alexander Callens.
  7. 71' Substitution, New York City FC. Andres Jasson replaces Ismael Tajouri-Shradi.
  8. 74' Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 74' Substitution, D.C. United. Adrien Pérez replaces Yamil Asad.
  10. 74' Substitution, D.C. United. Nigel Robertha replaces Erik Sorga.
  11. 77' Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 82' Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 88' Substitution, D.C. United. Andy Najar replaces Tony Alfaro.

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