D.C. United vs Orlando City SC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS

D.C. United

FT
0 - 1

Orlando City SC

7': Mauricio Pereyra

Orlando City scores early, holds on to defeat D.C. United

Mauricio Pereyra scored in the seventh minute and Orlando City protected the lead to post a 1-0 victory over D.C. United on Sunday night.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt missed. Nani (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kyle Smith with a cross.
3': Foul by Júnior Moreno (D.C. United ).
3': Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by João Moutinho (Orlando City SC).
7': Paul Arriola (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Goal! D.C. United 0, Orlando City SC 1. Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tesho Akindele.
9': Foul by Adrien Pérez (D.C. United ).
9': Pedro Gallese (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Edison Flores (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Foul by Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City SC).
12': Foul by Frédéric Brillant (D.C. United ).
12': Tesho Akindele (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Foul by Moses Nyeman (D.C. United ).
13': Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ).
16': João Moutinho (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC).
16': Júnior Moreno (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Paul Arriola (D.C. United ).
17': Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Adrien Pérez (D.C. United ).
18': Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Adrien Pérez (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Foul by Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC).
21': Attempt missed. Drew Skundrich (D.C. United ) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joseph Mora with a cross.
22': Attempt missed. Nani (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by João Moutinho.
23': Attempt saved. Edison Flores (D.C. United ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moses Nyeman.
23': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Pedro Gallese.
24': Attempt missed. Adrien Pérez (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
25': Attempt blocked. Adrien Pérez (D.C. United ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
25': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Antônio Carlos.
28': Attempt blocked. Edison Flores (D.C. United ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
29': Foul by Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ).
29': Nani (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Frédéric Brillant (D.C. United ).
29': Tesho Akindele (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Moses Nyeman.
31': Attempt missed. Nani (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra following a corner.
33': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Antônio Carlos.
34': Foul by Tony Alfaro (D.C. United ).
34': Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Foul by Moses Nyeman (D.C. United ).
35': João Moutinho (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Attempt blocked. Paul Arriola (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edison Flores.
38': Edison Flores (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Foul by Antônio Carlos (Orlando City SC).
39': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Frédéric Brillant.
42': Foul by Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ).
42': João Moutinho (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Antônio Carlos.
45'+2': First Half ends, D.C. United 0, Orlando City SC 1.
45': Second Half begins D.C. United 0, Orlando City SC 1.
45': Substitution, D.C. United. Julian Gressel replaces Moses Nyeman.
47': Adrien Pérez (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Foul by Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC).
48': Attempt missed. Paul Arriola (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Frédéric Brillant.
51': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Robin Jansson replaces Benji Michel.
51': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Robin Jansson.
52': Attempt blocked. Paul Arriola (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
52': Attempt blocked. Drew Skundrich (D.C. United ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Pérez.
53': Foul by Joseph Mora (D.C. United ).
53': Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Júnior Urso.
56': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Rodrigo Schlegel.
56': Attempt missed. Paul Arriola (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross following a corner.
57': Foul by Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC).
57': Paul Arriola (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Frédéric Brillant (D.C. United ).
59': Tesho Akindele (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Foul by Jhegson Méndez (Orlando City SC).
60': Paul Arriola (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Edison Flores (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Foul by João Moutinho (Orlando City SC).
61': João Moutinho (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Attempt missed. Frédéric Brillant (D.C. United ) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross following a set piece situation.
63': Attempt missed. Nani (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra.
64': Substitution, D.C. United. Felipe replaces Júnior Moreno.
64': Substitution, D.C. United. Ola Kamara replaces Adrien Pérez.
64': Substitution, D.C. United. Kevin Paredes replaces Paul Arriola.
65': Foul by Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC).
65': Joseph Mora (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Kyle Smith.
67': Hand ball by Kyle Smith (Orlando City SC).
69': Foul by Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC).
69': Kevin Paredes (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Andrés Perea replaces Mauricio Pereyra.
71': Foul by Kyle Smith (Orlando City SC).
71': Kevin Paredes (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
73': Foul by Joseph Mora (D.C. United ).
73': Kyle Smith (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Attempt blocked. Tesho Akindele (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Perea with a headed pass.
76': Foul by Felipe (D.C. United ).
76': Nani (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Substitution, D.C. United. Yamil Asad replaces Joseph Mora.
81': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Joye Dezart replaces Júnior Urso.
82': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Chris Mueller replaces Tesho Akindele.
83': Attempt missed. Kevin Paredes (D.C. United ) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
85': Antônio Carlos (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Edison Flores (D.C. United ).
89': Felipe (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC).
89': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Rodrigo Schlegel.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Frédéric Brillant with a headed pass.
90'+3': Felipe (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC).
90'+3': Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Foul by Frédéric Brillant (D.C. United ).
90'+3': Jhegson Méndez (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Andrés Perea (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+4': Foul by Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ).
90'+5': Nani (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Joye Dezart.
90'+7': Frédéric Brillant (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Foul by Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ).
90'+7': Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+8': Second Half ends, D.C. United 0, Orlando City SC 1.
0': Match ends, D.C. United 0, Orlando City SC 1.

Statistics

ORL		DC
15	Fouls	20
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	10
1	Saves	0
45	Possession	55
6	SHOTS	13
1	ON GOAL	1
0.2	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
259	Accurate Passes	309
356	Passes	414
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	6
7	Crosses	29
0.4	Cross %	0.2
69	Long Balls	80
33	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	5
9	Effective Tackles	11
14	Tackles	14
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
19	Interceptions	12
31	Effective Clearances	12
31	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 5,280

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

D.C. United (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
21	Jon Kempin (GK)
13	Frédéric Brillant
93	Tony Alfaro
4	Brendan Hines-Ike
5	Júnior Moreno
27	Moses Nyeman
12	Drew Skundrich
28	Joseph Mora
7	Paul Arriola
16	Adrien Perez
10	Edison Flores

D.C. United Substitutes:

Felipe, Julian Gressel, Russell Canouse, Yamil Asad, Andy Nájar, Ola Kamara, Kevin Paredes, Chris Seitz, Griffin Yow.

Orlando City SC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Pedro Gallese (GK)
15	Rodrigo Schlegel
25	Antônio Carlos
4	Joao Moutinho
24	Kyle Smith
10	Mauricio Pereyra
11	Júnior Urso
8	Jhegson Méndez
13	Tesho Akindele
17	Nani
19	Benji Michel

Orlando City SC Substitutes:

Michael Halliday, Brandon Austin, Andrés Perea, Alexander Alvarado, Joseph Dezart, Chris Mueller, Robin Jansson, Silvester van der Water, Matheus Aias.

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