MLS

FT Saturday, September 25, 2021
FC Cincinnati LLWLL 2
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D.C. United LWDWL 4
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Audi Field · 16,069 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Paul Arriola's two goals helps D.C. United defeat visiting FC Cincinnati

Paul Arriola scored two first-half goals as D.C. United broke out early during its 4-2 home victory over FC Cincinnati.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
4
8
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
4
54.3
Possession
45.7
15
SHOTS
19
6
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
335
Accurate Passes
279
428
Passes
361
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
2
22
Crosses
16
0.4
Cross %
0.1
57
Long Balls
49
26
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
5
13
Effective Tackles
11
19
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
16
Interceptions
15
18
Effective Clearances
16
18
Clearances
16

Head to Head

DC leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

DC · 3-4-2-1

  1. 24Bill HamidG
  2. 15Steve BirnbaumCD
  3. 23Donovan PinesCD-L
  4. 14Andy NájarCD-R
  5. 5Júnior MorenoCM-L
  6. 6Russell CanouseCM-R
  7. 30Kevin ParedesLM
  8. 31Julian GresselRM
  9. 9Ola KamaraF
  10. 10Edison FloresCF-L
  11. 7Paul ArriolaCF-R

CIN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 22Przemyslaw TytonG
  2. 12Geoff CameronCD
  3. 5Gustavo VallecillaCD-L
  4. 14Nick HagglundCD-R
  5. 7Yuya KuboCM-L
  6. 33Caleb StankoCM-R
  7. 18Rónald MatarritaLM
  8. 16Zico BaileyRM
  9. 9BrennerF
  10. 11Luciano AcostaCF-L
  11. 8Allan CruzCF-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! D.C. United 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Paul Arriola (D.C. United ) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Gressel following a corner.
  2. 21' Goal! D.C. United 2, FC Cincinnati 0. Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel following a set piece situation.
  3. 34' Bill Hamid (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 41' Goal! D.C. United 3, FC Cincinnati 0. Paul Arriola (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edison Flores.
  5. 45' Substitution, D.C. United. Yordy Reyna replaces Paul Arriola.
  6. 45' Substitution, D.C. United. Felipe replaces Russell Canouse.
  7. 45' Substitution, D.C. United. Frédéric Brillant replaces Andy Najar.
  8. 64' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Calvin Harris replaces Zico Bailey because of an injury.
  9. 65' Substitution, D.C. United. Nigel Robertha replaces Ola Kamara.
  10. 70' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tyler Blackett replaces Nick Hagglund.
  11. 72' Goal! D.C. United 4, FC Cincinnati 0. Nigel Robertha (D.C. United ) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steven Birnbaum.
  12. 78' Substitution, D.C. United. Griffin Yow replaces Kevin Paredes.
  13. 79' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Brandon Vázquez replaces Yuya Kubo.
  14. 80' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Florian Valot replaces Caleb Stanko.
  15. 80' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kamohelo Mokotjo replaces Allan Cruz.
  16. 80' Goal! D.C. United 4, FC Cincinnati 1. Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  17. 84' Goal! D.C. United 4, FC Cincinnati 2. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brandon Vázquez.

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