D.C. United vs New England Revolution, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS

D.C. United

51': Nigel Robertha
90'+3': Ramón Ábila

FT
2 - 3

New England Revolution

61': Adam Buksa
64': Carles Gil
79': Gustavo Bou

New England Revolution edge D.C. United, inch closer to MLS points mark

Adam Buksa, Carles Gil and Gustavo Bou scored second-half goals and the Revolution moved closer to notching the most points in MLS history.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt saved. Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nigel Robertha.
2': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Matt Turner.
3': DeJuan Jones (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ).
3': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Felipe (D.C. United ).
4': Foul by Tommy McNamara (New England Revolution).
4': Russell Canouse (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Offside, D.C. United. Ola Kamara tries a through ball, but Julian Gressel is caught offside.
8': Foul by Ola Kamara (D.C. United ).
8': Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Drew Skundrich (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Matt Polster (New England Revolution).
10': Offside, D.C. United. Steven Birnbaum tries a through ball, but Nigel Robertha is caught offside.
11': Drew Skundrich (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Brandon Bye (New England Revolution).
12': Attempt blocked. Drew Skundrich (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
12': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Brandon Bye.
13': Attempt missed. Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross following a corner.
13': Attempt blocked. Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Drew Skundrich.
17': Attempt blocked. DeJuan Jones (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carles Gil with a through ball.
17': Foul by Felipe (D.C. United ).
17': Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Felipe (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21': Offside, New England Revolution. Carles Gil tries a through ball, but Gustavo Bou is caught offside.
22': Attempt blocked. Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Mora with a cross.
22': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Henry Kessler.
23': Adam Buksa (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23': Foul by Donovan Pines (D.C. United ).
24': Attempt missed. Adam Buksa (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Farrell.
26': Attempt saved. Adam Buksa (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carles Gil.
26': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Bill Hamid.
26': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Donovan Pines.
28': Foul by Adam Buksa (New England Revolution).
28': Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Attempt saved. Nigel Robertha (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Donovan Pines.
29': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Matt Turner.
29': Attempt blocked. Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross.
31': DeJuan Jones (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Russell Canouse (D.C. United ).
35': Attempt missed. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tommy McNamara.
36': Attempt saved. Russell Canouse (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ola Kamara.
37': Attempt blocked. Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Russell Canouse.
41': Attempt blocked. Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
42': Foul by Matt Polster (New England Revolution).
42': Russell Canouse (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Matt Polster (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Attempt missed. Russell Canouse (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Gressel following a set piece situation.
44': Attempt saved. Nigel Robertha (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ola Kamara with a cross.
44': Attempt missed. Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Odoi-Atsem with a cross.
45'+2': First Half ends, D.C. United 0, New England Revolution 0.
45': Second Half begins D.C. United 0, New England Revolution 0.
45': Substitution, New England Revolution. Luis Caicedo replaces Matt Polster.
48': Attempt saved. Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross.
49': Adam Buksa (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Foul by Donovan Pines (D.C. United ).
49': Foul by Drew Skundrich (D.C. United ).
49': Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Steven Birnbaum.
51': Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a fast break.
51': Goal! D.C. United 1, New England Revolution 0. Nigel Robertha (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
53': Attempt saved. Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
53': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Matt Turner.
53': Attempt saved. Donovan Pines (D.C. United ) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steven Birnbaum with a headed pass.
55': Attempt missed. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tommy McNamara.
58': Foul by Luis Caicedo (New England Revolution).
58': Nigel Robertha (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Attempt blocked. Felipe (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ola Kamara.
61': Goal! D.C. United 1, New England Revolution 1. Adam Buksa (New England Revolution) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tommy McNamara with a cross.
64': Goal! D.C. United 1, New England Revolution 2. Carles Gil (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gustavo Bou.
66': Foul by Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution).
66': Joseph Mora (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Substitution, D.C. United. Kevin Paredes replaces Joseph Mora.
68': Substitution, D.C. United. Adrien Perez replaces Drew Skundrich.
69': Attempt missed. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carles Gil.
71': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ola Kamara.
73': Substitution, D.C. United. Júnior Moreno replaces Russell Canouse.
74': Attempt missed. Tommy McNamara (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan.
75': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Steven Birnbaum.
76': Attempt saved. Brandon Bye (New England Revolution) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carles Gil with a cross.
77': Attempt blocked. Carles Gil (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan.
78': Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution) hits the bar with a header from the right side of the six yard box.
79': Attempt missed. Carles Gil (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Buksa.
79': Goal! D.C. United 1, New England Revolution 3. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Buksa.
81': Substitution, New England Revolution. Arnór Ingvi Traustason replaces Tajon Buchanan.
81': Substitution, D.C. United. Tony Alfaro replaces Chris Odoi-Atsem.
81': Substitution, D.C. United. Ramón Ábila replaces Ola Kamara.
83': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Tony Alfaro.
83': Attempt saved. Adam Buksa (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Caicedo with a headed pass.
83': Foul by Adam Buksa (New England Revolution).
83': Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Adam Buksa (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ).
86': Substitution, New England Revolution. Teal Bunbury replaces Gustavo Bou.
86': Substitution, New England Revolution. Emmanuel Boateng replaces Carles Gil.
87': Foul by Adam Buksa (New England Revolution).
87': Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Kevin Paredes.
89': Substitution, New England Revolution. Scott Caldwell replaces Tommy McNamara.
89': Foul by Scott Caldwell (New England Revolution).
89': Kevin Paredes (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Adam Buksa (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Boateng.
90'+1': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Steven Birnbaum.
90'+2': Donovan Pines (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Teal Bunbury (New England Revolution).
90'+2': Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Nigel Robertha (D.C. United ).
90'+3': Goal! D.C. United 2, New England Revolution 3. Ramón Ábila (D.C. United ) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Paredes with a cross.
90'+7': Attempt saved. DeJuan Jones (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
90'+7': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ).
90'+7': Luis Caicedo (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+8': Second Half ends, D.C. United 2, New England Revolution 3.
0': Match ends, D.C. United 2, New England Revolution 3.

Statistics

NE		DC
11	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
7	Corner Kicks	5
7	Saves	4
55.2	Possession	44.8
18	SHOTS	20
7	ON GOAL	9
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
376	Accurate Passes	285
469	Passes	386
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	9
21	Crosses	16
0.2	Cross %	0.6
62	Long Balls	69
24	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	6
9	Effective Tackles	11
15	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	8
16	Effective Clearances	15
16	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 13,387

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Nashville SC	9	+15	22
2	Inter Miami CF	10	+4	19
3	Chicago Fire FC	9	+9	17
4	New England Revolution	9	+5	16

Full Table

Line-Ups

D.C. United (5-3-2)

No.	Name
24	Bill Hamid (GK)
15	Steve Birnbaum
23	Donovan Pines
3	Chris Odoi-Atsem
28	Joseph Mora
31	Julian Gressel
8	Felipe
12	Drew Skundrich
6	Russell Canouse
19	Nigel Robertha
9	Ola Kamara

D.C. United Substitutes:

Adrien Perez, Yamil Asad, Júnior Moreno, Griffin Yow, Frédéric Brillant, Jon Kempin, Tony Alfaro, Ramón Ábila, Kevin Paredes.

New England Revolution (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
30	Matt Turner (GK)
4	Henry Kessler
2	Andrew Farrell
24	DeJuan Jones
15	Brandon Bye
7	Gustavo Bou
8	Matt Polster
22	Carles Gil
26	Thomas McNamara
17	Tajon Buchanan
9	Adam Buksa

New England Revolution Substitutes:

Scott Caldwell, Emmanuel Boateng, Jon Bell, Arnór Traustason, Luis Caicedo, Wilfrid Kaptoum, Brad Knighton, A.J. DeLaGarza, Teal Bunbury.

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