New York City FC vs D.C. United, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS

New York City FC

1': Thiago
7': Valentín Castellanos
11': Valentín Castellanos
44': Maxi Morález
52': Alexander Callens
74': Jesús Medina

FT
6 - 0

D.C. United

Castellanos scores 2 goals, NYCFC beats DC United 6-0

— Thiago Andrade scored 36 seconds into the game, Valentín Castellanos added two goals and New York City FC set a franchise record for goals in its 6-0 win over D.C. United on Saturday night.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Goal! New York City FC 1, D.C. United 0. Thiago (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Malte Amundsen with a cross.
3': Alfredo Morales (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Russell Canouse (D.C. United ).
3': Russell Canouse (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
5': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Julian Gressel.
6': Attempt missed. Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joseph Mora.
7': Goal! New York City FC 2, D.C. United 0. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
9': Attempt missed. Alfredo Morales (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
11': Goal! New York City FC 3, D.C. United 0. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
12': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
12': Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
12': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ).
12': Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Alexander Callens (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Ola Kamara (D.C. United ).
15': Attempt saved. Malte Amundsen (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
15': Foul by Alfredo Morales (New York City FC).
15': Nigel Robertha (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Hand ball by Julian Gressel (D.C. United ).
17': Offside, New York City FC. Alexander Callens tries a through ball, but Valentín Castellanos is caught offside.
18': Attempt missed. Russell Canouse (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nigel Robertha.
19': Offside, New York City FC. Maximiliano Moralez tries a through ball, but Keaton Parks is caught offside.
20': Foul by Ola Kamara (D.C. United ).
20': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt saved. Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
22': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Sean Johnson.
23': Offside, New York City FC. Malte Amundsen tries a through ball, but Valentín Castellanos is caught offside.
30': Foul by Ola Kamara (D.C. United ).
30': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
32': Kevin Paredes (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': James Sands (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Attempt missed. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
35': Foul by Tony Alfaro (D.C. United ).
35': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Julian Gressel.
37': Foul by Alexander Callens (New York City FC).
37': Júnior Moreno (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
37': Joseph Mora (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Alfredo Morales.
40': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Sean Johnson.
41': Hand ball by Ola Kamara (D.C. United ).
43': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
43': Russell Canouse (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Attempt saved. Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
44': Attempt saved. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
44': Goal! New York City FC 4, D.C. United 0. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
45'+1': Foul by Julian Gressel (D.C. United ).
45'+1': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': First Half ends, New York City FC 4, D.C. United 0.
45': Second Half begins New York City FC 4, D.C. United 0.
45': Substitution, D.C. United. Chris Odoi-Atsem replaces Donovan Pines.
45': Substitution, D.C. United. Drew Skundrich replaces Kevin Paredes.
45': Substitution, D.C. United. Felipe replaces Russell Canouse.
45': Substitution, D.C. United. Griffin Yow replaces Julian Gressel.
45': Substitution, D.C. United. Ramón Ábila replaces Ola Kamara.
46': Attempt saved. Thiago (New York City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alfredo Morales.
46': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Bill Hamid.
47': Attempt saved. Alexander Callens (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez with a cross.
47': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Bill Hamid.
47': Attempt missed. Keaton Parks (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez with a cross following a corner.
47': Attempt missed. Thiago (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Keaton Parks following a corner.
48': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
48': Júnior Moreno (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ).
50': Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Foul by Maxime Chanot (New York City FC).
50': Ramón Ábila (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
52': Foul by Júnior Moreno (D.C. United ).
52': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Goal! New York City FC 5, D.C. United 0. Alexander Callens (New York City FC) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Malte Amundsen with a cross following a set piece situation.
53': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ).
53': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ).
56': Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by Thiago (New York City FC).
57': Nigel Robertha (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Attempt missed. Tony Alfaro (D.C. United ) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Felipe with a cross following a set piece situation.
58': Substitution, New York City FC. Tayvon Gray replaces Alexander Callens.
59': Substitution, New York City FC. Héber replaces Valentín Castellanos.
60': Offside, New York City FC. Malte Amundsen tries a through ball, but Héber is caught offside.
60': Chris Odoi-Atsem (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
63': Foul by Felipe (D.C. United ).
63': Keaton Parks (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Alfredo Morales.
66': Offside, D.C. United. Steven Birnbaum tries a through ball, but Ramón Ábila is caught offside.
67': Attempt saved. Chris Odoi-Atsem (D.C. United ) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Felipe.
67': Attempt blocked. Drew Skundrich (D.C. United ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
69': Attempt saved. Héber (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
70': Drew Skundrich (D.C. United ) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Felipe.
71': Substitution, New York City FC. Gedion Zelalem replaces Alfredo Morales.
71': Substitution, New York City FC. Talles Magno replaces Thiago.
71': Substitution, New York City FC. Jesús Medina replaces Maximiliano Moralez.
72': Hand ball by Jesús Medina (New York City FC).
74': Goal! New York City FC 6, D.C. United 0. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tayvon Gray.
77': Attempt saved. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Malte Amundsen.
77': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Bill Hamid.
77': Attempt blocked. Malte Amundsen (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
78': Drew Skundrich (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
78': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
78': Tony Alfaro (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Tony Alfaro.
82': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Tony Alfaro.
84': Attempt saved. Héber (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
84': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Bill Hamid.
86': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
86': Nigel Robertha (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Attempt saved. Héber (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
88': Foul by Chris Odoi-Atsem (D.C. United ).
88': Talles Magno (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Offside, New York City FC. Héber tries a through ball, but Jesús Medina is caught offside.
89': Foul by Drew Skundrich (D.C. United ).
89': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Attempt saved. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Malte Amundsen.
90': Foul by Nigel Robertha (D.C. United ).
90': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Second Half ends, New York City FC 6, D.C. United 0.
0': Match ends, New York City FC 6, D.C. United 0.

Statistics

DC		NYC
17	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	5
4	Corner Kicks	8
9	Saves	3
34.9	Possession	65.1
8	SHOTS	21
3	ON GOAL	15
0.4	On Target %	0.7
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
184	Accurate Passes	466
288	Passes	553
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	6
19	Crosses	22
0.1	Cross %	0.3
73	Long Balls	73
31	Accurate Long Balls	43
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	1
13	Effective Tackles	5
23	Tackles	7
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
8	Interceptions	8
22	Effective Clearances	21
22	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Yankee Stadium
Location: New York City, USA

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	New York City FC	3	+6	7
2	Nashville SC	3	+5	7
3	Red Bull New York	4	-1	7
4	Inter Miami CF	3	0	6

Full Table

Line-Ups

New York City FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Sean Johnson (GK)
6	Alexander Callens
4	Maxime Chanot
12	Malte Amundsen
16	James Sands
10	Maxi Morález
55	Keaton Parks
7	Alfredo Morales
11	Valentín Castellanos
42	Santiago Rodríguez
8	Thiago

New York City FC Substitutes:

Luis Barraza, Jesús Medina, Gedion Zelalem, Talles Magno, Andres Jasson, Tayvon Gray, Chris Gloster, Tony Rocha, Héber .

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

No.	Name
24	Bill Hamid (GK)
15	Steve Birnbaum
93	Tony Alfaro
23	Donovan Pines
28	Joseph Mora
31	Julian Gressel
5	Júnior Moreno
30	Kevin Paredes
6	Russell Canouse
19	Nigel Robertha
9	Ola Kamara

D.C. United Substitutes:

Chris Seitz, Griffin Yow, Ramón Ábila, Felipe, Jon Kempin, Brendan Hines-Ike, Chris Odoi-Atsem, Adrien Perez, Drew Skundrich.

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