MLS

FT Wednesday, August 31, 2022
D.C. United LLLLW 2
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New York City FC LLWLL 1
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DC112
NYC101
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Match Report

Birnbaum scores, D.C. United wins 2-1 over New York City FC

— Steve Birnbaum scored in the 57th minute to lead D.C. United to a 2-1 win over New York City FC on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
3
39
Possession
61
6
SHOTS
10
5
ON GOAL
3
0.8
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
251
Accurate Passes
435
330
Passes
528
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
15
Crosses
10
0.2
Cross %
0.4
56
Long Balls
59
26
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
12
13
Tackles
20
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
3
20
Effective Clearances
7
20
Clearances
7

Head to Head

NYC leads series 4-1

Lineups

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 4Maxime ChanotCD-L
  3. 24Tayvon GrayCD-R
  4. 12Malte AmundsenLB
  5. 3Anton TinnerholmRB
  6. 20Santiago RodríguezAM
  7. 80Justin HaakLM
  8. 26Nicolás AcevedoRM
  9. 9HéberF
  10. 43Talles MagnoAM-L
  11. 38Gabriel PereiraAM-R

DC · 4-4-2

  1. 32David OchoaG
  2. 15Steve BirnbaumCD-L
  3. 23Donovan PinesCD-R
  4. 14Andy NájarLB
  5. 3Chris Odoi-AtsemRB
  6. 6Russell CanouseCM-L
  7. 44Victor PalssonCM-R
  8. 77Martín RodríguezLM
  9. 8Christopher DurkinRM
  10. 9Ola KamaraCF-L
  11. 22Miguel BerryCF-R

Timeline

  1. 22' Chris Odoi-Atsem (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 24' Goal! New York City FC 0, D.C. United 1. Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Durkin.
  3. 25' Martín Rodríguez (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 27' Goal! New York City FC 1, D.C. United 1. Héber (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Malte Amundsen with a cross.
  5. 38' Substitution, New York City FC. Vuk Latinovich replaces Anton Tinnerholm because of an injury.
  6. 56' Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 57' Goal! New York City FC 1, D.C. United 2. Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martín Rodríguez with a cross following a set piece situation.
  8. 62' Malte Amundsen (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 64' Substitution, New York City FC. Maximiliano Moralez replaces Héber.
  10. 64' Substitution, New York City FC. Thiago Andrade replaces Gabriel Pereira.
  11. 64' Substitution, New York City FC. Gedion Zelalem replaces Justin Haak.
  12. 69' Vuk Latinovich (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 73' Substitution, D.C. United. Christian Benteke replaces Ola Kamara.
  14. 75' Substitution, New York City FC. Matías Pellegrini replaces Malte Amundsen.
  15. 81' Substitution, D.C. United. Ravel Morrison replaces Martín Rodríguez.
  16. 88' Substitution, D.C. United. Kristian Fletcher replaces Miguel Berry.
  17. 90'+3' Kristian Fletcher (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card.

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