MLS

FT Monday, July 4, 2022
D.C. United LDLLL 5
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Orlando City SC LDWLW 3
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Inter&Co Stadium · 16 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Taxi Fountas' hat trick lifts D.C. United past Orlando City

Taxi Fountas scored the game's first three goals and D.C. United held on to defeat host Orlando City 5-3.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
9
4
Saves
1
27.4
Possession
72.6
9
SHOTS
18
6
ON GOAL
7
0.7
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
137
Accurate Passes
514
221
Passes
585
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
2
5
Crosses
32
0.4
Cross %
0.1
50
Long Balls
52
13
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.3
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
5
17
Tackles
11
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
11
Interceptions
10
37
Effective Clearances
8
37
Clearances
8

Head to Head

DC leads series 3-2

Lineups

ORL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Pedro GalleseG
  2. 6Robin JanssonCD
  3. 24Kyle SmithCD-L
  4. 15Rodrigo SchlegelCD-R
  5. 11Júnior UrsoCM-L
  6. 8Jhegson MéndezCM-R
  7. 23Jake MulraneyLM
  8. 2RuanRM
  9. 9Ercan KaraF
  10. 7Alexandre PatoCF-L
  11. 10Mauricio PereyraCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Antônio CarlosSUB
  2. 17Facundo TorresSUB
  3. 13Tesho AkindeleSUB
  4. 30Alex FreemanSUB
  5. 40Adam GrinwisSUB
  6. 19Benji MichelSUB
  7. 21Andrés PereaSUB
  8. 5César AraujoSUB
  9. 27Jack LynnSUB

DC · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Rafael RomoG
  2. 15Steve BirnbaumCD
  3. 4Brendan Hines-IkeCD-L
  4. 23Donovan PinesCD-R
  5. 8Christopher DurkinCM-L
  6. 12Drew SkundrichCM-R
  7. 97Sami GuediriLM
  8. 31Julian GresselRM
  9. 7Michael EstradaF
  10. 11Taxiarchis FountasCF-L
  11. 9Ola KamaraCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Sofiane DjeffalSUB
  2. 19Nigel RoberthaSUB
  3. 21Jon KempinSUB
  4. 35Ted Ku-DipietroSUB
  5. 3Chris Odoi-AtsemSUB
  6. 5Brad SmithSUB
  7. 17Kimarni SmithSUB
  8. 93Tony AlfaroSUB
  9. 6Russell CanouseSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Orlando City SC 0, D.C. United 1. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Durkin.
  2. 8' Goal! Orlando City SC 0, D.C. United 2. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United ) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Estrada.
  3. 45' Substitution, Orlando City SC. César Araujo replaces Jhegson Méndez.
  4. 45' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Facundo Torres replaces Jake Mulraney.
  5. 50' Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 51' Goal! Orlando City SC 0, D.C. United 3. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel following a set piece situation.
  7. 57' Goal! Orlando City SC 1, D.C. United 3. Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra.
  8. 58' Substitution, D.C. United. Brad Smith replaces Sami Guediri.
  9. 58' Substitution, D.C. United. Nigel Robertha replaces Taxiarchis Fountas.
  10. 58' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Benji Michel replaces Júnior Urso.
  11. 66' Goal! Orlando City SC 2, D.C. United 3. Ercan Kara (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Facundo Torres with a cross following a set piece situation.
  12. 71' Substitution, D.C. United. Kimarni Smith replaces Michael Estrada.
  13. 74' Goal! Orlando City SC 2, D.C. United 4. Kimarni Smith (D.C. United ) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Drew Skundrich with a through ball.
  14. 76' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Tesho Akindele replaces Ruan.
  15. 79' VAR Decision: Penalty Orlando City SC.
  16. 80' Goal! Orlando City SC 3, D.C. United 4. Alexandre Pato (Orlando City SC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  17. 88' Substitution, D.C. United. Chris Odoi-Atsem replaces Ola Kamara because of an injury.
  18. 89' Substitution, D.C. United. Jose Alfaro replaces Julian Gressel.
  19. 89' Nigel Robertha (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 90'+3' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Jack Lynn replaces Mauricio Pereyra because of an injury.
  21. 90'+6' Goal! Orlando City SC 3, D.C. United 5. Nigel Robertha (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

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