MLS

FT Saturday, February 25, 2023
Toronto FC LLLLL 2
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D.C. United LLLLW 3
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Audi Field · 17,397 att.

Match Report

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D.C. United earn wild 3-2 victory over Toronto FC

Ted Ku-DiPietro scored his first career MLS goal in the eighth minute of stoppage time to lift D.C. United to a wild 3-2 victory over Toronto FC.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
18
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
2
55.9
Possession
44.1
7
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
5
0.6
On Target %
0.5
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
414
Accurate Passes
304
509
Passes
389
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
4
10
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.2
61
Long Balls
61
28
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
1
12
Effective Tackles
15
21
Tackles
21
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
11
17
Effective Clearances
12
17
Clearances
12

Head to Head

DC leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

DC · 4-4-2

  1. 1Tyler MillerG
  2. 45Matai AkinmboniCD-L
  3. 44Victor PalssonCD-R
  4. 5Mohanad JeahzeLB
  5. 14Andy NájarRB
  6. 6Russell CanouseCM-L
  7. 43Mateusz KlichCM-R
  8. 7Pedro SantosLM
  9. 8Christopher DurkinRM
  10. 19Nigel RoberthaCF-L
  11. 20Christian BentekeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Jacob GreeneSUB
  2. 24Alex BonoSUB
  3. 23Donovan PinesSUB
  4. 2RuanSUB
  5. 25Jackson HopkinsSUB
  6. 50Luis ZamudioSUB
  7. 26Kristian FletcherSUB
  8. 21Ted Ku-DipietroSUB
  9. 15Steve BirnbaumSUB

TOR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 17Sigurd RostedCD-L
  3. 2Matt HedgesCD-R
  4. 28Raoul PetrettaLB
  5. 22Richie LaryeaRB
  6. 4Michael BradleyCM
  7. 14Mark-Anthony KayeLM
  8. 21Jonathan OsorioRM
  9. 99Adama DiomandéF
  10. 24Lorenzo InsigneLF
  11. 10Federico BernardeschiRF

Substitutes

  1. 27Shane O'NeillSUB
  2. 30Tomas RomeroSUB
  3. 20Ayo AkinolaSUB
  4. 47Kosi ThompsonSUB
  5. 77Jordan PerruzzaSUB
  6. 23Brandon ServaniaSUB
  7. 5Lukas MacNaughtonSUB
  8. 7Jahkeele Marshall-RuttySUB
  9. 19Kobe FranklinSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! D.C. United 1, Toronto FC 0. Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Russell Canouse.
  2. 34' Substitution, Toronto FC. Ayo Akinola replaces Lorenzo Insigne because of an injury.
  3. 56' Russell Canouse (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 60' Christian Benteke (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 66' Goal! D.C. United 1, Toronto FC 1. Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  6. 67' Substitution, D.C. United. Theodore Ku-Dipietro replaces Nigel Robertha.
  7. 77' Substitution, Toronto FC. Brandon Servania replaces Adama Diomande.
  8. 78' Substitution, D.C. United. Steven Birnbaum replaces Matai Akinmboni.
  9. 79' Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 83' Goal! D.C. United 1, Toronto FC 2. Mark-Anthony Kaye (Toronto FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  11. 85' Richie Laryea (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 86' Substitution, D.C. United. Jackson Hopkins replaces Pedro Santos.
  13. 86' Substitution, D.C. United. Kristian Fletcher replaces Chris Durkin.
  14. 90' Goal! D.C. United 2, Toronto FC 2. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Theodore Ku-Dipietro with a cross.
  15. 90'+8' Goal! D.C. United 3, Toronto FC 2. Theodore Ku-Dipietro (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mohanad Jeahze with a cross.

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