MLS

D.C. United vs LA Galaxy, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS
D.C. United
  • 71': Christian Benteke
  • 73': Cristián Dájome
  • 80': Mateusz Klich
FT
3 - 0
LA Galaxy

    D.C. United scores 3 in 9 minutes to thrash LA Galaxy

    Christian Benteke scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season and added an assist two minutes later as D.C. United pulled away to a 3-0 victory over the visiting LA Galaxy on Saturday night.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Lewis O'Brien (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
    • 5': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Donovan Pines.
    • 10': Foul by Theodore Ku-Dipietro (D.C. United).
    • 10': Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Durkin.
    • 13': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Foul by Russell Canouse (D.C. United).
    • 14': Attempt saved. Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 15': Christian Benteke (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Jalen Neal (LA Galaxy).
    • 19': Foul by Russell Canouse (D.C. United).
    • 19': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chicharito.
    • 25': Foul by Victor Pálsson (D.C. United).
    • 25': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Jalen Neal (LA Galaxy).
    • 26': Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 32': Calegari (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Mateusz Klich (D.C. United).
    • 33': Offside, LA Galaxy. Memo Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Mark Delgado is caught offside.
    • 33': Foul by Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy).
    • 33': Lewis O'Brien (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy).
    • 34': Theodore Ku-Dipietro (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Foul by Christian Benteke (D.C. United).
    • 34': Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Offside, LA Galaxy. Chicharito tries a through ball, but Tyler Boyd is caught offside.
    • 39': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (LA Galaxy).
    • 39': Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Foul by Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy).
    • 40': Tyler Miller (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy).
    • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 42': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (LA Galaxy).
    • 42': Theodore Ku-Dipietro (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien with a cross.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Gaoussou Samake (D.C. United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Theodore Ku-Dipietro.
    • 44': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Russell Canouse (D.C. United).
    • 45': Foul by Lewis O'Brien (D.C. United).
    • 45': Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Chris Durkin (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (LA Galaxy).
    • 45'+1': Memo Rodríguez (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+2': Calegari (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Derrick Williams (D.C. United).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, D.C. United 0, LA Galaxy 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins D.C. United 0, LA Galaxy 0.
    • 46': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Martín Cáceres.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mateusz Klich with a cross following a corner.
    • 49': Calegari (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Mateusz Klich (D.C. United).
    • 50': Offside, LA Galaxy. Gastón Brugman tries a through ball, but Chicharito is caught offside.
    • 52': Calegari (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 52': Foul by Gaoussou Samake (D.C. United).
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gaoussou Samake with a cross.
    • 54': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Martín Cáceres.
    • 55': Foul by Russell Canouse (D.C. United).
    • 55': Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Offside, D.C. United. Lewis O'Brien tries a through ball, but Mateusz Klich is caught offside.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
    • 59': Offside, LA Galaxy. Tyler Boyd tries a through ball, but Chicharito is caught offside.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Lewis O'Brien (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 61': Foul by Victor Pálsson (D.C. United).
    • 61': Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Raheem Edwards replaces Tyler Boyd.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Memo Rodríguez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
    • 65': Foul by Donovan Pines (D.C. United).
    • 65': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Donovan Pines (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Offside, D.C. United. Chris Durkin tries a through ball, but Theodore Ku-Dipietro is caught offside.
    • 68': Substitution, D.C. United. Cristian Dájome replaces Theodore Ku-Dipietro.
    • 70': Foul by Calegari (LA Galaxy).
    • 70': Lewis O'Brien (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Goal! D.C. United 1, LA Galaxy 0. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 72': Calegari (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Mateusz Klich (D.C. United).
    • 73': Goal! D.C. United 2, LA Galaxy 0. Cristian Dájome (D.C. United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
    • 75': Foul by Calegari (LA Galaxy).
    • 75': Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic replaces Memo Rodríguez.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gastón Brugman.
    • 78': Chris Durkin (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
    • 80': Goal! D.C. United 3, LA Galaxy 0. Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 82': Offside, LA Galaxy. Julián Aude tries a through ball, but Raheem Edwards is caught offside.
    • 82': Substitution, D.C. United. Jacob Greene replaces Gaoussou Samake.
    • 83': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Eriq Zavaleta replaces Jalen Neal.
    • 84': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Daniel Aguirre replaces Gastón Brugman.
    • 84': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Uri Rosell replaces Julián Aude.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Lewis O'Brien (D.C. United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jacob Greene with a through ball.
    • 86': Foul by Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy).
    • 86': Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Foul by Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy).
    • 87': Lewis O'Brien (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Donovan Pines.
    • 89': Substitution, D.C. United. Yamil Asad replaces Mateusz Klich.
    • 90': Substitution, D.C. United. Kristian Fletcher replaces Christian Benteke.
    • 90': Substitution, D.C. United. Brendan Hines-Ike replaces Russell Canouse.
    • 90': Foul by Cristian Dájome (D.C. United).
    • 90': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Cristian Dájome (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Daniel Aguirre (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mark Delgado with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Raheem Edwards with a cross.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, D.C. United 3, LA Galaxy 0.
    • 0': Match ends, D.C. United 3, LA Galaxy 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 16
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 2
    2 Saves 6
    53.3 Possession 46.7
    11 SHOTS 13
    6 ON GOAL 5
    0.5 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    426 Accurate Passes 371
    492 Passes 425
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 8
    15 Crosses 18
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    46 Long Balls 50
    26 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 1
    10 Effective Tackles 6
    15 Tackles 10
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    10 Interceptions 6
    8 Effective Clearances 15
    8 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Audi Field
    Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    Attendance: 19,215

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    Line-Ups

    DC D.C. United (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Tyler Miller (GK)
    3 Derrick Williams
    23 Donovan Pines Yellow Card
    44 Victor Palsson
    17 Lewis O'Brien
    6 Russell Canouse
    72 Gaoussou Samake
    8 Christopher Durkin
    20 Christian Benteke
    43 Mateusz Klich
    21 Ted Ku-Dipietro
    D.C. United Substitutes:
    Alex Bono, Cristián Dájome, Kristian Fletcher, Matai Akinmboni, Yamil Asad, Jacob Greene, Luis Zamudio, Brendan Hines-Ike, Erik Hurtado.

    LA LA Galaxy (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Jonathan Bond (GK)
    22 Martín Cáceres
    24 Jalen Neal
    3 Julian Aude
    2 Calegari
    5 Gastón Brugman
    8 Mark Delgado Yellow Card
    20 Memo Rodríguez Yellow Card
    11 Tyler Boyd
    6 Ricard Puig
    14 Javier Hernández
    LA Galaxy Substitutes:
    Kelvin Leerdam, Gino Vivi, Dejan Joveljic, Eriq Zavaleta, Efrain Álvarez, Raheem Edwards, Jonathan Klinsmann, Oriol Rosell, Daniel Aguirre.

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