D.C. United vs New York Red Bulls, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS

D.C. United

21': Christian Benteke
36': Christian Benteke
45'+2': Christian Benteke (P)

FT
3 - 5

New York Red Bulls

17': Omir Fernandez
44': Omir Fernandez (P)
45'+5': Cameron Harper
59': Sean Nealis
90'+3': John Tolkin

Red Bulls top D.C. despite Christian Benteke's hat trick

Sean Nealis headed home his first goal of the season 13 minutes into the second half to give his team the lead, and the visiting New York Red Bulls overcame the first MLS hat trick from D.C. United's Christian Benteke in a wild 5-3 victory on Saturday...

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Donovan Pines (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Cameron Harper (New York Red Bulls).
6': Foul by Theodore Ku-DiPietro (D.C. United).
6': Sean Nealis (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Chris Durkin (D.C. United).
9': John Tolkin (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Cameron Harper (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Mateusz Klich (D.C. United).
13': Attempt missed. Cameron Harper (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
15': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Frankie Amaya tries a through ball, but Tom Barlow is caught offside.
16': Attempt missed. Chris Durkin (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
17': Goal! D.C. United 0, New York Red Bulls 1. Omir Fernandez (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cameron Harper with a cross.
20': Foul by Cameron Harper (New York Red Bulls).
20': Éric Davis (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Donovan Pines (D.C. United) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mateusz Klich with a cross following a set piece situation.
20': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Carlos Coronel.
21': Goal! D.C. United 1, New York Red Bulls 1. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) header from very close range to the top right corner following a corner.
23': Foul by Daniel Edelman (New York Red Bulls).
23': Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt blocked. Omir Fernandez (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Barlow.
25': Attempt blocked. Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
25': Hand ball by Russell Canouse (D.C. United).
25': Russell Canouse (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
26': VAR Decision: No Penalty New York Red Bulls.
28': Attempt saved. John Tolkin (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
28': Attempt blocked. Tom Barlow (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
28': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Brendan Hines-Ike.
29': Christian Benteke (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Cameron Harper (New York Red Bulls).
29': Delay in match because of an injury Brendan Hines-Ike (D.C. United).
31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
34': Attempt blocked. Cameron Harper (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Duncan.
34': Christian Benteke (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Andrés Reyes (New York Red Bulls).
36': Attempt blocked. Theodore Ku-DiPietro (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
36': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateusz Klich.
36': Goal! D.C. United 2, New York Red Bulls 1. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
37': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
39': Andrés Reyes (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Christian Benteke (D.C. United).
42': Penalty New York Red Bulls. John Tolkin draws a foul in the penalty area.
42': Penalty conceded by Chris Durkin (D.C. United) after a foul in the penalty area.
44': Goal! D.C. United 2, New York Red Bulls 2. Omir Fernandez (New York Red Bulls) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
45': Foul by Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United).
45': Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Penalty D.C. United. Christian Benteke draws a foul in the penalty area.
45'+1': Penalty conceded by Andrés Reyes (New York Red Bulls) after a foul in the penalty area.
45'+2': Goal! D.C. United 3, New York Red Bulls 2. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
45'+3': Foul by Mateusz Klich (D.C. United).
45'+3': Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+4': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Christian Benteke.
45'+5': Goal! D.C. United 3, New York Red Bulls 3. Cameron Harper (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Barlow following a corner.
45'+6': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Donovan Pines.
45'+8': First Half ends, D.C. United 3, New York Red Bulls 3.
45': Second Half begins D.C. United 3, New York Red Bulls 3.
45': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Luquinhas replaces Cameron Harper.
46': Attempt saved. Tom Barlow (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Omir Fernandez with a through ball.
46': Attempt blocked. Elias Manoel (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
46': Foul by John Tolkin (New York Red Bulls).
46': Ruan (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
49': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Carlos Coronel.
53': Foul by Theodore Ku-DiPietro (D.C. United).
53': Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Brendan Hines-Ike (D.C. United).
55': Omir Fernandez (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55': Brendan Hines-Ike (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Attempt blocked. Sean Nealis (New York Red Bulls) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Tolkin with a cross.
56': Attempt blocked. Elias Manoel (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
57': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Russell Canouse.
58': Attempt saved. Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luquinhas.
58': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Alex Bono.
59': Goal! D.C. United 3, New York Red Bulls 4. Sean Nealis (New York Red Bulls) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Tolkin with a cross following a corner.
60': Attempt missed. John Tolkin (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Frankie Amaya.
62': Foul by Chris Durkin (D.C. United).
62': Sean Nealis (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls).
64': Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Luquinhas (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card.
65': Foul by Sean Nealis (New York Red Bulls).
65': Ruan (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Sean Nealis (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Delay in match because of an injury Ruan (D.C. United).
67': Substitution, D.C. United. Cristian Dájome replaces Theodore Ku-DiPietro.
68': Substitution, D.C. United. Yamil Asad replaces Chris Durkin.
68': Substitution, D.C. United. José Fajardo replaces Gabriel Pirani.
68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
68': Substitution, D.C. United. Andy Najar replaces Ruan because of an injury.
68': Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mateusz Klich with a cross following a set piece situation.
69': Foul by Tom Barlow (New York Red Bulls).
69': Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt blocked. Daniel Edelman (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elias Manoel.
70': Attempt missed. Elias Manoel (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
71': Foul by Brendan Hines-Ike (D.C. United).
71': Tom Barlow (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Dylan Nealis replaces Omir Fernandez.
72': Donovan Pines (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Andrés Reyes (New York Red Bulls).
73': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Najar with a cross.
73': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Carlos Coronel.
75': Christian Benteke (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Foul by Andrés Reyes (New York Red Bulls).
75': Attempt missed. Yamil Asad (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mateusz Klich.
77': Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mateusz Klich with a cross.
79': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Peter Stroud replaces Elias Manoel.
81': Attempt missed. Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Peter Stroud.
82': Foul by José Fajardo (D.C. United).
82': Sean Nealis (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Christian Benteke (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
85': Delay in match because of an injury John Tolkin (New York Red Bulls).
86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Andy Najar (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Tom Barlow (New York Red Bulls).
86': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Dru Yearwood replaces Daniel Edelman.
87': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Dru Yearwood tries a through ball, but Tom Barlow is caught offside.
88': Substitution, D.C. United. Nigel Robertha replaces Brendan Hines-Ike.
90': Christian Benteke (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Foul by Andrés Reyes (New York Red Bulls).
90'+1': Attempt missed. Éric Davis (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
90'+2': Foul by Luquinhas (New York Red Bulls).
90'+2': Yamil Asad (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Goal! D.C. United 3, New York Red Bulls 5. John Tolkin (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luquinhas with a through ball.
90'+5': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Hassan Ndam replaces Frankie Amaya.
90'+7': Attempt missed. José Fajardo (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Éric Davis with a cross.
90'+7': Second Half ends, D.C. United 3, New York Red Bulls 5.
0': Match ends, D.C. United 3, New York Red Bulls 5.

Statistics

NY		DC
15	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	3
40.2	Possession	59.8
20	SHOTS	15
8	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	1
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
180	Accurate Passes	314
298	Passes	440
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	7
15	Crosses	22
0.3	Cross %	0.3
62	Long Balls	61
9	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.1	Long Balls %	0.5
8	Blocked Shots	2
12	Effective Tackles	6
23	Tackles	10
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	6
17	Effective Clearances	8
17	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 12,591

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Inter Miami CF	12	+14	24
2	FC Cincinnati	11	+4	21
3	Toronto FC	11	0	19
4	New York Red Bulls	11	0	17

Full Table

Line-Ups

D.C. United (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
24	Alex Bono (GK)
23	Donovan Pines
4	Brendan Hines-Ike
31	Éric Davis
2	Ruan
20	Christian Benteke
6	Russell Canouse
10	Gabriel Pirani
43	Mateusz Klich
8	Christopher Durkin
21	Theodore Ku-Dipietro

D.C. United Substitutes:

Yamil Asad, Nigel Robertha, Erik Hurtado, Pedro Santos, Andy Najar, Steve Birnbaum, Cristián Dájome, Luis Zamudio, José Fajardo.

New York Red Bulls (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Carlos Coronel (GK)
15	Sean Nealis
4	Andrés Reyes
47	John Tolkin
6	Kyle Duncan
75	Daniel Edelman
8	Frankie Amaya
21	Omir Fernandez
17	Cameron Harper
11	Elias Manoel
74	Tom Barlow

New York Red Bulls Substitutes:

Ryan Meara, Jorge Cabezas, Dylan Nealis, Julian Hall, Peter Stroud, Hassan Ndam, Luquinhas, Dru Yearwood.

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