D.C. United vs New York City FC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS

D.C. United

45': Mateusz Klich
62': Christopher Durkin

FT
2 - 0

New York City FC

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Mateusz Klich scored his fourth and final goal of his first MLS season to lift D.C. United to a 2-0 victory over visiting New York City FC on a night the hosts were officially eliminated from playoff contention.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Andy Najar (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Talles Magno (New York City FC).
4': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Kevin O'Toole.
4': Attempt missed. Russell Canouse (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
7': Offside, New York City FC. Talles Magno tries a through ball, but Andres Jasson is caught offside.
8': Offside, D.C. United. Éric Davis tries a through ball, but Erik Hurtado is caught offside.
9': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
9': Russell Canouse (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Foul by Andy Najar (D.C. United).
11': Talles Magno (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Attempt saved. Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
14': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Alex Bono.
15': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Mateusz Klich.
16': Attempt missed. Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
16': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Mateusz Klich (D.C. United).
18': Foul by Theodore Ku-DiPietro (D.C. United).
18': Talles Magno (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Andy Najar (D.C. United).
19': Talles Magno (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Attempt blocked. Mounsef Bakrar (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Sands.
22': Attempt saved. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andres Jasson.
24': Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Chris Durkin.
26': Foul by Erik Hurtado (D.C. United).
26': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt blocked. Chris Durkin (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Erik Hurtado.
27': Andy Najar (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
27': Offside, D.C. United. Éric Davis tries a through ball, but Steven Birnbaum is caught offside.
31': Offside, D.C. United. Matai Akinmboni tries a through ball, but Erik Hurtado is caught offside.
40': Foul by Talles Magno (New York City FC).
40': Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Kevin O'Toole.
41': Attempt missed. Matai Akinmboni (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mateusz Klich with a cross following a corner.
41': Offside, D.C. United. Matai Akinmboni tries a through ball, but Mateusz Klich is caught offside.
42': Attempt missed. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
43': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
43': Russell Canouse (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Éric Davis following a set piece situation.
45': Goal! D.C. United 1, New York City FC 0. Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
45'+1': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United).
45'+1': Mounsef Bakrar (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+3': Foul by Chris Durkin (D.C. United).
45'+4': Attempt missed. Talles Magno (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Thiago Martins with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
45'+5': First Half ends, D.C. United 1, New York City FC 0.
45': Second Half begins D.C. United 1, New York City FC 0.
46': Andy Najar (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
46': Foul by Talles Magno (New York City FC).
46': Delay in match because of an injury Andy Najar (D.C. United).
48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
49': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
50': Delay in match because of an injury Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
51': Substitution, D.C. United. Derrick Williams replaces Steven Birnbaum.
53': Attempt blocked. Theodore Ku-DiPietro (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Pirani.
54': Attempt saved. Talles Magno (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin O'Toole.
54': Attempt missed. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andres Jasson.
54': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Matai Akinmboni.
55': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Foul by Chris Durkin (D.C. United).
56': Attempt missed. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez with a cross following a set piece situation.
57': Foul by Erik Hurtado (D.C. United).
57': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Chris Durkin (D.C. United).
58': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Russell Canouse (D.C. United).
58': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Attempt missed. Andres Jasson (New York City FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Talles Magno.
60': Substitution, New York City FC. Julián Fernández replaces Andres Jasson.
61': Attempt saved. Erik Hurtado (D.C. United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theodore Ku-DiPietro with a through ball.
62': Goal! D.C. United 2, New York City FC 0. Chris Durkin (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
64': Offside, D.C. United. Matai Akinmboni tries a through ball, but Erik Hurtado is caught offside.
67': Hand ball by Russell Canouse (D.C. United).
67': Russell Canouse (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
69': Offside, New York City FC. Julián Fernández tries a through ball, but Talles Magno is caught offside.
70': Foul by Erik Hurtado (D.C. United).
70': Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
71': Attempt saved. Talles Magno (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julián Fernández with a cross.
72': Substitution, New York City FC. Alonso Martínez replaces Talles Magno.
72': Substitution, New York City FC. Justin Haak replaces Birk Risa.
74': Andy Najar (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC).
74': Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, D.C. United. Hayden Sargis replaces Matai Akinmboni.
75': Substitution, D.C. United. Ruan replaces Andy Najar.
75': Hand ball by Erik Hurtado (D.C. United).
76': Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Foul by Ruan (D.C. United).
76': Foul by Erik Hurtado (D.C. United).
76': Justin Haak (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Mounsef Bakrar (New York City FC) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Andrés Perea.
78': Attempt saved. Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Durkin.
79': Attempt blocked. Ruan (D.C. United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Pirani.
79': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Kevin O'Toole.
80': Attempt missed. Derrick Williams (D.C. United) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Mateusz Klich with a cross following a corner.
80': Substitution, New York City FC. Keaton Parks replaces Mounsef Bakrar.
81': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Durkin.
81': Derrick Williams (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
82': Attempt saved. Erik Hurtado (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruan with a cross.
83': Substitution, D.C. United. Jackson Hopkins replaces Russell Canouse.
86': Attempt missed. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Julián Fernández.
86': Erik Hurtado (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
87': Attempt blocked. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Fernández.
88': Foul by Jackson Hopkins (D.C. United).
88': Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89': Attempt blocked. Julián Fernández (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
89': Attempt missed. Keaton Parks (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Julián Fernández.
90': Foul by Derrick Williams (D.C. United).
90': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
90'+1': Éric Davis (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Keaton Parks (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+5': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Chris Durkin.
90'+6': Foul by Andrés Perea (New York City FC).
90'+6': Theodore Ku-DiPietro (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Andrés Perea (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7': Second Half ends, D.C. United 2, New York City FC 0.
0': Match ends, D.C. United 2, New York City FC 0.
0': Match ends, D.C. United 2, New York City FC 0.
0': Match ends, D.C. United 2, New York City FC 0.

Statistics

NYC		DC
11	Fouls	18
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	5
5	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	5
52.7	Possession	47.3
18	SHOTS	14
5	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
338	Accurate Passes	294
411	Passes	373
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	3
18	Crosses	11
0.2	Cross %	0.3
51	Long Balls	66
33	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	3
11	Effective Tackles	21
17	Tackles	28
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
4	Interceptions	11
10	Effective Clearances	18
10	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: MLS

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

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)
45	Matai Akinmboni
15	Steve Birnbaum
31	Éric Davis
14	Andy Najar
9	Erik Hurtado
6	Russell Canouse
10	Gabriel Pirani
43	Mateusz Klich
8	Christopher Durkin
21	Theodore Ku-Dipietro

D.C. United Substitutes:

José Fajardo, Jackson Hopkins, Derrick Williams, Luis Zamudio, Hayden Sargis, Ruan, Pedro Santos, Yamil Asad, Cristián Dájome.

New York City FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
49	Matthew Freese (GK)
5	Birk Risa
13	Thiago Martins
22	Kevin O'Toole
24	Tayvon Gray
10	Santiago Rodríguez
6	James Sands
15	Andrés Perea
9	Monsef Bakrar
43	Talles Magno
21	Andres Jasson

New York City FC Substitutes:

Luis Barraza, Braian Cufré, Mitja Ilenic, Justin Haak, Keaton Parks, Matías Pellegrini, Adrián Martínez, Richard Ledezma, Julián Fernández.

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