MLS

FT Saturday, October 7, 2023
New York City FC DDWWD 0
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D.C. United DDLDL 2
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NYC000
DC112
Audi Field · 19,215 att.

Match Report

D.C. United blank New York City FC, still get eliminated

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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

00:36 Wayne Rooney fired despite D.C. United win Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NYC leads series 4-1

Lineups

DC · 4-3-1-2

  1. 24Alex BonoG
  2. 45Matai AkinmboniCD-L
  3. 15Steve BirnbaumCD-R
  4. 31Éric DavisLB
  5. 14Andy NájarRB
  6. 9Erik HurtadoM
  7. 6Russell CanouseCM
  8. 10Gabriel PiraniAM
  9. 43Mateusz KlichLM
  10. 8Christopher DurkinRM
  11. 21Ted Ku-DipietroCF-R

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 49Matt FreeseG
  2. 5Birk RisaCD-L
  3. 13Thiago MartinsCD-R
  4. 22Kevin O'TooleLB
  5. 24Tayvon GrayRB
  6. 10Santiago RodríguezAM
  7. 6James SandsLM
  8. 15Andrés PereaRM
  9. 9Monsef BakrarF
  10. 43Talles MagnoAM-L
  11. 21Andres JassonAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 45'+1' Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 51' Substitution, D.C. United. Derrick Williams replaces Steven Birnbaum.
  4. 60' Substitution, New York City FC. Julián Fernández replaces Andres Jasson.
  5. 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.
  6. 67' Russell Canouse (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  7. 72' Substitution, New York City FC. Alonso Martínez replaces Talles Magno.
  8. 72' Substitution, New York City FC. Justin Haak replaces Birk Risa.
  9. 74' Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 75' Substitution, D.C. United. Hayden Sargis replaces Matai Akinmboni.
  11. 75' Substitution, D.C. United. Ruan replaces Andy Najar.
  12. 80' Substitution, New York City FC. Keaton Parks replaces Mounsef Bakrar.
  13. 83' Substitution, D.C. United. Jackson Hopkins replaces Russell Canouse.
  14. 90'+2' Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 90'+6' Andrés Perea (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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