D.C. United vs New England Revolution, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS

D.C. United

34': Christian Benteke
72': Christian Benteke
90'+3': Christian Benteke

FT
3 - 1

New England Revolution

25': Giacomo Vrioni
67': Carles Gil

Christian Benteke's hat trick lifts D.C. United over Revs

Christian Benteke scored his second career MLS hat trick to lead host D.C. United to a 3-1 victory over the 10-man New England Revolution in both teams' regular season opener on Saturday night.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by Mateusz Klich (D.C. United).
5': Foul by Giacomo Vrioni (New England Revolution).
5': Lucas Bartlett (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateusz Klich.
7': Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Bartlett with a headed pass.
8': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Noel Buck.
11': Attempt blocked. Theodore Ku-DiPietro (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
11': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Christopher McVey (D.C. United).
12': Foul by Noel Buck (New England Revolution).
12': Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Giacomo Vrioni (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card.
14': Esmir Bajraktarevic (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the right wing.
14': Foul by Christopher McVey (D.C. United).
17': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matti Peltola.
18': Attempt saved. Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carles Gil.
18': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Lucas Bartlett.
19': Attempt blocked. Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noel Buck.
19': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Mateusz Klich.
19': Attempt blocked. Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carles Gil.
20': Esmir Bajraktarevic (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Pedro Santos (D.C. United).
22': Foul by Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution).
22': Jared Stroud (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Jared Stroud.
25': Attempt blocked. Jared Stroud (D.C. United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
25': Attempt blocked. Matti Peltola (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
25': Christopher McVey (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Foul by Giacomo Vrioni (New England Revolution).
25': Second yellow card to Giacomo Vrioni (New England Revolution) for a bad foul.
28': Esmir Bajraktarevic (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Aaron Herrera (D.C. United).
31': Attempt blocked. Pedro Santos (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
31': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
31': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Noel Buck.
31': Foul by Aaron Herrera (D.C. United).
31': Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Matt Polster (New England Revolution).
33': Jared Stroud (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jared Stroud.
34': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
34': Goal! D.C. United 1, New England Revolution 0. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro Santos with a cross.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
35': VAR Decision: Goal D.C. United 1-0 New England Revolution (Christian Benteke).
39': Foul by Carles Gil (New England Revolution).
39': Jared Stroud (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Attempt missed. Matti Peltola (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Theodore Ku-DiPietro.
41': Foul by Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution).
41': Matti Peltola (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution).
42': Lucas Bartlett (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Attempt blocked. Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Esmir Bajraktarevic.
44': Offside, New England Revolution. Tomás Chancalay is caught offside.
44': Esmir Bajraktarevic (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Mateusz Klich (D.C. United).
45'+1': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by DeJuan Jones.
45'+1': Jared Stroud (D.C. United) hits the bar with a left footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Christian Benteke with a headed pass following a corner.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Jared Stroud (D.C. United) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left following a corner.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Aaron Herrera (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Pirani with a cross.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Jared Stroud (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45'+4': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateusz Klich.
45'+4': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by DeJuan Jones.
45'+5': Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Santos with a cross following a corner.
45'+6': Attempt saved. Carles Gil (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
45'+6': First Half ends, D.C. United 1, New England Revolution 0.
45': Second Half begins D.C. United 1, New England Revolution 0.
46': Esmir Bajraktarevic (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the right wing.
46': Foul by Pedro Santos (D.C. United).
48': VAR Decision: No Penalty New England Revolution.
49': Pedro Santos (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Attempt missed. Carles Gil (New England Revolution) left footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
51': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Lucas Bartlett.
52': Attempt missed. Esmir Bajraktarevic (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
54': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Foul by Jared Stroud (D.C. United).
54': Jared Stroud (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Attempt saved. Carles Gil (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
55': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Alex Bono.
57': Attempt missed. Jared Stroud (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Theodore Ku-DiPietro.
58': Attempt missed. Theodore Ku-DiPietro (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jared Stroud.
59': Foul by Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution).
59': Lucas Bartlett (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt blocked. Theodore Ku-DiPietro (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateusz Klich.
60': Attempt saved. Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
60': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Henrich Ravas.
61': Substitution, New England Revolution. Ian Harkes replaces Noel Buck.
61': Attempt blocked. Lucas Bartlett (D.C. United) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Santos with a cross.
62': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Benteke with a cross.
62': Foul by Mateusz Klich (D.C. United).
62': Nick Lima (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Christopher McVey (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution).
63': Foul by Christopher McVey (D.C. United).
63': Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Aaron Herrera (D.C. United).
65': Ian Harkes (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Esmir Bajraktarevic (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Matti Peltola (D.C. United).
67': Goal! D.C. United 1, New England Revolution 1. Carles Gil (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Matt Polster following a fast break.
68': Substitution, D.C. United. Conner Antley replaces Pedro Santos.
69': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by DeJuan Jones.
70': Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card.
72': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
72': Goal! D.C. United 2, New England Revolution 1. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conner Antley with a headed pass.
74': Substitution, D.C. United. Kristian Fletcher replaces Gabriel Pirani.
74': Substitution, D.C. United. Cristian Dájome replaces Theodore Ku-DiPietro.
74': Attempt blocked. Kristian Fletcher (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
76': Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Herrera with a cross.
76': Esmir Bajraktarevic (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Conner Antley (D.C. United).
77': Substitution, New England Revolution. Emmanuel Boateng replaces Matt Polster.
77': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Kristian Fletcher (D.C. United).
77': Kristian Fletcher (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
78': Attempt saved. Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carles Gil.
79': Offside, New England Revolution. Tomás Chancalay is caught offside.
82': Delay in match because of an injury Jared Stroud (D.C. United).
83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83': Substitution, D.C. United. Jackson Hopkins replaces Jared Stroud because of an injury.
87': DeJuan Jones (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Foul by Jackson Hopkins (D.C. United).
87': Foul by Cristian Dájome (D.C. United).
87': Jonathan Mensah (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Substitution, New England Revolution. Nacho Gil replaces Esmir Bajraktarevic.
88': Substitution, New England Revolution. Ryan Spaulding replaces Nick Lima.
90': Cristian Dájome (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Foul by Ian Harkes (New England Revolution).
90': Ian Harkes (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
90'+3': Goal! D.C. United 3, New England Revolution 1. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Aaron Herrera with a cross.
90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Nacho Gil (New England Revolution).
90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+8': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Carles Gil.
90'+9': Foul by Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution).
90'+9': Matti Peltola (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+9': Second Half ends, D.C. United 3, New England Revolution 1.
0': Match ends, D.C. United 3, New England Revolution 1.

Statistics

NE		DC
12	Fouls	17
3	Yellow Cards	3
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	4
46.1	Possession	53.9
10	SHOTS	30
5	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
258	Accurate Passes	321
370	Passes	423
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	9
8	Crosses	22
0.1	Cross %	0.4
64	Long Balls	55
16	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	15
12	Effective Tackles	10
14	Tackles	14
0.9	Tackle %	0.7
5	Interceptions	11
27	Effective Clearances	15
27	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: MLS

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

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Red Bull New York	2	+2	6
2	Nashville SC	2	+3	4
3	New York City FC	2	+1	4
4	Chicago Fire FC	2	+2	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
24	Alex Bono (GK)
97	Christopher McVey
3	Lucas Bartlett
7	Pedro Santos
22	Aaron Herrera
21	Ted Ku-Dipietro
4	Matti Peltola
43	Mateusz Klich
20	Christian Benteke
10	Gabriel Pirani
8	Jared Stroud

D.C. United Substitutes:

Kristian Fletcher, Matai Akinmboni, Conner Antley, Jackson Hopkins, Martín Rodríguez, Luis Zamudio, Cristián Dájome.

New England Revolution (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Henrich Ravas (GK)
2	Dave Romney
6	Jonathan Mensah
24	DeJuan Jones
12	Nick Lima
10	Carles Gil
29	Noel Buck
8	Matt Polster
9	Giacomo Vrioni
5	Tomás Chancalay
47	Esmir Bajraktarevic

New England Revolution Substitutes:

Earl Edwards, Thomas McNamara, Andrew Farrell, Jack Panayotou, Nacho Gil, Bobby Wood, Ryan Spaulding, Ian Harkes, Emmanuel Boateng.

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