MLS

FT Saturday, February 24, 2024
New England Revolution LLLWL 1
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D.C. United LDLWW 3
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Audi Field · 19,215 att.

Match Report

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

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.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

NE leads series 4-1

Lineups

DC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Alex BonoG
  2. 97Christopher McVeyCD-L
  3. 3Lucas BartlettCD-R
  4. 7Pedro SantosLB
  5. 22Aaron HerreraRB
  6. 21Ted Ku-DipietroAM
  7. 4Matti PeltolaLM
  8. 43Mateusz KlichRM
  9. 20Christian BentekeF
  10. 10Gabriel PiraniAM-L
  11. 8Jared StroudAM-R

NE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Henrich RavasG
  2. 2Dave RomneyCD-L
  3. 6Jonathan MensahCD-R
  4. 24DeJuan JonesLB
  5. 12Nick LimaRB
  6. 10Carles GilAM
  7. 29Noel BuckLM
  8. 8Matt PolsterRM
  9. 9Giacomo VrioniF
  10. 5Tomás ChancalayAM-L
  11. 47Esmir BajraktarevicAM-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Giacomo Vrioni (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 25' Second yellow card to Giacomo Vrioni (New England Revolution) for a bad foul.
  3. 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.
  4. 39' Carles Gil (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 49' Pedro Santos (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 54' Jared Stroud (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 61' Substitution, New England Revolution. Ian Harkes replaces Noel Buck.
  8. 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.
  9. 68' Substitution, D.C. United. Conner Antley replaces Pedro Santos.
  10. 70' Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 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.
  12. 74' Substitution, D.C. United. Kristian Fletcher replaces Gabriel Pirani.
  13. 74' Substitution, D.C. United. Cristian Dájome replaces Theodore Ku-DiPietro.
  14. 77' Substitution, New England Revolution. Emmanuel Boateng replaces Matt Polster.
  15. 77' Kristian Fletcher (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 83' Substitution, D.C. United. Jackson Hopkins replaces Jared Stroud because of an injury.
  17. 88' Substitution, New England Revolution. Nacho Gil replaces Esmir Bajraktarevic.
  18. 88' Substitution, New England Revolution. Ryan Spaulding replaces Nick Lima.
  19. 90' Ian Harkes (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 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.

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