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FT Saturday, August 30, 2025
D.C. United LLLDD 2
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New York City FC LWLWW 1
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NYC101
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Match Report

Pirani scores 2 goals, DC United beats NYCFC 2-1 to snap 11-game winless skid

Gabriel Pirani scored two goals, Luis Barraza had three saves and D.C. United beat New York City FC 2-1 on Saturday night to snap an 11-game winless streak.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
10
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
9
2
Saves
0
34.9
Possession
65.1
8
SHOTS
9
2
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
246
Accurate Passes
524
331
Passes
612
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
28
0.2
Cross %
0.1
62
Long Balls
39
28
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
6
17
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
19
Interceptions
8
41
Effective Clearances
25
41
Clearances
25

Head to Head

NYC leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 49Matt FreeseG
  2. 80Justin HaakCD-L
  3. 13Thiago MartinsCD-R
  4. 22Kevin O'TooleLB
  5. 24Tayvon GrayRB
  6. 10Maxi MorálezAM
  7. 8Andrés PereaLM
  8. 21Aiden O'NeillRM
  9. 16Alonso MartínezF
  10. 17Hannes WolfAM-L
  11. 7Nicolás FernándezAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Julián FernándezSUB
  2. 35Mitja IlenicSUB
  3. 30Tomas RomeroSUB
  4. 34Raul GustavoSUB
  5. 32Jonathan ShoreSUB
  6. 19Strahinja TanasijevicSUB
  7. 99Seymour ReidSUB
  8. 26Agustin OjedaSUB
  9. 18Greg RanjitsinghSUB

DC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Luis BarrazaG
  2. 15Kye RowlesCD-L
  3. 3Lucas BartlettCD-R
  4. 28David SchneggLB
  5. 22Aaron HerreraRB
  6. 25Jackson HopkinsAM
  7. 4Matti PeltolaLM
  8. 23Brandon ServaniaRM
  9. 20Christian BentekeF
  10. 7João PeglowAM-L
  11. 10Gabriel PiraniAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Kim Joon-HongSUB
  2. 8Jared StroudSUB
  3. 44Rida ZouhirSUB
  4. 6Boris EnowSUB
  5. 30Caden ClarkSUB
  6. 12Conner AntleySUB
  7. 77Hosei KijimaSUB
  8. 5Lukas MacNaughtonSUB
  9. 17Jacob MurrellSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' David Schnegg (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 19' Goal! New York City FC 1, D.C. United 0. Justin Haak (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maxi Moralez.
  3. 30' Andrés Perea (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 43' Goal! New York City FC 1, D.C. United 1. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  5. 45'+1' Christian Benteke (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 58' Substitution, D.C. United. Hosei Kijima replaces Peglow.
  7. 66' Substitution, D.C. United. Conner Antley replaces Jackson Hopkins.
  8. 66' Substitution, D.C. United. Boris Enow replaces Brandon Servania.
  9. 77' Goal! New York City FC 1, D.C. United 2. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Benteke with a through ball following a fast break.
  10. 78' Substitution, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda replaces Hannes Wolf.
  11. 83' Substitution, New York City FC. Julián Fernández replaces Kevin O'Toole.
  12. 84' Substitution, D.C. United. Jared Stroud replaces Gabriel Pirani.
  13. 86' Boris Enow (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+4' Aarón Herrera (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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