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FT Saturday, February 21, 2026
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D.C. United LLLDW 1
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Match Report

Baribo fires D.C. past Philadelphia in season opener

Tai Baribo scored a goal against his former team on Saturday night to help D.C. United beat the Philadelphia Union in the season opener for both teams.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
19
4
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
1
0
Saves
4
51.4
Possession
48.6
12
SHOTS
7
3
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
313
Accurate Passes
290
419
Passes
397
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
0
12
Crosses
9
0.2
Cross %
0.0
30
Long Balls
77
10
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
6
Blocked Shots
1
13
Effective Tackles
9
26
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
12
Interceptions
11
30
Effective Clearances
30
30
Clearances
30

Highlights

01:11 DC United vs. Philadelphia Union - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:25 Tai Baribo scores goal for DC United Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

PHI leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

DC · 4-4-2

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 15Kye RowlesCD-L
  3. 3Lucas BartlettCD-R
  4. 6Keisuke KurokawaLB
  5. 5Silvan HeftiRB
  6. 23Brandon ServaniaCM-L
  7. 4Matti PeltolaCM-R
  8. 7João PeglowLM
  9. 25Jackson HopkinsRM
  10. 10Gabriel PiraniCF-L
  11. 9Tai BariboCF-R

PHI · 4-4-2

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 5Japhet SeryCD-L
  3. 29Olwethu MakhanyaCD-R
  4. 66Finn SundstromLB
  5. 26Nathan HarrielRB
  6. 8Jesús BuenoCM-L
  7. 21Danley Jean JacquesCM-R
  8. 10Milan IloskiLM
  9. 19Indiana VassilevRM
  10. 9Bruno DamianiCF-L
  11. 23Ezekiel AlladohCF-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! D.C. United 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Tai Baribo (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Peglow following a fast break.
  2. 41' Olwethu Makhanya (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 44' Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Geiner Martínez replaces Finn Sundstrom.
  5. 57' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Augustín Anello replaces Jesús Bueno.
  6. 58' Ezekiel Alladoh (Philadelphia Union) is shown the red card.
  7. 70' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Cavan Sullivan replaces Milan Iloski.
  8. 70' Substitution, D.C. United. Louis Munteanu replaces Gabriel Pirani.
  9. 79' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Stas Korzeniowski replaces Bruno Damiani.
  10. 79' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Indiana Vassilev.
  11. 80' Japhet Sery Larsen (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 88' Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 88' Jackson Hopkins (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 89' Substitution, D.C. United. Nikola Markovic replaces Jackson Hopkins.
  15. 90'+3' Substitution, D.C. United. Sean Nealis replaces Tai Baribo because of an injury.
  16. 90'+4' Peglow (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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