Major League Soccer: DC United demolishes New England 3-2 with 2 goals from T. Fountas
WASHINGTON. DC United topped New England 3-2 thanks to T. Fountas who scored in the 26th and 43rd minute.
WASHINGTON. DC United defeated New England 3-2 thanks to T. Fountas who scored in the 26th and 43rd minute. New England was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Audi Field stadium in Washington on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Marcos de Oliveira who was helped by Gianni Facchini and Tyler Wyrostek. The 4th official was Elvis Osmanovic. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 15.7 degrees Celsius or 60.21 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 35%.
Match Statistics
New England was in firm control of the ball 68% while DC United was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
New England was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 9 were on target. Even so, DC United was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
DC United shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, New England shot 21 times, 9 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
DC United received 1 yellow card (J. Gressel). On the other side, New England received 3 yellow cards (D. Jones, A. Buksa and H. Kessler).
After this match, DC United will have 6 points like Sporting KC to move down in the 27th place. On the other side, New England will stay with 7 points like New York City, Seattle Sounders, Cincinnati and Inter Miami to move down in the 21st place.
Match Events
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6'6'
B. Bye
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26'26'
T. Fountas
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33'33'
J. Gressel
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39'39'
M. Estrada
T. Fountas
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43'43'
T. Fountas
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46'46'
H. Kessler
O. Gonzalez
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58'58'
D. Rivera
E. Boateng
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58'58'
J. Altidore
J. Rennicks
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60'60'
J. Hopkins
T. Fountas
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60'60'
N. Robertha
M. Estrada
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65'65'
D. Jones
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75'75'
T. McNamara
S. Lletget
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79'79'
D. Skundrich
E. Flores
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83'83'
T. Alfaro
N. Robertha
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83'83'
T. Ku-DiPietro
B. Smith
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86'86'
A. Buksa
C. Gil
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87'87'
A. Buksa
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89'89'
H. Kessler
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, DC United will play away with Columbus Crew on the 30th of April with a 19-17 head to head in favor of Columbus Crew (7 draws).
New England will host Inter Miami on the 30th of April with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Inter Miami (0 draws).
DC United: Formation and Lineups
DC United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Hernán Pablo Losada chose to play with the following team: Jon Kempin , Donovan Pines , Steve Birnbaum , Brendan Hines-Ike , Julian Gressel , Russell Canouse , Christopher Durkin , Bradley Smith , Edison Flores , Taxiarchis Fountas and Michael Estrada .
Substitutes
DC United made 5 changes: T. Fountas for J. Hopkins (60′), M. Estrada for N. Robertha (60′), E. Flores for D. Skundrich (79′), N. Robertha for T. Alfaro (83′) and B. Smith for T. Ku-DiPietro (83′).
Top player: Taxiarchis Fountas
The player who no doubt impressed DC United the most was Taxiarchis Fountas.
His rating is with 2 goals, 16 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
New England: Formation and Lineups
New England started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
On the opposite side, Bruce Arena played with: Brad Knighton , Brandon Bye , Omar Gonzalez , Andrew Farrell , DeJuan Jones , Sebastian Lletget , Matt Polster , Emmanuel Boateng , Carles Gil , Adam Buksa and Justin Rennicks .
Substitutes
New England made 4 changes: O. Gonzalez for H. Kessler (46′), E. Boateng for D. Rivera (58′), J. Rennicks for J. Altidore (58′) and S. Lletget for T. McNamara (75′).
Top player: Carles Gil
The player who no doubt impressed New England the most was Carles Gil.
His rating is with 63 passes (76% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
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