Major League Soccer: Inter Miami overcomes DC United 3-2
WASHINGTON. Inter Miami overcome DC United.
WASHINGTON. Inter Miami defeated DC United. Inter Miami took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Audi Field stadium in Washington on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Ismail Elfath who had the assistance of Corey Parker and Kyle Atkins. The 4th official was Silviu Petrescu. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 23.1 degrees Celsius or 73.54 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 32%.
Match Statistics
Inter Miami was in firm control of the ball 58% while DC United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
DC United was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Inter Miami was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
DC United shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Inter Miami shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
DC United received 2 yellow cards (C. Durkin and T. Fountas). On the other side, Inter Miami received 3 yellow cards (D. Lowe, Gregore and A. Pozuelo).
After this contest, DC United will stay with 27 points to stay in the 14th place. On the other side, Inter Miami will have 39 points to stay in the 9th place.
Match Events
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22'22'
C. Benteke
C. Durkin
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39'39'
L. Campana
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43'43'
C. Durkin
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53'53'
L. Campana
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58'58'
T. Fountas
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62'62'
D. Lowe
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62'62'
T. Fountas
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66'66'
M. Berry
T. Fountas
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66'66'
R. Taylor
B. Duke
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68'68'
Gregore
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75'75'
R. Sailor
D. Lowe
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82'82'
L. Campana Romero (Goal Disallowed)
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82'82'
N. Robertha
M. Rodriguez
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86'86'
I. Vassilev
J. Mota
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86'86'
A. Lassiter
L. Campana
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89'89'
J. Hopkins
C. Odoi-Atsem
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89'89'
R. Canouse
R. Morrison
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90'90'
G. Higuain
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90'90'
I. Vassilev
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, DC United will play away with Montreal Impact on the 1st of October with a 10-8 head to head in favor of Montreal Impact (8 draws).
Inter Miami will host Orlando City on the 5th of September with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Orlando City (2 draws).
DC United: Formation and Lineups
DC United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Wayne Mark Rooney chose to play with the following team: David Ochoa , Chris Odoi-Atsem , Donovan Pines , Steve Birnbaum , Andy Najar , Victor Pálsson , Ravel Morrison , Christopher Durkin , Taxiarchis Fountas , Martín Rodríguez and Christian Benteke .
Substitutes
DC United made 4 changes: T. Fountas for M. Berry (66′), M. Rodriguez for N. Robertha (82′), C. Odoi-Atsem for J. Hopkins (89′) and R. Morrison for R. Canouse (89′).
Top player: Christopher Durkin
Probably the most impressive player in DC United was Christopher Durkin.
His rating is with 27 passes (77% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Inter Miami: Formation and Lineups
Also Inter Miami adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Phil Neville played with: Drake Callender , DeAndre Yedlin , Damion Lowe , Aimé Mabika , Christopher McVey , Gregore , Jean Mota , Leonardo Campana , Alejandro Pozuelo , Bryce Duke and Gonzalo Higuaín .
Substitutes
Inter Miami made 4 changes: B. Duke for R. Taylor (66′), D. Lowe for R. Sailor (75′), J. Mota for I. Vassilev (86′) and L. Campana for A. Lassiter (86′).
Top player: Leonardo Campana
The player who no doubt impressed Inter Miami the most was Leonardo Campana.
His rating is with 2 goals, 15 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6.
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