Major League Soccer: Real Salt Lake draws 0-0 with DC United on Saturday
SANDY. Real Salt Lake 0-0 DC United ended up goalless.
SANDY. Real Salt Lake 0-0 DC United didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
The match was played at the Rio Tinto Stadium stadium in Sandy on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Broadley who was helped by Corey Rockwell and Adam Garner. The 4th official was Ismail Elfath. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 19 degrees Celsius or 66.16 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 32%.
Match Statistics
Real Salt Lake was in firm control of the ball 55% while DC United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Real Salt Lake was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Real Salt Lake to win the match.
Real Salt Lake shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, DC United shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Real Salt Lake received 2 yellow cards (M. Silva and A. Herrera). On the opposite side, DC United received 3 yellow cards (C. Durkin, M. Akinmboni and D. Ochoa).
After playing this match, Real Salt Lake will have 42 points like Portland Timbers to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, DC United will have 26 points to stay in the 14th place.
Match Events
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27'27'
C. Durkin
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40'40'
M. Akinmboni
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46'46'
C. Odoi-Atsem
J. Hopkins
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46'46'
T. Alfaro
M. Akinmboni
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59'59'
M. Rodriguez
R. Canouse
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59'59'
S. Djeffal
C. Durkin
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61'61'
D. Ochoa
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66'66'
M. Silva
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68'68'
B. Ojeda
J. Loffelsend
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68'68'
A. A. Julio Santos
M. Chang
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68'68'
R. Rubin
S. Cordova
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77'77'
D. Musovski
J. Meram
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77'77'
M. Berry
O. Kamara
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89'89'
A. Herrera
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Real Salt Lake will play away with Austin on the 15th of September with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Real Salt Lake (0 draws).
DC United will play away against Sporting KC on the 14th of September with a 13-11 head to head in favor of DC United (9 draws).
Real Salt Lake: Formation and Lineups
Real Salt Lake started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Pablo Andrés Mastroeni chose to play with the following team: Zac MacMath , Aaron Herrera , Justen Glad , Marcelo Silva , Andrew Brody , Maikel Chang , Jasper Loffelsend , Pablo Ruiz , Justin Meram , Sergio Córdova and Jefferson Savarino .
Substitutes
Real Salt Lake made 4 changes: J. Loffelsend for B. Ojeda (68′), M. Chang for A. A. Julio Santos (68′), S. Cordova for R. Rubin (68′) and J. Meram for D. Musovski (77′).
Top player: Pablo Ruiz
The player who no doubt impressed Real Salt Lake the most was Pablo Ruiz.
His rating is with 46 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
DC United: Formation and Lineups
DC United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the other side, Wayne Mark Rooney played with: David Ochoa , Donovan Pines , Victor Pálsson , Matai Akinmboni , Jackson Hopkins , Russell Canouse , Christopher Durkin , Ravel Morrison , Andy Najar , Ola Kamara and Christian Benteke .
Substitutes
DC United made 5 changes: J. Hopkins for C. Odoi-Atsem (46′), M. Akinmboni for T. Alfaro (46′), R. Canouse for M. Rodriguez (59′), C. Durkin for S. Djeffal (59′) and O. Kamara for M. Berry (77′).
Top player: Donovan Pines
The player who no doubt impressed DC United the most was Donovan Pines.
His rating is with 34 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
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