D.C. United vs Vancouver Whitecaps, 2018 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
D.C. United beats Vancouver Whitecaps in dream debut for Wayne Rooney
Major League Soccer
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Luciano Acosta (D.C. United).
- 1': Jordon Mutch (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Christopher Durkin (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 4': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by José Aja.
- 5': Foul by Felipe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 5': Luciano Acosta (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Darren Mattocks (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Foul by Jordon Mutch (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 11': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Darren Mattocks.
- 12': Alphonso Davies (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Paul Arriola (D.C. United).
- 12': Paul Arriola (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Yordy Reyna tries a through ball, but Alphonso Davies is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt saved. Kei Kamara (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Felipe.
- 16': Attempt missed. Felipe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yordy Reyna.
- 21': Attempt missed. Zoltán Stieber (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Oniel Fisher.
- 24': Foul by Efraín Juárez (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 24': Luciano Acosta (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Attempt missed. Yamil Asad (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 27': Goal! D.C. United 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Yamil Asad (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Zoltán Stieber.
- 29': Hand ball by Yordy Reyna (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 31': Foul by Frederic Brillant (D.C. United).
- 31': Yordy Reyna (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Frederic Brillant (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Kei Kamara (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Marcel de Jong following a set piece situation.
- 33': Darren Mattocks (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Foul by Sean Franklin (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 35': Christopher Durkin (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Efraín Juárez (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 38': Efraín Juárez (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Darren Mattocks (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by José Aja (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 41': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Oniel Fisher.
- 43': Attempt missed. José Aja (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Efraín Juárez with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Delay in match David Ousted (D.C. United) because of an injury.
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': Christopher Durkin (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Yordy Reyna (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, D.C. United 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins D.C. United 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
- 46': Felipe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Christopher Durkin (D.C. United).
- 48': Offside, D.C. United. David Ousted tries a through ball, but Darren Mattocks is caught offside.
- 49': Foul by Frederic Brillant (D.C. United).
- 49': Jordon Mutch (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Felipe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Oniel Fisher.
- 52': Attempt missed. Doneil Henry (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Felipe with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Attempt missed. Kei Kamara (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordon Mutch with a cross.
- 54': Foul by Luciano Acosta (D.C. United).
- 54': Marcel de Jong (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt saved. Paul Arriola (D.C. United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zoltán Stieber.
- 57': Foul by Christopher Durkin (D.C. United).
- 57': Jordon Mutch (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Darren Mattocks (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by José Aja (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 58': Substitution, D.C. United. Wayne Rooney replaces Darren Mattocks.
- 59': Christopher Durkin (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Felipe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 60': Attempt blocked. Wayne Rooney (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 61': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Doneil Henry tries a through ball, but Kei Kamara is caught offside.
- 62': Foul by Efraín Juárez (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 62': Paul Arriola (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Felipe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Wayne Rooney (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Arriola.
- 63': Attempt saved. Yordy Reyna (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alphonso Davies.
- 65': Attempt missed. Zoltán Stieber (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 67': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jakob Nerwinski replaces Sean Franklin.
- 69': Goal! D.C. United 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Paul Arriola (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zoltán Stieber with a through ball.
- 70': Foul by Jakob Nerwinski (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 70': Yamil Asad (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Alphonso Davies (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by José Aja.
- 71': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Frederic Brillant.
- 72': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Nicolás Mezquida replaces Jordon Mutch.
- 72': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Aly Ghazal replaces Felipe.
- 75': Foul by Yamil Asad (D.C. United).
- 75': Kei Kamara (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Foul by Oniel Fisher (D.C. United).
- 75': Yordy Reyna (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Attempt missed. Marcel de Jong (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aly Ghazal.
- 79': Attempt saved. Wayne Rooney (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Zoltán Stieber with a cross.
- 79': Foul by Alphonso Davies (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 79': Yamil Asad (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Goal! D.C. United 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Paul Arriola (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Kei Kamara (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alphonso Davies.
- 84': Attempt missed. Paul Arriola (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Zoltán Stieber with a cross.
- 84': Substitution, D.C. United. Ian Harkes replaces Paul Arriola.
- 86': Yordy Reyna (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Jakob Nerwinski with a cross.
- 88': Attempt missed. Wayne Rooney (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 89': Substitution, D.C. United. Russell Canouse replaces Yamil Asad.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Mezquida (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kei Kamara.
- 89': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Steve Birnbaum.
- 90': Attempt missed. Nicolás Mezquida (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.
- 90'+2': Foul by Yordy Reyna (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 90'+2': Luciano Acosta (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Goal! D.C. United 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Alphonso Davies (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, D.C. United 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
- 90'+5': Match ends, D.C. United 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
- 90'+5': Match ends, D.C. United 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
Statistics
 VAN |
DC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 41.4 | Possession | 58.6 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 311 | Accurate Passes | 473 |
| 390 | Passes | 556 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 14 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 17 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 19 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 20,504
Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 20,504
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | FC Dallas | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Houston Dynamo FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
D.C. United (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Ousted (GK) |
| 15 | Steve Birnbaum |
| 13 | Frédéric Brillant  |
| 21 | Christopher Durkin |
| 28 | Joseph Mora |
| 91 | Oniel Fisher |
| 10 | Luciano Acosta |
| 7 | Paul Arriola |
| 22 | Yamil Asad |
| 18 | Zoltan Stieber |
| 11 | Darren Mattocks |
Vancouver Whitecaps (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Brian Rowe (GK) |
| 2 | Doneil Henry |
| 18 | José Aja |
| 17 | Marcel De Jong |
| 3 | Sean Franklin |
| 6 | Efraín Juárez |
| 8 | Felipe |
| 67 | Alphonso Davies |
| 77 | Jordon Mutch |
| 29 | Yordy Reyna |
| 23 | Kei Kamara |
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