New York, N.Y. (Aug. 13, 2015) – D.C. United (13-8-5, 44 points) saw its season-high three-game winning streak come to an end in a 3-1 loss in its inaugural match against expansion side New York City FC (7-11-6, 27 points) in the Black-and-Red’s first visit to Yankee Stadium.
Álvaro Saborío put the visitors ahead in the 36th minute after an interception and feed by Chris Rolfe.
Thomas McNamara, David Villa and Kwadwo Poku scored for New York City FC in the second half.
D.C. United returns to action on Aug. 19 on the road against Árabe Unido in Panama in its first game in the 2015-16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League.
D.C. United remains atop the MLS Supporters Shield standings and the Eastern Conference.
Álvaro Saborío scored his second goal for D.C. United and the 65th of his MLS career.
Chris Rolfe recorded his fourth assist of 2015 and the 32nd of his career.
Bill Hamid recorded four saves and saw his scoreless streak end at 400 minutes, the longest streak in MLS this season.
D.C. United allowed a goal between the 46th and 60th minutes for the first time in 2015.
D.C. United utilized its 24th different starting lineup in 26 games.
D.C. United is now 6-2-3 when scoring the first goal and 2-1-2 when leading at halftime.
D.C. United is now 4-7-2 on the road in 2015.
Sean Franklin made his first start since June 6, a span of nine games.
Michael Farfan made his first appearance since May 23, a span of 13 games.
*Head Coach Ben Olsen’s overall record is now 62-72-40. He is 0-1-0 vs. New York City FC.
Highlights
Saborío goal
McNamara goal
Villa goal
Poku goal
D.C. United (13-8-5, 44 points) vs. New York City FC (7-11-6, 27 points)
MLS regular season
August 13, 2015 – Yankee Stadium, New York, N.Y.
Attendance: 28,262
Goals by Period 1 2 Total
D.C. United 1 0 1
New York City FC 0 3 3
Scoring Summary:
DC – Álvaro Saborío 2 (Chris Rolfe 4) 36’
NYC – Thomas McNamara 5 (Kwadwo Poku 7, David Villa 6)
NYC – David Villa 14 (Andrea Pirlo 1) 80’
NYC – Kwadwo Poku 2 (Thomas McNamara 3) 88’
Misconduct Summary:
NYC – Shay Facey (caution, unsporting behavior) 31’
NYC – Thomas McNamara (caution, unsporting behavior) 75’
NYC – David Villa (caution, delaying restart) 80’
D.C. United lineup:
Bill Hamid, Taylor Kemp, Steve Birnbaum, Bobby Boswell, Chris Korb (Miguel Aguilar 79’); Conor Doyle (Chris Pontius 76’), Perry Kitchen, Markus Halsti (Michael Farfan 65’), Sean Franklin, Chris Rolfe, Álvaro Saborío.
Unused Substitutes: Andrew Dykstra, Kofi Opare, Jairo Arrieta, Facundo Coria.
New York City FC lineup:
Josh Saunders, R.J. Allen (Andoni Iraola 52’), Shay Facey, Jason Hernandez, Angelino, Mix Diskerud (Sebastian Velasquez 79’), Andrea Pirlo, Kwadwo Poku (Patrick Mullins 90+3’), Andrew Jacobson, Thomas McNamara, David Villa
Unused Substitutes: Ryan Meara, Pablo Alvarez, Jeb Brovsky, Jefferson Mena
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
Assistant Referees: Adam Wienckowski, Joe Fletcher
Fourth Official: David Gantar
Post-Match Facts: NYCFC vs D.C. United
