D.C. United 2 (5-8-3, 18 points) v. Atlanta United FC 1 (6-7-3, 21 points)
2017 MLS Regular Season
June 21, 2017 – RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 14,594
Player Notes
- Luciano Acosta scored his fourth goal of the season and first since April 30. He now has two goals against Atlanta.
- Patrick Nyarko scored his first goal of the season and fifth with D.C. United. He now has 24 career MLS regular season goals.
- Deshorn Brown made his D.C. United debut, entering in the 62nd minute for José Ortiz.
- After today's start, only Taylor Kemp has started 15 matches for United this season.
- Kofi Opare made his 50th career MLS regular season appearance.
- José Ortiz played forward for the sixth time this season. United have had four different players start up top (Mullins, Le Toux, Neagle, Ortiz).
- Ian Harkes recorded his first career MLS assist.
#DCvATL Notes
- United are now 2-0 against the 2017 expansion side. They host Atlanta at RFK for the final time on Aug. 23.
- The Black-and-Red have outscored Atlanta 5-2 in their two matches.
Match Notes
- United are now 21-6-3against expansion teams playing in their debut season.
- United scored multiple goals in a match for the first time since April 30 (also against Atlanta).
- United's all-time record is now 280-267-131.
- United are now 181-95-63all-time at RFK Stadium.
Goals by Half
<strong>1st Half</strong> |
<strong>2nd Half</strong> |
<strong>Total</strong> |
|
D.C. United |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Atlanta United FC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Misconduct Summary
<strong>Minute</strong> |
<strong>Team</strong> |
<strong>Offender</strong> |
<strong>Reason</strong> |
62' |
ATL |
Jeff Larentowicz |
Unsporting Behavior |
73' |
D.C. |
Lamar Neagle |
Unsporting Behavior |
79' |
ATL |
Brandon Vázquez |
Unsporting Behavior |
Scoring Summary
<strong>Minute</strong> |
<strong>Team</strong> |
<strong>Goalscorer</strong> |
<strong>Assisted by</strong> |
17' |
ATL |
Julian Gressel |
Miguel Almirón, Yamil Asad |
23' |
D.C. |
Luciano Acosta |
|
60' |
D.C. |
Patrick Nyarko |
Chris Korb, Ian Harkes |
Box Score
<strong>Team</strong> |
<strong>Shots</strong> |
<strong>Shots on Goal</strong> |
<strong>Corners</strong> |
<strong>Offsides</strong> |
<strong>Possession (%)</strong> |
<strong>Saves</strong> |
D.C. United |
17 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
45 |
4 |
Atlanta United FC |
15 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
55 |
2 |
D.C. United lineup:
Bill Hamid; Taylor Kemp, Kofi Opare, Steve Birnbaum, Chris Korb; Ian Harkes, Marcelo Sarvas; Patrick Nyarko (Lamar Neagle 69'), Luciano Acosta (Jared Jeffrey 81'), Sébastien Le Toux; José Ortiz (Deshorn Brown 62')
Unused Substitutes: Travis Worra, Jalen Robinson, Julian Büscher, , Chris Odoi-Atsem
Atlanta United FC lineup:
Alec Kann; Greg Garza, Leandro González Pirez, Michael Parkhurst, Tyrone Mears; Kevin Kratz, Jeff Larentowicz (Chris McCann 75'); Yamil Asad, Miguel Almirón, Julian Gressel (Josef Martínez 63'); Hector Villalba (Brandon Vázquez 75')
Unused Substitutes: Kyle Reynish, Mark Bloom, Miles Robinson, Harrison Heath
Center Referee: Nima Saghafi
Assistant Referees: Cameron Blanchard, Danny Thornberry
Fourth Referee: Robert Sibiga
