D.C. United 2 (11-11-8, 41 points) v. Chicago Fire 1 (8-17-7, 31 points)
2018 MLS Regular Season
October 7, 2018 – Audi Field, Washington, DC
Attendance: 20,064
Player Notes
- United defender Nick DeLeon made his first appearance since returning from injury as an 87th-minute substitute; it was DeLeon's first appearance since starting in the 1-1 draw against LAFC on May 26.
- United captain Wayne Rooney scored his third brace of the season when he scored in the 62nd and 81st minutes.
- Rooney's third brace tied him with Atlanta's Josef Martinez for the most in MLS this season.
- Rooney's goals brought United's goal total to 56 in the 2018 campaign; it is highest scoring total since 2007 when the Black-and-Red scored 57.
#DCvCHI Notes
- United are 23-20-15 against Chicago all-time.
- The Black-and-Red are 16-9-5 at home against the Fire all time.
- United welcomed the Fire to Audi Field for the first time in fixture history.
Match Notes
- The Black-and-Red are 10-2-2 at home this season.
- United are 9-2-1 at Audi Field since opening the venue on July 14.
- The win extended United's point streak to six games; it is the Black-and-Red's longest point streak of the season and their longest since 2016.
- United are 5-0-1 when Rooney scores a goal.
Goals by Half
<strong>1st Half</strong> |
<strong>2nd Half</strong> |
<strong>Total</strong> |
|
D.C. United |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Chicago Fire |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Scoring Summary
<strong>Minute</strong> |
<strong>Team</strong> |
<strong>Goalscorer</strong> |
<strong>Assisted by</strong> |
51' |
Chicago Fire |
Raheem Edwards |
Aleksandar Katai |
62' |
D.C. United |
Wayne Rooney |
|
81' PK |
D.C. United |
Wayne Rooney |
Misconduct Summary
<strong>Minute</strong> |
<strong>Team</strong> |
<strong>Offender</strong> |
<strong>Reason</strong> |
90'+4' |
Chicago Fire |
Bastian Schweinsteiger |
Dangerous Play |
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 |
16 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
55.5% |
1 |
Chicago Fire |
10 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
44.5% |
3 |
D.C. United lineup:
Bill Hamid; Paul Arriola, Frédéric Billant, Steven Birnbaum, Joseph Mora; Júnior Moreno, Russell Canouse; Ulises Segura (Zoltán Stieber 62'), Luciano Acosta (Chris Durkin 90'), Yamil Asad (Nick DeLeon 87'); Wayne Rooney
Unused Substitutes: Travis Worra, Kevin Ellis, Jalen Robinson, Darren Mattocks
Chicago Fire lineup:
Stefan Cleveland; Jorge Corrales, Johan Kappelhof, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Brandon Vincent; Dax McCarty, Brandt Bronico; Alexsandar Katai, Djordje Mihailovic (Michael de Leeuw HT), Raheem Edwards (Nicolas Hasler 77'); Nemanja Nikolic (Yura Movsisyan 72')
Unused Substitutes: Richard Sánchez, Jonathan Campbell, Daniel Johnson, Alan Gordon
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Assistant Referees: Eduardo Mariscal, Corey Parker
Fourth Official: Fotis Bazakos
VAR: Mark Geiger
