D.C. United vs Tauro FC, 2014 CONCACAF Champions League, 2014 Group Stage

· Concacaf Champions Cup

48': Chris Pontius
56': Eddie Johnson

FT
2 - 0

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D.C. United are hosting Tauro FC at RFK Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the Concacaf Champions Cup.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Alejandro Vélez (Tauro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United).
7': Attempt blocked. Collin Martin (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Porter.
9': Foul by Alejandro Vélez (Tauro).
9': Kyle Porter (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Hand ball by Alex Caskey (D.C. United).
12': Attempt missed. Chris Pontius (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Estrada with a cross.
13': Foul by Alex Caskey (D.C. United).
13': Luis Moreno (Tauro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Christian Lopez Chamorro.
17': Attempt missed. David Estrada (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Samuel Inkoom with a cross.
19': Foul by Collin Martin (D.C. United).
19': Miguel Castillo (Tauro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Alcides de los Rios (Tauro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Chris Korb (D.C. United).
29': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Luis Moreno.
29': Attempt missed. Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
30': Foul by Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United).
30': Ismael Diaz (Tauro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Attempt missed. Chris Pontius (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kyle Porter.
35': Attempt missed. Miguel Castillo (Tauro) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ismael Diaz with a headed pass.
36': Alex Caskey (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Alejandro Vélez (Tauro).
37': Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Chris Pontius from a direct free kick.
41': Foul by Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United).
41': Miguel Castillo (Tauro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43': Ismael Diaz (Tauro) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
44': Christian Lopez Chamorro (Tauro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Collin Martin (D.C. United).
45'+1': First Half ends, D.C. United 0, Tauro 0.
45': Second Half begins D.C. United 0, Tauro 0.
45': Substitution, D.C. United. Sean Franklin replaces Chris Korb.
48': Goal! D.C. United 1, Tauro 0. Chris Pontius (D.C. United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Inkoom with a cross.
50': Foul by Kyle Porter (D.C. United).
50': Omar Cordoba (Tauro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Alcides de los Rios (Tauro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by David Estrada (D.C. United).
52': Corner, Tauro. Conceded by Alex Caskey.
53': Alejandro Vélez (Tauro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United).
53': Substitution, D.C. United. Eddie Johnson replaces Chris Pontius.
54': Foul by Samuel Inkoom (D.C. United).
54': Miguel Castillo (Tauro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Goal! D.C. United 2, Tauro 0. Eddie Johnson (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by David Estrada.
57': Attempt missed. Sean Franklin (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
59': Attempt missed. Kyle Porter (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
65': Corner, Tauro. Conceded by Sean Franklin.
67': Eddie Johnson (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Foul by Juan Vargas (Tauro).
69': Eddie Johnson (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Foul by Luis Moreno (Tauro).
70': Attempt missed. Omar Cordoba (Tauro) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
71': Substitution, Tauro. Vidal Gonzalez replaces Alcides de los Rios.
71': Bernardo Palma (Tauro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United).
72': Substitution, Tauro. Ervin Zorrilla replaces Ismael Diaz.
75': Foul by Collin Martin (D.C. United).
75': Miguel Castillo (Tauro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Attempt missed. Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Samuel Inkoom with a cross.
78': Alex Caskey (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Foul by Fernando Mena (Tauro).
79': Attempt saved. Kofi Opare (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Caskey.
80': Foul by Kyle Porter (D.C. United).
80': Omar Cordoba (Tauro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Substitution, Tauro. Eliecer Dominguez replaces Christian Lopez Chamorro.
82': Hand ball by Eddie Johnson (D.C. United).
83': Foul by Alejandro Vélez (Tauro).
83': Kyle Porter (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Alejandro Vélez (Tauro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Sean Franklin (D.C. United).
86': Bernardo Palma (Tauro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Samuel Inkoom (D.C. United).
87': Offside, Tauro. Vidal Gonzalez tries a through ball, but Ervin Zorrilla is caught offside.
90': Attempt saved. Bernardo Palma (Tauro) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ervin Zorrilla.
90'+3': Second Half ends, D.C. United 2, Tauro 0.

Statistics

TAU		DC
6	Fouls	18
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	1
37.8	Possession	62.2
4	SHOTS	12
1	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
290	Accurate Passes	518
359	Passes	582
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	7
7	Crosses	25
0.0	Cross %	0.3
47	Long Balls	79
22	Accurate Long Balls	58
0.5	Long Balls %	0.7
0	Blocked Shots	1
15	Effective Tackles	12
17	Tackles	16
0.9	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
18	Effective Clearances	6
18	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup

Venue: RFK Stadium
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Concacaf Champions Cup Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Arabe Unido	4	+7	12
2	Monterrey	4	+4	6
3	Don Bosco	4	-11	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

D.C. United (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
31	Joe Willis (GK)
6	Kofi Opare
17	Conor Shanosky
22	Chris Korb
21	Samuel Inkoom
25	Jared Jeffrey
27	Collin Martin
19	Kyle Porter
12	Alex Caskey
3	David Estrada
13	Chris Pontius

D.C. United Substitutes:

Sean Franklin, Eddie Johnson, Fabián Espíndola, Perry Kitchen, Nick DeLeon, Bill Hamid, Bobby Boswell.

Tauro FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
99	Eric Hughes (GK)
3	Luis Moreno
25	Jan Vargas
24	Fernando Mena
19	Omar Cordoba
10	Champi
8	Christian Lopez
5	Alejandro Velez
36	Ismael Díaz
30	Bernardo Palma
21	Alcides de los Rios

Tauro FC Substitutes:

Vidal Gonzalez, Eliecer Dominguez, Ruben Barrow, Kevin Melgar, Mauricio Castano, Jesus Araya, Ervin Zorrilla.

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