D.C. United vs Philadelphia Union, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
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Union pour it on in first half, go on to beat D.C. United
Daniel Gazdag scored from the penalty spot for his team-high-tying 10th goal of the season and the Philadelphia Union cruised to a 3-1 win against host D.C. United on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
- 2': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union).
- 2': Russell Canouse (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Goal! D.C. United 0, Philadelphia Union 1. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Julián Carranza.
- 10': Foul by Pedro Santos (D.C. United).
- 10': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Delay in match because of an injury Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Hand ball by Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union).
- 13': Goal! D.C. United 0, Philadelphia Union 2. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 15': Delay in match because of an injury José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 21': Attempt saved. Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Durkin.
- 22': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 22': Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 25': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Leon Flach replaces José Martínez because of an injury.
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Attempt missed. Chris Durkin (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mateusz Klich.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Carranza.
- 34': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
- 35': Attempt saved. Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Harriel.
- 36': Penalty Philadelphia Union. Julián Carranza draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 36': Penalty conceded by Tyler Miller (D.C. United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 36': Tyler Miller (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Goal! D.C. United 0, Philadelphia Union 3. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 39': Hand ball by Yamil Asad (D.C. United).
- 41': Brendan Hines-Ike (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Foul by Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
- 42': Foul by Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union).
- 42': Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Christian Benteke (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union).
- 45': Attempt missed. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag with a through ball.
- 45': Offside, D.C. United. Brendan Hines-Ike tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Foul by Mateusz Klich (D.C. United).
- 45'+1': Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United).
- 45'+2': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kai Wagner following a set piece situation.
- 45'+5': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Benteke with a headed pass.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, D.C. United 0, Philadelphia Union 3.
- 45': Second Half begins D.C. United 0, Philadelphia Union 3.
- 45': Substitution, D.C. United. Alex Bono replaces Tyler Miller because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, D.C. United. Ruan replaces Chris Durkin.
- 46': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
- 46': Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right.
- 48': Attempt saved. Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 49': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateusz Klich with a cross.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
- 50': Foul by Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union).
- 50': Pedro Santos (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateusz Klich.
- 52': Foul by Brendan Hines-Ike (D.C. United).
- 52': Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Yamil Asad (D.C. United).
- 55': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jack Elliott tries a through ball, but Julián Carranza is caught offside.
- 56': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Pedro Santos.
- 58': Foul by Yamil Asad (D.C. United).
- 58': Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt saved. Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 59': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Alex Bono.
- 60': Attempt saved. Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
- 61': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Jakob Glesnes.
- 61': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Mikael Uhre tries a through ball, but Julián Carranza is caught offside.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Bono (D.C. United).
- 63': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Chris Donovan replaces Julián Carranza.
- 64': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Jesús Bueno.
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 65': Ruan (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Chris Donovan (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikael Uhre.
- 66': Foul by Chris Donovan (Philadelphia Union).
- 66': Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Derrick Williams with a headed pass.
- 68': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
- 68': Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt missed. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
- 71': Foul by Yamil Asad (D.C. United).
- 71': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruan.
- 74': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Alejandro Bedoya.
- 74': Substitution, D.C. United. Éric Davis replaces Pedro Santos.
- 74': Substitution, D.C. United. Theodore Ku-DiPietro replaces Yamil Asad.
- 74': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Alejandro Bedoya.
- 76': Foul by Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union).
- 76': Theodore Ku-DiPietro (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Éric Davis (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 78': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Jakob Glesnes.
- 79': Foul by Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United).
- 79': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Substitution, D.C. United. José Fajardo replaces Brendan Hines-Ike.
- 80': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Russell Canouse.
- 83': Attempt saved. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
- 83': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
- 84': Attempt saved. Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
- 84': Offside, D.C. United. Mateusz Klich tries a through ball, but José Fajardo is caught offside.
- 87': Attempt saved. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
- 87': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Alex Bono.
- 87': Attempt saved. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
- 88': Goal! D.C. United 1, Philadelphia Union 3. Theodore Ku-DiPietro (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ruan.
- 89': Foul by Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
- 89': Ruan (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Mikael Uhre.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Mikael Uhre.
- 90'+3': Offside, D.C. United. Éric Davis tries a through ball, but Ruan is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 90'+4': Éric Davis (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Chris Donovan (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Foul by Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United).
- 90'+4': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, D.C. United 1, Philadelphia Union 3.
- 0': Match ends, D.C. United 1, Philadelphia Union 3.
Statistics
 PHI |
DC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 7 |
| 46.7 | Possession | 53.3 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 298 | Accurate Passes | 366 |
| 376 | Passes | 430 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 17 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 13 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 20 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 19,215
Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 19,215
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Miami CF | 8 | +7 | 18 |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 9 | +5 | 18 |
| 3 | Charlotte FC | 8 | +6 | 16 |
| 4 | FC Cincinnati | 8 | +1 | 16 |
Line-Ups
D.C. United (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Miller (GK)  |
| 15 | Steve Birnbaum |
| 3 | Derrick Williams |
| 4 | Brendan Hines-Ike |
| 43 | Mateusz Klich |
| 6 | Russell Canouse |
| 7 | Pedro Santos |
| 8 | Christopher Durkin |
| 20 | Christian Benteke |
| 10 | Gabriel Pirani |
| 22 | Yamil Asad |
Philadelphia Union (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Andre Blake (GK) |
| 3 | Jack Elliott |
| 5 | Jakob Glesnes |
| 8 | José Andrés Martínez |
| 27 | Kai Wagner |
| 26 | Nathan Harriel |
| 10 | Dániel Gazdag |
| 16 | Jack McGlynn |
| 20 | Jesús Bueno |
| 7 | Mikkel Uhre |
| 9 | Julián Carranza |
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