Match Report


D.C. UnitedD.C. United     LA GalaxyLA Galaxy
John MillerJohn Miller Matthew Rees Matthew Rees
José CoronadoJ. Coronado72
G
1
G
69Edwin AckleyE. Ackley
Ramon GomezR. Gomez68
D
2
D
68Duarte MarreroD. Marrero
Terrance MartinezT. Martinez69
D
3
D
67Herbert RourkeH. Rourke
Juan Cruz RivasJ. Rivas75
D
4
D
65Blake MartinB. Martin
Dinis OliveiraD. Oliveira72
D
5
D
69Jim KnightonJ. Knighton
Samuel PickensS. Pickens72
M
6
M
72Cheyne ThompsonC. Thompson
Gabriel DíazG. Díaz70
M
7
M
70Earnest PetersonE. Peterson
Jerry AlesciJ. Alesci73
M
8
M
69Jorge TaverneseJ. Tavernese
Elmer ReyesE. Reyes73
A
9captain
M
73Matías Ezequiel MontenegroM. Montenegro
Sam MooreS. Moore70
A
captain10
A
67Glen KingG. King
Pedro RonaldoP. Ronaldo71
A
11
A
69Adrian WillisA. Willis
 
Delio CruzD. Cruz66
D
12
A
75Mateo MarzoliniM. Marzolini
Brandon CookB. Cook70
M
13
M
74Edgar BassoE. Basso
Ezequiel BermudezE. Bermudez34
A
14
A
77Francisco AvalosF. Avalos

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at RFK Stadium where D.C. United play host to LA Galaxy. A crowd of 18,471 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
D.C. United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while LA Galaxy appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Isaac Taylor.


0.00
LA Galaxy kick off the first half!
4.34
Juan Cruz Rivas knocks the ball forward to Gabriel Díaz. Gabriel Díaz flicks a high ball forward to Sam Moore who takes it down. Sam Moore shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
6.53
Terrance Martinez pushes up the pitch. Terrance Martinez flicks a high pass forward to Sam Moore who brings the ball under control. Sam Moore finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Edwin Ackley easily smothers it!
8.21
Jerry Alesci skids along the soaking pitch surface and slams in Cheyne Thompson, catching him with his studs. The referee motions to Jerry Alesci to come over. It's a red card!! Cheyne Thompson stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.01
Cheyne Thompson flicks a high pass forward to Glen King who brings the ball under control. Glen King shoots from distance but it is tipped over by José Coronado.
10.57
Corner kick to LA Galaxy. Jorge Tavernese chips it out wide. Jim Knighton rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
20.15
Earnest Peterson chips the ball to his team mate, Adrian Willis. Adrian Willis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Terrance Martinez.
21.18
Cheyne Thompson flicks a high pass forward. Adrian Willis collects the pass. Adrian Willis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.28
Herbert Rourke flicks the ball to his team mate, Cheyne Thompson. Cheyne Thompson chips the ball to his team mate, Glen King. Glen King sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
32.10
Cheyne Thompson plays the ball forward to Adrian Willis. Adrian Willis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ramon Gomez.
34.08
Pedro Ronaldo flicks a high pass forward to Sam Moore who brings the ball under control. Sam Moore shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. D.C. United appear unchanged since the first half. LA Galaxy also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
D.C. United kick off and get the second half underway!
48.18
Ramon Gomez makes a probing pass to Gabriel Díaz. Gabriel Díaz knocks the ball forward to Sam Moore. Sam Moore shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
53.58
Dinis Oliveira surges forward with the ball. Dinis Oliveira makes a probing pass to Elmer Reyes. Elmer Reyes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.33
Jorge Tavernese chips the ball to his team mate, Adrian Willis. Adrian Willis tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
57.03
Matías Ezequiel Montenegro flicks a high pass forward to Adrian Willis who brings the ball under control. Adrian Willis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
60.37
D.C. United have made a substitution with Brandon Cook replacing Pedro Ronaldo .LA Galaxy have made 2 substitutions with Edgar Basso replacing Jorge Tavernese and Mateo Marzolini replacing Earnest Peterson .
66.38
LA Galaxy are dictating the run of play here today.
69.08
Terrance Martinez darts forward. Terrance Martinez flicks a high ball forward to Sam Moore who takes it down. Sam Moore shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
71.31
Dinis Oliveira takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Juan Cruz Rivas. Juan Cruz Rivas makes a strong solo run forward. Juan Cruz Rivas passes the ball forward to Sam Moore. Sam Moore shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
72.36
Mateo Marzolini makes a simple pass to Adrian Willis. Adrian Willis plays a scrappy one-two with Glen King and stumbles forward towards the goal... Adrian Willis shows great control and tries a shot on goal but is denied by José Coronado. Excellent save.
77.27
D.C. United have made a substitution with Ezequiel Bermudez replacing Sam Moore .
83.45
Terrance Martinez kicks a strong pass forward to Brandon Cook. With vision, Brandon Cook picks a pass forward to Elmer Reyes. Elmer Reyes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

D.C. United

LA Galaxy
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
47.6%
52.4%
Play Area
37.8%
45.1%
17.1%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Terrance Martinez of D.C. United

Match Ratings
1.José Coronado (GK)
7
2.Ramon Gomez (DEF)
6
3.Terrance Martinez (DEF)
7
4.Juan Cruz Rivas (DEF)
7
5.Dinis Oliveira (DEF)
6
6.Samuel Pickens (MID)
6
7.Gabriel Díaz (MID)
6
8.Pedro Ronaldo (ATT)
6
9.Elmer Reyes (ATT)
6
10.Sam Moore (ATT)
6
11.Brandon Cook (MID)
6
 
12.Delio Cruz (DEF)
0
13.Jerry Alesci (MID)red card
3
14.Ezequiel Bermudez (ATT)
6

1.Edwin Ackley (GK)
6
2.Duarte Marrero (DEF)
6
3.Herbert Rourke (DEF)
6
4.Blake Martin (DEF)
6
5.Jim Knighton (DEF)
6
6.Cheyne Thompson (MID)
6
7.Earnest Peterson (MID)
6
8.Jorge Tavernese (MID)
6
9.Matías Ezequiel Montenegro (MID)
7
10.Glen King (ATT)
6
11.Adrian Willis (ATT)
7
 
12.Mateo Marzolini (ATT)
6
13.Edgar Basso (MID)
6
14.Francisco Avalos (ATT)
0