NYCFC vs D.C. United 2024 MLS, Regular Season
Santiago Rodriguez leads NYCFC past D.C. United
Santiago Rodriguez scored in the 20th minute and added a late assist as New York City Football Club earned a 2-0 victory over D.C. United on Saturday night in Queens, N.Y.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 20': Goal! New York City FC 1, D.C. United 0. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hannes Wolf with a through ball following a fast break.
- 34': Matai Akinmboni (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Lucas Bartlett (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Substitution, D.C. United. Jacob Murrell replaces Pedro Santos.
- 63': Mounsef Bakrar (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Substitution, D.C. United. Martín Rodríguez replaces Jackson Hopkins.
- 72': Substitution, New York City FC. Julián Fernández replaces Agustín Ojeda.
- 77': Substitution, New York City FC. Jovan Mijatovic replaces Mounsef Bakrar.
- 79': Substitution, D.C. United. Kristian Fletcher replaces Matai Akinmboni.
- 90'+1': Goal! New York City FC 2, D.C. United 0. Julián Fernández (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
- 90'+2': Substitution, New York City FC. Andrés Perea replaces Hannes Wolf.
Game Information
Venue: Citi Field
Location: New York, New York, USA
Attendance: 21,073
Statistics
 DC |
NYC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 52.4 | Possession | 47.6 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 297 | Accurate Passes | 275 |
| 407 | Passes | 368 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 20 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 22 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 24 | Clearances | 32 |
New York City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 49 | Matthew Freese (GK) |
| 5 | Birk Risa |
| 13 | Thiago Martins |
| 22 | Kevin O'Toole |
| 35 | Mitja Ilenic |
| 10 | Santiago Rodríguez |
| 6 | James Sands |
| 55 | Keaton Parks |
| 9 | Monsef Bakrar  |
| 26 | Agustin Ojeda |
| 17 | Hannes Wolf |
D.C. United (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Alex Bono (GK) |
| 3 | Lucas Bartlett |
| 45 | Matai Akinmboni |
| 97 | Christopher McVey |
| 25 | Jackson Hopkins |
| 4 | Matti Peltola |
| 10 | Gabriel Pirani |
| 7 | Pedro Santos |
| 8 | Jared Stroud |
| 11 | Cristián Dájome |
| 20 | Christian Benteke |
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