New England Revolution midfielder Alhassan Yusuf celebrates a goal in the first half versus D.C. United. Image Courtesy of New England Revolution.
FOXBOROUGH, MA –New England Revolution (10-3-7, 33 pts.) were victorious 3-0 over D.C. United (5-9-6, 24 pts.) on Wednesday night.
The match kicked off at 7:30 p.m. ET at Audi Field to a crowd of 18,000.
Starting XI versus D.C. United.
New England starting lineup: 4-3-3 | Matt Turner, Will Sands, Ethan Kohler, Mamadou Fofana, Matt Polster, Alhassan Yusuf, Brooklyn Raines, Carles Gil (C), Peyton Miller, Jack Harrison, Dor Turgeman
New England substitutes:| Donovan Parisian, Marcos Zambrano, Cody Baker, Wilson Harris, Jackson Yueill, Tanner Beason, Diego Fagundez, Judah Siqueira, Griffin Yow
D.C. United starting lineup: 4-4-2 | Sean Johnson, Silvan Hefti, Lucas Bartlett, Sean Nealis, Keisuke Kurokawa, Kimito Nono, Matti Peltola, Andre Dozzell, Jackson Hopkins, Louis Munteanu, Tai Baribo
D.C. United substitutes:| Alex Bono, Jared Stroud, Brandon Servania, Nathan Ordaz, Hosei Kijima, Oscar Avilez, Nikola Markovic
Starting XI versus D.C. United.
New England opened the match on the front foot, quickly looking to advance the ball and apply early pressure in D.C. United’s midfield.
Matti Peltola registered the first shot of the match for D.C. United in the fourth minute, as his effort from outside the box was deflected before being cleared away.
Jackson Hopkins followed with another opportunity just two minutes later, but his effort was denied by a sliding block from Revolution defender Matt Polster.
Less than a minute later, Kimito Nono had another opportunity for D.C. United, but his headed effort from the right side of the box missed just wide of the right post.
New England Revolution midfielder Carles Gil looks to make a play during an MLS match versus D.C. United. Image Courtesy of New England Revolution.
In the 13th minute, Revolution midfielder Brooklyn Raines was issued a yellow card for a harsh foul on D.C. forward Tai Baribo.
Raines had New England’s next effort toward goal in the 17th minute after Carles Gil laid the ball off to the midfielder, whose shot sailed over the crossbar.
D.C. United had the next opportunity just five minutes later, when a service toward the back post was narrowly missed by Kimito Nono, whose attempted header snuck just over the bar.
Entering the 23rd minute, New England took the lead.
Winger Jack Harrison played a left-footed cross-field switch toward Peyton Miller, who headed the ball back into the center of the box for midfielder Alhassan Yusuf. Yusuf then headed the ball into the bottom-right corner to give New England a 1-0 lead.
In the 26th minute, D.C. United midfielder Andre Dozzell was issued a yellow card for a foul on Dor Turgeman just outside the penalty area.
New England nearly doubled its advantage moments later when Carles Gil stepped up for the ensuing free kick, but his effort sailed just over the crossbar.
Lucas Bartlett had the next opportunity for D.C. United in the 30th minute, when his header from the center of the box narrowly missed the left post.
Two minutes later, Revolution defender Matt Polster was issued a yellow card for a foul on D.C. forward Louis Munteanu.
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