DC United Dominated Santos Laguna in Leagues Cup
DC United decisively defeated Santos Laguna in the second match of the Leagues Cup group stage, with a final score of 3-0.
The match was played at Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania, and from the start, the American team showed their superiority on the field.
DC United opened the scoring in the 28th minute with a goal from Christian Benteke, assisted by Andy Herrera. In the 48th minute, the lead was extended thanks to a goal from Ted Ku-DiPietro, assisted by Mateusz Klich. Finally, Cristian Dajome sealed the result in the 58th minute, assisted by Joseph Stroud.
Santos Laguna tried to react, but they encountered a very solid opponent in defense. DC United’s dominance was reflected in the statistics: the American team had 57% possession of the ball, shot 13 times on goal (5 on target), and took 5 corners. Santos Laguna, on the other hand, had 43% possession, shot 10 times on goal (3 on target) and took 3 corners.
In short, a convincing match for DC United that puts them in a great position to advance to the next round of the Leagues Cup.
Substitutions santos laguna: at minute 56 E. Echeverria came in and V. Lorona went out., at minute 64 S. Munoz came in and F. Fagundez went out., at minute 64 J. Carrillo came in and F. Villalba went out.
Substitutions dc united: at minute 66 Gabriel Pirani came in and D. Schnegg went out., at minute 66 J. Murrell came in and J. Stroud went out., at minute 66 M. Rodriguez came in and M. Klich went out., at minute 74 G. Tubbs came in and M. Akinmboni went out., at minute 74 J. Hopkins came in and T. Ku-DiPietro went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Santos Laguna
Titulares:
DC United
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