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Charlotte FC Overcomes Depleted DC United in Washington
Washington, USA – In a match defined by controversy and numerical superiority, Charlotte FC defeated DC United at Audi Field. The game took a turn for the worse early on for the home team with the ejection of L. Barraza in the 21st minute. The situation worsened further when A. Herrera also received a red card in the 30th minute, leaving DC United with only nine players.
Charlotte capitalized on the numerical advantage, and in the 33rd minute, W. Zaha opened the scoring with a goal, assisted by N. Petkovic. Despite their efforts, DC United couldn’t contend with Charlotte’s dominance, which controlled the game with 72% possession.
Regarding statistics, Charlotte vastly outshot DC United (13 to 8) and had more corners (13 to 4). Discipline was also a factor, with three yellow cards for Charlotte and two yellow and two red cards for DC United. Referee Lorenzo Hernandez had a busy night in the US capital.
The match ended with a clear victory for Charlotte, who were able to capitalize on DC United’s numerical inferiority to take all three points. DC United fought hard, but the disadvantage was too great to overcome.
Substitutions dc united: at minute 23 D. Schnegg came in and J. Farr went out., at minute 49 Peglow came in and J. Stroud went out., at minute 71 Gabriel Pirani came in and C. Clark went out., at minute 71 C. Benteke came in and D. Badji went out., at minute 71 L. Bartlett came in and L. MacNaughton went out.
Substitutions charlotte: at minute 58 K. A. Calderon Vargas came in and L. Abada went out., at minute 74 N. Petkovic came in and A. Goodwin went out., at minute 89 E. Williamson came in and B. Coulibaly went out., at minute 89 A. Privett came in and B. Tuiloma went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
DC United
Charlotte
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