WASHINGTON (Sept. 15, 2015) – D.C. United (3-0-0, 9 points) clinched their second consecutive berth in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals by extending their perfect run in group play with a 2-0 win over Panamanian side Árabe Unido at RFK Stadium.
Conor Doyle and Jared Jeffrey scored for the Black-and-Red, who have won seven straight contests in the group stage of the regional competition since 2014.
The Black-and-Red claimed first place in Group H, ahead of Árabe Unido (1-2-0, 3 points) and Montego Bay United (0-2-0, zero points). D.C. United will finish group play with visit to Montego Bay United in Jamaica on Sept. 22.
The quarterfinals of the 2015-16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League, which are played as a home-and-away aggregate series, take place in early 2016. The only way to guarantee a ticket to D.C. United’s quarterfinal home match is to become a 2016 Full Season Ticket Member. To reserve a seat and guarantee priority access to full season seats at the team’s new stadium at Buzzard Point please call 202-587-5000 or //www.dcunited.com/tickets/season-tickets.
D.C. United returns to action Sept. 19 against Columbus Crew SC at RFK Stadium, (Comcast SportsNet, 7).
Conor Doyle’s goal 36 seconds into the match was the fastest scored by D.C. United since Chris Pontius scored in 31 seconds at the New York Red Bulls on June 24, 2012.
With two goals in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League, Conor Doyle is now tied with Miguel Aguilar for the team scoring lead in the competition.
Jared Jeffrey’s goal was his first since scoring at Toronto FC on Sept. 28, 2013.
D.C. United Head Coach Ben Olsen has used the same 14 players in each of the team’s three SCCL matches.
*Andrew Dykstra, Luke Mishu, Kofi Opare, Jalen Robinson, and Jairo Arrieta have played a full 90 minutes in each SCCL match.
Highlights
DC United 2 - 0 Arabe Unido Highlights | @dcunited vs @ArabeUnido_#SCCL#TheChampionshttp://t.co/2gxsNJstuh
— THE CHAMPIONS (@TheChampions) September 16, 2015
D.C. United (3-0-0, 9 points) vs. Árabe Unido (1-2-0, 3 points)
2015-16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League
Sept. 15, 2015 – RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Goals by Period 1 2 Total
D.C. United 2 0 2
Árabe Unido 0 0 0
Scoring Summary:
DC – Conor Doyle 2 (Chris Pontius 1) 1’ (:36)
DC – Jared Jeffrey 1 (Facundo Coria 1) 22’
Misconduct Summary:
DUA – Fidel Caesar (caution, unsporting behavior) 26’
DC – Jared Jeffrey (caution, unsporting behavior) 51’
DUA – Rigoberto Niño (caution, unsporting behavior) 70’
DC – Kofi Opare (caution, unsporting behavior) 90’
D.C. United lineup:
Andrew Dykstra, Luke Mishu, Steven Birnbaum (Markus Halsti HT), Kofi Opare, Jalen Robinson, Conor Doyle, Jared Jeffrey, Michael Farfan (Collin Martin 76’), Facundo Coria, Chris Pontius (Miguel Aguilar 70’), Jairo Arrieta.
Unused Substitutes: Travis Worra, Nick DeLeon, Miguel Aguilar, Taylor Kemp, Perry Kitchen.
Árabe Unido lineup:
Miguel Lloyd, Rigoberto Niño, Fidel Caesar, Shaquille Coronado, Abdiel Arroyo (Armando Polo 70’), Renan Addles, Enrico Small (Gabriel Pino 74’), José González, Abdiel Macea, Daniel Ortíz, Josimar Gómez (Yoel Bárcenas 74’)
Unused Substitutes: Eddie Roberts, Leslie Heraldez, Angel Patrick, Luis Pereira.
Referee: Sherwin Moore
Assistant Referees: Venton Mars, Trevor Porter
Fourth Official: Sherwin Johnson
