Post-Match Facts

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D.C. United 3 (7-4-5, 26 points) v. Chicago Fire 3 (4-5-6, 18 points)

2019 MLS Regular Season
May 29, 2019 - Washington, DC - Audi Field
Attendance: 14,201


Player Notes

  • Steven Birnbaum started his 50th consecutive regular season game for the Black-and-Red.  He now has made 145 appearances for United.
  • Wayne Rooney played against his former Manchester United teammate Bastian Schweinsteiger.  This was the third time the two players have met in MLS.
  • Chris Odoi-Atsem made his first MLS appearance since March 24, 2018, against Columbus Crew.
  • Ulises Segura scored his first career brace in tonight's match.
  • Leonardo Jara had a multi-assist night against Chicago; his first of his career.


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  • The Black-and-Red are now 23-20-17 all-time against Chicago Fire.


Match Notes

  • D.C. United remain in first place of the Eastern Conference with 26 points.
  • The Black-and-Red are unbeaten in three of their last four matches at Audi Field. They now have a 4-2-2 record at home this season.


Goals by Half

<strong>1st Half</strong>
<strong>2nd Half</strong>
<strong>Total</strong>
D.C. United
1
2
3
Chicago Fire
2
1
3

Scoring Summary

<strong>Minute</strong>
<strong>Team</strong>
<strong>Goalscorer</strong>
<strong>Assisted by</strong>
12'
Chicago Fire
CJ Sapong
Nicolás Gaitán
14'&nbsp;
Chicago Fire
Djordje Milhailovic
43'&nbsp;
D.C. United
Ulises Segura
Wayne Rooney
61'&nbsp;
D.C. United
Ulises Segura
Leo Jara
81'
D.C. United
Luciano Acosta
Leo Jara
90'+1'&nbsp;
Chicago Fire
Francisco Calvo
Bastian Schweinsteiger


Misconduct Summary

<strong>Minute</strong>
<strong>Team</strong>
<strong>Offender</strong>
<strong>Reason</strong>
49'
D.C. United
Russell Canouse
Unsporting behavior
62'&nbsp;
Chicago Fire
Przemyslaw Frankowski
Unsporting behavior


Box Score

<strong>Team</strong>
<strong>Shots</strong>
<strong>Shots on Goal</strong>
<strong>Corners</strong>
<strong>Offsides</strong>
<strong>Possession (%)</strong>
<strong>Saves</strong>
D.C. United
13
4
5
1
53%
8
Chicago Fire
23
11
6
1
47%
1

D.C. United Lineup: 

Bill Hamid; Leonardo Jara, Steven Birnbaum, Frédéric Brillant, Chris Odoi-Atsem (Jalen Robinson 68'); Júnior Moreno, Russell Canouse; Ulises Segura (Zoltán Stieber 80'), Luciano Acosta, Lucas Rodríguez; Wayne Rooney


Unused Substitutes: Chris Seitz, Griffin Yow, Chris McCann, Quincy Amarikwa, Marquinhos Pedroso


Chicago Fire Lineup: Kenneth Kronholm, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Francisco Calvo, Johan Kappelhof (Fabian Herbers 43’), Raheem Edwards (Marcelo 72’), Aleksandar Katai, Dax McCarty, Djordje Mihailovic, Nicolás Gaitán (Brandt Bronico 76’), Przemyslaw Frankowski, C.J. Sapong


Unused Substitutes: Cristian Martínez, Mohammed Adams, Nemanja Nikolic, David Ousted


REF: Armando Villarreal
AR1: Apolinar Mariscal
AR2: Ian McKay
4TH: Matt Franz
VAR: Geoff Gamble
AVAR: Jeff Muschik