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D.C. United 1 (1-3-2, 5 points) v. Columbus Crew SC 0 (3-3-1, 10 points)
2018 MLS Regular Season


April 14, 2018 ā€“ Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
Attendance: 12,396
Player Notes

  • Ulises Segura scored his first MLS Regular Season goal for United 43 seconds into the match.
  • Segura scored the third fastest goal in D.C. United history; the fastest was scored by Chris Pontius on June 24, 2012 against the New York Red Bulls. 
  • Goalkeeper Steve Clark made his first start of 2018; he recorded his first shutout for United since Sept., 23, 2017 (4-0 win against San Jose).
  • Luciano Acosta recorded the 18th assist of his MLS career on Segura's game-winning goal. The assist moved him to 10th all-time in D.C. United history.
  • Defender Kofi Opare made his first appearance of the 2018 season after coming on in the 73rd minute.
  • Patrick Mullins made his first start of the 2018 season. 
  • Paul Arriola received his first red card of his MLS career in the 51st-minute. 


#DCvCLB Notes

  • The Black-and-Red beat Columbus Crew SC for the first time since Sept. 28, 2016; a 3-0 win at RFK Stadium.
  • It was the 76th MLS Regular Season fixture between the two teams. 


Match Notes

  • United recorded a shutout for the first time in 2018.
  • United are 1-0-0 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in the first ever MLS match at the venue. 
  • The Black-and-Red are 1-1-0 in one goal games this season. 


Goals by Half

<strong>1st Half</strong>
<strong>2nd Half</strong>
<strong>Total</strong>
D.C. United
1
0
1
Columbus Crew SC
0
0
0

Scoring Summary

<strong>Minute</strong>
<strong>Team</strong>
<strong>Goalscorer</strong>
<strong>Assisted by</strong>
0:43'
D.C. United
Ulises Segura
Paul Arriola, Luciano Acosta

Misconduct Summary

<strong>Minute</strong>
<strong>Team</strong>
<strong>Offender</strong>
<strong>Reason</strong>
23'
Columbus Crew SC
Federico Higuaín
Dissent
51'
D.C. United
Paul Arriola
Serious Foul Play
84'
D.C. United
Steve Clark
Time wasting
84'
Columbus Crew SC
Jonathan Mensah
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
5
1
2
1
31%
5
Columbus Crew SC
24
5
6
3
69%
0

Columbus Crew SC lineup:

Zack Steffen, Josh Williams (Abu, 73'), Harrison Afful, Milton Valnezuela, Jonathan Mensah, Artur, Federico Higuaƭn (JimƩnez, 82'), Cristian Martƭnez (Jahn, 63'), Wil Trapp, Pedro Santos, Gyasi Zardes


Unused Substitutes: Lalas Abubakar, Jon Kempin, Ricardo Clark


D.C. United lineup:

Steve Clark; Joseph Mora, Steven Birnbaum, FrĆ©dĆ©ric Brillant, Nick DeLeon; JĆŗnior Moreno (Durkin, 46'); Yamil Asad, Luciano Acosta (Opare, 73'), Ulises Segura, Paul Arriola; Patrick Mullins (Fisher, 64')


Unused Substitutes: Travis Worra, Ian Harkes, ZoltĆ”n Stieber 


Referee: Ismail Elfath
Assistant Referees: Corey Parker, TJ Zablocki
Fourth Official: Rubiel Vazquez
Video Assistant Referee: Luis Guardia