Wayne Rooney, Luciano Acosta mix at hand D.C. United epic win over Orlando Metropolis SC
11:23 PM ETLuciano Acosta scored three objectives, together with a Wayne Rooney-assisted game-winner within the sixth minute of second-half stoppage t...
Luciano Acosta scored three objectives, together with a Wayne Rooney-assisted game-winner within the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time, as D.C. United edged 10-man Orlando Metropolis in dramatic vogue Three-2 on Sunday evening at Audi Discipline in Washington.
Acosta’s game-winner got here simply seconds after Rooney sprinted again to cease an Orlando Metropolis breakaway at midfield with the D.C. United web empty. Rooney then spun round and booted a protracted crossing go to Acosta, who headed it into the web from the left nook of the six-yard field for his fourth objective of the season.
David Ousted made three saves for D.C. United, which improved to 2-Zero-1 in its previous three video games. D.C. United stays in final place in MLS’ Jap Convention however has no less than three video games in hand on every of the opposite 10 groups.
Dom Dwyer scored his 11th objective of the season and Joe Bendik stopped three pictures for the Lions. Nonetheless, eighth-place Orlando Metropolis misplaced their ninth consecutive highway recreation and are actually Zero-5-1 of their previous six video games.
Orlando Metropolis, which got here into the competition permitting an MLS-worst 54 objectives in 23 matches, and D.C. United, which had allowed the sixth-most objectives (36), each centered on protection in the beginning with few high quality possibilities within the first 40 minutes.
Rooney had the most effective likelihood within the first 22 minutes when he had a breakaway that began about 10 yards exterior the penalty field. Nonetheless, Lions midfielder Oriol Rosell caught up with Rooney earlier than he might try a shot, and the previous Premier League star as an alternative needed to pull the ball out and go it to trailing Zoltan Stieber, whose left-footed try sailed large of the objective.
The Lions’ finest early scoring likelihood occurred when midfielder Chris Mueller got here in free on the fitting aspect of the penalty field and fired a right-footed shot towards the close to prime nook of the web. A leaping Ousted knocked the ball away within the 28th minute.
D.C. United’s first shot heading in the right direction did not come till the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time when Acosta, breaking in on the fitting aspect of the penalty field, took a go from Rooney and blasted a shot previous Bendik into the far nook of the web.
D.C. had an opportunity to make it 2-Zero within the 47th minute, however Stieber’s left-footed shot from simply exterior the highest of the field hit the left publish and bounced out of bounds.
Orlando Metropolis tied it 1-1 three minutes later when Rosell’s crossing go from close to the fitting objective line hit Ousted’s again foot and caromed in for an personal objective.
Within the 55th minute, Orlando Metropolis’s Cristian Higuita was red-carded for violent conduct after elbowing Yamil Asad within the face as they ran down the sector. The Lions have been compelled to play with 10 males the remainder of the best way.
Acosta made it 2-1 within the 64th minute when he redirected Asad’s lengthy looping go by way of the legs of Bendik earlier than crashing into the Orlando Metropolis goalie. The play was initially dominated offside, however the objective was finally allowed following a video evaluation.
Dwyer tied it within the 71st minute, breaking in alone after taking a go from Rosell after which scooping a brief shot over Ousted’s shoulder.
Bendik had two large saves down the stretch to maintain the match even, stopping a brief left-footed shot by Darren Mattocks in the midst of the field off a pleasant feed by Rooney within the 85th minute and likewise a brief header by Kofi Opare in stoppage time earlier than permitting Acosta’s game-winner.
