D.C. United vs Tauro FC, 2014 CONCACAF Champions League, 2014 Group Stage

· Concacaf Champions Cup
D.C. United
  • 48': Chris Pontius
  • 56': Eddie Johnson
FT
2 - 0
Tauro FC

    About

    D.C. United are hosting Tauro FC at RFK Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the Concacaf Champions Cup.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 3': Alejandro Vélez (Tauro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United).
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Collin Martin (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Porter.
    • 9': Foul by Alejandro Vélez (Tauro).
    • 9': Kyle Porter (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Hand ball by Alex Caskey (D.C. United).
    • 12': Attempt missed. Chris Pontius (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Estrada with a cross.
    • 13': Foul by Alex Caskey (D.C. United).
    • 13': Luis Moreno (Tauro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Christian Lopez Chamorro.
    • 17': Attempt missed. David Estrada (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Samuel Inkoom with a cross.
    • 19': Foul by Collin Martin (D.C. United).
    • 19': Miguel Castillo (Tauro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Alcides de los Rios (Tauro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Chris Korb (D.C. United).
    • 29': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Luis Moreno.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 30': Foul by Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United).
    • 30': Ismael Diaz (Tauro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Chris Pontius (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kyle Porter.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Miguel Castillo (Tauro) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ismael Diaz with a headed pass.
    • 36': Alex Caskey (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Foul by Alejandro Vélez (Tauro).
    • 37': Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Chris Pontius from a direct free kick.
    • 41': Foul by Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United).
    • 41': Miguel Castillo (Tauro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Ismael Diaz (Tauro) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
    • 44': Christian Lopez Chamorro (Tauro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Collin Martin (D.C. United).
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, D.C. United 0, Tauro 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins D.C. United 0, Tauro 0.
    • 45': Substitution, D.C. United. Sean Franklin replaces Chris Korb.
    • 48': Goal! D.C. United 1, Tauro 0. Chris Pontius (D.C. United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Inkoom with a cross.
    • 50': Foul by Kyle Porter (D.C. United).
    • 50': Omar Cordoba (Tauro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Alcides de los Rios (Tauro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by David Estrada (D.C. United).
    • 52': Corner, Tauro. Conceded by Alex Caskey.
    • 53': Alejandro Vélez (Tauro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United).
    • 53': Substitution, D.C. United. Eddie Johnson replaces Chris Pontius.
    • 54': Foul by Samuel Inkoom (D.C. United).
    • 54': Miguel Castillo (Tauro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 56': Goal! D.C. United 2, Tauro 0. Eddie Johnson (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by David Estrada.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Sean Franklin (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Kyle Porter (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 65': Corner, Tauro. Conceded by Sean Franklin.
    • 67': Eddie Johnson (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Foul by Juan Vargas (Tauro).
    • 69': Eddie Johnson (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Foul by Luis Moreno (Tauro).
    • 70': Attempt missed. Omar Cordoba (Tauro) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 71': Substitution, Tauro. Vidal Gonzalez replaces Alcides de los Rios.
    • 71': Bernardo Palma (Tauro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Foul by Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United).
    • 72': Substitution, Tauro. Ervin Zorrilla replaces Ismael Diaz.
    • 75': Foul by Collin Martin (D.C. United).
    • 75': Miguel Castillo (Tauro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Samuel Inkoom with a cross.
    • 78': Alex Caskey (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Foul by Fernando Mena (Tauro).
    • 79': Attempt saved. Kofi Opare (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Caskey.
    • 80': Foul by Kyle Porter (D.C. United).
    • 80': Omar Cordoba (Tauro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Substitution, Tauro. Eliecer Dominguez replaces Christian Lopez Chamorro.
    • 82': Hand ball by Eddie Johnson (D.C. United).
    • 83': Foul by Alejandro Vélez (Tauro).
    • 83': Kyle Porter (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Alejandro Vélez (Tauro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Sean Franklin (D.C. United).
    • 86': Bernardo Palma (Tauro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Samuel Inkoom (D.C. United).
    • 87': Offside, Tauro. Vidal Gonzalez tries a through ball, but Ervin Zorrilla is caught offside.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Bernardo Palma (Tauro) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ervin Zorrilla.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, D.C. United 2, Tauro 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/8254.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originTAU DChttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/193.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    6 Fouls 18
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 2
    1 Saves 1
    37.8 Possession 62.2
    4 SHOTS 12
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    290 Accurate Passes 518
    359 Passes 582
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 7
    7 Crosses 25
    0.0 Cross % 0.3
    47 Long Balls 79
    22 Accurate Long Balls 58
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 1
    15 Effective Tackles 12
    17 Tackles 16
    0.9 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    18 Effective Clearances 6
    18 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup

    Venue: RFK Stadium
    Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

    Concacaf Champions Cup Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arabe Unido 4 +7 12
    2 Monterrey 4 +4 6
    3 Don Bosco 4 -11 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    DC D.C. United (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    31 Joe Willis (GK)
    6 Kofi Opare
    17 Conor Shanosky
    22 Chris Korb
    21 Samuel Inkoom
    25 Jared Jeffrey
    27 Collin Martin
    19 Kyle Porter
    12 Alex Caskey
    3 David Estrada
    13 Chris Pontius
    D.C. United Substitutes:
    Sean Franklin, Eddie Johnson, Fabián Espíndola, Perry Kitchen, Nick DeLeon, Bill Hamid, Bobby Boswell.

    TAU Tauro FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    99 Eric Hughes (GK)
    3 Luis Moreno
    25 Jan Vargas
    24 Fernando Mena
    19 Omar Cordoba
    10 Champi
    8 Christian Lopez
    5 Alejandro Velez
    36 Ismael Díaz
    30 Bernardo Palma
    21 Alcides de los Rios
    Tauro FC Substitutes:
    Vidal Gonzalez, Eliecer Dominguez, Ruben Barrow, Kevin Melgar, Mauricio Castano, Jesus Araya, Ervin Zorrilla.

    Concacaf Champions Cup News

    Why Hislop fears Messi could be injured
    Why Hislop fears Messi could be injured

    Shaka Hislop talks about the speculation surrounding Lionel Messi's recent injury.

    Lionel Messi misses 2nd straight game as Inter Miami beats Cavalier
    Lionel Messi misses 2nd straight game as Inter Miami beats Cavalier

    Lionel Messi sat out a second straight game for Inter Miami in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup match against Cavalier FC on Thursday at Chase Stadium.

    Inter Miami boss Mascherano: Needed to rest Messi to avoid injury
    Inter Miami boss Mascherano: Needed to rest Messi to avoid injury

    Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano said he chose to rest Lionel Messi against the Houston Dynamo on Sunday in an effort to prevent an injury to the Argentina star after he featured in three matches in seven days.

    Concacaf clears LAFC's Palencia of 'discriminatory action'
    Concacaf clears LAFC's Palencia of 'discriminatory action'

    Concacaf has cleared LAFC player Sergi Palencia of any discriminatory action after conducting an investigation of the incident between the player and Colorado Rapids defender Chidozie Awaziem.

    Shakira tour forces Monterrey to move Champions Cup game
    Shakira tour forces Monterrey to move Champions Cup game

    Shakira's Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran world tour is making waves beyond the music industry, forcing Monterrey's Rayados to relocate their CONCACAF Champions Cup last-16 tie against Vancouver Whitecaps.