D.C. United Beat the Seattle Sounders 2-0 at Audi Field

September 23, 2019 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
D.C. United News Release

D.C. United 2 (13-10-9, 48 points) vs. Seattle Sounders 0 (14-10-8, 50 points)

2019 MLS Regular Season - Week 29

September 22, 2019 - Audi Field, Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,489

Player Notes

With his 12th clean sheet of the season, Bill Hamid broke D.C. United's single-season record for shutouts.

Lucas Rodríguez recorded his sixth goal of the season in the 14th minute.

Frédéric Brillant scored his second goal of the season in the 54th minute.

Wayne Rooney recorded his eighth assist of the season beating his mark of seven during the 2018 season.

Steven Birnbaum started his 66th consecutive regular season match for the Black-and-Red.

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D.C. United are 3-9-2 against Seattle in club history.

The Black-and-Red are 2-4-1 at home against the Sounders all-time.

D.C. United recorded their first victory over Seattle since 2011.

Match Notes

D.C. United recorded their third consecutive clean sheet on the road; their 12th of the season.

D.C. United are 7-0-0 when scoring first at home this season.

The Black-and-Red have recorded three consecutive shutouts for the first time since March.

First time that D.C. United have recorded three consecutive shutout wins in MLS history.

D.C. United lineup: Bill Hamid; Joseph Mora, Steven Birnbaum, Frédéric Brillant, Russell Canouse; Júnior Moreno, Felipe Martins; Lucas Rodríguez (Quincy Amarikwa 70'), Paul Arriola, Ulises Segura (Emmanuel Boateng,; Wayne Rooney (Luciano Acosta, 77')

Unused Substitutes: Donovan Pines, Leonardo Jara, Chris Seitz, Marquinhos Pedroso

Manager: Ben Olsen

Seattle Sounders Lineup: Stefan Frei, Brad Smith, Kim Kee-hee, Kelvin Leerdam (Emanuel Cecchini, 83'), Gustav Svensson, Cristian Roldan, Harry Shipp (Luis Silva, 62'), Victor Rodriguez (Joevin Jones, 56'), Jordy Delem, Jordan Morris, Raul Ruidiaz

Unused Substitutes: Nouhou Tolo, Danny Leyva, Bryan Meredith, Saad Abdul-Salaam

Manager: Brian Schmetzer

REF: Alan Kelly

AR1: Logan Brown

AR2: Eric Weisbrod

4TH: Silviu Petrescu

VAR: Sorin Stoica

AVAR: Matthew Nelson

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