D.C. United Lose 2-0 against Chicago Fire FC at Audi Field

March 12, 2022 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
D.C. United News Release

D.C. United (2-1-0, 6 pts.) 0 vs. 2 Chicago Fire FC (1-0-2, 5 pts.)

2022 MLS Regular Season

March 12, 2022 - Audi Field - Washington, DC

Player Notes

Bill Hamid leads MLS with 16 saves through three games; he made five saves tonight.

Sofiane Djeffal made his first career MLS start; he completed 90 minutes.

Steven Birnbaum surpassed Ben Olsen for minutes played for D.C. United; he is now third in all-time minutes for the Black-and-Red (17,180).

Nigel Robertha made his first appearance of 2022 as an 74th-minute substitute.

Andy Najar made his 98th career MLS appearance for the Black-and-Red.

#DCvCHI

D.C. United are 25-22-19 against Chicago Fire FC all-time.

The Black-and-Red are now 18-10-6 against Chicago at home in club history.

D.C. United are 3-1-1 against Chicago at Audi Field since 2018.

Match Notes

D.C. United are 1-1-0 at Audi Field in 2022.

D.C. United Lineup: Bill Hamid, Brad Smith (Gaoussou Samake 75'), Brendan Hines-Ike, Steven Birnbaum, Andy Najar, Julian Gressel, Drew Skundrich, Sofiane Djeffal, Adrien Perez (Nigel Robertha 74'), Edison Flores (Michael Estrada 67'), Ola Kamara

Unused Substitutes: Jon Kempin, Tony Alfaro, Chris Odoi-Atsem, Donovan Pines, Griffin Yow

Manager: Hernán Losada

Chicago Fire FC Lineup: Gabriel Slonina, Boris Sekulic, Rafael Czichos, Miguel Navarro, Wyatt Omsberg, Mauricio Pineda (Federico Navarro 71'), Xherdan Shaquiri, Fabian Herbers (Brian Gutierrez 63'), Gaston Gimenez, Stanislav Ivanov (Jonathan Bornstein 71'), Kacper Pryzybylko

Unused Substitutes: Chinonso Offor, Jhon Espinoza, Spencer Richey, Jhon Duran, Kendall Burks, Javier Casas

Manager: Ezra Hendrickson

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