2021 D.C. United Game Notes
@ Columbus Crew
Wednesday, August 4, 2021, 7:30 PM ET, Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio
MATCH INFORMATION
D.C. United: 6-7-3 (5-2-0 home; 1-5-3 away, 21 pts.)
Columbus Crew 6-4-6 (4-3-0 home; 2-3-4 away, 24 pts.)
Kickoff : 7:30 PM ET (7:38 PM ET)
Weather: Partly Cloudy 90º | 70º
Referee: Victor Rivas
Assistants: Andrew Bigelow, Meghan Mullen
4th Offi cial: Kevin Broadley
VAR: Robert Sibiga
AVAR: Craig Lowry
TV: NBC Washington, TeleXitos, ESPN+, dcunited.com
Talent: Dave Johnson, Devon McTavish, Moises Linares,
Claudia Pagán
KEY NOTES FOR THE MATCH
-D.C. United have a record of 31-30-11 against the Columbus Crew in club history
- D.C. United have a record of 8-20-7 on the road against the Columbus Crew in
club history
-Bill Hamid recorded his 75th career clean sheet; he is now tied for seventh alltime in MLS
-Steven Birnbaum captained the team for the first time in 2021
-Yordy Reyna made his fi rst start of the season
-Erik Sorga made the matchday roster for the fi rst time since May 1, 2021
LAST FIVE REGULAR SEASON MATCHUPS
Date: Score: Venue:
05/08/2021 CLB 3-1 DC HIstoric Crew Stadium
10/28/2020 DC 1-0 CLB Audi Field
05/04/2019 DC 3-1 CLB Audi Field
04/24/2019 CLB 0-1 DC Mapfre Stadium
04/14/2018 DC 1-0 CLB Navy-Marine Corps Stadium
LAST MATCH RECAP
• Opponent: FC Cincinnati
• Date: July 31, 2021
• Venue: TQL Stadium
• Result: Draw
• Score: 0-0
• Scoring Summary:
NEXT MATCH DETAILS
Next Opponent: vs. Montreal
• Date/Time/Location: Sunday, August 8 @ 8:00 PM ET, Audi Field
• Columbus Crew’s Next Opponent: vs. Atlanta United
• Date/Time/Location: Saturday, August 7 @ 7:30 PM ET, Lower.com Field
ON THIS DAY
D.C. United have played four matches on August 4 in club history and have a record of 1-2-1
on this date. They beat the Columbus Crew on this date in 2012 by a score of 1-0 at RFK
Memorial Stadium. Chris Pontius scored the lone goal of the match in the 49th minute
D.C. UNITED SEASON FORM
D-W-D-L-W
Player Availability List
OUT:
Edison Flores – hamstring
Brendan Hines-Ike – hip
Adrien Perez – foot
Nigel Robertha – groin
Russell Canouse – ankle
IN: Odoi-Atsem (85′) In: Birnbaum (90′)
In: Asad (75′)
Suspended:
Joseph Mora
Moses Nyeman
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