April 24, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – D.C. United News Release
2022 MLS Regular Season
April 23, 2022 – Audi Field – Washington, DC
Player Notes
D.C. United Designated Player Taxi Fountas made his first MLS and Black-and-Red start; he scored two goals and recorded an assist.
Taxi Fountas was the first player in MLS history to record two goals and an assist in the first half of his first MLS start.
Julian Gressel recorded his second assist of 2022 in the 39th minute; his second assist in consecutive games.
Michael Estrada scored his third goal of the season in the 39th minute; his last goal came on Feb. 26.
Jon Kempin made his first start of the 2022 MLS Regular Season; he recorded seven saves.
Donovan Pines made his second consecutive start and completed 90 minutes.
Homegrown midfielder Jackson Hopkins made his second consecutive appearance as a 60th-minute substitute.
#DCvNE
The Black-and-Red are 35-33-15 against New England all-time.
D.C. United have a 25-12-5 record against the Revolution at home all-time.
The Black-and-Red won their first match against New England since a 2-0 win on Aug. 19, 2018 at Audi Field.
Match Notes
D.C. United are 2-3-0 at Audi Field in 2022.
Interim Head Coach Chad Ashton is 1-0-0 since taking over the team on April 20.
D.C. United Lineup: Jon Kempin, Brad Smith (Ted Ku-DiPietro 83′), Brendan Hines-Ike, Steven Birnbaum, Donovan Pines, Julian Gressel, Russell Canouse, Chris Durkin, Edison Flores, Taxi Fountas (Jackson Hopkins 60′), Michael Estrada (Nigel Robertha 60′ [Tony Alfaro 83′])
Unused Substitutes: Luis Zamudio, Griffin Yow, Sofiane Djeffal
Manager: Chad Ashton
New England Revolution Lineup: Brad Knighton, Andrew Farrell, Omar Gonzalez (Henry Kessler 46′), Matthew Polster, Brandon Bye, DeJuan Jones, Carles Gil, Emmanuel Boateng (Damian Rivera 58′), Sebastian Lletget (Thomas McNamara 75′), Adam Buksa, Justin Rennicks (Jozy Altidore 58′)
Unused Substitutes: Wilfrid Kaptoum, Arnor Traustason, A.J. DeLaGarza, Noel Buck, Earl Edwards…
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