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D.C. United 0 v. 4 Celtic F.C.
2024 Club Friendly
July 20, 2024 - Audi Field - Washington, D.C.

Player Notes

  • Captain Steven Birnbaum led the Black-and-Red for one final time after 11 seasons with the club.
  • Defender David Schnegg made his D.C. United debut; Schnegg completed 59 minutes.
  • Goalkeeper Luis Zamudio made his first appearance for the Black-and-Red; Zamudio had eight saves and completed 61 minutes.
  • Forward Dominique Badji made his Black-and-Red debut; Badji completed 59 minutes.
  • Goalkeeper Nathan Crockford came in as a 61st minute subsitute and made his D.C. United debut; Crockford had four saves including a penalty kick save.

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  • D.C. United are 1-1-0 in all-time friendly matches against Celtic FC
Goals by Half
Team
1st Half
2nd Half
Final
D.C. United
0
0
0
Celtic F.C.
2
2
4


Scoring Summary
Minute
Team
Goalscorer
Assisted By
25'
Celtic F.C.
Matthew O'Riley
Luis Palma
32'
Celtic F.C.
Matthew O'Riley
65'
Celtic F.C.
Mikey Johnston
James Forrest
69'
Celtic F.C.
James Forrest
Hyun-Jun Yang
Misconduct Summary
Minute
Team
Offender
Reason
82'
D.C. United
Martin RodrĆ­guez
Foul
Boxscore
Team
Shots
SOG
Corners
Offsides
Possession
Saves
D.C. United
13
3
6
5
42%
12
Celtic F.C.
24
16
12
3
58%
3


D.C. United Lineup: Luis Zamudio (Nathan Crockford 61'), Steven Birnbaum (Lucas Bartlett 1')(Pedro Santos 46')(Christian Benteke 80'), Garrison Tubbs, Matai Akinmboni, David Schnegg (Martin Rodrƭguez 59'), Matti Peltola (Mateusz Klich 70'), Jeremy Garay, Jackson Hopkins, Kristian Fletcher (Hayden Sargis 4'), Dominique Badji (Cristian DƔjome 59'), Academy Player (Jared Stroud 59') (Aaron Herrera 80')

Unused Substitutes: Alex Bono, Tyler Miller, Christopher McVey, Ted Ku-DiPietro

Head Coach: Troy Lesesne

Celtic F.C. Lineup: Scott Bain (Viljami Sinisalo 46'), Colby Donovan (Greg Taylor 62'), Stephen Welsh (Gustaf Lagerbielke 62'), Liam Scales (Anthony Ralston 62'), Matthew Anderson (Yuki Kobayashi 46'), Tomoki Iwata (Callum McGregor 62'), Matt O'Riley (Odin Holm 46'), Reo Hatate (Bosun Lawal 62')(Francis Turley 86'), Nicolas Kuhn (James Forrest 62'), Kyogo Furuhashi (Mikey Johnston 46'), Luis Palma (Hyun-Jun Yang 46')

Unused Substitutes: Tobi Oluwayemi, Josh Clarke, Hyeok-Kyu Kwon, Dane Murray, James Forrest, Josh Dede

Head Coach: Brendan Rodgers