Young http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/DC-United-c38901 hold Los Angeles Galaxy at Home Depot Centre – MLS News
Despite being comparatively young and inexperienced, DC United kept the score line at 0-0 against fellow Major League Soccer franchise, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Los-Angeles-Galaxy-c39818, at Home Depot Centre on Friday, June 3.
Ben Olsen’s starting eleven had an average age of little above 24, while the opponents had a much experienced line-up with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Todd-Dunivant-c35186 in the roster. However, DCU held the hosts at bay throughout the 90 minutes.
In absence of regular starter, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chris-c9006 Korb in the centre of the defence.
In addition to Korb, Perry Kitchen and Ethan White were also given their debuts by the manager. The bold step paid off and the surprise factor kept the talented opposition within arm’s reach.
“It was a pretty impressive performance from those three young guys,” Olsen told media after the game. “They continue to play beyond their rookie status week in, week out. It’d be hard to take those three out of the line-up.”
In addition to the young http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Defence-c38904, Blake Brettschneider also got the green light to take the field as a starter, making it four youngsters to have started one of the most enthralling games of the season.
Despite the budding rivalry between the two teams, and the unusual step of including four youngsters in the starting line up, the team did not disappoint throughout the game.
In fact, had it not been for a criminal miss from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Charlie-Davies-c8841, United could have gone home with all three points instead of one. However, the players were content with what they extracted out of the fixture.
“I’m happy with the way team played,” midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Clyde-Simms-c9379 told the media. “I think the guys are ultimately happy but are still a little disappointed we didn’t come up with three points.”
With the latest draw, the accumulated four points from their trip to west coast. The Black and Red won against Portland Timbers at Jeld-Wen Field on Saturday, May 30.
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