Real Madrid concluded their preseason tour of the United States with a match against Major League Soccer side DC United. The match was at FedEx Field in DC and had a solid crowd of around 70,000. Here’s a recap of Sunday’s match along with video highlights.
Real Madrid cruises past DC United 3-0 – Video Highlights
The first half began with Real Madrid getting some chances but unable to convert any. DC keeper Josh Wicks played great and made a few key saves as Madrid had 5 shots on goals. Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka both showed their skills and had chances as they were getting continuous pressure on the DC defense. There were a few chances for DC but they were unable to get a shot on goal and seriously threaten the Real Madrid defense. Real Madrid were definitely the better team in the first half but just lacked the ability to finish in the final third when they had chances.
The second half began tied at 0-0 with both teams making several changes at halftime. DC came out right away with some aggressive play as Fred got a nice shot on goal that forced a good save from Casillas. After the early chance for DC, Real Madrid took back momentum in the match with several chances. Wicks continued to play well in goal for DC and some great saves to keep it scoreless early in the second half. Finally DC couldn’t hold off Madrid any more as they scored on a breakaway as Higuain got past the defense and beat Wicks with a shot to the far post to make it 1-0. Only a minute later Real Madrid scored again as the DC United defense was caught flat-footed. Robben found Higuain who was open on a breakaway and easily beat Wicks again for his 2nd goal and a 2-0 lead.
Even after being down 2-0 with two quick goals, DC still had chances throughout the match. Robben, who was subbed in the match at halftime, continued to be dangerous on the pitch and got behind the defense and chipped over the goalkeeper for the third goal of the match, as RM led 3-0 after 70 minutes. The last 20 minutes saw neither team score again as it would end with a solid Real Madrid victory.
| Game Stats | ||
| Real Madrid | D.C. United | |
| Total Shots: | 19 | 4 |
| Shots on Goal: | 10 | 2 |
| Total Saves: | 2 | 7 |
| Fouls: | 7 | 9 |
| Offsides: | 2 | 4 |
| Corner Kicks: | 4 | 2 |
 3 |
90:00
Final |
 0 |
| Scoring: | ||
| RMD — Gonzalo Higuain 1 (Raul ) 57 | ||
| RMD — Gonzalo Higuain 2 (Arjen Robben ) 59 | ||
| RMD — Arjen Robben 1 (Pepe ) 69 | ||
| Discipline: | ||
| DC — Marc Burch (caution; Dissent) 69 | ||
Globalpost
NewsNow
Real deserved 6-0