Wizards 2, DC United 0
By Robert Whitman
March 29, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Two off-season acquisitions paid off in their debuts for the Wizards in a 2-0 victory over DC United.
Ivan Trujillo and Claudio Lopez both scored second-half goals for the Wizards to christen the Wizards' transitional home, CommunityAmerica Ballpark.
Trujillo scored the first goal in the ballpark in the 47th minute with a nice finish of of a ball set up by Michael Harrington and Jack Jewsbury.
Harrington flighted a ball from the left wing to Jewsbury in the right side of the penalty area. Jewsbury played it first-time into the path of Trujillo, who deflected it with his right foot past DC United goalie Zach Wells.
Lopez followed in the 61st minute when he chipped a shot over the on-rushing Wells. Lopez beat the offside trap and took Ryan Pore's pass just outside the left edge of the penalty area.
The game settled down a bit in the second half. The Wizards had four shots on goal compared to seven in the first half, but the shots in the second half were of much more quality.
Lopez had a good chance to put the Wizards ahead as early as the fourth minute, but blasted Carlos Marinelli's pass high over the goal about 12 yards away in the left side of the area.
Lopez was closer to the target in the 37th minute, hitting a sharp left-footed shot about two feet wide right.
Luciano Emilio forced Wizards goalkeeper Kevin Hartman into a diving save in the 34th minute with a shot from the top of the area. DC United had only three shots on target for the game, none in the second half.
Kansas City 2, DC United 0
March 29, 2008
at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kan.
| 1 | 2 | F | ||
| Kansas City | 0 | 2 | - | 2 |
| DC United | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
Kansas City - Kevin Hartman, Tyson Wahl, Jimmy Conrad, Michael Harrington, Jack Jewsbury, Jonathan Leathers, Carlos Marinelli (Kurt Morsink 74), Kerry Zavagnin, Ryan Pore, Ivan Trujillo (Scott Sealy 69), Claudio Lopez (Eloy Columbano 89)
DC United - Zach Wells, Marc Burch (Fred 57), Gonzalo Martinez, Gonzalo Peralta, Bryan Namoff, Domenic Mediate (Dan Stratford 82), Marcelo Gallardo, Clyde Simms, Devon McTavish, Luciano Emilio, Franco Niell (Santino Quaranta 57)
Scoring
KC - Trujillo (Jewsbury, Harrington) 47
KC - Lopez (Pore) 61
| KC | DC | |
| Total shots | 11 | 9 |
| Shots on goal | 3 | 3 |
| Saves | 3 | 1 |
| Fouls | 12 | 8 |
| Offside | 2 | 5 |
| Corner kicks | 2 | 7 |
Cautions
KC - Trujillo 44
DC - Martinez 45
KC - Jewsbury 45
DC - Mediate 80
Ejections
None
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Referee's assistants: Paul Scott, Frank Anderson
Fourth official: Jozef Batko
Attendance: 10,385