From all accounts, D.C. United is entering a rebuilding year, which means a youth movement under Wayne Rooney. Many people expected a Toronto FC victory, but an injury time goal from DCU midfielder Theodore Ku-DiPietro dashed TFC’s hopes of a victory to open the season.
Let’s see what happened on this goal.
First, here’s a replay of Theodore Ku-DiPietro’s match-winnerr:
Ted Ku-Dipietro wins it for @dcunited in the 98th minute with his first-ever MLS goal. pic.twitter.com/nlOMtg1chH
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) February 26, 2023
THE BUILD-UP
The feverish pace in extra time saw two consecutive chances at each end of the pitch – Bernardeschi’s movement into the box with an attempted cross, and Jackson Hopkins with a dangerous cross that sailed by Christian Benteke.