HIGHLIGHTS: D.C. United vs. Charlotte FC | February 26, 2022

[@Sebastian-dx2rj]

If charlotte is already playing like this, I see a lot of potential

[@TheJakester_924]

History made this game even though the score doesn’t decipher how well this Charlotte team played. If they can just get a good striker and tighten up, they could be a dangerous team. I’m hoping for the best for Charlotte FC!💙⚪️

[@armadachamp]

Our striker was unavailable today but should be back next week

[@Drizno]

@@armadachamp we still need a good winger

[@armadachamp]

@@Drizno agreed

[@SQUIREW]

Oh Hell yeah. Charlotte FC that was some beautiful futbol. Finally an expansion team I'm looking forward to seeing what you do next. In an Atlanta United fan born and raised in the ATL. Welcome Crowns I can't wait to see you at The Benz

[@northeast4665]

As a DC Fan, to see the south get teams (THAT AINT TEXAS) is rlly great !!! This league gna be more excitin with all these teams !!!

[@Sparkiebc]

That’s me with Austin and Charlotte rn. Still a die hard Atlanta United fan, but I’m excited to see these two expansion teams doing so well

[@Gio102897]

As a dc fan I can't say I'm really proud of this win..

[@ryanjohnson6272]

Me neither, but it's only the first game of the season. Hopefully we bring in more players soon

[@user2834]

We gonna make the playoffs this year.

[@NorcalValleyRailfan]

@@user2834 well well well

[@user2834]

@@NorcalValleyRailfan well well well

[@Wolplum]

how can you say that when we played really well?, did we deserve every goal we got maaybe not but even so they only actually put one goal in so even if you disallow the pk and leave the goal that was disallowed from them thats still a 1-2 win for us

[@nycliontwin24]

Charlotte actually played well. The score is very deceiving.

[@gaeldilamh2572]

Not really. I was there . Dc actually dominated the game, and could have scored a lot more than 3

[@jthomashair]

@@gaeldilamh2572 Charlotte was better in the first half, DC was better in the second

[@KevinQ1989]

Playing well doesn't win you games, scoring goals does.

[@perrondenais684]

I'm incredibly neutral about this game, but those were three pretty lucky goals to be honest. The PK call was downright horrendous, and the other two were "fortuitous" moments, but thats soccer. Definitely agree with the other commenters, charlotte looked strong, score is deceiving

[@christianarutam]

The scores doesn't reflect what happened during the game, Charlotte played very good but looks like they don't have a good striker

[@armadachamp]

The DP striker missed the game getting paperwork finalized in Poland. Should be back for the inaugural home game next week.

[@christianarutam]

@@armadachamp awesome

[@ivandavila3794]

Lets goooolllll CHARLOTTE FC you guys play really well!!!!!👍👍👍

[@Dud3itsj3ff]

Never been a big MLS fan, but I’ll support my Charlotte teams always. Looking forward to getting familiar with this sport!

[@jthomashair]

Welcome!

[@steez54321]

Welcome!

[@wilend6362]

Por algo Estrada es el goleador actual de Ecuador 🇪🇨

[@Emper0rH0rde]

I like those Charlotte jerseys. There's some individuality to it. They'd better not change it to dark monochrome blue next season.

[@andrewlopez8595]

How was that a penalty? Terrible call

[@Johnny-tg9kn]

Much more obvious in person He moved his far hand towards the ball and hit it

[@user1115.]

@@Johnny-tg9kn 1. He had his arm behind his back, what was he supposed to do? Also, what about the foul on Mora?

[@DanielBowens]

@@Johnny-tg9kn lol no he didn't, watch the replay. Shouldn't have even been a pen as there was an obvious foul outside the box which wasn't called for some reason. the only person that swung his hand towards the ball was the united defender, but the ref decided not to call that one. obvious favoritism tonight, which is a shame, ruined a great game.

[@abathens]

Looking forward to Atlanta United vs Charlotte FC in April

[@KING_PINA_VI]

Wow! So the ref wanted DC to win, no foul and a penalty? I'm a Chicago Fire fan, but wrong is wrong. Great start Charlotte FC!

[@dinosaurios1038]

Aguante Michael 😝 así te veo en selección este marzo 🔥

[@LDU1982]

Aguante la tri

[@gqpatf1540]

Hopefully the editing of these MLS videos will improve throughout the season. Feels rushed and no context on several calls. Good to see that the final score is not disclosed on the thumbnail.

[@Gabriel-wi7bx]

why do i feel like charlotte already has super well developed young players that they've scouted and coached? if they can get involved in free agency with good financial freedom i bet they win a title. they could be one of the most interesting teams league-wide.

[@SeedSnatcher]

I'm used to thinking of Eric Krakauer as being kinda dull on play-by-play but I like the energy he's bringing to Charlotte FC broadcasts if this is anything to go by

[@nicg1331]

I like how excited the commentator gets.

[@jluisbarrera7472]

Buen partido, saludos desde México 🇲🇽

[@Luis-eq8xo]

Charlotte was good though, let's go!

[@Dracoknight]

Charlotte FC had a tough game, didn’t get to watch it since I was at work tho, but from the highlights, which was… mehhh I’ve seen better recaps from smaller channels, the referee really missed a few massive calls. The first DC goal shouldn’t have counted, not because of the handball that would have been the right call, if it wasn’t for the foul that should have been called against DC. Gressel definitely goes for a kick at the player when the ball was right in front of him and he saw the ball. He knew what he was doing which was reckless and I would have probably given a yellow for that dangerous kick to the player. The third DC goal is kind of hard to call personally, the play was way to fast for Kamara to react, his hand was in an unnatural position yes. But I believe there was a deflection of Corujo, so I’m fine with the goal. And Charlotte definitely had a penalty taken away from them on the 69’ minute of the game. Hines-Ike definitely pushed Franco from behind. Even if it was a soft touch, it was enough to impact the play and possibly stop a promising attack. Definitely should have been a PK, possibly a red for Hines-Ike for denying a goal scoring opportunity. Any thoughts?

[@ryanjohnson6272]

Even I admit that DC was fortunate to get a win, let alone a 3-0 win. Charlotte played well, especially in the first half.

[@hunterlong2548]

DC United saying a big “phew we got away with that one” after that

[@Tajikzer]

3-0

[@froggo1122]

@@Tajikzer they only won bc luck. Before the Charlotte “handball” there was a foul that wasn’t called, and there were hand balls on dc that weren’t called. Then they got an unlucky bounce, but Charlotte was the better team

[@fullcircle8231]

When 80%+ of DC fans in the comments are even saying they got pretty lucky... ya got pretty lucky. It was practically Charlotte FC vs. Refs United. But Charlotte had great effort and talent, especially for their first MLS match.

[@northeast4665]

@@fullcircle8231 as a DC Fan, that was a sloppy win…we shouldn’t have won, I’d say 1-1 at best

[@kaihartmann924]

@@froggo1122 yeah, I didn't see the match, but the highlights make it look like DC did get lucky (I'm a neutral, from Seattle). But that's the way it goes sometimes. Charlotte will be a good side this year.

[@Krq11]

ArribaEcuador 🇪🇨 baby.

[@juan1189]

Charlotte FC played well. DC United has that MLS cup champ luck with them as a 4-time champ. But that DC united defense and mid look shaky several times.

[@rock6606]

Charlotte played well and got some really bad luck. Lloyd Sam is also a fantastic color commentator.

[@jakemaas7806]

CLT has got to be one of the weirdest abbreviations they could've used for Charlotte

[@KV000J]

Charlotte has always been known as CLT in the area. It's the abbreviation used by many companies for their headquarters in and around the city.

[@black.sasuke.uchiha]

What I like is at their color scheme goes perfect with AT&T.🤣 They are already sponsoring MLS.

[@ajdhowk4447]

Charlotte play really well tho, their attack build up was good but need to improve more on finishing

[@Doakey]

Even as a DC fan, this should’ve gone to charlotte but they had a mix of being quite unlucky and having bad ref calls

[@mse2130]

And bill hamid playing the best game of his life

[@Doakey]

@@mse2130 bill hamid has his moments

[@briannguyenvu8279]

DC United a well done opening game

[@StoneLax420]

3 of the strangest goals

[@docequis9796]

The referee is an embarrassment to the MLS... not a penalty and a clear handball on DC on the other end.

[@Joeyplaysguitar1082]

Nah, it was definitely a goal and potentially a pen, the only reason Kamara’s hand gets anywhere near it is the defender grappling him in the box

[@docequis9796]

@@Joeyplaysguitar1082 you should be an MLS referee 🤣

[@frankvalencia2131]

Ecuador en la casa.

[@wahlvisiongolf]

The ref was really bad. How that was a penalty is beyond me.

[@24n8]

Goodness, DC United using up an entire season's worth of luck in one game

[@alexwilliamwin]

I love the Charlotte announcers energy

[@bartdadiscordia5956]

Was this penalty really a penalty?

[@daddy2280]

From a german Charlotte and Carolinas Supporter (Hornets, Canes, Panthers), this was a really god soccer match. In my op Charlotte has a lot of potential

[@northeast4665]

As a DC Fan, your team is very young with potential !! An already playoff team along with three “right direction” teams, Carolina got players in all teams !! Not includin college teams !!!

[@GermanicusCaesar117]

That's the most unimpressive 3-0 I've ever seen.

[@cx34]

Given how Charlotte was apparently "screwed", they played surprisingly well, despite what the final score shows. Welcome to MLS, Charlotte FC!

[@ATLMike94]

No they didn't lol. They played well for 20 minutes. They are definitely screwed

[@steve2394]

No replay on why the first goal was disallowed????

[@samanthafitzwater4068]

Offsides

[@tempestional]

attended the game, great atmosphere and good new team but DC ARE ALWAYS THE BEST

[@JC-gf3mn]

Those goals were luck..

[@tempestional]

@@JC-gf3mn not really.. there’s luck and then there’s created luck. and dc created a lot of luck for themselves

[@lahsport9259]

It’s going to be a hard season for Charlotte to say the least 😂

[@froggo1122]

They only lost bc of terrible calls and the worst luck I've ever seen. Charlotte played much better.

[@fullcircle8231]

Score is deceiving, Charlotte outplayed DC. Officiating just didn't go in their favor... not to mention that Charlotte had multiple forwards out due to injury, etc.

[@johan.m_]

Bien Estrada! Ganando confianza.. Lastima por el Dt Miguel Angel.. hicieron un partidazo pero les falta definir.. Justo lo mismo que paso la ultima temporada con Independiente del Valle ⚫🔵

[@ericsebastian488]

im not trying to hate or anything but they have to include the VR parts or make it more clear what happened

[@ivannzavala6193]

Charlotte FC had it their first game on their debut

[@ratedpending]

1:07 was he trying to say Ludogorets LMFAOOOOO

[@brandonrobinson9548]

I was at the game and Charlotte played really well. They will be a solid team. Very bad officiating from the refs this game.

[@MathQC880]

Maybe put the lineup in the vidéo but overall nice higligth

[@chilarome23]

Poor Charlotte couldn't get any luck this match! Welcome to MLS, I guess 😅

[@moisesperez6777]

Tendré que ir de Raleigh a Charlotte de vez en cuando a ver un partido de la MLS. 😃😃👏

[@dozyproductionss]

what was that first PK called for?

[@dany_996]

Let’s go Charlotte 💙🤍

[@calvinloesley3290]

DC played well but 3-0 makes it seem like a crushing in my opinion Charlotte just needed a good striker to win the game, Good game from Estrada, Smith, Yow, And kamara but it seemed like gressel had a rough game

[@thewigglesification]

A little unlucky they had to go up against DC Uniteds Michael Estrada who is Ecuadors top goalscorer in the qualifiers

[@KingOfSpadesBRO]

Good effort from Charlotte, they had some rotten luck, got to do more to beat one of the best goalkeepers in the league in Bill Hamid though

[@James-op3vx]

Charlotte missed key chances

[@froggo1122]

they did, but they played well, and they had the worst luck I've ever seen accompanied by some of the worst refereeing I've ever seen

[@travishester6859]

This is the worst 3-0 game of soccer I’ve ever seen. The better team didn’t score a goal and lost by 3. So sad for Charlotte FC, but lots to be proud of in that game

[@Lukas-yh3gg]

That was never ever Handball.. Should have not been a penalty for sure..

[@DanielBowens]

terrible officiating tonight, its a shame how a couple bad calls can absolutely ruin game

[@cheezit2989]

That reyna chance is the worst luck I've ever seen. Charlotte only lost due to pure unluckiness

[@rascalguy60]

I don’t think 3-0 is fair to charlotte but dc deserved the 3 points. That was not a hand ball.

[@MKGamingByMunish]

That shouldn’t have been a penalty for DC; arms were tucked in!

[@Sebmpg]

Both teams played well. DC played better and was luckier. 3-0 can’t have more context than that.

[@rafaelplata9052]

Jaja que goles de suerte, claramente no se ve lo bien que jugó el Charlotte en todo el partido

[@ljh10]

What happned to the it's in the net commentator

[@nicholasbrake4189]

Let me preface this by saying I am a DC United fan, but the way this game was officiated was horrible. A goal should not be waved offsides after three minutes. VAR should not be used three times in a half. Hand balls should not be given if a ball is in a natural position.

[@davidmorgan4541]

The score definitely doesn’t do the performance justice at all Charlotte played really well by the looks of it 👏🏻 I’m a little bit unsure why the penalty was given. It doesn’t look like a penalty but I’m not sure whether he gave it for handball or the kick of the defender. Neither one though in my opinion should’ve been a penalty.

[@thetimeisrite]

Were these the Charlotte announcers?

[@jthomashair]

Yes

[@garrysmith5562]

I guess in american rules you can blast the ball of an opponents arm and get a penalty.

[@braxeld4551]

They did Charlotte dirty man, seriously. That ref sucks.

[@alvinyakitori7055]

Did the “IT’S IN THE NET” Announcer for DC United retire?

[@TuncOzturk]

no i watched the game live he was still there lol

[@greerscctv]

XDC goal!!!!!!!!!!!

[@fernandogalindo767]

MLS VAR is a joke. Wish there was more transparency like in the prem

[@davidseek]

What an unfortunate first match. Great play tho

[@NormanOtterman]

Damn DC obliterated Charlotte. I was hoping this game would be kinda competitive but ok. Go Red and Black!

[@froggo1122]

They didn’t at all, they only won bc terrible calls and luck. Not one of their goals was actually bc of good positioning or anything. And the penalty was stupid, and then on a clear handball they don’t check var. DC’s a good team but I’m no way did they play better

[@DanielBowens]

im guessing you didn't watch the game, only red the scoreline at then end lol

[@bencurtis7328]

Unlucky for charlotte

[@griffinroberts6925]

Terrible calls by the ref

[@jasonmunos6063]

Nomas en la mls puede el tronco de estrada 🤣🤣

[@Joeyplaysguitar1082]

W 🦅

[@4nge7]

Charlotte was the better team

[@daconnoisseurrex1752]

Estrada 🇪🇨

[@shutupaleix]

Charlotte FC vs Bill Hamid and unluckiness

[@brianjackson93]

Outrageous fortune and horrible officiating made this game, despite the great effort from the Charlotte squad. Keep your heads up. Luck will turn your way, with patience.

[@dezxer]

MAQUINA

[@justcliff3261]

funny they named the club FC but they still called it soccer

[@samuelt7000]

I'm sorry that Charlotte FC goalkeeper needs to step it up or get swapped out he is a huge weak link from what I can see. In addition to that, the ref is so crap for that penalty, I don't think it was a penalty to be entirely honest with you.

[@twixwrld6198]

The best player for DC was the refs.

[@davidt3956]

No replays to show the offside that called back the first goal? Again, the MLS editors stink.

[@graycu8730]

No pen!

[@benwhealler4278]

I know Charlotte is new, but their announcers are already annoying.

[@DanielBowens]

haha right?

[@brainysmurf1125]

Ugh I'm so mad that was not a penalty also that first call was maybe correct but come on let Charlotte score their first goal 💙🤍

[@NorcalValleyRailfan]

Not a good start for Charlotte

[@gustavosilvalp4346]

Já tô vendo um futuro saco de pancadas da mls infelizmente😔😂 porra o Charlotte vacila muito defensivamente se tá louco, mais porém vale ressaltar que é apenas a 1 partida deles então vou dar um crédito

[@santiagolagos1050]

It wasn't penal

[@mynala110]

MLS…your highlights SUCK! Upload in higher quality. Show the line ups… Show the opening context. Edit better. A teenager could do better.

[@johnmcgimpsey1825]

IIRC, MLS basically gets whatever the local affiliates send them. I doubt that KZbin ads generate enough revenue to justify the bells and whistles.

[@thedahkterizzin8831]

Unlucky expansion team....that's how the game goes

[@seanp7871]

Xdc united …. Are we paying attention . I’ll just leave that here