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David Villa, Maxi Moralez lead New York City FC past D.C. United

By The Sports Xchange

David Villa scored his first two goals of the season, and Rodney Wallace and Maxi Moralez each added their first-ever goals for New York City FC in a 4-0 victory over D.C. United on Sunday at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Moralez also had two assists, and Villa and Wallace each had one for NYCFC (1-1-0), which is unbeaten (2-0-1) in three all-time home openers and has defeated D.C. in all three of their meetings in Yankee Stadium.

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City has scored 10 goals across those three home matches against the Black-and-Red.

Playmaking midfielder Luciano Acosta remained out with an ankle injury for D.C. (0-1-1), which has yet to score in its first two matches this season but has overcome slow starts before.

Just last year, United waited six matches for its first regular season win, yet still rebounded to earn the fourth playoff seed in the Eastern Conference.

Wallace put City ahead after only eight minutes, leading the initial break down the left before crossing to Jack Harrison on the opposite flank.

Harrison cut inside and sent in a curling left-footed shot that bounded down off the crossbar. Wallace was first to the rebound and slammed a half-volley off lunging goalkeeper Bill Hamid and across the line.

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Villa doubled City's lead 20 minutes later. Again, it began with Wallace getting free on the left, this time to run onto Moralez's service. With several men in the box, Wallace looped a cross toward the penalty spot, where Villa sent a header back across goal and inside the left post.

Moralez made it 3-0 six minutes before halftime, hitting a low finish to the left corner from about 18 yards out after Villa stole Jared Jeffrey's pass and threaded a pass on a quick counter.

Villa got his second with 15 minutes remaining, running onto Moralez's first-touch pass on the left and from a tight angle, looping a delicate chip over a lunging Hamid with defender Steve Birnbaum pressuring.

Lloyd Sam did have a goal disallowed for offsides for D.C, although TV replays suggested Sam had remained onside.

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