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He was joined in the midfield by Antonio Bustamante, a homegrown signing getting his first action for D.C. The teams were scoreless through 90 minutes and the first overtime period. However, as rain had begun to pour down over the field, the visiting Union side broke through with what seemed a sure game-winner in the 113th minute. However, substitute Chris McCann drew United back even with a header off of a Rooney corner kick in the 118th minute, and Lucho Acosta drew a penalty in the box in the final minute. Rooney finished the penalty kick to win the match and send D.C.
With a third of the season behind them, the team was tied with the Philadelphia Union for 1st place in the conference table, with Toronto F.C. 4 points behind but holding 3 games in hand. United managed two straight 1–0 wins at home. The first came against the Western Conference leaders F.C. United squandered some chances and seemed destined to settle for a draw, dropping two much needed points in the playoff chase. However, in the 86th minute Russell Canouse scored his first ever MLS goal, with a header that finished off a scramble following a Canouse shot that came back off the post.
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A second-half penalty kick by Rooney extended the lead to 3–0. A late goal by David Villa ruined the clean sheet, but the final 3–1 result put D.C. In the playoffs, with a chance to claim the 4th spot in the table with a road win or draw at Chicago in the final week.
Sapong on a terrific service from Nicolás Gaitán. The Fire went up 2–0 when a long-range shot was deflected by Moreno, leaving Hamid unable to stop it. Despite being badly outplayed, United seemed to have stunned the Fire with two quick goals before half-time. The first was a goal by a charging Segura set-up by Rooney. The second effort, coming in stoppage-time came when Acosta sent Rodriguez in on goal.
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The home team turned the pitch their way in the second half, and Hamid was finally beaten in the 82nd minute when a cross into the box was directed past him. The goal secured Minnesota's historic first win in their new stadium and it continued to expose D.C.'s offensive shortcomings. Over a stretch of 6 games in 21 days, D.C.
Despite scoring in the first minute. United handed the visitors a man advantage when Paul Arriola was shown a red card early in the second half. Had to weather a furious assault by Columbus Crew. Thanks to heroic goalkeeping by Steve Clark, the team hung on for its first win of the year, 1–0.
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Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2018 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes. Pending any trades up to the draft, United had six selections in the SuperDraft. Expect to stand, sing, wave flags, and support the team for 90 minutes. Olsen switched to a formation that used two defensive midfielders midway through 2018, and that shift paid immediate dividends for United.
United's preseason exhibition match against the Philadelphia Union on Feb. 20 at Joe D. Sports Complex will be available at a later date. United travel back to Clearwater for their second preseason training camp that runs from Feb. 13 to Feb. 24. The Black-and-Red were invited by the Tampa Bay Rowdies to participate in the 2019 Rowdies Suncoast Invitational for the fourth year in a row. The invitational is one of the premier preseason tournaments in the country and will return to Al Lang Stadium for a fourth consecutive season. "United acquire Jamaican National Team player Oniel Fisher".
The schedule features relatively few mid-week games, though United will have to deal with a very awkward mid-April set. They’ll play at San Jose on April 11th, then come home to face Toronto FC on April 14th , and then head to Nashville on the following Saturday. The end of May features a Wednesday game in California against the LA Galaxy sandwiched between the aforementioned NYRB match and a home game against the Vancouver Whitecaps. United announced the complete schedule, including broadcast details for the 2022 MLS season.
Toronto had squandered a rare chance to gain a road win against the league-leading LAFC, surrendering a penalty kick in stoppage time. Capitalize on the opportunity, playing perhaps their most complete match since their 5–0 rout of Real Salt Lake in the third match of the season, over six months earlier. An early lead when he collected a deflection in the 18-yard box and drilled a shot into the corner of the goal. In the second half, a Rooney free kick found Brillant, who tapped in for the clinching goal. The win left United in 4th place, just one point on top of New York Red Bulls, ahead of a crucial match in Red Bull Arena. Unsurprisingly, D.C. United was satisfied with a bunkering strategy against the Red Bulls.
United's 24th season of existence, and their 24th in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The campaign was the club's first full season playing in Audi Field. Previously, United spent 2018 split between the Maryland SoccerPlex, Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, and Audi Field.
Notched a second consecutive road win, with one of the more unlikely results of the season, a 1–0 win in Portland, over Portland Timbers. Took the lead on an own goal coming on what seemed an otherwise harmless cross by Segura into the box, with no D.C. Probably deserved a second goal in the 38th minute, as a Rooney corner kick ricocheted off a pair of Timbers players including the goalie, and appeared to have crossed the line, before being cleared by former D.C.
Akeem Ward made his first MLS appearance, starting at left back, while Jalen Robinson started on the other side. Durkin made a rare start before heading to join the United States Under-20 World Cup team, and Zoltan Stieber and Quincy Amarikwa led the attack, such as it was. Allowed a couple of chances early on, but then launched an almost ceaseless assault on the D.C.
Was unable to score against Chicago Fire, but a 0–0 was enough to put D.C. Ahead of Philadelphia into 4th place, and earned a home game in the one-game opening playoff round, against the Columbus Crew. United host the Montreal Impact in a crucial match in the race or the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Lucho Acosta got the home side off to a good start with an impressive finish to beat the Impact 'keeper to the far post in the 17th minute. United seemed to back off after that, as the Impact pressed for much of the rest of the first half.
It was also announced that another potential option at right back, Chris Odoi-Atsem would undergo treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The return of Nick DeLeon from the injured list could not have been more timely. D.C. United began the new season on a bright note in dismal weather. On a very cold and rainy night at Audi Field. United opened the season with a 2–0 victory over the defending MLS Cup champions, Atlanta United. Paul Arriola opened the scoring on the final kick of the half, assisted by Luciano Acosta on a corner kick by Wayne Rooney.
