It wasn’t so much that last night’s D.C. United match was boring.

But, just like most of United’s games this season, it just wasn’t very fulfilling.

In a game with a dynamic, young talent on both sides of the field, it was somewhat unfair that the winning goal in the dying minutes came from Roger Levesque on a less-than-glamorous, if physically impressive, header to Troy Perkins’ right side. Young stars Andy Najar and Fredy Montero both had offered a lot of momentum going forward, and either could have put their teams into the lead on quick counterattacks. The Sounders continually allowed Najar acres of space on the right wing — why they did so was beyond me — and every time United was able to dig out of their own half and find the young Honduran, it led to a scoring chance. Najar’s speed and dexterity on the ball had Seattle fullback Leo Gonzalez back on his heels all night.

But one could be forgiven for finding the first ninety minutes that United had played at home since June, well, blasé. Aside from Najar (and Clyde Simms, who honestly might be the most well-rounded player on this team at the moment), there wasn’t much to love about United’s performance.