D.C. United dispatched the New York Red Bulls yesterday, 4-2.
In previous years, this would not be any more than standard procedure for the boys in black, who had compiled a 24-15-5 record against their Atlantic Cup rivals. This year, however, the result was something more than a routine win: it was a statement.
The New York team that came into RFK yesterday was not the same Red Bull/MetroStar squad they had faced in the past. This year’s incarnation, with its completely overhauled roster and celebrity coach, was a team that had proved themselves as MLS’s best through the first third of the season.
Despite the magnitude of the challenge before them, United blew past the Red Bulls behind Ben Olsen’s hat trick.
Photos by Kyle Gustafson
