Move over, Jason Kreis. In the forty-eighth minute of the twentieth game in the twelfth season of Major League Soccer, D.C. United’s Jaime Moreno became the league’s all-time leading scorer with a deftly taken penalty kick. Moreno’s 109th career goal put the cap on a solid 3-1 victory over Red Bull New York.

On an uncharacteristically brisk August evening at RFK Stadium, United surprised the Red Bulls and never looked back. The 18,748 in attendance were barely in their seats when United struck. Though neither team was able to develop an offensive rhythm throughout the night, D.C. was able to capitalize on the few minutes of chaos among New York’s back line and punish them with a pair of goals.

The first blow came in the sixth minute when Troy Perkins distributed a perfect drop kick to Fred, who was left with considerable space as he ran toward the box. Though his shot was blocked by goalie Ronald Waterreus, Ben Olsen pounced on the rebound to deliver his fifth goal of the season.

Just two minutes later, Olsen again caught New York off guard when he executed a sliding challenge to rob Chris Leitch deep in Red Bull territory. The ball landed at the feet of Moreno, who passed back to the charging Olsen. The midfielder crossed the ball across the box nicely, and the disoriented Red Bull defense allowed an unmarked Christian Gomez to head the ball into the back of the net with ease.

Photos by Kyle Gustafson.