D.C. United drew their home opener, fighting to a scrappy 1-1 result against Colorado.
Luis Silva scored a brace, and Fabian Espindola made a spirited return to the starting lineup, as D.C. United halted a two-game losing streak with a thrilling 4-2 victory over the Colorado Rapids before 12,814 at RFK Stadium on Sunday night.
An injury-laden D.C. United put forward one of its better performances of the season last night, beating the Colorado Rapids 2-0 in front of 11,593 at RFK stadium.
D.C. United played out a relatively dull and featureless 0-0 draw with the Chicago Fire on Saturday night, but the real celebrations would come on Sunday night. The Colorado Rapids scored in the final minutes to pull out an upset over Chivas USA, 2-1, making D.C. United the first team to ever successfully defend the Supporters’ Shield. It probably wasn’t the stylish way United will have wanted to take the regular season crown, but with…
D.C. United manager Tom Soehn wants to forget about last Saturday’s debacle at previously winless Real Salt Lake. After an opening spell that might have given Soehn flashbacks, an under-strength United helped him do that with a strong final sixty minutes and a 4-1 win over the Colorado Rapids at RFK Stadium. There were plenty of important moments – newcomers Fred and Luciano Emilio’s fluid passing movies with playmaker Christian Gomez, Jamaican forward Nicholas…
After the final whistle of Saturday’s game against the Colorado Rapids, DC United walked off the field frustrated. Settling for a 1-1 tie, United failed to get a win for the fourth game in a row in league play. Amidst unequivocally their worst stretch of the season, the Black-and-Red have seemed punchless, lethargic, and disjointed. In these dark days, pessimism tends to take root. Looking ahead to Wednesday’s U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal against Red…
Written by DCist contributor Matt Bourque. With four MLS Cups under their belts, DC United can accurately claim to be the most successful franchise in the league’s ten year history. Behind such legends as Marco Etcheverry, John Harkes, Raul Diaz Arce, and Roy Lassiter, DC United has procured the reputation as the team to beat in American soccer. After a disappointing first round exit from last season’s playoffs, DC United is off to a blistering…
It was a weekend of fortune for the nation’s soccer fans as the United States defeated arch-rival Mexico to earn CONCACAF’s first entry into the 2006 World Cup. For fans in the DC area, however, the celebrations were muted as their own United reverted to their early season offensive impotence, falling to the Colorado Rapids 1-0. The deciding score came in the 22nd minute when an attacking Jean Phillipe Peguero drew Nick Rimando out…