Despite a surprisingly positive performance, things didn’t get any better for D.C. United on Saturday.

Things are heating up for D.C. United. In case you missed it, here’s a round-up of United-related news from the past week or so.

Unable to overcome multiple injuries and an awful call by the referee, D.C. United suffered a 3-1 loss to the Houston Dynamo and now faces an uphill climb in the Eastern Conference finals.

D.C. United’s decisive Eastern Conference semifinal match was finally played on Thursday evening, and it couldn’t have ended better, as the black and red handed the New York Red Bulls a 1-0 loss en route to the conference finals.

With some nice play-making by Nick DeLeon, D.C. United reversed a two-game slump and defeated the Columbus Crew 1-0 this weekend at RFK.