Match Recap
Pappa, McBride push Fire past D.C.
The Chicago Fire snatched their first victory of the season with an assured 2-0 win over a dreary-looking D.C. United side at RFK Stadium on Saturday night, with late goals from Marco Pappa and substitute Brian McBride securing all three points in a battle of early-season strugglers.
United saw plenty of possession but once again looked hesitant and confused in and around the Fire goal, while several of their defensive errors went unpunished before Pappa’s composed strike turned the match Chicago’s way in the 80th minute.
Union 3 - United 2
Sébastian Le Toux scored a hat trick and the
Philadelphia Union brought soccer back to the City of Brotherly Love in style
on Saturday. The expansion side held off D.C. United 3-2 in front of a crowd of
34,870 in their home debut at Lincoln Financial Field.
Philly struck first with early pressure from the wings. In the
fifth minute, Roger Torres swung the ball in towards the near post for Le Toux,
who calmly slotted it home for the 1-0 lead.
Frustrations mount as D.C. United lose again
Curt Onalfo is a dyed-in-the-wool optimist, and proud of it.
A cancer survivor, D.C. United’s head coach has overcome a
number of daunting obstacles in his personal and professional life, and he’s
not about to change that approach, even in the wake of a dispiriting 3-2
setback to Philadelphia Union on Saturday night, his team’s third straight loss
of the young season.
United cae en el primer partido local del Philadelphia Union
Fue un triunfo histórico para el Philadelphia Union. No sólo fue su primero en casa, sino también lo consiguió gracias a una excelente actuación de Sebastian Le Toux quien se mandó tres golazos en los minutos 9, 40 y 79, respectivamente.
Desde muy tempranas horas de la tarde, el Lincoln Financial Field fue abarrotado por una gran multitud de aficionados que se dio cita al primer encuentro en casa para el Philadelphia Union, viviendo una experiencia única con los famosos “Sons of Bens” acompañando con cánticos en todo momento a su equipo.
Declaraciones: D.C. United vs New England Revolution
TECNICO D.C. UNITED CURT ONALFO
Sobre Christian Castillo:
Jugó bien, es un jugador muy talentoso. Es un jugador que entiendo los dos lados de la pelota, defiende bien. Está todavía adaptandose a nuestra Liga pero tuvimos que sacarlo por la lesión que tiene pero está haciendo muy buen trabajo.
Sobre Santino Quaranta:
Si, absolutamente. Yo creo que jugo muy bien en la mediacancha. Alla en Kansas es muy dificil jugar en el mediocampo porque la cancha es tan chiquita pero el mejoró su juego bastante y me gustó mucho.
Post-match Quotes: D.C. United vs New England Revolution
D.C. UNITED HEAD COACH CURT ONALFO
On the game:
Recap: D.C. United vs New England Revolution
Wracked by injuries and forced to start a number of unproven youngsters, the New England Revolution made light of what seemed like a tough trip to Washington on Saturday, absorbing D.C. United’s pressure all night and snatching a 2-0 victory on the back of a Kenny Mansally double in front of 20,664 disappointed fans at RFK Stadium.
D.C.'s chances go nowhere at RFK
Santino Quaranta and D.C. United came away empty handed Saturday night in Washington.
The New England Revolution landed quite a sucker punch on
D.C. United on Saturday night, snatching three points on enemy turf while also
unsettling the delicate psyche of a winless team and its first-year coach with
a 2-0 win of the smash-and-grab variety.
Recap: KC throttles D.C. United in 4-0 victory
On the return of their former head coach, Curt Onalfo, the Kansas City Wizards put together a dominating display for a 4-0 victory over visiting D.C. United. On a soggy night at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, the Wizards scored twice in each half with newcomer Ryan Smith scoring on his debut and serving as catalyst on the first two goals.
Wizards draw with United on late PK
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Needing a win to keep their MLS Cup Playoffs chance alive, D.C. United allowed a Claudio Lopez penalty kick in second-half stoppage time to force a 2-2 draw in front of 10,385 fans at CommunityAmerica Ballpark.
With the result, D.C. United finished the regular season on 40 points (9-8-13) and their playoff chances depend on other playoff-vying teams to also tie [update: Seattle's 2-1 win over Dallas officially eliminated United from the playoffs]. Kansas City finished its season 8-13-9 (33 points).
