Perhaps
this is the year
DC United wins its fifth MLS championship? United (11-5-4) won its
third straight match last night, dominating
Chivas USA 3-1 before an appreciative crowd of 13,732 at RFK Stadium. The win snapped Chivas' four-game winning streak, and allowed DC United to stay one point behind
Sporting Kansas City (with a game in hand) in the Eastern Conference standings.
Eddie Johnson got the ball rolling early, scoring on a penalty kick in the 25th minute. It was Johnson's third goal of the season, and second straight game with a PK score. Johnson narrowly missed a header almost 20 minutes later (it hit the crossbar) but assisted on
Perry Kitchen's tally in the 59th minute, that put United up 2-0.
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| P. Kitchen gets mobbed by teammates after his 2nd half goal |
Luis Silva scored his fifth goal of the season in minute #70, slamming a
Chris Korb through ball past Chivas goalkeeper
Dan Kennedy into the bottom right corner of the net, to put DC up 3-0. Chivas USA's leading scorer
Erick Torres scored on a penalty kick with six minutes left in regulation to end fellow MLS All-Star
Bill Hamid's shutout bid. Hamid, making his 100th MLS appearance was named to the All-Star team the night before: Hamid (7-5-3) has been sensational this season, accounting for four clean sheets already. Torres has been equally brilliant, scoring a goal in each of his last six games (14 total in 2014.)
DC United ran out the clock, putting five shots on goal (compared to 2 for Chivas USA) and winning time of possession (55-45%.) United travels to Jacksonville, Florida for a Saturday friendly vs.
Fulham F.C. of England's
Premier League; before returning to DC to host
Toronto FC on Wednesday, July 30th at 7:00 PM.
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Click here for last night's box score.
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| Eddie Johnson... on the attack |
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| E. Johnson (left) gives DC United a 1-0 lead |
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| Pileup on I-RFK |
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| Erick Torres |
