Creative spark should help United’s defense as well

Despite an eight point difference in the standings, DC United and the Philadelphia Union are two well matched clubs. Their 2-2 tie in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup on April 6th at the Maryland SoccerPlex, which United won 4-2 on penalty kicks, and their split games last year point in that direction. MLS has [...]

United battle back but lose 3-2

The New England Revolution left nearly all of their starters at home, fielding basically a side of reserve players and back-ups for their Lamar Hunt U.S. Open qualifier against DC United. Regardless, they left the Maryland SoccerPlex with a compelling 3-2 victory behind two goals from Kheli Dube after withstanding a frantic late charge from [...]

DC United takes Open Cup thriller in penalty kicks

A lifeless first quarter hour between DC United and the Philadelphia Union in their U.S. Open Cup play-in game gave way to a riveting affair, reaching a crescendo with two goals in extra time and United’s converting on all of their penalty kicks to defeat the Union 3-2 at the Maryland SoccerPlex. Branko Boskovic scored [...]

DC United experiment yields a 2-0 win

DC United ventured into Virginia to test the market for their Open Cup games and were rewarded with a crowd of 2,985 at George Mason University. To top it off, they came away with a 2-0 victory to advance to the Cup quarterfinals. That game will move back to the previous default Open Cup venue [...]

Rested United prepared for heavy schedule ahead

Call it déjà vu, call it a dull familiarity. For the past several seasons the ability to finish chances and finish off games within a cluttered schedule have been code for team depth being a concern. The issue has arisen again at this time of the year. Some things never seem to [...]

United squeak past Harrisburg 2-1

The Harrisburg City Islanders donned light blue warm-up tee shirts that said-Just Do It…AGAIN. They were game and worthy but DC United had other plans. But they didn’t make it easy on themselves either.
United turned a solid first half performance into another unnecessarily close match, escaping with 2-1 win over the Harrisburg at [...]

U-16s top Potomac, 3-1

D.C. United’s Under-16 Academy teams beat Potomac at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, Md., this week by a 3-1 score.
The U-16s went up 2-0 in the first half after Luis Cartagena tallied in the 22nd minute (assisted by Dallas Aminzadeh) and Omar Kabba doubled the lead in the 32nd (assisted by Sam Bradley). Potomac [...]

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