By David Topp, on July 18th, 2010
WASHINGTON — Maybe it’s a run of bad luck for D.C. United, but the Seattle Sounders are starting to like playing at RFK stadium. A crushing 89th-minute header from Roger Levesque on Thursday saw the Sounders claim another victory in the nation’s capital.
Seattle is 3-0 all-time playing in D.C., including a 2-1 win in last years U.S. Open Cup championship.
The match’s first few minutes saw Seattle meddle with the United defense. Freddy Montero and Steve Zakuani registered a pair of shots toward goal, neither attempt bothered Troy Perkins, but the Sounder attack appeared ready to go.
Having defeated Seattle, 3-2, in June, the D.C. attack was confident in its own abilities as it began to test veteran netminder, Kasey Keller.
An 18-yard-shot from Stephen King drew a diving save from Keller in the 18th minute. Jaime Moreno was seemingly taken down just inside the box as he chased after the rebound, but the referee wanting nothing to do with it.
Continue reading United Falls, 1-0, As Seattle Scores Late
By David Topp, on July 15th, 2010
Photo by Matt Mathai
It’s not always pretty when D.C. United and New York Red Bull get together. An MLS East coast rivalry has fallen in glamour of late, but is still fierce in competition when the two meet. Saturday’s encounter was more to the not-so pretty side, as United and the Red Bulls drew, 0-0 at Red Bull Arena.
Continue reading D.C. And Red Bulls Play To Scoreless Draw
By David Topp, on July 5th, 2010
Still dusting off the cobwebs of the league-wide World Cup break, D.C. United traveled to San Jose on Saturday in search of an important road point.
The Earthquake’s Ike Opara turned on a half-volley in the first half to give the home team the lead. United leveled in the second half with a volley from its young star, Najar.
Each side presented a fair share of shots, with few ending up between the sticks (United edged out that stat, 6-5).
Continue reading Najar’s Volley Earns Road Point For D.C. Versus San Jose
By David Topp, on June 29th, 2010
Maradona is famously remembered for the “Hand of God” goal. Thierry Henry just caught a lot of flack for a similar incident. How will Crew supporters remember Saturday’s “Hand of Schelotto” goal?
With many soccer fans still focused on the World Cup in South Africa, the MLS returned to action. D.C. United traveled to [...]
By David Topp, on June 10th, 2010
After a 130 minutes of football on Wednesday, it comes with no surprise scoring was at a premium when D.C. United and Real Salt Lake met again on Saturday. Factor in a struggling offenses, compacted defenses and the summers humidity and you have the recipe for a 0-0 draw. That’s exactly where the match finished when United hosted RSL for the second time in four days. 15, 328 fans came to RFK Stadium hoping to see United continue run of good form, winners of three straight. D.C., arguably the better side for most of the night, were unable to find the back of the net, leaving many of the fans empty-handed.
Continue reading Scoreless in Washington, United Ties RSL, 0-0
