D.C. United (1-1-0, 3 points) suffered its first loss of the 2015 MLS regular season, dropping a 2-0 decision at Red Bull Arena in the home opener for the New York Red Bulls (1-0-1, 4 points).
- Bradley Wright-Phillips scored New York’s first goal in the 25th minute and set up Lloyd Sam for the second in the 71st minute.
- Chris Rolfe had United’s best chances, forcing diving stops by Red Bulls goalkeeper Luis Robles (five saves) the 33rd and 77th minutes.
- Chris Pontius missed a penalty kick in second half stoppage time, sending the ball over the goal.
- D.C. United returns to action on March 28 at RFK Stadium against reigning MLS Cup champions Los Angeles Galaxy (CSN, 7).
Game notes:
- Despite the result, D.C. United leads the overall series with New York with a record of 33-24-9.
- D.C. United is now 13-14-5 all time on the road against New York.
- D.C. United Head Coach Ben Olsen is now 4-6-2 all-time against New York.
- D.C. United has gone scoreless in three straight games at Red Bull Arena. United is winless in five straight visits to Red Bull Arena, including playoff games.
- Ben Olsen’s overall record is now 50-65-35.
- Bobby Boswell made his 56th consecutive regular season start, the second-longest streak in Major League Soccer behind New York goalkeeper Luis Robles (74 games). Boswell has 36 consecutive starts since his return to D.C. United in 2014.
- D.C. United started the same lineup for the second straight game: Hamid, Korb, Birnbaum, Boswell, Franklin, Rolfe, Arnaud, Kitchen, DeLeon, Pontius, Arrieta.
Highlights:
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D.C. United (1-1-0, 3 points) vs. New York Red Bulls (1-0-1, 4 points)
MLS regular season
March 22, 2015 – Red Bull Arena, Harrison, N.J.
Attendance: 21,036
Goals by Period 1 2 Total
D.C. United 0 0 0
New York 1 1 2
Scoring Summary:
NY: Bradley Wright-Phillips (Dax McCarty) 25’
NY: Lloyd Sam (Bradley Wright-Phillips) 71’
Misconduct Summary:
DC: Bobby Boswell (foul) 78’
NY: Damien Perrinelle (time wasting) 82’
D.C. United lineup:
Bill Hamid; Chris Korb (Taylor Kemp 70’), Steven Birnbaum, Bobby Boswell, Sean Franklin; Chris Rolfe, Davy Arnaud, Perry Kitchen, Nick DeLeon; Chris Pontius, Jairo Arrieta (Conor Doyle 66’)
Unused Substitutes: Andrew Dykstra, Kofi Opare, Jared Jeffrey, Luke Mishu
New York lineup:
Luis Robles; Kemar Lawrence, Damien Perrinelle, Matt Miazga, Chris Duvall; Lloyd Sam, Dax McCarty, Felipe Martins, Sacha Kljestan, Sal Zizzo (Dane Richards 65’), Bradley Wright-Phillips (Anatole Abang 89’)
Unused Substitutes: Kyle Reynish, Karl Ouimette, Connor Lade, Sean Davis, Leo Stolz
Referee: Alan Kelly
Assistant Referees: Adam Wienckowski, Brian Poeschel
Fourth Official: Robert Sibiga
