DC United dropped to 0-4 on the season with a crushing 2-0 loss to the Fire. Marco Pappa and Brian McBride scored goals in the final 10 minutes to keep United buried at the bottom of the table as the only pointless MLS team.
The Chicago Fire clearly own DC United in the postseason and tournaments, but not so in the regular season where United holds a significant edge over their Eastern Conference nemesis. With United desperate for a win especially at home, and Chicago struggling, it could be the perfect time for the friendly Fire to visit RFK.
DC United is desperate enough for points that they tanked their CONCACAF Champions League match with Toluca in RFK in order to keep the majority of their starters rested for this crucial Eastern Conference matchup, so hopefully they get something from this match.
D.C. United leapfrogs past the Chicago Fire and into first place in the Eastern Conference via their 2-1 win over the Fire last night at RFK Stadium. United needed the win badly because they now go on a monstrous stretch of matches which will see the Black and Red play six of their next seven league matches away from home.
The top two teams in the East clash at RFK tomorrow night as DC United hosts the Chicago Fire in a matchup of two remarkably similar teams, who have developed quite the vicious rivalry over the past few years.
La escuadra “Roja” del Chicago Fire sacó un honroso empate -a un gol-, ante el DC United capitalino en partido disputado en el RFK Stadium, en lo que fue el encuentro inaugural del equipo washingtoniano y dentro de la segunda jornada de la MLS estadounidense . Fue en el marco de una noche de llovizna [...]
A tale of two halves as both D.C. United and the Chicago Fire took turns dominating the action. United owned the first 45 minutes while Chicago owned the last 45. Naturally and deservedly, both teams left with a point in the 1-1 draw.
Still smarting from getting two points stolen in LA, DC United now faces a much different challenge as Eastern conference nemesis Chicago Fire visits RFK. LA was an elegant chess-match compared to the smashmouth battles the Eastern conference is known for, and DC United and the Fire in particular seem to always play barely one step removed from a street fight.
Same as before, Unitedmania’s brainstaff take a stab at how the 2009 MLS season will play out in the East. First a few notes about each team, then our picks as well as a few choice comments afterward.
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