At some point this season, D.C. United and Orlando City will play more important games than tonight’s match at RFK Stadium. One or both of these teams will face a game that must be won to stay alive in the playoff race, or a game where three points would clinch a postseason berth. Nonetheless, today feels a bit like it will be the point of no return for one of these sides, who both sit two points out of an Eastern Conference playoff spot.
For United, anything less than a win will make it very difficult to qualify for the postseason.