The Fire had nothing left in their third game in seven days and a red card in the first half sealed their fate as D.C. cruised to a 6-2 a win.
Throw it away.
The Fire played their best game of the season a week ago and one of their better games on Wednesday against Los Angeles. But the Fire is still a thin squad and a road trip to D.C. on Saturday was just too much to overcome. They were thoroughly outplayed and lost 6-2.
These kind of games happen and, in fact, could help a young team like the Fire grow.