With players being rested and the opponent in torrid form, D.C. United carried a slim margin of error into Wednesday’s match against New York City FC at Audi Field.
United could not afford to continue conceding goals off set pieces, yet it did. It couldn’t afford to squander scoring opportunities, yet it hit each post in the first half and missed a golden chance in the second.
The result smarted: a 2-0 defeat before an announced 16,073.
The visitors went ahead in the sixth minute on a corner kick and, seconds before intermission, converted a penalty kick following a handball on a corner kick.