In one of the biggest games of the season, D.C. United produced its worst night at the office in 2021, falling 6-0 to NYCFC. United were down 3-0 by the 11th minute, and never looked like mounting a comeback. Valentín Castellanos scored two of those early goals, and even using all five substitutions at halftime couldn’t spark a response from the Black-and-Red.
In the midst of a jam-packed schedule, United was able to start Bill Hamid, who had been in doubt after appearing to have a hamstring issue mid-week. Hernán Losada had to do without Andy Najar, though, and made three changes to the side that fell 3-2 to New England: Tony Alfaro, Junior Moreno, and Kevin Paredes replaced Chris Odoi-Atsem, Felipe Martins, and Drew Skundrich.