D.C. United came from behind twice Saturday in Vancouver to earn a 2-2 draw against the Whitecaps, but with the MLS regular season melting away and a playoff berth slipping away, the visitors really needed a three-point performance.
A victory would have vaulted United (9-13-10, 37 points) into eighth place in an Eastern Conference race that will send nine teams to postseason. Instead, Wayne Rooney’s crew sits in 10th — one point behind No. 8 New York City FC (8-10-14, 38) and even with Montreal (11-16-4) and Chicago (9-12-10).
Montreal leads the first tiebreaker (victories), and D.