Down a man, D.C. United pulls out a win with a late penalty kick

CINCINNATI — The start of D.C. United’s schedule is as soft as could be, a four-game introduction to the MLS season that features an expansion side, the worst club for three years running and two non-playoff teams.

United continued to take advantage of the weak opposition Saturday, though it was again hardly easy or pretty. It overcame a rocky performance and a second-half red card to defeat FC Cincinnati, 1-0, on Ola Kamara’s penalty kick deep into stoppage time.

It came on a night when Julian Gressel left with an injury at halftime and Moses Nyeman was sent off in the 79th minute before 22,183 at TQL Stadium.

Bill Hamid preserved the victory with a sensational save on Geoff Cameron, whose…