D.C. United met a formidable foe on Wednesday in Minnesota United, but made sure it didn’t feel that way as they posted a 3-1 win that was not as close as the scoreline might indicate. Ola Kamara, Julian Gressel, and Junior Moreno all scored, Minnesota barely tested Bill Hamid at all, and United once again underlined how difficult it is for anyone to come to Audi Field and get a result.
The next game is looming — there is literally always another game a few hours after any given United game ends, the schedule is relentless — but before we move on, me (that is, Jason) and Ben have a few thoughts to offer:
The underlying metrics coming into this game put United and Minnesota up as two of MLS’s top five teams, and one of them played like it.