COLUMBUS, OHIO — If, indeed, this was the final visit to central Ohio after 23 seasons, the last stop at the state fairgrounds after countless lost days and nights, D.C. United will shed a tear for the departure of a fellow founding member in MLS.
But after extending a winless streak here to 11 on Saturday with a 3-1 defeat to the Columbus Crew, United will not miss the almost predestined outcomes.
Tied as intermission approached, D.C. conceded two goals about two minutes apart — to unmarked foes on a corner kick, then a counterattack — and faded in the second half in extending its rut here to 0-8-3 with a 22-5 goal deficit over 10 years.