D.C. United got a desperately needed win tonight, seeing off a late rally from the New England Revolution to win 3-2. Taxiarchis Fountas was spectacular in his first start, scoring two and setting up a third before halftime as United were the victors in Chad Ashton’s first game in charge since Hernán Losada was surprisingly sacked on Wednesday morning.
Ashton made some notable changes, including giving starts to both of United’s Designated Players, while replacing the injured Bill Hamid and Andy Najar with Jon Kempin and Brad Smith. Michael Estrada stepped in up top for the suspended Ola Kamara.