The Black-and-Red dropped three points after a faltering performance on Wednesday night

D.C. United faced a tough challenge at home on Wednesday night, having to fight several elements in order to win a big game against the Philadelphia Union. The Black-and-Red had little time to rebound from Sunday’s loss to the New York Red Bulls, and on top of that, had one less day to recover than their opponents at Audi Field. And, it was a game that United had to win, as they continue to chase several teams ahead of them in the playoff race.

So when CJ Sapong struck in the 29th minute, it was an uphill battle for United, who couldn’t recover from the deficit, and eventually lost 2-0 to the Union, to fall 12 points behind the fifth placed team in the Eastern Conference. With just 10 games…