United came from behind, but the bigger picture isn’t great
It was kind of a mirror image of last week. Trailing late, D.C. United threw numbers forward and through force of will pulled out a late equalizer against the Philadelphia Union, drawing 2-2. Taylor Kemp had a Goal of the Week contender that capped a 60-yard solo run before Tranquillo Barnetta scored a ridiculous free kick. Chris Pontius punished a bad turnover (and he didn’t celebrate). And Steve Birnbaum headed home the final tally deep into second half stoppage time.