The New York Red Bulls were soundly beaten in the end, 2-0 on the road in DC. RBNY came out strong at the beginning of both halves, but faded as the attack repeatedly foundered and D.C. United found ample opportunity to break forward and catch the back line out of shape.
The loss sinks the Red Bulls back below the red line in the standings that separates playoff teams from pushovers. And sends them into a mid-week home game with Chicago - and the middle third of the season - still hoping to fix the problems that derailed the team's start to MLS 2016.