DC United beat New York Red Bulls 2-1 despite playing with ten men

DC United secured an important 2-1 win over New York Red Bulls in the Matchday 29 fixture of MLS, played on 15 October at 02:30 Damascus time.

Tai Baribo opened the scoring for DC United from a penalty kick in the 5th minute, before Silvan Hefti added the second goal in first-half stoppage time in the 45+5th minute.

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting pulled one back for New York Red Bulls with a goal in the 71st minute, but it was not enough to save his side from defeat.

The match saw Lucas Bartlett sent off for DC United in the 68th minute, leaving his team to finish the game with ten players.

Despite New York Red Bulls dominating possession with 74% compared to 26% for DC United, and outshooting them 23 to 4, the team were unable to make up for the gap in the scoreline.

Emil Peter Forsberg of New York Red Bulls was named man of the match with a rating of 7.7, after playing for 33 minutes and providing an assist.

With this result, DC United moved up to 30 points in 12th place in the Eastern Conference after 27 matches, while New York Red Bulls remained on 36 points in 8th place after playing 28 matches.