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

DC United beat visiting New York Red Bulls 2-1 in MLS, despite having one of their players sent off in the second half.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 15 October 2026، 04:43 ، updated 21:59 Saudi time

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

[DC United](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/dc-united-496) secured an important 2-1 win over [New York Red Bulls](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/new-york-red-bulls-483) in the Matchday 29 fixture of [MLS](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/mls-33), played on 15 October at 02:30 Damascus time.

[Tai Baribo](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/tai-baribo-116) opened the scoring for DC United from a penalty kick in the 5th minute, before [Silvan Hefti](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/silvan-hefti-9364) added the second goal in first-half stoppage time in the 45+5th minute.

[Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/eric-maxim-choupo-moting-9018) 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](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/lucas-bartlett-9363) 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](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/emil-peter-forsberg-9020) 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.

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