DC United hosts Marathon on Sept 24 at RFK Stadium for CONCACAF Champions League. Last night
Marathon took on Toluca. Toluca just helped United have a chance to go further in the Champions
League by beating Marathon, by 7 goals! This could be the best opportunity DC has had since
competing in the Champions League in the last 2 seasons.
As some have heard at this point, Josh Wicks is going to be out 4-6 weeks because of a
dislocated shoulder and torn MCL. Milos Kocic is the next in line for goalkeeper. Bill Hamid is not
available for league matches, only CONCACAF Champions League.
With Kocic in goal, how does DC work with this?
DC United is Major League Soccer's most storied and most successful club. Since becoming a
founder member of MLS in 1996, United have piled no fewer than twelve pieces of silverware into the
RFK Stadium trophy cabinet, including four MLS Cups.
Many of United's finest players are still in the team, from habitual record breaker Jaime Moreno
and creative ace Christian Gomez to legendary midfielder Ben Olsen.
DC United made a major statement in CONCACAF Champions League Group B play on Thursday night,
beating Marathon 3-0 at RFK Stadium. Due to the political situation in Honduras, Marathon had to
travel six hours by bus to reach an open airport in Guatemala. "They had a long couple of days
getting here and unfortunately for them, they weren't 100 percent," DC midfielder Ben Olsen said.
Tonight's the night in Washington D.C. as the Seattle Sounders face D.C. United in the U.S. Open
Cup final at RFK Stadium (7:30pm, Fox Soccer Channel).
Seattle will be severely short-handed defensively, with starting defenders Jhon Kennedy Hurtado
(suspension) and Tyrone Marshall (injury) out.
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By TRAVIS CLARK
The stakes were still high for Saturday's D.
D.C. United has turned its focus back to League play with the San Jose Earthquakes visiting RFK
Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Ben Olsen and Dejan Jakovic discuss the game, and the playoff race,
below..
1) Various records to watch for:
- Eric Avila has made 16 subs without a start. Needs four more in the final five games to break
the record, or three to tie.
- The worst Supporters Shield winners in MLS history were the 2004 Columbus Crew at 1.633 PPG.
Somebody will need to finish with 50 points to surpass them.
Tonight's the night in Washington D.C. as the Seattle Sounders face D.C. United in the U.S. Open
Cup final at RFK Stadium (7:30pm, Fox Soccer Channel).
Seattle will be severely short-handed defensively, with starting defenders Jhon Kennedy Hurtado
(suspension) and Tyrone Marshall (injury) out.
I haven't posted in a while (thanks mostly to the restart of school) and I thought I would throw
in some of my thoughts as of late.
DC UNITED
I live and breathe for the Black and Red! This season is bring me back to the dark ages of the
Ray Hudson era. Granted United is 3 points out from 1st in the East, United has also played the
most matches of every team except for Houston.
Photo by ISIphotos.com
By TRAVIS CLARK
The stakes were still high for Saturday's D.C. United-Seattle matchup despite no trophy on the
line. With the playoff race tightening each week, both side needed three points in the worst
way.
After a 15-day break from League play - a time during which two Champions League games were
played - United returns to domestic action this afternoon with its 27th MLS match versus the
visiting San Jose Earthquakes. Though results from six League games last night largely went
United's way, the team finds itself a single point out of playoffs heading into today's a game.
