Washington, D.C. (May 17, 2015) – D.C. United’s (6-2-3, 21 points) eight game unbeaten streak was snapped Sunday night with a 1-0 defeat against the Philadelphia Union. Despite the loss, the Black-and-Red remains in first place in the Eastern Conference. The Union’s Zach Pfeffer scored the games only goal in the 93rd minute on a Fabinho assist. United returns to action on the road on Saturday, May 23, at the New England Revolution.
D.C. United’s eight-game winning streak was snapped as it suffered its first loss since March 22, a 2-0 loss against the New York Red Bulls.
United was unbeaten in its last three matches against the Union with its last loss coming on Aug. 10, 2013, a 2-0 loss at RFK Stadium.
Markus Halsti started and played 80 minutes in his first appearance for D.C. United.
Rookie Miguel Aguilar played 65 minutes in his first start for D.C. United.
*Bobby Boswell made his 65th consecutive regular season start. Boswell has 45 consecutive starts since his return to D.C. United in 2014.
Highlights
Goals by Period 1 2 Total
D.C. United 0 0 0
Philadelphia Union 0 1 1
Scoring Summary:
Union: Zach Pfeffer (90+3), assisted by Fabinho
Misconduct Summary:
PHI: Sheanon Williams (yellow card): 31’
DC: Taylor Kemp (yellow card): 65’
PHI: Ethan White (yellow card) 79’
PHI: Maurice Edu (yellow card) 90+4
D.C. United lineup:
Bill Hamid; Taylor Kemp, Kofi Opare, Bobby Boswell, Chris Korb; Miguel Aguilar (Luis Silva 65’), Perry Kitchen, Markus Halsti (Davy Arnaud 80’), Michael Farfan; Chris Rolfe, Jairo Arrieta (Chris Pontius 59’)
Unused Substitutes: Andrew Dykstra, Conor Doyle, Sean Franklin, Steve Birnbaum
Philadelphia Union:
Brian Sylvestre; Ray Gaddis (Fabinho 58’), Ethan White, Maurice Edu, Sheannon Williams; Vincent Nogueira (Eric Ayuk 87’), Brian Carroll, Chaco Maidana, Andrew Wenger (Zach Pfeffer 71’); Sebastien LeToux, Conor Casey
Unused Substitutes: John McCarthy, Ray Lee, Jimmy McLaughlin, Antoine Hoppenot,
Referee: Alan Kelly
Assistant Referees: George Gansner, Danny Thornberry
Fourth Official: Marcos de Oliveira
