D.C. United and the New York Red Bulls battled, scrapped, and fought, but ultimately had to settle for a 1-1 draw at Red Bull Arena tonight. Dru Yearwood’s early deflected strike put United behind, but Ola Kamara’s fifth successful penalty kick conversion got the Black-and-Red level just before halftime, and helped keep the Red Bulls a full eight points behind D.C. in the East.
Hernán Losada was able to welcome Paul Arriola and Donovan Pines — who had missed ten games due to a foot injury — back into the team, but had to make do without returning internationals Edison Flores, Junior Moreno, and Andy Najar (all rested after recent World Cup qualifiers).