Through the first stage of the MLS campaign, D.C. United has flashed maturity and resolve in earning a point on each of three treacherous road trips. But to make true strides in this transitional year, Troy Lesesne’s coalescing squad will need to begin winning regularly at Audi Field.
Saturday’s performance against CF Montreal had all the makings of a Buzzard Point celebration. The energy was high, pressure unrelenting, opportunities aplenty.
But it took until the 85th minute, on substitute Pedro Santos’s booming one-timer, for United to end a night of frustration and go on to a 1-0 victory before 18,402 restless supporters.