After going down early last Saturday to the Montreal Impact, with Matteo Mancosu smashing the ball home from a deflection from Kofi Opare, D.C. United could have been on the end of a season breaking result. United, up to that point, had managed just three points from comebacks this season, all in draws, two on the road, and one at home.
A loss to Montreal, one of the teams that United has to chase down to make the playoffs this year, could have made the points difference between the two clubs a bridge too far, despite United having five games in hand over the Québécois.