NEW YORK – D.C. United’s match against New York City FC was not 10 minutes old when Bill Hamid found himself sitting deep in his net after a futile effort, kicking at a ball that had already crossed the threshold.
As the Yankee Stadium crowd roared its home-opening approval, Hamid slammed the cold turf with his gloved hands – the first of several dismaying moments for the wayward MLS club Sunday.
After conceding three goals before intermission and failing to retaliate, United returned to Penn Station saddled with cumbersome baggage from a 4-0 defeat before 24,259 shivering witnesses.