With the absences of Bobby Boswell and Steve Birnbaum, Jalen Robinson made his first MLS start alongside Kofi Opare, helping United keep a clean sheet in a 2-0 win
Nine days ago, Jalen Robinson had the unfortunate distinction of being the only Homegrown Player signing in D.C. United's history to have never appeared to a MLS game. Chris Durkin, who is ineligible to play in MLS this year after signing earlier in the month, notwithstanding, Robinson had that dubious distinction, having never seen playing time in MLS in two and a half years with the club.