D.C. United could not solve the New England Revolution, falling 1-0 in a game of very few chances. Brendan Hines-Ike’s own goal in the 48th minute gave the Revolution the win, with United never getting closer than an Andrew Farrell block that cracked off of New England’s goalpost midway through the second half.
Badly short-handed — D.C. is missing 11 players due to injury at the moment — Hernán Losada stuck with the same starting eleven that were on at the start of last week’s 2-1 win over NYCFC. While Andy Najar was left home as a precaution against playing on the hard Gillette Stadium playing surface, United got a welcome surprise as Felipe Martins made an early return from a torn ACL late last August to take a spot among the Black-and-Red’s substitutes.