A scrappy, choppy game between D.C. United and Nashville SC saw the expansion side knock the Black-and-Red off 1-0 in Tennessee tonight. A controversial red card for Russell Canouse just before halftime left United in a bad spot, and Daniel Rios eventually snagged the deciding goal midway through the second half.
Canouse and team captain Steven Birnbaum returned to the lineup for United after both had missed the five previous matches due to injury. With midweek games built into the schedule from here on out, Ben Olsen opted for one more bit of squad rotation, bringing Oniel Fisher in at right back after going with Chris Odoi-Atsem in Saturday’s draw with Toronto FC.