The Lions travel to the newly minted Audi Field to face off against D.C. United for a third and final installment of the year between the two sides. The first clash, the season-opening 1-1 draw, was marred with controversy concerning a questionable Victor “PC” Giro sending off and an even more questionable spot kick awarded to D.C. with both coming as a result of video review.
The second iteration came in the form of a Round of 16 match in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup — one that was ended by the heroics of a new man in between the sticks, Earl Edwards Jr.