For the first 32 minutes of tonight’s game, RSL looked good. They were keeping their shape defensively, and getting forward and creating chances against a good DC United team.
And then, in a single moment, everything changed.
It started with a good bit of interplay from DC United to get the ball into the box. Marcelo Silva and DC’s Paul Arriola came together inside the penalty box, Arriola went down, and play continued. After the ball went out of play, Referee Dave Gantar motioned for trainers to come onto the field to attend to Arriola.