Washington, D.C.- Elimination matches are becoming a bit of an old hat for D.C. United. For the second consecutive week United were faced with a get points or go out scenario. And for the second consecutive week United did enough to keep themselves alive in the Eastern Conference. Returning home after a two game road trip and playing in front of a packed crowd of 22,209 at RFK Stadium United delivered perhaps their most important victory a 4-1 defeat of Orlando City SC.
Patrick Mullins (34′ and 53′) scored twice for United and was joined by Lloyd Sam (51′) and Julian Buscher (90′)in the scoring barrage. Second-half substitute Julio Baptista (72′) provided Orlando’s lone goal. The victory pushes United (8-9-13, 37 points) once again into the sixth and final playoff spot in the West while Orlando (7-10-13, 34 points) with the loss drops down to eighth. The two sides will meet again on the final day of the season in Orlando.
On hand to watch this critical match was Prost Amerika’s D.C. United photographer Jennifer Jordan-Harrell. Enjoy her shots below!
