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Luciano Acosta opened the scoring in the 13th
minute, collecting a pass across the box from Paul Arriola and
firing it in for his fifth goal of the regular season. Acosta
has been a major factor in D.C. United's hot streak, as four of
his goals have come in his club's last three games.
D.C. United (7-9-6, 27 points) dominated much of the first half,
though New England's shift to a 4-1-4-1 alignment at halftime
helped the Revolution create more possession in the midfield.
Still, aside from a Diego Fagundez shot off the post in the 55th
minute, the Revolution failed to generate much attack, as they
managed just two shots on goal and were shut out for the sixth
time this season.
The Revolution's chances at a comeback were hampered in the 73rd
minute when midfielder Scott Caldwell picked up his second
yellow card of the match, dropping New England (7-9-8, 29
points) to a 10-man lineup. Caldwell will be suspended for his
team's next game Aug. 25 against the Philadelphia Union.
Substitute Zoltan Stieber iced the game for D.C. United in the
89th minute, scoring on a break after collecting a long pass
from Junior Moreno from beyond midfield.
D.C. improved to 5-1 on their new home pitch. With nine of their
last 12 games at Audi Field, D.C. United has great opportunity
for a late-season push, though they still sit six points outside
of an Eastern Conference playoff spot. They have at least two
games in hand on the seven teams in front of them in the
conference.
The seventh-place Revolution are still ahead of D.C. in the
table, but New England is now winless (0-5-2) over its past
seven matches.
Michael Mancienne made his MLS debut, starting at center back
for New England and playing all 90 minutes. The Revolution added
Mancienne during the August transfer window, and the English
defender began training this week after his paperwork became
official.
--Field Level Media
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