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The game was the first of seven straight at
home for D.C. (9-11-7, 34 points), which pulled within two
points of the sixth and final postseason position in the East.
Minnesota (9-16-2, 29 points) saw its distant chance at making
the Western Conference playoffs all but disappear with the loss.
The game-winner came in the 69th minute -- the second D.C. goal
in four minutes -- when Darren Mattocks took a pass from Joseph
Mora and first-timed it home from short distance for a 2-1 lead.
Minnesota struck first in the 47th minute. Angelo Rodriguez
controlled the ball on the left side of box and got off a shot
that was deflected back to him. Staying calm, Rodriguez
collected the rebound and slotted it home for a 1-0 lead and his
first MLS goal.
D.C. drew even in the 65th minute on a goal from Ulises Segura.
The midfielder had the ball with his back to the goal 16 yards
out, crossing paths with teammate Wayne Rooney. Segura kept it,
spun and fired a shot that seemed to catch Minnesota goalie
Bobby Shuttleworth by surprise to tie it 1-1.
Rooney, the all-time leading scorer for the English national
team, has always been a danger for his setups as well as his
scoring. In the first half alone, Rooney made brilliant passes
to his teammates many times, but D.C. was unable to convert.
Minnesota had very few chances in the first half but may have
had the best opportunity in the 32nd minute. Darwin Quintero
possessed the ball 20 yards out from the D.C. goal and launched
a left-footed swinger that was barely saved D.C. goalie Bill
Hamid.
Hamid finished with three saves in the win. Shuttleworth stopped
five shots.
--Field Level Media
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