DC - Colorado 6/28

I'll just make this brief. I was glad to see United recover from what could have been a dagger off Jacob Peterson's head. The backline was obviously fragile and consistently produced poor distribution. That the early goal proved not to unravel the team that also lost starting forward in the earlygoing was comforting and inspiring to a fan.

After the debacle in Utah there was no doubt a despairing emotion after seeing United fall behind again. Then there was the fortuitous penalty call that many people couldn't see without a replay but referee Alex Prus got just right. Good - Gomez buries the penalty. Bad - Nicholas Addlery doesn't bury the shot just before from the penalty spot in the run of play, something that will be critical down the road in the playoffs.

There has been a sometimes not so quiet murmuring that Clavijo is on a short rope as the Rapids head coach. After watching this game I'd have to be a supporting voice in hurrying his departure. The city of Denver (or at least a near suburb) just sprung for a new stadium. Their team is on a four game skid. Coach pulls the squad's defensive stopper out of a midfield against a DC team whose strength continues to be distribution from Gomez right up the pipe. As soon as I saw that sub I knew United's chances were just bumped up to bring home three points and it only took a couple seconds for Addlery to battle home a header.

Glad to see United get back on track after a miserable effort against Salt Lake the game before. Moose looked tireless in his effort, maybe he's learned something valuable just by watching Ben Olsen pour his guts out every game even if Moose doesn't have the finer skill set quite yet. That said, his Gomez imitation scoop pass over the backline should have earned him a point if Emilio could, and should have, slotted the ball home.

Fred gets on the board finally and Emilio keeps on producing even though he could have put the game at leisure before the lightning. Good result and not a bad game given the haphazardly produced back four.