D.C. United, in a tight battle for a playoff spot, rallies for a draw but leaves costly points on the table because of poor finishing.
United is crawling, not sprinting, toward an MLS playoff berth, barely above the postseason line as the regular season winds down.
“Of course, it’s frustrating,” Pirani said through an interpreter. “But on the field, there’s no time to be frustrated. You just have to find those chances.” A minute later, Fajardo missed an open header from seven yards. And in stoppage time, his bid for the near side was far off the mark.“I remember the last maybe six, seven, eight games we were playing without really creating chances,” Benteke said. “Now we look like we’re going to score. For us, it’s important to have that feeling and then just to finish our chances.”Rooney stuck with Fajardo for 16 minutes of the second half before pulling him. A moment later, D.C.
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