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D.C. United Earns First Playoff Spot Since 2005

January 15, 2012 by Ray Alley

D.C. United Earns First Playoff Spot Since 2005.

D.C. United needed only a draw, but settled for a win. Lewis Neal scored the game-winner in stoppage time for a 3-2 win over the Columbus Crew. With the ensuing celebration a number of good things happened for the winner.
D.C. United moved to second in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer and they earned a berth in postseason play for the first time in five seasons.
Marcelo Saragosa and Nick DeLeon also scored for United (17-10-6). The Washington club ran its unbeaten streak to six games and helped eliminate the Crew (14-12-7) from playoff contention.
The win also pushed United’s club home unbeaten streak to 16 (12-0-4). United won the …
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