United with a tie, loss unable to get much needed points

Following an amazing home performance at R.F.K. Stadium against the lowly Vancouver Whitecaps which saw D.C. United explode for 4 goals the Black and Red struggle to maintain momentum and close out the week with a tie then a loss.

Currently sitting in sixth place in the Eastern Conference with 31 points United needed to do better than earning one point in two matches to keep alive the teams playoff hopes.

Against the Chicago Fire, United where in jeopardy of walking away without any points until a late game goal by veteran Josh Wolff salveged the tie and gave them their only point for the weekend.

D.C. UNITED FORWARD JOSH WOLFF

On if he’s satisfied with a tie:

“Yes, when you look back on it. It’s not our best night in the first half. Clearly we weren’t the better team. At times they used their pace and put you in some danger. Bill [Hamid] made some big saves in the first half and you have to give him credit because he stood some plays up with great saves and obviously it’s disappointing to see him go off at the end of the first half. We hung in there, and the goal against us we could have dealt with better. But we keep plugging away and you get to one and at that point were kind of pushing to get forward, which was good to see. If we can’t come away with all of them, we can get the point and move on.”

Wolff may be satisfied however if United are to make a serious push and ensure a 2011 playoff birth the team is going to have to find a way to be more consistant and collect as many points as possible from hear on out.

Only three days after the tie agianst Chicago, D.C. United was back in action facing Sporting Kansas City and former JMU standout C.J. Sapong who is putting in an amazing rookie season for Kansas City. United was unable to answer back from an early first half goal by Kei Kamara and was held scoreless for the loss.

D.C. UNITED GOALKEEPER JOE WILLIS
On Being under pressure throughout the game:

"It’s been a long week with playing two games in short time and travel so everyone’s been tired. Kansas City has a high press and it’s pretty tough to break down so that didn’t help our legs at all. The more the game went on they kept pressing and we got more tired, it just wasn’t a good situation."

United wrap up the month of August returning home to face Portland (W-T-L-L-W ) and in seventh place out West. This is the perfect opportunity for United to get much needed points and bounce back from the less than ideal past week.