The game in 100 words (or less):ย David Accamโs third goal of the season gave Chicago hope against Ben Olsenโs United, but DCโs Jairo Arrieta made sure table order was restored with a pair of his own goals. He first headed home a Fabian Espindola offering before playing the role of โJairo on the spotโ when a mistimed tackle pushed a ball onto his path in the center of the box. Andrew Dykstra stopped a PK and later teamed with Conor Doyleย for a doorstep denial of Chicago. With the win, DC moves seven points ahead of No. 2 New England in the East, while Chicago fails in a bid to move fourth.
Three moments that mattered
27โฒ โ Dykstra pushesย Larentowicz PK onto postย โย Drinks on Steve Birnbaum, as the young USMNT backโs wayward arm granted a chance from the spot to Jeff Larentowicz. But Big Redโs languid run-up got very little power on his low shot. Dykstra guessed correctly and pushed the ball off the post.
28โฒ โ Accam flashes into the box to give Fire a 1-0 leadย โ It would only be a temporary reprieve, as the 24-year-old Ghanaian darted past Kofi Opare to push Quincy Amarikwaโs cross past Dykstra. Harrison Shipp helped start the play, and DC Unitedโs back line was a group of passengers as the home team went down.
61โฒ โ Arrieta nods home an equalizerโย Jairo Arrieta rose above a pair of Fire defenders to net his fourth goal of the season. Fabian Espindolaโs corner kick went dead center, and it was 1-1 with about a half-hour to play in DC.
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Man of the match: Fabian Espindola, DC United โ Heโs the machine that drives DC, and he set up a pair of goals on the night. First it was Arrietaโs headed equalizer. Later, it was Markus Halstiโs awkward, two-footed insurance goal.
LINEUPS
DC United:ย Dykstra; Franklin, Boswell, Opare, Birnbaum, Aguilar (Espindola, 46โฒ), Halsti, Kitchen, DeLeon (Coria, 85โฒ), Doyle, Arrieta (Arnaud, 73โฒ)
Goal: Arrieta 2 (61โฒ, 69โฒ), Doyle (75โฒ)
Chicago Fire:ย Busch; Palmer, Larentowicz, Gehrig, Jones, Polster, Watson (Igboananike, 70โฒ), Accam (Do Prado, 77โฒ), Stephens (Cocis, 62โฒ), Amarikwa, Shipp.
Goal: Accam (28โฒ)
