D.C. United's hopes for advancing in the CONCACAF Champions League have all but evaporated already after a 3-1 home loss against Mexican club team Toluca. The Washington Post notes that D.C. United last (regulation time) win was more than a month ago.
The Black and Red fell behind the eight ball early as a defensive snafu by United goalkeeper Josh Wicks led to a quick fifth minute goal from Vladimir Marin. After taking almost the entire first half before even being able to launch a shot, United equalized the game early in the second half on a header from Chris Pontius. Toluca would score two late goals though to put the game out of reach for good.
United is now 0-2 in its Champions League group with four matches left to play, that on top of an already crowded regular Major League Soccer schedule and U.S. Open Cup finale. It's become fairly obvious (if it wasn't already) that United will have to keep its better players from Champions League play to have a chance at more attainable goals, the Major League Soccer postseason and U.S. Open Cup.Labels: champions league, d.c. united, men's pro soccer, sports
