- Aaron Long - 29'
- Daniel Royer - 60'
Aaron Long, Danny Royer on target as New York Red Bulls halt skid against D.C. United
Aaron Long and Danny Royer scored as the visiting New York Red Bulls beat D.C. United 2-0 on Saturday night to halt a four-game winless skid and give interim coach Bradley Carnell his first victory since replacing Chris Armas.
The Red Bulls won for the first time since a 1-0 win over New York City Football Club on Aug. 20, and scored more than one goal for the first time since their season-opening 3-2 win over FC Cincinnati on March 1.
New York also posted its first road shutout since blanking Portland on Sept. 18, 2019.
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Long returned to the lineup after missing Sunday's 3-0 loss to the Philadelphia Union with a hamstring injury and ended New York's 263-minute scoreless drought by converting a spectacular header after Alejandro Romero Gamarra executed a perfect free kick over D.C's defense in the 29th minute.
Royer got his first goal since the season opener by using his left foot to flip the ball into the net from the right side of the box.
New York goalkeeper Ryan Meara made four saves before exiting in the 62nd minute with an apparent left leg injury. David Jensen finished the game and his lone save was a leaping right-handed stop on Federico Higuain in the 71st minute.
Meara exited after getting his left leg taped up in the 53rd minute.
Meara's best sequence occurred late in the first half to preserve the 1-0 lead.
In the 37th minute, he made a diving stop on Julian Gressel's shot from the center of the box, which resulted in a D.C. corner kick. Following the corner kick, Meara used both hands and made a diving stop on Gelmin Rivas' right-footed shot from the center of the box.
The United were blanked for the second time this season. D.C. finished with eight shots in a game in which they possessed the ball for 62 percent of the time.
D.C. goalkeeper Chris Seitz made his fourth straight start in place of Bill Hamid and finished with four saves.
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MLS Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter Miami CF | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | +30 | 74 |
| Columbus Crew | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | +32 | 66 |
| FC Cincinnati | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | +10 | 59 |
| Orlando City SC | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | +9 | 52 |
| Charlotte FC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +9 | 51 |
| New York City FC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | +5 | 50 |
| New York Red Bulls | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 47 |
| CF Montréal | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | -16 | 43 |
| Atlanta United FC | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 40 |
| D.C. United | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | -18 | 40 |
| Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | -21 | 37 |
| Philadelphia Union | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | +7 | 37 |
| Nashville SC | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | -16 | 36 |
| New England Revolution | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | -37 | 31 |
| Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -22 | 30 |
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