MetroStars defeated by United

Published on October 30, 2004 under Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- D.C. United did just what they needed to do, keeping things tight in the back before sneaking two late goals to knock off the MetroStars 2-0 on Saturday evening at RFK Stadium and win their Eastern Conference Semifinal series 4-0 on aggregate. With the victory, United advances to the Eastern Conference championship match for the first time since 1999, against either the Columbus Crew or New England Revolution.

"We bring to the table our fight and our structure," said United Head Coach Peter Nowak. "Create some dangerous situations and I wasn't really pleased with the way we played forward. This is our game, we always want to play as a team. This part was missing in the second half."

After soaking up all the pressure the MetroStars had to offer for nearly the entire match, Jaime Moreno killed off the series with an 85th-minute goal, then Bryan Namoff ended any doubt four minutes later with a goal off a bizarre deflection.

For United, it was a fifth consecutive victory against the MetroStars this year, as the league's highest scoring team during the regular season was unable to find the net in 180 minutes of playoff action against their arch-rivals. United can now sit back and await their rivals for the Eastern Conference Final, just 90 minutes away from a possible return to the MLS Cup Final.

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