United defeats Revolution
Published on October 9, 2004 under Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release
WASHINGTON -- D.C. United dealt the New England Revolution a real body blow on Saturday night, relying on Christian Gomez's first-half strike to slip past with a gutty 1-0 win in a playoff-like atmosphere at RFK Stadium.
"It wasn't pretty, that's for sure," said United Head Coach Peter Nowak. "It was a very physical battle. We expected that was how it was going to be. Nicky (Rimando) had a fantastic day. It's easy to win, 2,3,4-0. It's very difficult (to win 1-0), it takes courage."
Both teams clearly had much to play for, even if New England could claim greater desperation as they try to claw past Chicago for the Eastern's Conference's final postseason spot. But Gomez's goal midway through the first half was only goal of the match that featured a full night's worth of all-out, end-to-end soccer, United surviving the final 16 minutes after Dema Kovalenko was sent off.
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