▁to ▁the ▁consecutive ▁clean ▁sheets , ▁going ▁ 9 0 ▁in ▁each , ▁only ▁his ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁While ▁August ▁had ▁seemed ▁bright ▁for ▁D . C ., ▁September ▁saw ▁the ▁team ▁suffer ▁more ▁revers als . ▁Slo ppy ▁def ensive ▁play ▁allowed ▁Or lando ▁City ▁S . C . ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁first ▁half ▁lead ▁at ▁R . F . K . ▁Stadium , ▁and ▁a ▁late ▁goal ▁by ▁K of i ▁Op are ▁was ▁not ▁enough ▁to ▁salv age ▁a ▁result . ▁Despite ▁a ▁strong ▁start ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁an ▁own ▁goal ▁by ▁H ark es ▁put ▁the ▁team ▁behind ▁the ▁eight - ball , ▁and ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Fire ▁se aled ▁the ▁deal ▁with ▁ 2 ▁second - half ▁goals . ▁However , ▁the ▁D . C . ▁team ▁reb ounded ▁before ▁over ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁next - to - last ▁ever ▁home ▁game ▁at ▁R . F . K . ▁Stadium , ▁against ▁San ▁Jose ▁Earth qu akes . ▁D . C . ▁failed ▁to ▁convert ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁early ▁ch ances , ▁but ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁produced ▁the ▁fast est ▁four - goal ▁out bur st ▁by ▁one ▁player ▁in ▁league ▁history , ▁as ▁Patrick ▁M ull ins ▁ended ▁his ▁long ▁go all ess ▁start ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁season , ▁scoring ▁a ▁hat ▁trick ▁with ▁ 3 ▁finish es ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁goal , ▁followed ▁by ▁a