▁M LS ▁when ▁the ▁ball ▁def lect ed ▁off ▁the ▁wall ▁past ▁NY ▁goal ie ▁Luis ▁Rob les . ▁The ▁home ▁team ▁constantly ▁tested ▁the ▁D . C . ▁goal ▁but ▁Clark ▁( play ing ▁for ▁an ▁injured ▁Ham id ) ▁proved ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁task , ▁including ▁stopping ▁a ▁point - blank ▁shot ▁by ▁Brad ley ▁Wright - Ph ill ips . ▁Again st ▁the ▁run ▁of ▁play , ▁D . C . ▁briefly ▁took ▁the ▁lead , ▁when ▁Russell ▁Can ouse ▁got ▁his ▁first ▁assist , ▁thread ing ▁a ▁pass ▁to ▁M ull ins , ▁who ▁scored ▁his ▁fifth ▁goal ▁in ▁five ▁days . ▁NY R B , ▁however , ▁reg ained ▁the ▁lead ▁on ▁another ▁goal ▁by ▁Adams ▁and ▁penalty ▁kick ▁goal ▁by ▁Gonz alo ▁Ver on . ▁D . C . ▁seemed ▁dest ined ▁for ▁defeat , ▁but ▁they ▁struck ▁again ▁in ▁sto pp age ▁time , ▁the ▁t ying ▁goal ▁coming ▁when ▁a ▁def ender ▁mis play ed ▁a ▁cross ▁by ▁Can ouse , ▁resulting ▁in ▁an ▁own ▁goal , ▁the ▁fourth ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁that ▁counted ▁for ▁United . ▁Non eth eless , ▁D . C . ▁needed ▁a ▁full ▁three ▁points ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁play off ▁cont ention , ▁so ▁the ▁draw ▁ended ▁any ▁possibility ▁of ▁post - season ▁play . ▁ ▁With ▁little ▁to ▁lay ▁for ▁on ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Columb us , ▁D . C . ▁United ▁fell ▁ 2 - 0 . ▁A ▁road ▁game ▁in ▁Port land ▁started ▁bright ly , ▁but