. ▁United ▁did ▁get ▁back ▁on ▁the ▁winning ▁side , ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁victory ▁of ▁goals ▁by ▁Ac osta ▁and ▁Patrick ▁Ny ark o , ▁as ▁expansion ▁side ▁Atlanta ▁United ▁F . C . ▁made ▁its ▁first ▁visit ▁to ▁D . C . ▁It ▁would ▁be ▁two ▁more ▁months ▁before ▁D . C . ▁United ▁recorded ▁another ▁victory . ▁▁ ▁Sh ut out ▁road ▁losses ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁and ▁Montreal ▁were ▁sand wich ed ▁around ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁U . S . ▁Open ▁Cup ▁loss ▁in ▁New ▁England ▁despite ▁an ▁early ▁goal ▁by ▁Ort iz . ▁A ▁trip ▁to ▁F . C . ▁Dallas ▁produced ▁a ▁disappoint ing ▁ 4 – 2 ▁result , ▁despite ▁goals ▁by ▁H ark es ▁and ▁Brown , ▁the ▁first ▁goals ▁for ▁each ▁in ▁a ▁United ▁uniform . ▁Another ▁road ▁trip ▁to ▁face ▁Seattle ▁Sound ers ▁F . C . ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 – 3 ▁defeat , ▁with ▁United ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Major ▁League ▁Soccer ▁team ▁to ▁lose ▁after ▁taking ▁a ▁ 3 – 0 ▁lead . ▁Brown ▁and ▁H ark es ▁got ▁the ▁side ▁off ▁to ▁a ▁fast ▁start ▁with ▁goals ▁in ▁their ▁second ▁straight ▁game , ▁and ▁Sam ▁added ▁what ▁might ▁have ▁seemed ▁a ▁clin cher , ▁but ▁the ▁late ▁collapse ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁ult imate ▁word ▁on ▁a ▁dis astr ous ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁season . ▁However , ▁it ▁only ▁got ▁worse . ▁United ▁lost ▁to ▁Houston ▁Dynam o ▁by ▁ 3 – 1 , ▁despite