▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁round , ▁the ▁team ▁selected ▁goal ie ▁Eric ▁K len of sky ▁and ▁def ender ▁Jo ▁V et le ▁R im stad . ▁Following ▁the ▁draft , ▁the ▁team ▁signed ▁a ▁Hom eg rown ▁Player ▁deal ▁with ▁mid f iel der ▁Ian ▁H ark es , ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁Hermann ▁Tro phy ▁and ▁son ▁of ▁former ▁D . C . ▁United ▁captain ▁John ▁H ark es . ▁Before ▁the ▁season ▁started , ▁the ▁team ▁also ▁added ▁some ▁veter an ▁depth , ▁signing ▁Sebast ien ▁Le ▁T oux . ▁ ▁Early ▁season ▁The ▁month ▁of ▁March ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁fr ustr ating . ▁DC ▁opened ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁sc or eless ▁draw ▁at ▁home ▁against ▁Sport ing ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁followed ▁by ▁ 2 ▁straight ▁shut out ▁losses ▁against ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁FC ▁and ▁Columb us ▁C rew ▁SC , ▁bare ly ▁creating ▁any ▁ch ances . ▁Finally , ▁the ▁United ▁off ense ▁broke ▁through ▁in ▁their ▁fourth ▁match ▁as ▁off - season ▁signing ▁José ▁Gu ill ermo ▁Ort iz ▁scored ▁an ▁early ▁goal ▁against ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Union ▁on ▁a ▁def lect ed ▁shot . ▁Luci ano ▁Ac osta ▁added ▁a ▁penalty ▁kick ▁goal ▁to ▁give ▁D . C . ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁lead , ▁which ▁held ▁up ▁for ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁victory ▁as ▁United ▁recorded ▁first ▁win ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁D . C . ▁followed ▁that ▁result ▁with ▁a ▁surprising ▁ 2 – 1 ▁victory ▁over ▁NY C FC ,