▁st unning ▁free ▁kick ▁goal ▁to ▁cap ▁the ▁ 4 – 0 ▁win . ▁M ull ins ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁player ▁to ▁score ▁four ▁goals ▁in ▁one ▁half ▁of ▁a ▁M LS ▁match . ▁New ▁Design ated ▁Player ▁Paul ▁Ar ri ola ▁got ▁his ▁first ▁two ▁ass ists ▁in ▁his ▁sevent h ▁game ▁with ▁the ▁team . ▁The ▁game ▁may ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁not ew orth y ▁for ▁being ▁Steve ▁Clark ' s ▁first ▁match ▁in ▁goal ▁for ▁D . C . ▁Clark ▁was ▁bare ly ▁tested ▁in ▁turning ▁in ▁a ▁clean ▁sheet . ▁The ▁win ▁did ▁not ▁move ▁the ▁team ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Conference ▁cell ar , ▁but ▁it ▁did ▁move ▁the ▁team ▁ahead ▁of ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁Western ▁Conference ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁league - wide ▁table . ▁It ▁also ▁raised ▁questions ▁as ▁to ▁what ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁for ▁a ▁team ▁that ▁never ▁seemed ▁to ▁finish ▁ch ances , ▁was ting ▁the ▁frequent ▁hero ic ▁efforts ▁of ▁goal ie ▁Bill ▁Ham id ▁throughout ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁D . C . ▁k icked ▁off ▁a ▁three - game ▁road ▁trip ▁with ▁a ▁mid week ▁match ▁against ▁New ▁York ▁Red ▁Bull s . ▁As ▁usual , ▁NY R B ▁domin ated ▁possession ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁when ▁young ster ▁Ty ler ▁Adams ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁M LS ▁goal . ▁D . C ., ▁however , ▁drew ▁even ▁on ▁a ▁free ▁kick ▁in ▁first ▁half ▁sto pp age ▁time , ▁as ▁Z ol tan ▁St ie ber ▁not ched ▁his ▁first ▁in