▁of ▁seeing ▁the ▁team ▁take ▁the ▁lead ▁before ▁hal ft ime ▁on ▁a ▁sc int ill ating ▁cross ▁by ▁Ac osta ▁that ▁was ▁finished ▁by ▁Ar ri ola , ▁who ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁ever ▁M LS ▁goal , ▁which ▁later ▁captured ▁Go al ▁of ▁the ▁Week ▁hon ors . ▁The ▁visitors ▁tied ▁the ▁score ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁and , ▁after ▁Ac osta ▁was ▁e ject ed , ▁it ▁was ▁probably ▁only ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁time ▁before ▁the ▁Red ▁Bull s ▁took ▁the ▁lead . ▁As ▁it ▁was , ▁D . C . ▁closed ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁yet ▁another ▁defeat — the ▁third ▁consecutive ▁loss , ▁and ▁finished ▁even ▁on ▁points ▁with ▁the ▁L . A . ▁Gal axy ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁cell ar . ▁Because ▁D . C . ▁had ▁more ▁wins , ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁draft ing ▁after ▁the ▁Gal axy ▁in ▁the ▁league ' s ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁pre - season ▁draft s . ▁ ▁Non - comp et itive ▁ ▁Pres e ason ▁ ▁Compet itive ▁ ▁M LS ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Open ▁Cup ▁ ▁Player ▁statistics ▁ ▁App ear ances ▁and ▁goals ▁▁ ▁| - ▁! ▁col span =" 1 2 " ▁style =" background :# d cd cd c ; ▁text - align : center " | ▁Go al keep ers ▁ ▁| - ▁! ▁col span =" 1 2 " ▁style =" background :# d cd cd c ; ▁text - align : center " | ▁Def enders ▁ ▁| - ▁!