FOXBORO (AP) — Pedro Santos opened the scoring within the third minute, Golden Boot chief Christian Benteke scored his twenty third objective, and D.C. United beat the New England Revolution 2-1 on Saturday evening.
Benteke tied Raúl Díaz Arce’s report from 1996 for probably the most single-season targets in membership historical past.
D.C. United (10-13-10), which remains to be alive for a playoff spot, has a two-week break from regular-season play earlier than returning for Resolution Day on Oct. 19.
New England (9-19-4) misplaced at house to D.C. United for the primary time in 14 conferences, relationship to 2012.
Santos scored on a shot from a near-impossible angle. Martín Rodríguez chipped a go into open house on the fringe of the field and Santos was first to the ball for a shot that squeezed between the close to submit and goalkeeper Aljaz Ivacic.
Benteke, who opened the season on Feb. 24 with a hat trick towards the Revolution, made it a two-goal lead within the eighth minute. The scoring sequence began with an extended objective kick that New England headed again throughout midfield. D.C. defender Lucas Bartlett despatched the ball over the protection that Benteke ran to and headed previous Ivacic, who got here out of his space.
New England acquired on the board after an personal objective by Matti Peltola within the 74th.
