RodrÃguez, Rooney help DC United rout FC Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (AP) - Lucas RodrÃguez had two goals, Wayne Rooney scored his 11th of the season and D.C. United beat expansion FC Cincinnati 4-1 on Thursday night.
D.C. United (9-5-8) has lost just once in the last eight games to move within one point of first-place Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference. Cincinnati (5-14-2) had its two-game winning streak snapped.
RodrÃguez opened the scoring in the 42nd minute, curling a shot around goalkeeper Spencer Richey. FC Cincinnati is 0-12-1 when allowing the first goal.
RodrÃguez gave United a 2-1 lead on a deflected shot from distance in the 59th. Rooney made it 3-1 in the 64th and Paul Arriola capped it in the 73rd - both on breakaways.
Emmanuel Ledesma tied it at 1 in the 54th on a penalty kick after Arriola's hand ball in the box. Kendall Waston had a header strike the crossbar in the 25th.