NYCFC blanks DC United 2-0 for first road win of season

Posted May 18, 2022 7:00 am

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Callens and ValentÃn Castellanos scored first-half goals to propel New York City FC to a 2-0 victory over DC United on Wednesday.

Callens' goal came in the 6th minute to give NYCFC (6-3-2) an early lead. Castellanos' seventh goal of the season came on a penalty kick during first-half stoppage time after United's Brendan Hines-Ike was charged with a handball.

It was NYCFC's first road win of the season. NYCFC has won five of its last six matches, while United (4-6-2) is winless in its last three.

NYCFC moved into a four-way tie for second place in the Eastern Conference, one point behind Philadelphia.

Sean Johnson swatted away a deflection - United's only shot on goal in the match - in the 76th minute to preserve the shutout.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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