D.C. United Advances

Yesterday, D.C. United advanced to the Group Stage of the CONCACAF Champions League. They advanced by beating Firpo on penalties, after a 1-1 tie. Firpo took an advantage into the second leg and took the lead via the penalty spot. However, Christian Gomez responded with a brilliant free kick to level the score and the aggregate. D.C. United had to withstand a barrage of chances by the hosts, but held on. They also had to survive the sending off of Fred, who was rightly dismissed after a nasty challenge deep in extra time. The first six penalty kicks were each scored. Firpo though, missed their fourth kick which opened the door for the capital side. Matt Burch and Gomez converted the final two kicks to give United a 5-4 victory on penalties. D.C. United will enter into a group with Toluca, Marathon, and one more team to be determined. The win was D.C. United's first ever in the new CONCACAF Champions League.