DC United, with 4 MLS Cup wins and numerous other trophies are the most-storied club in the short history of the U.S. league. They journeyed to Costa Rica on Thursday night for a group stage match in the inaugural CONCACAF Champions League, against Deportivo Saprissa, a match shown in English in the U.S. on Fox Soccer Channel...
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They were without several starters and by the end of the game without their coach, who was sent off with 10 minutes left in the match. And when the final whistle blew, D.C. United were again without a victory, giving up two goals in the final 10 minutes before Rod Dyachenko's equalizer in the second minute of stoppage time to earn a 2-2 CONCACAF Champions League draw with Deportivo Saprissa in San Jose, Costa Rica Thursday night.
Most of their starters were back in Washington D.C., injured, suspended and rested with a critical Major League Soccer game to play on the weekend with playoff hopes fading.
So D.C. United sent a team largely of reserves to the Monster's Cave to take on a Deportivo Saprissa team that was one point behind CD Marathon and Cruz Azul atop Group A in the CONCACAF Champions League...
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