Overview

• D.C. goalkeeper Luis Barraza was dismissed in the 21st minute for handling the ball outside the area to deny an obvious scoring chance.
• United immediately sacrificed defender David Schnegg to bring on backup goalkeeper Jordan Farr after the first red card.
• Aaron Herrera received a straight red about nine minutes later for a headbutt on Wilfried Zaha, which was ruled violent conduct.
• Zaha scored three minutes after Herrera’s sending-off to make it 1-0, and Charlotte finished with a 14-9 edge in shots and 5-2 on target.
• Charlotte snapped a two-game skid and climbed to third in the East, while D.C. suffered a third straight defeat and remained bottom of the conference.