Chivas USA sought to reverse their slide Sunday with a match against D.C. United, but they came up short yet again with a 1-0 loss. Oft-maligned midfielder Branko Boskovic, coming off the bench for United, scored his first career MLS goal in the 64th minute to give the hosts the win, while Chivas are off to yet again wonder what could have been. To add insult to injury, the Goats now sit second from last in the total league standings, after the Philadelphia Union won today. That midseason feeling of hope is long gone at this point.
The match started out slowly, as both teams seemed content to hang around in the middle third of the field, although D.C. had all of the early chances. Chivas didn't really have any attacking intent until the last 10 minutes of the first half, but while they had numerous crosses and set pieces, they had only one shot on goal all match. The shame of it was that Bill Hamid seemed like he was there for the taking, as Shalrie Joseph sent a deflected shot that nearly beat Hamid in the 36th minute.
