Lloyd Sam's late goal lifts Red Bulls over D.C. United
Red Bulls forward Thierry Henry, right, celebrates with teammate Lloyd Sam after Henry scored a goal against the Colorado Rapids during the second half of an MLS soccer game, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Harrison, N.J. Credit: AP / Julio Cortez
Lloyd Sam scored in the 90th minute to lift the Red Bulls to a 1-0 win over 10-man D.C. United on Wednesday night.
A deflected ball fell to Sam, who took one touch to the corner of the 6-yard box and rolled a ball through the legs of United goalkeeper Bill Hamid.
The Red Bulls (9-8-10) won their fourth straight home game and avoided a three-game season sweep against United (14-9-5) in the teams' final meeting of the regular season.
United's Fabian Espindola received a red card in the 32nd minute for a rough challenge on Dax McCarty. Hamid made several late saves, but was denied his ninth clean sheet of the season. He blocked Peguy Luyindula's close-range attempt in the 71st minute and Thierry Henry's open shot in the 77th.
The Red Bulls' Bradley Wright-Phillips, the MLS-scoring leader, did not play in the second half.
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