MLS Game Summary (Sept. 25): D.C. downs the MetroStars

Ben Olsen and Ronaldo Cerritos scored to give D.C. United a 2-0 win over the MetroStars Sept. 25 at Giants Stadiums. The teams meet again Sunday in Washington, D.C. They also meet Oct. 1 in the U.S. Open Cup semifinals.

Clint Mathis hit the post on a penalty kick in the 36th minute.

D.C. UNITED (10-9-6, 36 pts) 2 METROSTARS 0 (10-8-7, 37 pts)
Goals: Olsen 4 (Petke) 12, Cerritos (Stewart 3) 67.

MetroStars — Walker, Pope, Addo, Jolley, Clark, Guevara, Lisi (Juskowiak, 57), Williams, DiGiamarino (Bartolomeu, 63), Magee (Wolyniec, 46), Mathis.

D.C. United — Rimando (Warren, 78), Prideaux, Namoff, Petke, Ivanov, Convey, Kovalenko, Stewart, Olsen, Cerritos (Alegria, 96+), Martins (Eskandarian, 74).

Yellow cards: MetroStars — Guevara 47; D.C. United — Stewart 35, Prideaux 49, Kovalenko 69.

Referee: Alex Prus.
Attendance: 8,077.