D.C. United goalkeeper Bill Hamid made four saves to blank the New England Revolution tonight, good enough to earn United a 0-0 draw at Foxboro, Mass., before 14,163 at Gillette Stadium. United’s record now stands at 1-10-3, the 6 standings points still worst in Major League Soccer. New England moved to 5-4-5 (20 points) and remain unbeaten in its last five matches (3-0-2).
While United’s winless streak reached 12 matches with tonight’s draw (0-9-3), there were positives for United head coach Ben Olsen and the players to take from the effort. First, holding the Revolution without a goal is quite noteworthy, given United had conceded 24 goals in 13 matches entering tonight, and second, since the Revs had scored 10 goals in their last two matches, including a 5-0 demolition of the Los Angeles Galaxy last week, and a 5-1 win in U.S. Open Cup play. [Read more…]