Baribo’s penalty cannot prevent D.C. United’s 4–1 loss in Orlando
Tai Baribo scored just before halftime, but D.C. United lost 4–1 to Orlando City on Saturday night in Florida. United finished with a 16–14 advantage in shots while Orlando put seven attempts on target to D.C.’s four.
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Tai Baribo scored just before halftime, but D.C. United lost 4–1 to Orlando City on Saturday night in Florida. United finished with a 16–14 advantage in shots while Orlando put seven attempts on target to D.C.’s four.
Antoine Griezmann scored in the 15th minute and assisted Martín Ojeda’s goal seven minutes later. Baribo converted a penalty in first-half stoppage time to make it 2–1, his 16th league goal of the season.
Griezmann restored Orlando’s two-goal advantage in the 50th minute, and Marco Pašalić added a goal in second-half stoppage time. Baribo finished with seven shots, while Sean Johnson made three saves for D.C.
United remained on 33 points with a 7–10–12 record and sat 12th in the Eastern Conference after the match. D.C. next visits FC Cincinnati on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at TQL Stadium.