WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Christian Benteke and Hosei Kijima each scored a goal in first-half stoppage time Saturday night to help D.C. United beat the Colorado Rapids 2-1.
D.C. United (3-5-3) won for just the second time since it beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on March 8.
David Schnegg played an arcing ball-in that was deflected before and inside the back post in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time. About three minutes later, Kijima ducked in front of defender Matti Peltola at the last second and from near the penalty spot that rolled off the fingertips of goalkeeper Zack Steffen into the net to give D.C. United a 2-1 lead at halftime.
Colorado鈥檚 Darren from point-blank range in the 43rd minutes. On the counter-attack, Rafael Navarro tried to slip a shot from the right side of the area inside the near post, but goalkeeper Luis Barraza swatted it away. Navarro secured the rebound along the goal line and then lofted a cross to Yapi for the finish from the back post.
The Rapids (4-3-4) had their three-game unbeaten streak snapped.
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