DC United celebrate Audi opening with 3-1 win over Whitecaps
WASHINGTON — Paul Arriola scored two goals on Saturday night and D.C. United celebrated the opening of Audi Field with a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps.
United (3-7-5) also showed off their summer signing by debuting Wayne Rooney, who entered as a substitute in the 58th minute. The English star assisted on Arriola’s second goal, a deep blast that made it 3-0 in the 80th minute.
Alphonso Davies, the Whitecaps’ 17-year-old MLS all-star, broke up David Ousted’s shutout a minute from the final whistle with a rocket from the right corner of the area for Vancouver (7-8-5).
“It was a wonderful strike from the young boy,” Whitecaps coach Carl Robinson said. “He kept going, the team kept going and that’s a credit to them as well, but we need to tidy up on areas of individual defending.”