Washington Moves Into Title Game
Roy Lassiter scored twice and Jeff Agoos added a goal as Washington D.C. United clinched the Eastern Conference title with a 3-0 victory over the Columbus Crew Wednesday night before 21,453 at RFK Stadium.
D.C. United shoots for its third consecutive Major League Soccer title Sunday against the Chicago Fire in the MLS Cup at the Rose Bowl.
The expansion Fire swept the Galaxy in the best-of-three Western Conference finals.
Agoos scored in the 12th minute and Lassiter in the 44th and 79th minutes as D.C. United improved its three-year playoff record at RFK Stadium to 9-0.
D.C. United goalie Tom Presthus got his third shutout in his last four playoff games.
Columbus ended Washington’s 13-game playoff winning streak with a 4-2 victory in Game 2 Sunday at Ohio Stadium. The Crew is 0-9 at Washington.
Washington scored the only goal it would need when playmaker Marco Etcheverry set up from 22 yards. He passed the ball to Agoos in the middle.
Crew defender Ansil Elcock tried to stop Agoos, but he blasted a shot that deflected off Elcock’s right foot and went into the left corner of the net.
