D.C. United Vs. Real Salt Lake: Black-And-Red Lose Sixth Straight Road Match, 1-0

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MLS Standings 2012: D.C. United One Point Out Of Final Playoff Spot

D.C. United are currently in sixth place in the Eastern Conference, just one point behind Columbus for the conference's final spot in the 2012 MLS playoffs. After having the week off for the international break, D.C. will be back in action on Sept. 15 when they host the New England Revolution.

With seven games left in the regular season D.C. has time to earn one of the five Eastern Conference playoff berths. In the tightly packed conference, D.C. United are just six points out of second place.

Sporting Kansas City still leads the East with 50 points while out west San Jose is atop all of MLS with 53 points. The top five teams from each conference advance to the playoffs. Full standings as of Sept. 10 below.

Eastern Conference

1. Sporting Kansas City (50 points)

2. New York Red Bulls (46)

3. Houston Dynamo (45)

4. Chicago Fire (44)

5. Columbus Crew (42)

6. D.C. United (41)

7. Montreal Impact (39)

8. New England Revolution (28)

9. Philadelphia Union (26)

10. Toronto FC (21)

Western Conference

1. San Jose Earthquakes (53 points)

2. Seattle Sounders FC (47)

3. Real Salt Lake (46)

4. LA Galaxy (43)

5. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (37)

6. FC Dallas (33)

7. Colorado Rapids (29)

8. Chivas USA (28)

9. Portland Timbers (27)

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MLS Standings 2012: United Sit 1 Point Back Of Playoff Spot

After falling to Real Salt Lake by a score of 1-0 on Saturday night, the D.C. United now sit in sixth place in the Eastern Conference and one point out of a playoff spot (41 points, 27 games played). The loss marked the sixth consecutive road loss suffered by the club and allowed the Columbus Crew to leap-frog them in the standings.

Luckily, the United will receive a two week break after concluding a marathon schedule that saw the team participate in five matches over a two week span (1-2-2). They will resume action on Sept. 15 against the New England Revolution.

Listed below are the top-five teams in the Eastern Conference:

1. Sporting Kansas City; 50 points, 27 games played
2. New York Red Bulls; 46 points, 27 games played
3. Chicago Fire; 44 points, 26 games played
4. Houston Dynamo; 42 points, 27 games played
5. Columbus Crew; 42 points, 26 games played

For a complete list of standings for both conferences, click here.

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DC United Vs. Real Salt Lake Recap: RSL Claims A 1-0 Victory

DC United played well but couldn't overcome Real Salt Lake on Saturday, losing 1-0 in Utah after sitting through an 84-minute lightning delay.

United kept the game scoreless through the first half but gave up what turned out to be the only goal in the match. Will Johnson scored for RSL in the 48th minute off of a cross by Paulo Junior.

DC forward Chris Pontius felt his club deserved a better fate considering its level of play, according to quotes posted on the team site.

"I don’t think the outcome necessarily shows how the game went," he said. "I thought we fought hard. I thought we did all of the things that we talked about. We came out here 0-0 at half and I think even in the first half I had a couple looks, De Rosario had a good look and Rimando makes an unbelievable save. If one of those goes in, the game changes completely."

With the MLS season starting to wind down, United needs to pull together in order to claim a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

"We just have to stay as a unit, stay together," said defenseman Brandon McDonald. What we’ve been doing on the field has been good but we need to do it for 90 minutes."

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