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2012 MLS Playoffs: D.C. United lets it all hang out after victory over New York

Assorted reaction from a dramatic night for D.C. United.

Jeff Zelevansky

D.C. United edged into the MLS Eastern Conference final Thursday night following a 1-0 victory in the second leg of their conference semifinal match-up against the New York Red Bulls. The win gave United a 2-1 decision on aggregate and set up another two-legged meeting with the Houston Dynamo beginning Sunday afternoon at BBVA Compass Stadium.

As commentator Arlo White repeatedly pointed out on the NBC Sports Network broadcast, the tie had everything. There was a venue switch due to Hurricane Sandy; two own goals and a sending off in the first leg; a winter storm that postponed the second leg by a day; and two more sendings-off in the second leg as well as a penalty which was scored the first time, disallowed by the referee, re-taken, and then saved by the substitute goalkeeper, who had just come on seconds before.

That'll raise anyone's emotional level, and here's a sampling of D.C. United's emotion and exultation, beginning with the below tweet from United's expelled goalkeeper Bill Hamid, who fired this off while the game was still going on (and later deleted it).

Yeah, like we said, an emotional night.