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Tai Baribo scores on PK, adds assist to lead DC United to 2-1 victory over Red Bulls

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 15). Tai Baribo scores on PK, adds assist to lead DC United to 2-1 victory over Red Bulls. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/tai-baribo-scores-on-pk-adds-assist-to-lead-dc-united-to-2-1-victory-over-red-bulls/article_97580bc1-32b1-5101-a633-206b04fa2482.html

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Tai Baribo scored a penalty kick and provided an assist to help D.C. United defeat the New York Red Bulls 2-1 on Wednesday night. Baribo’s PK gave DC United the early lead in the fifth minute after being fouled by Adri Mehmeti. He later assisted Silvan Hefti's goal from a corner kick, making it 2-0 at halftime. The Red Bulls reduced the deficit to 2-1 when Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored three minutes after Lucas Bartlett received his second yellow card and was sent off in the 68th minute.

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On October 15, 2026, Tai Baribo scored a penalty kick and added an assist, leading DC United to a 2-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls. DC United took an early lead when Baribo converted his PK in the fifth minute after being fouled by Adri Mehmeti. Silvan Hefti's header goal from a corner kick set up by Keisuke Kurokawa extended DC United's advantage to 2-0 at halftime. However, Lucas Bartlett's second yellow card reduced DC United to ten men starting in the 68th minute, and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored for New York three minutes later, cutting the deficit to 2-1. Sean Johnson made six saves for DC United, while Ethan Horvath had one save for New York, who remained in eighth place in the Eastern Conference after their loss.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Tai Baribo scored on a penalty kick then added an assist to lead D.C. United to a 2-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night. asserted

Baribo → score → night

DC United (7-9-12) took a 1-0 lead in the 5th minute on Baribo’s PK. asserted

United → take → PK

His 15th goal of the season came after he was fouled by Red Bulls midfielder Adri Mehmeti. asserted

he → come → Mehmeti

Baribo used his head to snag an assist on first-year defender Silvan Hefti’s header in the fifth minute of stoppage time and DC United led 2-0 at halftime. asserted

United → use → halftime

Keisuke Kurokawa helped set up Hefti’s second goal off a corner kick. asserted

Kurokawa → set → kick

Defender Lucas Bartlett picked up his second yellow card, leaving DC United a man down from the 68th minute on and New York (10-13-6) cut it to 2-1 three minutes later on Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting’s fifth goal. asserted

York → pick → goal

Emil Forsberg and Ronald Donkor had assists. asserted

Forsberg → have → assists

Choupo-Moting and Forsberg both entered in the 57th minute. asserted

Moting → enter → minute

Sean Johnson turned away six shots for DC United to keep the Red Bulls at bay. asserted

Johnson → turn → bay

Ethan Horvath had one save for New York, which began the day in eighth place in the Eastern Conference before losing to 12th-place DC. asserted

which → have → DC

United played New York to a 4-4 draw on the road in April. asserted

United → play → April

The club has gone 2-2-2 since the start of September, while the Red Bulls are 3-3-1 over the same span. asserted

Bulls → go → span

DC United improves to 5-5-5 at home and the Red Bulls fall to 5-7-3 on the road. asserted

Bulls → improve → road

Up next New York: Hosts Toronto FC on Saturday. asserted

York → host → Saturday

Tai Baribo scores on PK, adds assist to lead DC United to 2-1 victory over Red Bulls

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