Deadspin | Nashville’s Warren Madrigal scores twice to earn draw with D.C. United

Substitute Warren Madrigal scored his third and fourth objectives of the season and host Nashville SC rallied from two behind late to a 2-2 draw towards 10-man D.C. United on Saturday night time.

Andy Najar was influential on each of Madrigal’s tallies, offering the help on his 89th-minute leveler and a key go on the primary that got here solely moments after the Seventy fifth-minute ejection of D.C. defender Silvan Hefti.

That was sufficient for the Coyotes (7-1-3, 24 factors) to keep away from a primary league loss at residence, though they nonetheless dropped factors there for the primary time in 5 regular-season matches.

Louis Munteanu scored his fourth aim in his final three video games for D.C. (4-4-4, 16 factors), which prolonged its league unbeaten run to 5.

Lucas Bartlett added his first MLS aim since 2024 for the Black-and-Pink, who regarded in management whereas enjoying 11-on-11.

However the move of play modified instantly after Hefti obtained his second reserving for a foul to cease a promising assault, with Madrigal’s first strike coming solely seconds later.

Matthew Corcoran chested down Najar’s entry go into the proper aspect of the penalty space, turned and fired a shot that compelled Sean Johnson right into a low, sprawling save.

The rebound fell immediately to Madrigal, who tapped into an open web from shut vary for a 2-1 deficit.

If Madrigal’s first was opportunistic, his second was stylish.

This time he took down Najar’s early cross himself, bringing the ball down off his chest and to his toes on the prime of the penalty space, the place he struck an distinctive first-time volley into the underside nook that left Johnson no probability.

Madrigal had entered the match at 62 minutes as a substitute for Alex Muyl.

Munteanu put D.C. in entrance at 25 minutes, reaching Hefti’s dipping early cross from the proper on the far put up and calmly guiding a header previous Brian Schwake and into the underside left nook.

Bartlett doubled the lead eight minutes later from a nook, rising to meet Keisuke Kurokawa’s inswinging service and energy a header between Schwake and the proper upright.

Initially dominated offside, referee Randy Encarnacion gave the aim after consulting replay that confirmed Jared Stroud — whereas standing in an offside place — had not interfered with Schwake’s potential to make a save.

–Subject Degree Media