WASHINGTON (AP) — Pedro Santos scored his first goal of the season in the 85th minute to help D.C. United beat Montreal 1-0 Saturday night to snap a four-game winless streak.
Santos, a 35-year-old midfielder who replaced Conner Antley in the 74th, ran onto a failed clearance and blasted a one-touch shot from just inside the area into the top corner of the net for the game’s only goal.
D.C. United (2-1-3) won for the first time since it beat the New England Revolution 3-1 in the season opener.
Montreal (2-2-1), which had scored eight goals in its last three games, was shut out for the second time this season.
D.C. United outshot Montreal 20-7, 9-5 on target. Alex Bono finished with two saves and his clean sheet of the the season for D.C. United. Montreal’s Jonathan Sirois had four saves.
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