{
  "id": 14586837,
  "title": "Tai Baribo scores on PK, adds assist to lead DC United to 2-1 victory over Red Bulls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/tai-baribo-scores-on-pk-adds-assist-to-lead-dc-united-to-2-1-victory",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T02:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/soccer/2026/10/14/tai-baribo-scores-on-pk-adds-assist-to-lead-dc-united-to-2-1-victory-over-red-bulls"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday night, D.C. United secured a 2-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls at home. Tai Baribo played a pivotal role in the win, scoring a penalty kick in the fifth minute and subsequently assisting a goal. Baribo's 15th goal of the season came after a foul by Red Bulls midfielder Adri Mehmeti. Hefti capitalized on the advantage, netting the second goal in stoppage time, as DC United led 2-0 at halftime. Keisuke Kurokawa set up Hefti’s goal, while Lucas Bartlett added an assist. Despite being down a player in the 68th minute, New York managed to reduce the deficit to 2-1 through Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting. Ethan Horvath made one save for the Red Bulls. Sean Johnson made six crucial saves for DC United, allowing them to maintain their 5-5-5 home record. The Red Bulls, meanwhile, remain at 5-7-3 in their away outings.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Tai Baribo scores penalty and assists goal for 2-1 win",
    "Hefti nets second goal in stoppage time, DC leads 2-0",
    "Sean Johnson makes six crucial saves, maintains 5-5-5 record"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Tai Baribo's offensive dominance and Sean Johnson's defensive reliability allow D.C. United to maintain a balanced home record despite facing late pressure from the New York Red Bulls.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}