• Chad Barrett scored the first goal of the match in the 27th minute, running onto a ball played by Blanco from the midfield into the box. From 8 yards out, Barrett placed the ball into the left side of the net past goalkeeper Zach Wells.
• D.C. forward Jaime Moreno notched the first goal for D.C. in the 63rd minute, receiving a rebound off Fire goalkeeper Jon Busch putting away the point-blank effort for the equalizer.
• United forward Luciano Emilio scored the game-winning goal for D.C. in the third minute of stoppage time, receiving a ball from Rod Dyachenko in the deep left corner. Emilio dribbled past two Fire defenders into the box, cut inside, and hit a right-footed shot inside the near post.
• The Chicago Fire received their first ejection of the season as Brandon Prideaux received a red card in the 55th minute. D.C. midfielder Marcelo Gallardo received a red card in the scuffle, serving as D.C.'s first ejection of the season as well. Bryan Namoff received a second caution ejection in the 88th minute.
• For the first time in 2008, the Fire have dropped a contest after leading at the half. The Fire are now 5-1-0 when ahead at half time.
• With a record of 6-3-1, 19 pts., the Fire remain in second place in the Eastern Conference Standings, tied with the Columbus Crew, 19 pts. and just 4 points behind the New England Revolution (23 pts.).
• Goalkeeper Jon Busch remains at the top of league standings with a GAA of 0.89, and 50 saves.
• With six assists, Blanco moves into a 3-way tie first place in the league standings for assists with 6 (Landon Donovan of the Galaxy and Javier Morales of Real Salt Lake).
• Blanco has tallied an assist in four consecutive games.
• The Fire are now tied in the all-time regular season series against United with a 13-13-7 record.
• Today's attendance at RFK Stadium was 19,256.
• The Fire are hold a 2-3-0 record at games played at home.
• Tonight's loss was the Fire's first defeat in TOYOTA PARK against D.C. United (1-1-2).
• Busch, Pause, and Blanco have played every minute (900 minutes) for the Fire this season.
• Chicago Fire head coach Denis Hamlett on the game: "Obviously it was disappointing to lose at end of the game like that. It wasn't our best game. We had a good start, I think we played well for the first 15 minutes but we didn't get out of first gear. Jon Busch had quite a few saves that kept us in the game tonight."
• Fire goalkeeper Jon Busch on the second goal: "It was 1-1 late in the game, we're at home and we want to get that second goal; but we've got to be smart too. We can't have Diego one-on-one. We talked about on the corner kick prior to that that was also one-on-one in the back, we've got to have cover, unless you playing for your life."
• The Chicago Fire will face the Columbus Crew on Wed. June 10, in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play-in match. The game will be held in Peoria, Ill. at Bradley University's Shea Stadium. Kick off is at 7:00 p.m. CT.
• The Chicago Fire will return to MLS action on Sunday, June 15, as the team travels to Frisco, Texas to take on Brimstone Cup rival FC Dallas (2:00 p.m. CT, TeleFutura, My50).
