DC United Vs. New York Red Bulls: Juan Agudelo Puts Exclamation Point On 4-0 Win

Just in case you were beginning to forget just how special Juan Agudelo was, he reminded everyone with what should be an instant Goal of the Year candidate. The New York Red Bulls teenager scored a stoppage time goal to put the exclamation point on a 4-0 victory over DC United.

On the goal, just Agudelo's second of his still young MLS career, the newly minted United States international received a pass about 10 yards out, flicked it up with the front of his foot and volleyed it past United goalkeeper Bill Hamid. It's the kind of creative and skillful play that is only seen being made by the world's greatest players.

But the real star of the match was Thierry Henry, the much maligned Designated Player who as of two weeks ago was starting to look like a bust. Henry scored a pair of goals, giving him three in the past two games after scoring just twice in his first 16 MLS matches. Both goals came off assists from right back Jan Gunnar Solli, the first off a header and the second off a pass through the box. Solli also picked up an assist on Agudelo's goal. Joel Lindpere also scored his first goal of the season.

United did not look like a team that is capable of challenging the Red Bulls for Eastern Conference supremacy. Charlie Davies, who leads the league with five goals, was nearly invisible for much of the match before being pulled in the 60th minute.

The best offensive player for United was probably Branko Boskovic, who entered as a second-half substitute for Dax McCarty. Boskovic nearly scored his first career MLS goal on three separate occasions, twice hitting the woodwork and having another attempt stopped by a spectacular Bouna Condoul save.