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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tampa Bay got late goals from Musa Shannon and
Manuel Lagos and ended D.C. United's 11-game winning streak with a
4-2 victory Wednesday.
|  | | United's Ben Olsen kicks the ball against Mauricio Ramos' defense. |
Tampa Bay stopped a three-game losing skid and handed United
(23-8) its first defeat since July 10, a 2-1 loss to Colorado.
The winning goal came with less than eight minutes left when
Mutiny's Carlos Valderrama passed to Shannon, whose shot beat
United goalie Tom Presthus.
In the 88th minute Tampa Bay's Lagos drilled a shot from 20
yards to the left of a diving Presthus for a 4-2 lead.
United, which trailed 2-0 at halftime, got goals from Jeff Agoos
and Roy Lassiter to tie the game with 15 minutes remaining.
Tampa Bay scored twice on just three shots on goal in the first
half.
The Mutiny (14-17) took a 1-0 lead in the seventh minute of play
on a goal by Steve Ralston.
Mutiny goalie Scott Garlick, a former United keeper, entered
Wednesday with a league-high 138 saves.
The Mutiny went ahead 2-0 lead in the 22nd minute when Lagos'
pass was headed in by a charging Ritchie Kotschau to beat Presthus.
United finally beat Garlick with a 32-yard line drive shot by
defender Agoos in the 70th minute.
Six minutes later D.C. tied the game as Lassiter (18 goals)
pushed in a shot.
United had already clinched first place in the Eastern
Conference and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs.
Tampa Bay had also clinched a postseason berth prior to
Wednesday.
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Tampa Bay 4
Washington DC 2
Chicago 1
Colorado 0
San Jose 1
Kansas City 0
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