Black And Red Trading Card No. 2: RFK Delays And Cancellations
by Martin Shatzer on Oct 8, 2025 12:00 PM EDT
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PrintThe 2008 home match between D.C. United and the Houston Dynamo was undoubtedly cursed. The teams played for just 15 minutes on June 5 before the game was postponed to July 22. Rolling blackouts that morning though knocked out the power in much of Southeast DC, including at RFK Stadium. But surely everything would go well when the teams finally collided on July 23, right? No. Torrential downpours once again wreaked havoc on the field and the stands. A brief power outage once again darkened the stadium, but the fans would sing on, the stands would bounce on, and the teams would play on after yet another delay. United ultimately lost 2-0.
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It seemed like it rained every single game that year.
by Irrlicht on Oct 8, 2025 1:22 PM EDT reply actions
The Houston game was really the beginning of the end.
Emilio had that one huge scoring streak for the month of July, then there was the long break highlighted by these crazy events. The team hasn’t looked good since…
by BrunoReturns on Oct 8, 2025 10:45 PM EDT reply actions
most fun
I went to the second game, with the rain delay. That was one of the most fun RFK experiences I’d ever had. Seeing the rain come in as a wall from the other side was ridiculous
"Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw." -Ron Atkinson
by sami426 on Oct 11, 2025 10:49 AM EDT reply actions
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