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Pontius scores twice, United snap home skid

The Columbian
Published: August 12, 2011, 5:00pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chris Pontius scored twice, and D.C. United snapped a seven-game home winless streak with a 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night.

Andy Najar and Stephen King also scored for United, and Joe Willis made six saves for a shutout in his debut.

United (7-6-9) was 0-2-5 at RFK Stadium since beating Seattle 2-1 on May 4.

The Whitecaps (3-12-9) sank to 0-9-4 on the road in their inaugural season.

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