Washington: Chris Pontius scored one goal and set up another in DC United's 3-2 victory over Italian powerhouse AC Milan in an international friendly Wednesday.
United have scored only four goals in nine Major League Soccer games, but they found the net with relative ease against an unmotivated Milan team that appeared to be taking a leisurely American holiday after the long Serie A season.
Star Brazilian forwards Ronaldinho and Alexandre Pato helped draw 30,367 fans to RFK Stadium, but Milan was without at least a half-dozen players who are with various national teams preparing for the World Cup.
Ronaldinho did have one highlight — a right-footed bicycle kick that hit the right post early in the second half, a close call that left the former two-time FIFA world player of the year smiling in disbelief.
Brazilian forward Luciano Emilio scored off a Pontius pass in the 20th minute for United, and Pontius headed in Santino Quaranta's corner in the 30th.
Danny Allsopp scored in the 61st minute when Milan goalkeeper Christian Abbiati attempted a sliding save — only to deflect the ball off the United player's shin and into the net.
United played the final 25 minutes with 10 men after substitute midfielder Brandon Barklage was taken off on a stretcher with an apparent ankle injury. Milan substitute Massimo Oddo took advantage by scoring twice in a four-minute span, converting a penalty in the 70th and a long-range shot in the 74th.
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