Erik Moses, who runs RFK Stadium for Events DC, the city's convention and sports authority, said the sparse crowds for some of the games at 52-year-old RFK could be attributed to matchups that generated little local interest.

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Henry, back at full strength after a knee injury, opened the scoring in the 29th minute, and Olave scored in the 36th to help New York (2-3-2) win for the first time in its last five tries at RFK Stadium dating to April 2011.

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