Sunday, March 04, 2018

MLS: LAFC Notch Road Victory Over Sounders In Debut; Caps, Citizens, Galaxy Also Win On Sunday

Four games were contested in Major League Soccer on Sunday.



At Seattle:



Diego Rossi scored the only goal of the match in the 11th minute as the Los Angeles Football Club knocked off the Seattle Sounders 1-0 on the road in their inaugural contest.



At Vancouver, British Columbia:



Kei Kamara (63') and Alphonso Davies (70') each scored a goal in the final half-hour as the Vancouver Whitecaps opened their season by holding off the visiting Montreal Impact 2-1.



At Kansas City, Kansas:



Maxi Morales (32') and Jesus Medina (53') each scored once as New York City blanked Sporting Kansas City 2-0 on the road in the season opener for both clubs.



At Carson, California:



Ola Kamara (32') and Romain Alessandrini (34') each scored once as the new-look Los Angeles Galaxy held off the visiting Portland Timbers 2-1 in the season-opening match for both clubs as the hosts spoiled Giovanni Savarese's debut as Portland's head coach.



MLS STANDINGS:

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

1.   Columbus (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
2.   New York City FC (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
3.   Philadelphia (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
4.   DC United (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
5.   Orlando City SC (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1) 
6.   Chicago (GP: 0; GD: 0; PTS: 0)
7.   New York Red Bulls (GP: 0; GD: 0; PTS: 0)
8.   Montreal (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
9.   New England (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
10. Toronto FC (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
11. Atlanta United FC (GP: 1; GD: -4; PTS: 0)



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

1.   Houston (GP: 1; GD: +4; PTS: 3)
2.   San Jose (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3.   Los Angeles Galaxy (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
4.   Vancouver (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
5.   Los Angeles Football Club (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
6.   FC Dallas (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
7.   Real Salt Lake (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS; 1)
8.   Colorado (GP: 0; GD: 0; PTS: 0)
9    Minnesota United FC (GP: 0; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
10. Portland (GP: 0; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
11. Seattle (GP: 0; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
12. Kansas City (GP: 0; GD: -2; PTS: 0)

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