Saturday, August 04, 2018

MLS: Quakes, Sounders, SKC, Rapids, RSL, Timbers Garner Saturday Wins

Following its' All-Star break, Major League Soccer got back into the swing of things with ten games on Saturday.

At Atlanta:

Sebastian Giovinco (45'+1) and Tosaint Ricketts (90') each scored once to lift Toronto FC to a 2-2 road draw with Atlanta United.

Josef Martinez scored twice (53', 67') for the Five Stripes.  He has now scored 26 goals on the season, one short of the single-season record that was set in 1996 (equaled twice but never broken).

At Montreal:

Yamil Asad's equalizer in the 70th minute lifted DC United to a 1-1 road draw with the Montreal Impact.

Matteo Mancosu scored for the Impact in the fifth minute.

At Orlando, Florida:

Dom Dwyer (45'), Amro Tarek (71'), and Scott Sutter (76') each scored a goal as Orlando City gained a 3-3 home deadlock with the New England Revolution.

Juan Agudelo (7'), Cristian Penilla (18'), and Teal Bunbury (76') each tallied once for the Revs.

At Frisco, Texas:

Valeri Vako Qazaishvilli scored twice (19', 88') as the San Jose Earthquakes handed FC Dallas their first home defeat of the season 3-1.

It was only the Quakes' third win of the season and their first against someone other than Minnesota United.

At Minneapolis:

Nicolas Lodeiro (PK-90'+1) and Will Bruin (90'+7) each scored a goal during second-half stoppage time as the Seattle Sounders, in dramatic comeback style, knocked off Minnesota United 2-1 on the road four their fourth straight victory as their unbeaten streak extended to seven games.

At New York:

Nicolas Mezquida (22') and Erik Hurtado (87') each tallied once as the Vancouver Whitecaps gained a 2-2 road draw with New York City.

Jesus Medina (45'+1) and Valentin Castellanos (46') each scored once for the Citizens.

At Commerce City, Colorado:

Sam Nicholson scored the winning goal in the 90th minute as the Colorado Rapids came from behind to upend the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1.

At Houston:

Diego Rubio scored the only goal of the match in the 74th minute to carry Sporting Kansas City to a 1-0 road victory over the Houston Dynamo.

At Sandy, Utah:

Damir Kreilach scored twice (45'+3, 75') as Real Salt Lake defeated the visiting Chicago Fire 2-1.

At Portland, Oregon:

Second-half goals courtesy of Diego Valeri (PK-58'), Dairon Asprilla (PK-84'), and David Guzman (88') carried the Portland Timbers to a 3-0 home victory over the Philadelphia Union as their unbeaten streak reached a franchise record-tying (MLS era) 15 games.


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