Wednesday, September 23, 2020

MLS: Wednesday Wins For Revs, Five Stripes, Reds, Fire, Lions, Red Bulls, Nashville, Rapids, RSL, Timbers, LAFC

 13 games were contested in Major League Soccer on Wednesday.


At Foxborough, Massachusetts:


Henry Kessler (45'+2), Gustavo Bou (49'), and Diego Fagundez (65') each scored once as the New England Revolution held off the visiting Montreal Impact 3-1.


At Atlanta:


Jeff Larentowicz goal on a successful penalty kick lifted Atlanta United to a 1-0 home victory over FC Dallas, snapping the Five Stripes' six-game winless streak.


At Harrison, New Jersey:


A successful penalty kick by Alejandro Pozuelo in the 90th minute carried Toronto FC to a 1-0 road win over New York City, ending the CityZens' six-game unbeaten streak.


At Chicago:


Robert Beric (15'), Fabian Herbers (23'), Alvaro Medran (40'), and C.J. Sapong (89') each scored once as the Chicago Fire scorched the visiting Houston Dynamo 4-0.


At Cincinnati, Ohio:


FC Cincinnati and the visiting Philadelphia Union battled to a 0-0 stalemate.


At Columbus, Ohio:


Pedro Santos scored the winning goal in the 70th minute as the Columbus Crew held off visiting Minnesota United 2-1.


At Kansas City, Kansas:


Tesho Akindele (36') and Benji Michel (38') each scored once within a two-minute stretch in the first half as Orlando City knocked off Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on the road.


At Fort Lauderdale, Florida:


Mandela Egbo (PK-14'), Brian White (49'), Ben Mines (85'), and Daniel Royer (90'+1) each scored once as the New York Red Bulls dominated Inter Miami 4-1 on the road.


At Nashville, Tennessee:


Daniel Rios' goal in the 70th minute lifted Nashville SC to a 1-0 home victory over DC United.


At Commerce City, Colorado:


Five different players, starting with Cole Bassett in the 36th minute, each scored once as the Colorado Rapids destroyed the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 5-0.


At Sandy, Utah:


Albert Rusnak (PK-65') and Damir Kreilach (72') each scored once as Real Salt Lake blanked the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy 2-0.


At Portland, Oregon:


Yimmi Chara scored the lone goal of the match in the 13th minute as the Portland Timbers defeated the visiting Seattle Sounders 1-0.


At Los Angeles:


Bradley Wright-Phillips scored twice (6', 11') as the Los Angeles Football Club scored four times in the first quarter-hour en route to a 6-0 home frontier-styled fist beating of the Vancouver Whitecaps.




MLS STANDINGS:


EASTERN CONFERENCE:


1.   Columbus (GP: 13; GD: +17; PTS: 30)

2.   Orlando City SC (GP: 13; GD: +10; PTS 25)

3.   Philadelphia (GP: 13; GD: +10; PTS: 25)

4.   Toronto FC (GP: 13; GD: +7; PTS: 25)

5.   New England (GP: 13; GD: +1; PTS: 18)

6.   New York City FC (GP: 13; GD: 0; PTS: 17)

7.   New York Red Bulls (GP: 13; GD: -2; 17)

8.   Montreal (GP: 13; GD: -4; PTS: 16)

9.   Nashville SC (GP: 12; GD: -3; PTS: 15)

10. Atlanta United FC (GP: 13; GD: -4; PTS: 14)

11. FC Cincinnati (GP: 13; GD: -9; PTS: 13)

12. Chicago (GP: 13; GD: -6; PTS; 12)

13. Inter Miami (GP: 13; GD: -7; PTS; 11)

14. DC United (GP: 13; GD: -7; PTS: 11)


NOTES:  With Orlando City, Philadelphia, and Toronto all level on points (25) and wins (7), the Lions and Union both have a goal differential of +10, compared to the Reds' +7; Orlando City have scored more goals than Philadelphia (25-21); with the New York clubs level on points (17) and wins (5), New York City have the superior goal differential (0, compared to the New York Red Bulls' -2); with Miami and DC level on points with 11, the Herons have won more games than DC (3-2).




WESTERN CONFERENCE:


1.   Seattle (GP: 12; GD: +15; PTS: 21)

2.   Portland (GP: 13; GD: +2; PTS: 21)

3.   Kansas City (GP: 13; GD: +4; PTS: 20)

4.   FC Dallas (GP: 12; GD: +6; PTS: 19)

5.   Colorado (GP: 13; GD: +5; PTS: 19)

6.   Los Angeles Football Club (GP: 13; GD: +4; PTS: 18)

7.   Minnesota United FC (GP: 13; GD: +3; PTS: 18)

8.   Real Salt Lake (GP: 13; GD: -2; PTS: 17)

9.   Vancouver (GP: 13; GD: -13; PTS: 15)

10. Los Angeles Galaxy (GP: 12; GD: -3; PTS: 15)

11. Houston (GP: 13; GD: -3; PTS: 15)

12. San Jose (GP: 13; GD: -21; PTS: 11)


NOTES:  With Seattle and Portland level on points (21) and wins (6), the Sounders have the superior goal differential (+15, compared to the Timbers' +2); with Dallas and Colorado level on points (19) and wins (5), the Hoops have the superior goal differential (+6, compared to the Rapids' +5); with the Los Angeles Football Club and Minnesota United level on points (18) and wins (5), LAFC have the superior goal differential (+4, compared to the Loons' +3); with Vancouver, the Los Angeles Galaxy, and Houston level on points with 15, the Whitecaps have more wins (5) than the Galaxy (4) and Dynamo (3)









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