Saturday, October 24, 2020

MLS: Saturday Victories For Herons, DC United, CityZens, Loons, Philly, SKC, Caps

 Ten games were contested on Saturday in Major League Soccer.


At Fort Lauderdale, Florida:


Leandro Gonzalez Pirez scored the game winner in the 89th minute as Inter Miami knocked off visiting Orlando City 2-1, snapping the Lions' 12-match unbeaten streak.


At Atlanta:


Gelmin Rivas scored the game winner in the opening minute of second-half stoppage time as DC United upended home-standing Atlanta United 2-1.


At New York City:


Jesus Medina (68'), Maxi Morales (82'), and Tony Rocha (86') each scored once as New York City held off the visiting Montreal Impact 3-1.


At Chicago:


Kyle Duncan (39') and Brian White (90'+1) each scored once as New York City gained a 2-2 road draw with Chicago.


Robert Beric (51') and Przymeslaw Frankowski (71') each delivered a goal for the Fire.


At Cincinnati:


Aaron Schoenfeld pulled through for Minnesota United as his goal at the death (90'+2) pushed the Loons past Cincinnati 1-0 on the road.


At Chester, Pennsylvania:


Sergio Santos' hat trick (27;, 63', 68') helped the Philadelphia Union destroy visiting Toronto FC 5-0.


At Houston:


Victor Cabrera's own goal in the 67th minute helped the Columbus Crew gain a 1-1 road draw with the Houston Dynamo.


Memo Rodriguez scored for the Dynamo at 37 minutes.


At Kansas City, Kansas:


Alan Pulido (54'), Andreu Fontas (67'), Gadi Kinda (88'), and Gerso Fernandes (90'+3) each scored once as Sporting Kansas City took over top spot in the Western Conference following their 4-0 home demolition of the Colorado Rapids, who played their first game in over a month.


At Sandy, Utah:


Real Salt Lake and visiting Dallas FC battled to a 0-0 stalemate.


At Portland, Oregon (due to COVID-19-related travel and quarantine restrictions):


Adi Adnan (51') and Tosaint Ricketts (57') each scored once as the Vancouver Whitecaps overcame a 1-0 halftime deficit to upend the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 2-1.

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