Matchday 24 saw plenty of action across Major League Soccer, including derby drama in Vancouver and a class display from in-form Real Salt Lake. Read on for our recap of all the weekend’s action.
New York Red Bulls 2-1 New England Revolution
The hosts had to push hard to hold off their opponents, who had battled back to draw the match despite having Latif Blessing sent off on the hour mark. Wikelman Carmona came off the bench to find a winner five minutes from time, though, as New York moved level with Montréal in ninth.
D.C. United 2-2 Inter Miami CF
Drake Callender made seven saves to power the visitors to a gritty draw, their third in a row, in D.C. The hosts had fallen behind twice, but were finally able to snatch a point thanks to Nigel Robertha scoring off the bench.
Columbus Crew 1-1 New York City FC
Cucho Hernández was sent off late on, but the hosts popped up with an equalizer in the third minute of added time. After Justin Haak had given NYCFC the lead, Columbus worked hard to equalize, and defender Sean Zawadski earned them a point to keep them ahead of Atlanta in the Eastern Conference.
Charlotte FC 2-2 FC Cincinnati
Karol Swiderski scored twice and hit the bar for the hosts, but Charlotte would eventually be pegged back after taking a 2-0 lead inside half an hour. Lucho Acosta netted a penalty before setting up Álvaro Barreal for the equalizer to keep the visitors comfortably atop the table.
Toronto FC 0-1 St. Louis CITY SC
Shorthanded Toronto were handed their fifth loss in a row by St. Louis, who consolidated their place atop the Western Conference. Aziel Jackson scored the game’s only goal just after the break, helping the visitors win their third straight.
CF Montréal 0-1 Atlanta United FC
Brooks Lennon scored the game’s only goal ten minutes after the break to help Atlanta move to within three points of second place.
Houston Dynamo FC 2-2 Sporting Kansas City
SKC took the lead twice through in-form Alan Pulido – the striker has nine goals in his last seven matches, but could only draw. Substitutes Iván Franco and Thorleifur Úlfarsson combined for an equalizer in the seventh minute of added time as Houston rebounded from having lost their last two matches.
Minnesota United FC 1-4 Austin FC
Sebastian Driussi scored twice and added an assist to help Austin win for the third time in four matches. Brad Stuver added six saves for the visitors, who have moved into fifth place in the Western Conference.
Chicago Fire FC 1-0 Nashville SC
The hosts picked up a surprise win against Nashville, with Fabian Herbers’ first half strike making the difference. Chris Brady made two saves to keep a clean sheet, and the Fire won for the third time in four to go level on points with Montréal in ninth.
Real Salt Lake 4-0 Orlando City
Pablo Ruiz had three assists and Chicho Arango scored on his debut for the hosts, who are now seven matches unbeaten. Zac MacMath made four saves and Jefferson Savarino and Anderson Julio also scored for RSL, who are now joint third.
Colorado Rapids 2-1 FC Dallas
Braian Galván scored a winner from the penalty spot to help the Rapids snap a nine-match winless run, while William Yarbrough made two saves in the Colorado goal.
LA Galaxy 3-1 Philadelphia Union
The Galaxy continued their recent upturn in form with a strong win over Philadelphia. Riqui Puig scored an impressive goal and Tyler Boyd added another for the hosts, who are unbeaten in seven matches.
Los Angeles Football Club 1-1 San Jose Earthquakes
The ‘Quakes were able to hold on for a point despite having goalkeeper Daniel sent off in the second half. Cristian Espinoza had given the visitors the lead, before Dénis Bouanga struck his twelfth of the season from the penalty spot.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-3 Seattle Sounders FC
In a hard-fought Cascadia Cup match, Yeimar scored in added time to give Seattle the win. Ryan Gauld had a goal and an assist for the hosts, and Léo Chú scored twice for the Sounders to help them keep pace with St. Louis.
