Monday, 13 April 2015

MLS 360

After the drought comes the flood, and so it was for Colorado Rapids who hammered FC Dallas 4-0 away from home, ending a MLS record 18-game winless streak.
Powers scored Rapids' 2nd goal
Dominique Badji scored Rapids first goal in 602 minutes before Dillon Powers drilled a second past
Chris Seitz.
Gabriel Torres calm finish put the game beyond doubt before Dillon Serna’s 35-yard piledriver put the icing on the cake for Colorado, who kept a league high fourth cleansheet.
Lloyd Sam’s 90th minute equaliser helped New York Red Bulls remain unbeaten after coming from behind to draw 2-2 with DC United.
Perry Kitchen’s thundering header and second-half drive had given conference leaders DC a 2-0 lead, but Damien Perrinelle headed home unmarked and Sam bundled home the equaliser.
There was late drama in Philadelphia as Vincent Nogueira scored in stoppage time to give Union their first victory of 2015, 2-1 over New York City.
Zach Pfeffer was eventually credited with Union’s opener and David Villa tapped in the equaliser but Union stole the points when Nogueira slid home in the dying embers.
CONCACAF Champions League finalists are still without a win after falling to a comprehensive 3-0 defeat at Houston Dynamo.
Barnes opened the scoring
in Houston's 3-0 victory
Giles Barnes glanced header opened the scoring but substitute Rob Lovejoy took centre stage- he set up Ricardo Clark before curling into the top corner.
Jaime Penedo made 10 saves as LA Galaxy moved off the bottom of the Western Conference by beating Seattle Sounders 1-0 thanks to Alan Gordon’s header on his 200th MLS appearance.
Orlando City won 2-0 at Portland Timbers thanks to Cyle Larin’s first MLS goal and Kaka’s retaken penalty kick.
Sanna Nyassi scored the only goal as San Jose Earthquakes beat Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 in a game which saw Pedro Morales and Adam Jahn sent off for kicking eachother.
The Eastern Conference leaders also drew 2-2 with Columbus Crew in midweek – Kei Kamara twice put Crew ahead but Octavio Rivero’s fifth of the season and Darren Mattocks first earned a point.
Columbus drew 0-0 at New England Revolution in Jermaine Jones comeback game and Real Salt Lake are still unbeaten following a 0-0 draw with Sporting Kansas City.

Images courtesy of Doug Pensinger and Bob Levey, with thanks.

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