Chicago Fire tie MLS-leading New England Revolution
FOXBOROUGH, Mass., Oct 17, (AP): Álvaro Medrán and Ignacio Aliseda each scored a goal and the Chicago Fire tied the MLS-leading New England Revolution 2-2.
The 21-year-old Aliseda scored his first goal in nearly three months with a side-netter to cap the scoring in the 88th minute and help Chicago (7-16-7) keep its slim playoff chances alive.
Wilfrid Kaptoum, a 25-year-old who signed with the Revolution last December, scored his first MLS goal in the 47th minute, but Medrán redirected a long ball-in by Jhon Espinoza into the net to make it 1-1 in the 49th.
Dynamo 2, Sounders 1
In Houston, Maximiliano Urruti scored, Darwin Quintero added a goal and an assist and Houston beat Seattle to snap an eight-game losing streak against the Sounders.
Quintero, on a set piece, played an arcing ball to the outside shoulder of Urruti, who pulled a blind volley across his body and past goalkeeper Stefan Frei to open the scoring in the 14th minute. Quintero made it 2-0 in the 20th, putting on a dribbling exhibition to create space amongst the Sounders defense before before putting away a left-footer from the edge of the area.
Real Salt Lake 3, Rapids 1
In Sandy, Utah, Damir Kreilach had a goal and two assists in Real Salt Lake’s victory over Colorado.
Real Salt Lake (12-11-6) has won a clubrecord seven straight home matches. It also matched New York City FC (June-August) with the longest home winning streak of the season. Kreilach has scored in five straight matches, a club record.
LAFC 3, Earthquakes 1
In Los Angeles, Cristian Arango scored a goal in each half to reach eight on the season and LAFC beat San Jose.
LAFC (10-12-7) snapped a four-game losing streak in the series. San Jose (8-12-9) has conceded at least three goals in five of its last six games.
Galaxy 2, Timbers 1
In Carson, Calif., Sacha Kljestan scored on a penalty kick in the final minutes in the LA Galaxy’s victory over Portland.
The Galaxy (12-11-6) have won two straight against the Timbers (14-11-4), who ended a four-game winning streak.
Kljestan scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage time after Efrain Alvarez drew a foul in the Timbers’ box. Javier Hernández scored in the 62nd for the Galaxy.
Atlanta Utd 2, Toronto FC 0
In Toronto, Luiz Araujo and Marcelino Moreno scored and Atlanta beat Toronto FC to eliminate the Reds from playoff contention.
Araujo scored in first-half-stoppage time to help Atlanta (11-9-9) win for the first time in five visits to BMO Field. Moreno scored in the 97th minute.
Orlando City 1, FC Cincinnati 0
In Cincinnati, Júnior Urso scored in the 13th minute, Pedro Gallese had three saves and Orlando City beat FC Cincinnati to snap a ninegame road winless streak.
Cincinnati (4-17-8) has lost seven straight games, the club’s longest losing streak in MLS. Cincinnati has seven losing streaks of four or more games since joining MLS in 2019. No other team has more than three such streaks in that time.
Crew 4, Inter Maimi 0
In Columbus, Ohio, Gyasi Zardes scored twice, Pedro Santos had a goal and two assists and Columbus beat Inter Miami.
Zardes, off an entry pass from Santos, flicked in a header from the center of the area to open the scoring in the 39th minute. Santos put away a one-touch shot to give Columbus (10-12-7) 2-0 in the 44th.
Union 2, Montreal 2
In Montreal, Sunusi Ibrahim had a leaping header of Mustafa Kizza’s cross in the 95th minute to keep Montreal’s playoff hopes alive in the draw with Philadelphia.
Montreal (11-10-8) has two draws and five wins in its last nine home matches. Philadelphia (12-7-10) is unbeaten in four straight matches against Montreal.
Minnesota Utd 1, Austin 0
In Austin, Texas, Franco Fragapane scored an early goal in Minnesota United’s victory over expansion Austin.
Minnesota (11-10-8) entered having lost four of its last seven matches, including two of the last three. Austin (7-18-4) stopped a two-match home winning streak.
Austin is 7-18-4.
Nashville 0, D.C. United 0
In Washington, Joe Willis had five saves and Nashville played D.C. United to a 0-0 tie.
Willis has an MLS-leading 13 shutouts this season for Nashville (11-3-15). D.C. United (1212-5) had its four-game home win streak snapped.