Figueroa earns tie for Houston
Score in 89th minute stuns Nashville SC
Maynor Figueroa scored on a header in the 89th minute to help the Houston Dynamo to a 1-1 draw with Nashville SC on Saturday.
Nashville (4-5-4) is unbeaten in five straight matches at Nissan Stadium. The Dynamo (3-4-7) stretched their winless streak to five in their first meeting with Nashville.
Darwin Quintero floated a cross to Figueroa, who flicked his shot from close range just inside the left post.
Daniel Rios scored from inside the 6-yard box on a cross from Derrick Jones in the 49th minute for Nashville. Rios had an apparent goal in the 33rd but it was reversed on his offside penalty.
Rios, the 25-year-old firstever Nashville signing, has scored his two MLS career goals in consecutive games. He now leads the expansion team in goals scored.
Joe Willis made seven saves for Nashville. Marko Maric had two for the Dynamo.
N.Y.C. FC 4, Cincinnati 0:
Alexandru Mitrita scored his first two goals of the season for New York City FC. The game was played after FC Cincinnati announced that defender Nick Hagglund tested positive for COVID-19. Mitrita re-directed a pass from Anton Tinnerholm and blasted a right-footer inside the post to open the scoring just 30 seconds into the game — the fastest goal in franchise history. Tinnerholm slipped a side
netter between goalkeeper Spencer Richey and the post in the 25th minute and Mitrita’s left-footer gave New York City (6-6-3) a 3-0 lead in the 43rd. Jesus Medina capped the scoring in the 88th.
Note: Colorado’s MLS game against Sporting Kansas City was postponed after a Rapids player and three staff members tested positive for the coronavirus. The Rapids suspended training while the player and staff members who tested positive were isolated. They were not identified.
The match has not been rescheduled.