Medina, N.Y.C. FC beat Impact to end skid
Midfielder’s go-ahead goal in 68th minute helps defeat Montreal
New York Jesus Medina, Maximiliano Moralez and Tony Rocha scored in a 20-minute span and New York City FC beat the Montreal Impact 3-1 on Saturday night.
Medina gave New York City the lead for good in the 68th minute, when he chipped home an empty-netter from the top of the 6-yard box.
NYCFC (9-8-3) snapped a three-game winless streak.
On the counterattack, Moralez tapped it to Anton Tinnerholm on the right side of the area, who played a one-touch pass back to Moralez for a rising first-timer in the 83rd minute.
Rocha scored his first MLS goal in the 86th to make it 3-0.
Romell Quioto scored in the 89th for Montreal (7-11-2), which has lost three of its past four games.
New York 2, Chicago 2: Brian White scored off a scrum in front in the 91st minute and the Red Bulls salvaged a tie. Chicago (5-8-6) appeared to take control when Przemyslaw Frankowski scored in the 72nd minute for a 2-1 lead. Robert Beric tied it 1-all for the
Fire in the 51st. Kyle Duncan scored in the 39th minute to put the Red Bulls (8-8-4) up 1-0. After taking a pass from Jared Stoud, Duncan faked right, planted and then fired the ball with his left foot into the right side of the net.
D.C. United 2, Atlanta United 1: Gelmin Rivas scored his first MLS goal two minutes into second-half stoppage time for D.C. (4-10-6), which won consecutive matches for the first time this season. Atlanta (5-11-4) dropped to 0-3-2 since a 4-0 win over D.C. United on Oct. 3. Russell Canouse gave D.C. a 1-0 lead with a header in the 77th minute. Atlanta’s Jon Gallagher tied it in the 89th when he headed in a shot on a cross from Brooks Lennon.
Inter Miami 2, Orlando City 1: Leandro Gonzalez Pirez scored on a header in the 89th minute, lifting Miami (6-11-3). Orlando City (8-3-8) lost a 12-match unbeaten streak that started after a 3-2 loss to Miami on Aug. 22 Philadelphia 5, Toronto 0: Sergio Santos scored three times for Philly, (12-3-5), which moved into a first-place tie with Toronto. The Union also improved to 7-0-0 at home this season. It was Toronto’s first defeat in 10 games.
Minnesota United 1, Cincinnati 0: Aaron Schoenfeld scored his first of the season in the 92nd minute for Minnesota. Michael Boxall hit the post with a header off a corner kick and Schoenfeld knocked the rebound between the legs of goalie Spencer Richey in the final minute of stoppage time.
Columbus 1, Houston 1: Victor Rodriguez’s own-goal on a clearing try in the 67th helped Columbus salvage a tie. Memo Rodriguez scored for Houston, unbeaten in the past eight meetings Sporting Kansas City 4, Colorado
0: Alan Pulido scored in his first game back from international duty, and Andreu Fontas scored his first career MLS goal for Sporting Kansas City, which moved into first in the West.