Saucedo’s first goal lifts RSL to victory

SEATTLE — Sebastian Saucedo launched a shot that found the upper right corner in the 61st minute in Real Salt Lake’s 1-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders on Saturday.

Saucedo got the chance for his first goal of the season when Danilo Acosta passed the ball across the field to him on the attacking left side. Saucedo took it toward the top of the penalty area and sent a rising shot at the far post. Goalkeeper Stefan Frei leaped across the goal mouth and got his left hand on the ball, but not enough to keep it out of the net.

It was a rare victory on turf for Salt Lake (5-6-1), and also the first road win of the season after going 0-5-1. The Sounders (2-6-2) were missing three starters — midfielders Nicolas Lodeiro and Gustav Svensson, and defender Roman Torres — who are in Uruguay, Sweden, and Panama, respectively, in hopes of making their World Cup teams.

TIMBERS 3, RAPIDS 2: In Commerce City, Colo., Samuel Armenteros scored twice and Portland (6-3-2) extended its franchise-record winning streak to six.

Armenteros flicked Sebastian Blanco’s pass around defender Danny Wilson and then beat him to it for a chip finish that opened the scoring in the 29th minute.

Julio Cascante gave one back to Colorado (2-7-2) in the 31st with an own goal, but Armenteros made it 2-1 in the 37th minute, heading back Tim Howard’s attempt to punch away Blanco’s cross.

WHITECAPS 3, REVOLUTION 3 (tie): In Vancouver, British Columbia, Cristian Techera scored three secondhalf goals as Vancouver (4-5-5) tied New England (5-4-3).

The Whitecaps are winless in five games and have just one victory in their past nine matches.

FIRE 2, ORLANDO CITY 1: In Orlando, Fla., Alan Gordon broke a tie in the 82nd minute for Chicago (4-6-2).

Gordon settled Bastian Schweinsteiger’s cross with a couple of touches at 25 yards from goal and fired a rocket into the upper right corner.

Orlando City (6-5-1) has lost three straight after winning six in a row.

UNITED 2, IMPACT 0: In Minneapolis, Christian Ramirez and Miguel Ibarra scored as Minnesota (5-7-1) recorded its second shutout of the season and handed Montreal (3-10-0) its fourth straight loss, all by shutout.

UNION 0, RED BULLS 0 (tie): In Harrison, N.J., both Philadelphia (4-5-3) and New York had winning streaks snapped. The Red Bulls (7-3-1) had won four in a row, the Union two straight. Philadelphia has just one win in its last 17 road games.