Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
Union has unbeaten streak stopped in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, MINN. (AP) » Robin Lod and Franco Fragapane scored goals a few minutes apart as Minnesota United beat the Philadelphia Union 3-2 on Wednesday night.
Emanuel Reynoso stole a pass in the attacking third and pulled the Philadelphia defense with him in the center before playing a back-heel pass to Lod for a one-touch finish to tie the game 2-2 in the 63rd minute. Fragapane gave Minnesota a 3-2 lead when he headed home the rebound of a shot by Adrien Hunou in the 67th minute.
Minnesota (12-10-8) has won back-to-back games following a three-game winless skid.
Fragapane also opened the scoring in the game in the 41st minute, playing a slow roller that led Hunou to the corner of the 6-yard box for a one-touch finish.
Philadelphia’s Daniel Gazdag scored just before halftime and again in the 54th — just his second and third goals in MLS — to give the Union a 2-1 lead.
Philadelphia (12-8-10)
had its six-game unbeaten streak snapped.
Fragpane, 28, has four goals this season, which is his first in MLS.
Minnesota played a man down after Romain Métanire was shown a straight red card in the 77th minute for throwing the ball at Philadelphia’s Kai Wagner following a dustup. Wagner was shown a yellow card.
NEW YORK CITY FC 1, ATLANTA UNITED 1
ATLANTA » Gudmundur Thórarinsson scored on a free kick in the 90th minute, giving New York City a tie with Atlanta.
Thórarinsson’s curled a left-footed shot up and over the wall past a diving Brad Guzan.
It was the first goal for New York City (11-11-8) since a 1-1 draw on Sept. 22 against the New York Red Bulls.
Marcelino Moreno scored his ninth goal of the season in the 17th minute for Atlanta
(11-9-10). Luiz Araújo stole it near midfield and dribbled down the field before finding an open Moreno on his left side for a one-touch finish.
ORLANDO CITY 1, MONTREAL 1
ORLANDO, FLA. » Chris Mueller scored for the first time in nearly four months and Orlando tied Montreal. Orlando (12-8-10) is undefeated in its last four games.
The 25-year-old Mueller, who scored a career-best 10 goals last season, scored moments before halftime to give Orlando City a 1-0 lead. It was his third goal of the season, and first since July 3.
Rudy Camacho headed in a corner kick by Djordje Mihailovic in the 51st minute for Montreal (11-109), which extended its unbeaten streak to three games.
Orlando is tied with the Philadelphia Union for third in the Eastern Conference with 46 points. As of Wednesday, Orlando would win a tiebreaker for the No. 3 seed.