Blake gets 10th shutout, but Union settle for tie at Columbus
COLUMBUS, OHIO >> Andre Blake had two saves for his 10th shutout of the season to help the Philadelphia Union draw with the Columbus Crew 0-0 Saturday night.
Blake preserved the shutout with a leaping save of Harrison Afful’s attempt in the 90th minute.
Zack Steffen had his 10th shutout of the season for Columbus (13-9-9, 48 points) without making a save.
Video review overturned a first-half goal for the Union (14-12-5, 47 points) in the 38th minute. Columbus’ Jonathan Mensah knocked in an own goal, but referee Drew Fischer determined that the Union’s Cory Burke fouled Lalas Abubakar while battling for the long ball in the buildup.
SOUNDERS 4, RAPIDS 0 >> Raul Ruidiaz scored twice off assists from Nicolas Lodeiro and Seattle beat Colorado.
Ruidiaz opened the scoring in the
22nd minute for the Sounders (14-11-5, 47 points). Cristian Roldan fed the rebound of Lodeiro’s saved attempt back to Lodeiro, who passed it over to Ruidiaz for the finish from the middle of the area.
Colorado’s Kellyn Acosta tripped Lo- deiro just inside the edge of the penalty box and Lodeiro made it 2-0 in the
52nd minute, converting from the spot into the lower right corner.
The Rapids (6-18-6, 24 points) lost their sixth in a row.
D.C UNITED 5, IMPACT 0 >> Luciano Acosta had a goal and three assists, Wayne Rooney and Paul Arriola each scored two second-half goals, and D.C. United beat Montreal.
United (10-11-8, 38 points) closed within two points of the Impact (12-154, 40 points) for the sixth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. D.C. has two games in hand.
Bill Hamid had five saves for his second shutout of the season.
FIRE 3, LOS ANGELES FC 1 >> Djordje Mihailovic opened the scoring and added an assist in the second half to help Chicago beat Angeles.
Mihailovic powered home a full volley off Brandon Vincent’s cross in the
20th minute to give the Fire (8-16-7, 31 points) the lead. Nemanja Nikolic doubled the lead in the 29th minute with a penalty kick into the right corner. Brandt Bronico drew the foul in the penalty area against Steven Beitashour.
The Fire made it 3-0 in the 66th minute when Aleksandar Katai scored on a counterattack.
Diego Rossi finished Lee Nguyen’s one-hop pass from a narrow angle to cap the scoring for LAFC (14-8-8, 50 points) in the 73rd minute. MINNESOTA UNITED 2, NYCFC 1>> Angelo Rodriguez scored two first-half goals and Minnesota held on to beat New York City FC after going a man down.
Rodriguez headed home a wide cross from Miguel Ibarra to open the scoring in the 20th minute for Minnesota (1116-3, 36 points). In the 36th, Rodriguez intercepted Ben Sweat’s off-target back pass and slipped behind the goalkeeper to easily finish his second goal.
Collen Warner received his second yellow card for a careless challenge and was sent off in the 76th minute. Rodney Wallace pulled City (15-9-8, 53 points) to 2-1 with a tap-in in the first minute of second-half stoppage time, but the Loons held on from there for their second straight win.
TORONTO FC 4, REVOLUTION 1>> Sebastian Giovinco, Lucas Jansson, Victor Vazquez and Marky Delgado scored and defending MLS champion Toronto FC beat New England to keep its slender playoff hopes alive.
Toronto (9-15-6, 33 points) won for the first time in league play this season after conceding the first goal.