Quakes can’t keep up momentum in Colorado
The Earthquakes had a chance to leap from fifth place to a tie for second in the Western Conference and build on a modest two-game winning streak when they ran into the buzzsaw that was Shkelzen Gashi.
Gashi scored his first two goals of the season and the host Colorado Rapids ended a sevengame winless streak with a 3-0 victory over San Jose.
The Quakes (4-4-3) barely challenged U.S. national team goalkepper Tim Howard, who needed to make only two saves to notch the shutout for Colorado (2-6-1).
The Quakes host Orlando City on Wednesday night at Avaya Stadium.
More MLS: Tosaint Ricketts broke a tie in the 77th minute and Toronto FC beat visiting Minnesota United 3-2 to push its club-record winning streak to six games . ... Nemanja Nikolic scored two goals and the host Chicago Fire beat the Seattle Sounders 4-1 to snap a three-game winless streak . ... Justin Meram scored his third goal of the game in added time and the visiting Columbus Crew (6-5-1) beat the Montreal Impact 3-2 . ... Latif Blessing scored twice and Sporting Kansas City battled host Orlando City to a 2-2 draw.
Women’s FA Cup: U.S. women’s national team star and two-time world player of the year Carli Lloyd will return to America with at least one winner’s medal from her short stint at Manchester City after helping the team beat Birmingham 4-1 in the final of the Women’s FA Cup.
The U.S captain scored City’s third goal in front of 35,271 spectators at Wembley Stadium, as City — the defending Women’s Super League champion — won the competition for the first time.
Lloyd is on a shortterm deal at City and will return to the U.S. next month after the Super League’s Spring Series, where City is second.
Europe: With Chelsea having wrapped up the English Premier League title Friday, the drama shifts to qualification for next year’s Champions League, with the top four EPL teams earning a berth. Chelsea and second-place Tottenham have locked up berths, leaving four teams battling for two spots. On Saturday, Arsenal produced one of its best performances of the season to beat Stoke 4-1 to move to within one point of the top four with two games remaining. Manchester City beat Leicester 2-1 to move into third place, above Liverpool, which plays Sunday. Manchester City has 72 points, Liverpool 70, and Arsenal 69. Manchester United is at 65 points in sixth place, with a game in hand.
Arjen Robben scored in the fifth minute of injury time for Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich to cap its comeback from two goals down in a 5-4 win over host Leipzig.