San Francisco Chronicle

Quakes drop 4th in a row to Kansas City

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Chris Wondolowsk­i moved into second place on the MLS all-time scoring list, but the visiting Earthquake­s lost to Kansas City for the fourth consecutiv­e time, falling 3-2 Saturday night.

Wondolowsk­i capped the scoring in the first minute of stoppage time, moving past Jeff Cunningham on the scoring list with his 135th goal. Landon Donovan holds the record with 145.

Valeri Qazaishvil­i tied it 1-1 in the 34th minute for San Jose (1-1-0). His header, off a cross from Nick Lima, was blocked but Qazaishvil­i ripped the rebound into the net.

Graham Zusi, a 31-yearold defender who hadn’t scored since Oct. 23, 2016, scored to give the K.C. a 2-1 lead in the 56th minute. Ilie Sanchez (on a penalty kick) and Felipe Gutierrez also scored for Kansas City (2-1-1).

1 In other MLS highlights, Josef Martinez had his fourth career hat trick to help host Atlanta United beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 4-1 . ... Luciano Acosta scored in secondhalf stoppage time — the 97th minute — and host D.C. United rallied from a two-goal deficit to tie the Houston Dynamo 2-2 . ... Ismael Tajouri and Maximilian­o Moralez scored 12 minutes apart in the second half and host New York City FC opened the season with three straight wins for the first time with a 2-0 victory over Orlando City.

1 Mohamed Salah scored his first Liverpool hat trick, added another goal for good measure and created one for Roberto Firmino in a snowy 5-0 English Premier League victory over Watford.

Manchester United (2-0 over Brighton) and Tottenham (3-0 over Swansea) secured their passages to the FA Cup semifinals.

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