Fire knock off Real Salt Lake

Nemanja Nikolic and Arturo Alvarez each scored in the opening 15 minutes and the Chicago Fire beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 on Saturday for the Fire’s first victory.

Chicago (1-0-1) and RSL (0-1-1) each opened the season with draws last weekend.

RED BULLS 1, RAPIDS 0: Luis Robles had a shutout in his MLS record-setting 143rd consecutive start and an own goal was the only score in the New York Red Bulls’ (2-0) victory over the Colorado Rapids. The Rapids (1-1) allowed the fewest goals last season — 32— and blanked New England last week.

TORONTO FC 2, UNION 2: C.J. Sapong tied it for Philadelphia (0-0-2) two minutes after Toronto (0-0-2) took the lead. Sapong took a perfect feed from Fabian Herbers that left him one-on-one with goalkeeper Clint Irwin. Sapong tapped the ball around the closing Irwin and left-footed it into the empty net.

SOUNDERS 2, IMPACT 2: Nicolas Lodeiro and Will Bruin scored in the final 10 minutes of play to give the defending MLS champion Seattle Sounders a tie with the Montreal Impact. Lodeiro scored from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute, and Bruin tied it in injury time for Seattle (0-11). Matteo Mancosu and Ignacio Piatti each scored for the Impact (0-1-1).

DALLAS 0, SPORTING KANSAS CITY 0: Tim Melia made five saves to help Sporting Kansas City tie Dallas. Sporting KC (0-0-2) remained scoreless this season. Jesse Gonzalez made two saves for defending Supporters’ Shield champion Dallas (1-0-1).