Altidore, Toronto slip past Seattle

Jozy Altidore earned and scored on a penalty kick early in the first half, and short-handed Toronto FC beat the Seattle Sounders 1-0 on Saturday in a rematch of last year’s MLS Cup final.

Altidore was the best player on the field even with his side playing minus star Sebastian Giovinco, and starters Victor Vazquez and Eriq Zavaleta. Even though Seattle dominated possession, Altidore and Toronto had the best chances at goal and earned a minor bit of payback for last year’s cup final.

Altidore’s goal came in the 23rd minute after he was chopped down from behind by Seattle defender Roman Torres in the penalty box.

Altidore calmly put his shot into the right corner of the net as Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei went the opposite direction.

The loss ended Seattle’s 14-game home unbeaten streak.

Toronto won its fourth straight match.

IMPACT 1, D.C. UNITED 0: Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla scored in the 13th minute and the Montreal Impact held on to beat D.C. United for its first road victory.

UNION 3, RED BULLS 0: C.J. Sapong scored three times in 11 minutes late in the second half to help the Philadelphia Union win for the first time this season, over the New York Red Bulls.

DYNAMO 4, ORLANDO CITY 0: Mauro Manotas had two goals and an assist in the second half to help Houston beat MLS-leading Orlando City.