Late goal sinks Rapids, 1-0
atlanta» Josef Martinez scored in the 67th minute to help expansion Atlanta United beat the Colorado Rapids 1-0 on Saturday night in front of 44,938 fans at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
Martinez beat goalkeeper Tim Howard with a leftfooted shot from in front for his seventh goal this season. He started after coming off the bench in three games since returning from a thigh injury.
Atlanta (7-7-3) dominated possession leading to Martinez’s goal. Brandon Vasquez set up the goal for his first assist of the season.
Alex Kann made two saves for Atlanta.
Howard made six saves. Coming off a home loss to Los Angeles on Wednesday night, the Rapids (5-10-1) are winless on the road. curling shot in the 33rd minute. … Fabrice “Fafa” Picault scored on a dazzling volley and Andre Blake made two spectacular second-half saves in Philadelphia’s 1-0 victory over D.C. United. Picault took a cross from Alejandro Bedoya and sent in a left-footed shot inside the left-hand post past diving goalkeeper Bill Hamid in the 31st minute. … Federico Higuain scored two more goals and the Columbus Crew beat the Montreal Impact 4-1.Higuain has five goals in his last four MLS games. He leads the Crew with nine. Higuain scored in the 17th minute on a free kick a few yards outside the box that flicked off the head of a defender in the Montreal wall. He scored on a left-footed shot in the 88th. … David Accam had his first MLS hat trick and added an assist to help the Chicago Fire beat Orlando City for the first time in league play, 4-0. Accam scored twice in the opening eight minutes, the first coming in the third minute off a cross from Matt Polster. … Francisco Calvo and Jerome Thiesson scored goals and Minnesota United rallied for a 2-2 draw with the Vancouver