CREW WINS WITH HELP FROM CLARK

OHIO» Ricardo Clark COLUMBUS, scored his first goal for Columbus and Cristian Martinez had two assists to help the Crew beat D.C. United 3-1 on Saturday.

Clark headed home a corner kick by Federico Higuain to give Columbus a 2-1 lead in the 40th minute. Higuain has 50 career assists to become the 19th player in league history with at least 50 goals and 50 assists.

The Crew’s Milton Valenzuela, a 19-year-old defender, scored his first MLS goal to open the scoring in the 20th minute, putting away a cross from Martinez. Yamil Asad tied it 10 minutes later, trapping a cross from Luciano Acosta at the top of the box and blasting it into the net to make it 1-1.

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

Ismael Tajouri scored two goals and Sean Johnson had five saves to help New York City FC play the New England Revolution to a 2-2 draw. The 23-year-old Tajouri, who has appeared in four MLS games, has three goals in the last two matches while filling in for the injured David Villa. … Roland Lamah scored his third goal in two games and Jimmy Maurer had a career-high five saves in FC Dallas’ 1-1 tie with the Portland Timbers. Lamah, who had two goals and an assists in FC Dallas’ 3-0 win over Seattle last Sunday, opened the scoring in the 36th minute. … Bradley Wright-phillips had two goals and Alex Muyl added another to help the New York Red Bulls beat Minnesota United 3-0. Wright-phillips is tied for 11th place on the MLS career list with 89 goals. Luis Robles had four saves in his second shutout of the season for the Red Bulls who are unbeaten in their last 10 regular-season home games. Results » 9CC