ROONEY’S GOAL BEATS RAPIDS; ACOSTA SCORES

WASHINGTON» Wayne Rooney scored his first MLS goal to help D.C. United beat the Rapids 2-1 on Saturday night.

United (4-9-5), which won for just the second time since May 19, took a 2-1 lead on an own goal in the 90th minute when Ulises Segura’s cross deflected off Colorado’s Niki Jackson into the net.

Rooney, the 32-year-old English star who ranks second with 208 career Premier League goals, opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Rooney ran onto a pass from Luciano Acosta and slipped it between the legs of Tim Howard into the net.

Colorado’s Kellyn Acosta, who was acquired in trade with FC Dallas on Monday, chipped a firsttimer over goalkeeper David Ousted and inside the near post to make it 1-1 in the 82nd.

The Rapids (4-12-5) are winless in their last five games.

Crew 3, Red Bulls 2.

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N.J. Patrick Mullins had a goal and an assist and Jonathan Mensah scored his first goal of the season to help the Columbus Crew beat the New York Red Bulls.

Zack Steffen had four saves, including a diving stop on Aaron Long’s header, for Columbus (107-6). The Crew has won back-to-back games for the first time since winning three in a row in May.

Toronto FC 3, Fire 0. TORONTO» Jozy Altidore, Jonathan Osorio and Sebastian Giovinco scored in the second half in Toronto FC’S 3-0 victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night.

Defending champion Toronto (6-11-4) won for the first time at home since May 18. Chicago (612-5) has lost five straight and is 1-5-3 in its last nine.

Altidore opened the scoring in the 52nd minute off a rebound. The U.S. star celebrated by taking off his orange boot and pretending to use it as a phone.

Osorio made it 2-0 in the 72nd minute, and Giovinco connected in the 89th.

Atlanta Unted 2, Impact 1. Josef Martinez

MONTREAL scored his 23rd and 24th goals in Mls-leading Atlanta’s victory over Montreal.

With 11 games left in the regular season, Martinez is only three short of the MLS season record of 27 goals shared by three players. Atlanta (14-4-5) has a four-game unbeaten string. Ignacio Piatti scored for Montreal (913-1). — The Associated Press

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