MLS Roundup: Atlanta’s Martinez sets MLS record with 6th career hat trick
ATLANTA — Josef Martinez set an MLS record with his sixth career hat trick and Atlanta United rallied to beat D.C. United 3-1 on Saturday.
Martinez has a leagueleading 22 goals in 22 appearances this season. With 12 games left, he’s on pace to break the MLS season record of 27 held by Roy Lassiter, Chris Wondolowski and Bradley Wright-Phillips.
Martinez tied it at 1 for Atlanta (13-4-5) in the 30th minute, beating goalkeeper David Ousted to Hector Villalba’s cross and finishing with a header. Martinez headed home the deflection off Andrew Carleton’s cross in the 54th minute, then rounded Ousted on a breakaway for an open-net finish in the 73rd.
Zoltan Stieber scored for D.C. United (3-8-5) in the eighth minute.
SOUNDERS 2, WHITECAPS 0
SEATTLE — Nicolas Lodeiro scored twice in the first half in Seattle’s victory over Vancouver.
Seattle (5-9-5) extended its season-high unbeaten streak to four games (2-0-2). Vancouver (7-9-5) lost for the fourth time in five games.
Lodeiro opened the scoring in the fifth minute when he converted a penalty kick for the second straight game, this one after defender Doneil Henry was called for hand ball in the box. Lodeiro made it 2-0 in the 31st, curling in a 25-yard shot from the left of the arc.
Vancouver played a man down after midfielder Efrain Juarez was ejected in the 77th minute. He was issued a yellow for a hard tackle, then moments later a straight red for contact with the referee.
GALAXY 3, UNION 1
CHESTER, Pa. — Zlatan Ibrahimovic had a goal and an assist and Los Angeles beat Philadelphia for its third straight victory.
Ibrahimovic one-timed Romain Alessandrini’s pass into the right corner to make it 2-1 in the 63rd minute. Michael Ciani added another for the Galaxy (9-74) in the 82nd minute with his first goal of the season. Alessandrini assisted on the play.
Ola Kamara tied it at 1 in the 48th minute, finishing Ibrahimovic’s through ball with a chip over outstretched goalkeeper Andre Blake. It was Kamara’s eighth goal of the season.
TORONTO FC 2, FIRE 1
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Jonathan Osorio broke a tie in the 65th minute and Toronto FC held on to beat Chicago.
Osorio helped Toronto FC (5-11-4) regain the lead it gave away three minutes earlier, easily tucking it home after goalkeeper Richard Sanchez misplayed Marco Delgado’s through ball.
Nemanja Nikolic tied it at 1 for the Fire (6-11-5) in the 62nd minute. Raheem Edwards flicked Aleksandar Katai’s free kick back across goal and Nikolic headed it home from close range.
Sebastian Giovinco settled Michael Bradley’s long ball and dribbled to the center of the area where he powered home a right-footed finish in the 47th minute.