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SANDY, Utah, Sept 13, (AP): Diego Rubio scored two goals and the Colorado Rapids beat Real Salt Lake 5-0 on Saturday night.
Rubio flicked in a header from point-blank range to open the scoring in the third minute and made it 2-0 when he sidenetted a shot from 25 yards out in the 10th.
Sam Vines scored in the 49th minute, Braian Galván – a 19-year old – scored his first MLS goal in the 55th and homegrown Cole Bassett, another 19-year old, capped the scoring in the 88th minute.
Douglas Martinez was shown a red card in the 64th and Real Salt Lake (3-3-5) played a man down the rest of the way.
Red Bulls 2, D.C. United 0 In Washington, Aaron Long and Daniel Royer scored and New York beat D.C. United to snap a four-match winless streak and give interim coach Bradley Carnell his first victory.
Long scored on header from outside the 6-yard box in the 29th minute. Royer scored with a left-footed volley from 11 yards out off a cross from Jason Pendant. It was Royer’s first goal since March 1.
Ryan Meara had four saves for the Red Bulls (4-5-2), including a pair against Julian Gressel and Rivas in quick succession.
Union 2, Revolution 1
In Chester, Pa, Anthony Fontana had his first multi-goal game in MLS, including the winner in stoppage time, and Philadelphia beat New England.
Philadelphia (6-2-3) has won back-to-back games and four of its last five to pull within three points of MLS-leading Columbus.
Fontana opened the scoring in the 73rd minute, and Tajon Buchanan answered for New England (3-3-5) in the 81st.
Orlando City 2, Inter Miami 1 In Orlando, Florida, Mauricio Pereyra scored in the 69th minute to lift Orlando City past Inter Miami. Pereyra has five goals for the Lions (5-2-4). An own goal from Andres Reyes accounted for Orlando City’s score in the 34th minute. Reyes tried to clear but ended up deflecting into his net. Brek Shea scored for Inter Miami (2-7-2) on a header, getting the ball past the outstretched arm of diving Orlando goalkeeper Pedro Gallese in the 65th.
Inter Miami’s penalty-kick goal and Orlando City’s Rodrigo Schlegel red card were both reversed in the 76th minute after an offside call. Orlando City’s Nani had a free kick hit the crossbar in the 11th minute.
FC Dallas 2, Dynamo 1
In Frisco, Texas, Franco Jara and Andrés Ricaurte scored to help FC Dallas beat the Houston Dynamo.
Ryan Hollingshead tapped it to Michael Barrios, who lofted a one-touch pass to Jara for a half-volley finish to make it 2-1 in the 61st minute. Dallas (3-2-4) has just one loss in its last six games. Houston (3-3-5) had its six-game unbeaten streak snapped and lost for the first time since a 2-1 loss at Portland on July 18.
Nashville SC 4, Atlanta Utd 2 In Nashville, Tenn, Dax McCarty had a goal and three assists and Nashville SC stretched its unbeaten streak to four with the victory over Atlanta United.
Expansion Nashville (3-4-3) beat Atlanta (3-6-2) for the first time in three matches.