Former Lobo Hansen helps Columbus defeat Montreal

MONTREAL — Justin Meram scored his third goal of the game in added time as Columbus beat Montreal 3-2 to spoil designated player Blerim Dzemaili’s debut.

Substitute Niko Hansen, a former New Mexico Lobo, set up Meram for an easy goal on a counterattack to complete the hat trick with his seventh goal of the season. Meram scored twice in the first half for Columbus (6-5-1).

Ignacio Piatti and substitute Anthony Jackson-Hamel scored for Montreal (2-4-4).

RAPIDS 3, EARTHQUAKES 0: In Commerce City, Colo., Shkelzen Gashi scored his first two goals of the season as Colorado ended a seven-game winless streak with a victory over San Jose.

The Rapids (2-6-1) also snapped a threegame scoreless streak and ended San Jose’s winning streak at two. The Earthquakes dropped to 4-4-3.

TORONTO FC 3, MINN. UNITED 2: In Toronto, Tosaint Ricketts broke a tie in the 77th minute and Toronto FC beat Minnesota United to push its club-record winning streak to six games.

Toronto (7-1-4) overcame injuries to Sebastian Giovinco and Nick Hagglund, and Jason Hernandez’s illness.

Kevin Molino scored twice for expansion Minnesota (3-6-2).

SPORTING KC 2, ORLANDO CITY 2: In Orlando, Fla., Latif Blessing scored his first two MLS goals and Sporting Kansas City tied Orlando City, the first time the Florida club (6-4-0) has failed to win at its new stadium.

Blessing scored in the ninth minute for Kansas City (6-2-3), cleaning up a loose ball, and tied the match at 2 in the 74th on a rebound off goalie Joe Bendik.

UNION 4, D.C. UNITED 0: In Washington, Haris Medunjanin’s opened the scoring on a 25-yard blast and Philadelphia(2-4-4) added three more after D.C. United’s Luciano Acosta was given a red card after dumping Ilsinho in the 54th minute. United (3-5-2) was shut out for the sixth time this season.

REVOLUTION 4, REAL SALT LAKE 0: In Foxborough, Mass., Scott Caldwell scored in the opening minutes and New England (3-3-4) beat Real Salt Lake to snap a fivegame winless streak. Real Salt Lake (2-7-7) has lost four in a row.

FIRE 4, SOUNDERS 1: In Bridgeview, Ill., Nemanja Nikolic scored two goals and Chicago beat Seattle to snap a three-game winless streak.

David Accam’s goal in the 60th minute put Chicago (3-3-3) in the lead for good.

The Sounders (2-4-5) are winless in their last three matches and have just one win in their last seven.