Albuquerque Journal

Colorado edges Minnesota United in stoppage time

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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Tommy Smith scored in the seventh minute of stoppage time to give the Colorado Rapids a 3-2 victory over Minnesota United on Saturday night.

The 28-year-old defender has two career MLS goals, both in the last two games.

Minnesota’s Miguel Ibarra tapped in the rebound of Darwin Quintero’s shot to open the scoring in the 20th minute. Edgar Castillo tied it in the 50th with a rising blast from the edge of the box.

Ibarra ran onto a through ball from Quintero on the right side and tapped a cross to a charging Christian Ramirez for an emptynet finish that put Minnesota (5-91) back on top in the 65th minute. But Joe Mason answered in the 74th, slipping behind the defense and chipping a first-timer over goalkeeper Bobby Shuttlewor­th to make it 2-all.

Ibarra was given a straight red card in the 77th minute for violent conduct.

Colorado, which snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 2-2 tie with Chicago on June 13, won for the first time since April 14.

RED BULLS 3, FC DALLAS 0: In Harrison, N.J., Bradley WrightPhil­lips scored his 11th goal of the season as New York beat FC Dallas, playing a man down for the final 60-plus minutes.

New York’s Daniel Royer was given a straight red card in the 27th minute for a dangerous foul.

Wright-Phillips and Aaron Long also scored for New York (9-4-2), and Luis Robles had a season-high six saves in his fourth shutout of the season.

FC Dallas (8-2-5) saw its fourgame winning streak and sevengame unbeaten streak snapped.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 3, DYNAMO 2: In Kansas City, Kan., Daniel Salloi had a goal and two assists, and Khiry Shelton scored a late goal in Sporting Kansas City’s comeback victory over Houston.

Sporting KC (9-2-5) hasn’t lost since April 28 and is unbeaten in its last seven matches.

Shelton, who came on in the 76th minute, gave Sporting KC its first lead in the 88th minute. Salloi, on the left side, played a cross to a charging Shelton, who finished from just outside of the

6-yard box.

UNION 4, WHITECAPS 0: In Chester, Pa., Borek Dockal scored twice, and Ilson Pereira had a goal and an assist as Philadelph­ia beat Vancouver to snap a two-game losing streak.

Vancouver’s six-game unbeaten streak was snapped.

IMPACT 2, ORLANDO CITY 0: In Orlando, Fla., Ignacio Piatti scored his third goal in the last two games to help Montreal beat Orlando City.

Montreal has won two in a row, both against Orlando City, which has lost seven straight games.

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