Earthquakes take down Crew
Chris Wondolowski scored his 99th MLS goal and the Earthquakes beat the 10-man Columbus Crew 2-0 on Saturday night at Avaya Stadium.
Wondolowski opened the scoring in the 55th minute, cutting in front of Jordan Stewart’s cross and heading it home.
“Got to thank Jordan Stew for that one. He put that one on a platter for me,” Wondolowski said. “Great ball by him.”
It was Wondolowski’s sixth of the season and his first at the Earthquakes’ new stadium. His 100th goal will tie him with Edson Buddle for eighth place on the MLS list.
Shea Salinas added a goal for the Quakes (5-4-2) in the 60th minute, sending a right-footed shot past goalie Steve Clark.
Columbus (4-4-2) was down a man after Mohammed Saeid was sent off in the 33rd minute with his second yellow card.
More MLS: Chad Barrett scored his first two goals of the season and the visiting Seattle Sounders beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-0. ... Andres Romero scored twice and the Montreal Impact beat visiting Real Salt Lake 4-1 for their first victory of the season. Laurent Ciman and Dilly Duka also scored for Montreal in rainy conditions. Devon Sandoval scored for Salt Lake. ... Michael Bradley scored his first goal of the season and Toronto FC came back to tie the host New England Revolution 1-1. ... Will Bruin scored twice, Giles Barnes had the go-ahead score in the 75th minute, and the host Houston Dynamo beat the Portland Timbers 3-1. ... A thunderstorm forced the postponement of a match between the Colorado Rapids and host Sporting Kansas City.
Gerrard’s farewell: Carrying one daughter on his shoulders and with his two others by his side, Steven Gerrard circled the field inside Anfield and received the acclaim of adoring Liverpool fans one last time.
Red-and-white scarves were thrown in front of him. He was serenaded with songs. Teammates past and present followed him around, all wearing jerseys with “Gerrard 8” on the back, and were careful to keep their distance, letting a club icon savor the moment.
Gerrard, 34, played his final home match in the red of Liver- pool he has represented with distinction for 17 years.
The Reds lost 3-1 loss to Crystal Palace, ending Liverpool’s slim hopes of qualifying for next year’s Champions League. Manchester United qualified instead.
“I’ve been dreading this moment,” Gerrard said, addressing the 44,673 fans, “and I’m absolutely devastated I won’t be playing in front of these supporters again.”
Gerrard will leave Liverpool after next week’s match at Stoke to join the Los Angeles Galaxy.
More Europe: Paris Saint-Germain won the French league title for the third straight year, beating Montpellier 2-1 to win Ligue 1 with a match to spare. PSG moved eight points above second-place Lyon, held to a 1-1 draw at home by Bordeaux.
Sadio Mane netted the fastest hat trick in English Premier League history, scoring goals in the 13th, 14th and 16th minutes as host Southampton beat Aston Villa 6-1. The Senegal international’s feat was completed in 2 minutes, 56 seconds, beating the record of 4:33 set by Liverpool’s Robbie Fowler against Arsenal in 1994.