Quakes fall at Yankee Stadium
Jack Harrison scored in the first half, Thomas McNamara scored four minutes after entering as a second-half substitute and New York City FC beat the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 on Saturday at Yankee Stadium.
Marco Urena scored his first goal for San Jose (2-2-0) in the sixth minute. He forced a rushed clearance by goalkeeper Sean Johnson, won the loose ball and scored from a tough angle at the corner of the sixyard box.
“There was a lot of back and forth today. Lots of goal-mouth action, as we expected today on this small field,” Quakes coach Dominic Kinnear said. “Great start by us. And obviously we would have liked to have held on to the ball a little better and put some more pressure on them, but they came out and took advantage of a good chance.”
New York City (2-1-1) tied it at 1-1 in the 10th minute. Harrison ran to David Villa’s backheel pass and powered a shot off goalkeeper David Bingham’s hands. McNamara made it 2-1 after a nice combination play. Ronald Matarrita ran past the defense to Villa’s flick and found a trailing McNamara.
NYCFC had a man advantage at the 80-minute mark after Víctor Bernardez was given a straight red card for a late studs-up challenge. Johnson pushed away Nick Lima’s close-range attempt in the 74th minute.
More MLS: Bastian Schweinsteiger scored in his MLS debut, Luis Solignac scored in second-half stoppage time, and the host Chicago Fire tied the Montreal Impact 2-2. Schweinsteiger, a World Cup winner with Germany, was acquired from Manchester United on March 21 after the 32-year-old struggled to replicate the highs of his Bayern Munich career . ... Justin Meram scored a goal in each half and the host Columbus Crew beat Orlando City SC 2-0. Meram has three goals and two assists in five games for Columbus . ... Jose Guillermo Ortiz and Luciano Acosta each put through first-half goals and DC United hung on to beat visiting Philadelphia 2-1 . ... Christian Ramirez scored two secondhalf goals and host Minnesota United rebounded to earn the franchise’s first ever win, 4-2 over Real Salt Lake . ... Erick Torres scored three straight goals to break a 1-1 tie and lead host Houston 4-1 over the New York Red Bulls. The Dynamos have won three of four to open the season . ... Matias Laba scored the tie-breaking goal in the 67th minute, following Fredy Montero’s goal a minute earlier, and he added an insurance tally as the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps won 4-2 over the Los Angeles Galaxy.
England: Maybe it won’t be a procession to the English Premier League trophy for Chelsea after all. The leader’s 2-1 loss at home to relegation-threatened Crystal Palace on Saturday provided an unexpected twist to a title race that most observers thought was virtually over, with Chelsea holding a 10-point lead and in seemingly unstoppable form. Chelsea’s advantage is down to seven after second-place Tottenham, behind second-half goals from Eric Dier and substitute Heung-min Son, beat Burnley 2-0 for a fourth straight victory. Also, Liverpool moved above Manchester City into third place with a 3-1 win over Everton sparked by Brazil playmaker Philippe Coutinho, who scored one goal after a weaving run and also set up substitute Divock Origi for the clinching third. Liverpool hired a private jet to get Coutinho back from international duty in good time for the match, and it proved to be a worthwhile investment. Manchester United played to a scoreless draw with West Bromwich Albion.
More Europe: In France, Edinson Cavani scored twice to set a personal season best with 40 goals and Paris Saint-Germain crushed Monaco 4-1 to win the French League Cup for a record fourth straight year and seventh time overall . ... In Germany, Bayern Munich enjoyed another big Bundesliga win as it pursues an unprecedented fifth straight title as Robert Lewandowski scored a hat trick and set up two more goals in a 6-0 rout of visiting Augsburg, maintaining its 13-point lead over Leipzig with eight games left . ... Atletico Madrid defeated Malaga 2-0 to regain third place in the Spanish league.