Sunday 20 September 2015 09:42, UK
Toronto FC ended a three-game losing run in MLS in fine style as they earned a 3-1 win against the Colorado Rapids at BMO Field on Saturday.
All the goals came in the first half as striker Sebastian Giovinco opened the scoring in the 14th minute and doubled Toronto's lead four minutes later, before Damien Perquis put the result beyond doubt with the hosts' third goal seven minutes before the interval.
Dillon Powers pulled a goal back for Colorado two minutes later but it proved to be nothing more than a consolation for the visitors, who are now winless in three matches.
Frank Lampard did not get on the scoresheet but made a telling contribution nevertheless as New York City proved their recent blip was firmly behind them as they beat the San Jose Earthquakes 3-2 to earn their second successive victory.
Lampard had helped his side end a four-game winless sequence last time out when he scored in their 2-0 victory against Toronto but, while he did not find the target at Yankee Stadium on Saturday night, he set Ned Grabavoy up for his second goal.
Grabavoy had opened the scoring six minutes into the second half before doubling his and New York's tally on 63 minutes thanks to Lampard's assist.
David Villa made it 3-0 moments later - which was just as well for the hosts as the Earthquakes pulled two goals back in quick succession through Quincy Amarikwa and Chris Wondolowski (penalty) to set up a nervy finale.
Andreas Ivanschitz, Gonzalo Pineda and Obafemi Martins were on target as the Seattle Sounders earned a 3-0 success against Western Conference leaders the Vancouver Whitecaps to win their first Cascadia Cup since 2011.
LA Galaxy missed the opportunity to replace Vancouver at the summit when they crashed to a 3-0 defeat at Real Salt Lake City as Devon Sandoval helped himself to a brace and Javier Morales scored from the spot.
The Columbus Crew moved ahead of the New England Revolution at the top of the Eastern Conference when they won 2-1 at DC United courtesy of goals from Ethan Finlay and Kei Kamara, with Chris Rolfe on target from the penalty spot for the hosts.
New England had gone into Saturday's fixtures at the top of the pile but relinquished their lead when they lost 3-0 to the Montreal Impact - for whom Johan Venegas, Didier Drogba and Dilly Duka scored and Marco Donadel was sent off.
Bryan Rochez's 86th goal earned Orlando City a 1-0 away success against the Chicago Fire - who have now lost three games in a row.
