MLS round-up: Didier Drogba hits injury-time winner for Montreal Impact
Sunday 29 May 2016 09:23, UK
Didier Drogba scored an injury-time winner as the Montreal Impact beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 3-2 to maintain their place near the top of MLS' Eastern Conference standings on Saturday.
Drogba's goal in the fourth minute of injury time came after a blunder by Galaxy goalkeeper Brian Rowe, who allowed the former Chelsea striker's long-range free-kick through his hands and into the net..
Giovani Dos Santos had fired Los Angeles into the lead after only eight minutes, capitalising after Maxim Tissot failed to head clear to leave the Mexican international a simple tap-in.
Montreal hit back though on 26 minutes with a well-worked counter-attack which saw Dominic Oduro sprint almost the length of the field before passing to Ignacio Piatti, who tucked away the equaliser.
The Impact took the lead early in the second half with a fine individual goal from Lucas Ontivero,but
Los Angeles responded within two minutes when Mike Magee controlled Steven Gerrard's cross into the area, turned and drilled in for 2-2.
That looked to be enough for a share of the points until Rowe's late gaffe gifted Montreal the win.
Elsewhere on Saturday, the New York Red Bulls backed up last week's 7-0 demolition job on New York City FC with a 3-0 win over Toronto FC which came courtesy of a quickfire hat-trick from Bradley Wright-Phillips.
The English striker grabbed his treble inside the first half hour, scoring in the 4th, 25th and 27th minutes to sink Toronto, the fastest treble in MLS history.
The result left the Red Bulls level on 19 points with Montreal, one behind Philadelphia Union, who took a one-point lead at the top after battling to a 1-1 draw against the Colorado Rapids in Denver.
Philadelphia looked to be heading to defeat after Sam Cronin struck for the Rapids in the 87th minute.
But Brian Carroll pounced in the second minute of injury time to grab a share of the points for Philadelphia.
Columbus' Ola Kamara scored his first career MLS goal and added two more for a hat trick in the Crew's 4-3 victory over Real Salt Lake.
Vancouver drew 1-1 with Houston Dynamo, New England beat Seattle 2-1 and last season's champions Portland Timbers drew 1-1 at Chicago Fire.
In Saturday's late game, San Jose drew 0-0 at home against FC Dallas.
