MLS round-up: Ronald Lamah helps FC Dallas to win against LA Galaxy
Sunday 13 May 2018 08:09, UK
Ronald Lamah scored twice as FC Dallas beat LA Galaxy 3-2 in MLS on Saturday while San Jose Earthquakes ended their winless run.
Galaxy came within inches of snatching a point when a late free-kick from Zlatan Ibrahimovic came back off the post.
After a quiet opening 30 minutes, the game was suddenly brought to life when Maxi Urruti curled a shot in from outside the box to put FC Dallas up, while a cool finish from Lamah sent the home side went into the break 2-0 up.
Ola Kamara got the Galaxy back into the game early in the second half but Lamah quickly restored the two-goal advantage for Dallas.
A second yellow card for Reto Ziegler on 73 minutes and a George Boateng goal 10 minutes later set up a nervy finish, but Ibrahimovic could only find the woodwork in the dying minutes as Dallas took all three points.
DC United - linked with the signing of Wayne Rooney - went down by the same scoreline to Real Salt Lake.
Joseph Mora saw red for DC on 22 minutes with his side 1-0 up, with Real Salt Lake taking advantage scoring three unanswered through Corey Bairs, Albert Rusnak and Jefferson Savarino.
Steve Birnbaum got another one back for DC United but they could not find an equaliser.
The San Jose Earthquakes brought an end to a seven-game winless streak as they beat Minnesota United 3-1, while a Cory Burke goal for the Philadelphia Union after 43 minutes - his side's first goal in 241 minutes of football - helped his side beat the Montreal Impact 2-0.
Elsewhere, Columbus Crew beat Chicago Fire 3-0, New England Revolution scored twice in the opening seven minutes as they beat Toronto FC 3-2 and the New York Red Bulls were too strong for the Colorado Rapids, winning 2-1.
