MLS Round-up: Seattle Sounders beat FC Dallas to reclaim top spot
Sunday 14 June 2015 08:42, UK
Lamar Neagle, Obafemi Martins and Leo Gonzalez scored second-half goals as the Seattle Sounders beat FC Dallas 3-0 on Saturday to regain the overall Major League Soccer points lead.
Late in the 55th minute, Neagle took a pass from Brad Evans, went toward the left side of the penalty area and drilled a 20-yard shot into the far right corner past goalkeeper Dan Kennedy.
Martins, subbed on in the 61st minute and wearing a face mask to protect a surgically repaired broken nose, made it 2-0 in the 73rd minute with his seventh of the season.
Gonzalez scored in second-half stoppage time to secure a comfortable win as Seattle moved to 29 points, one point ahead of DC United, who travel to Orlando City on Sunday, at the top of the table.
New England Revolution scored two goals two minutes apart at the start the second half as they defeated Chicago Fire 2-0.
After a goalless first half, the Revolution won a corner kick in the 48th minute. Chris Tierney sent the ball to the front edge of the six-yard box, but Andy Dorman's header floated high toward a wide-open Diego Fagundez, whose shot went inside the far post to open the scoring.
Two minutes later, Fagundez played a free kick to Teal Bunbury at the top of the 18-yard box where Bunbury fired wide toward the far post and Charlie Davies got his head on the shot to redirect it in.
The victory moves New England to within four points of Eastern Conference leaders DC United.
David Villa, Mix Diskerud and Kwadwo Poku scored to lift New York City FC's to back-to-back wins for the first time with a 3-1 victory over Montreal.
Villa finished a great team build-up in the 31st minute. A quick two-pass combo from Patrick Mullins and Mehdi Ballouchy saw Villa played into open space in the middle of the box, and the Spaniard made no mistake.
Mix Diskerud doubled New York’s lead in the 76th minute, finishing Poku's cross low and hard into the left corner.
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The Impact got one back on Wandrille Lefevre's well-timed header off Laurent Ciman's free kick in the 88th minute. But City answered in the 90th minute when Poku finished Villa's cross.
Federico Higuain scored the equalizer in the 66th minute as the Columbus Crew salvaged a 1-1 draw with the Los Angeles Galaxy after a lightning storm delayed the start of the match for two hours.
Ethan Finlay hurdled Galaxy defender Leonardo to get to Tony Tchani's entry pass along the right side before cutting it back diagonally for Higuain to finish.
Despite lightning being spotted in the area just moments before kick-off, the Crew attracted the season's first sell-out crowd at expanded capacity at the Mapfre Stadium.
Sebastian Lletget, in his first MLS start, scored in the 14th minute for the Galaxy.
