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Saudi Arabia edges Haiti 1-0 in Gold Cup on penalty kick
Saleh Al-Shehri's penalty kick in the 21st minute held up as the winner as Saudi Arabia shut out Haiti 1-0 in CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A play on Sunday night in San Diego.,Al-Shehri drew a foul in the penalty area on Frantzdy Pierrot in the 18th minute, then converted a right-footed shot to the botto...
USMNT dominates Trinidad & Tobago in Gold Cup opener
Malik Tillman scored his first two international goals and Diego Luna and Max Arfsten each had two assists as the U.S. men's national team cruised to a 5-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago in their Group D opener in the CONCACAF Gold Cup in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday.,The U.S. raced to a 3-0 halfti...
Mexico edges Dominican Republic in Gold Cup opener
Edson Alvarez registered a goal and a assist to help Mexico post a 3-2 victory over the Dominican Republic in CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A play on Saturday night in Inglewood, Calif.,Defending champion Mexico (1-0-0, 3 points) also got goals from Raul Jimenez and Cesar Montes.,Peter Gonzalez and Edison...
Real Salt Lake blanks D.C. United to end winless streak
Johnny Russell and Zavier Gozo scored in each half to give Real Salt Lake a 2-0 win over visiting D.C. United on Saturday in Sandy, Utah.,The result ended Salt Lake's seven-match (0-4-3) winless streak. While the victory was paramount, it was also just the sixth time that low-scoring RSL (5-10-3, 18...
Martin Ojeda scores 9th goal as Orlando City blank Colorado
Martin Ojeda scored his team-leading ninth goal of the season and visiting Orlando City earned a 1-0 victory over struggling Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.,Pedro Gallese made two saves for Orlando (8-4-6, 30 points) to keep his eighth clean sheet in league play. Five of those have come in the Li...
Luciano Acosta's brace gives FC Dallas win over Sporting KC
Luciano Acosta scored a brace, leading FC Dallas to a 4-2 win over the host Sporting KC on Saturday night.,Petar Musa and Bernard Kamungo also scored for Dallas (5-6-6, 21 points), which won in MLS play for the first time since a victory on April 27 over Inter Miami, snapping a six-match winless str...
San Diego FC overcome two early deficits to top Minnesota
Anders Dreyer scored two goals, including a highlight-reel score from near midfield, and also had an assist and Milan Iloski came off the bench to score a brace in the second half as San Diego FC rallied for a 4-2 victory over Minnesota United on Saturday night in St. Paul, Minn.,CJ dos Santos finis...
Prince Owusu nets a pair in CF Montreal's stunner in Houston
Prince Owusu's first half brace Saturday night enabled visiting CF Montreal to win for just the second time in 18 matches this year with a 3-1 verdict over the Houston Dynamo.,Jalen Neal also scored for Montreal (2-11-5, 11 points), while Ondrej Lingr had the only tally for Houston (5-8-5, 20 points...
Brandon Vazquez makes up for earlier mistake to lift Austin FC over Red Bulls
Brandon Vazquez made amends for an own goal by booting home the game winner in the 51st minute as host Austin FC did just enough to beat the New York Red Bulls 2-1 on Saturday in just the third ever meeting between the interconference rivals.,Vazquez ran to the near post to take a perfect pass from ...
Hany Mukhtar, Sam Surridge score to help Nashville blank Fire
Hany Mukhtar scored in the 56th minute and Nashville SC went on to extend its unbeaten streak to nine matches by defeating the host Chicago Fire 2-0 on Saturday night.,Sam Surridge added a goal in the 75th minute. Andy Najar assisted on both goals.,Joe Willis made eight saves for Nashville (9-4-5, 3...
Markus Anderson's first MLS goal gets Union past Charlotte FC
Markus Anderson's first MLS goal eight minutes into stoppage time was the difference as the host Philadelphia Union waited until the last seconds of the match to defeat Charlotte FC 2-1 on Saturday in an Eastern Conference clash in Chester, Pa.,Anderson was in the right place at the right time to vo...
FC Cincinnati win 1-0, end Revolution's nine-match unbeaten streak
Kevin Denkey drew first blood in the 26th minute with a goal, and FC Cincinnati would maintain that lead the rest of the match for a 1-0 win Saturday night over the New England Revolution.,Cincinnati (10-5-3, 33 points) snapped its four-match winless streak and earned its first MLS regular-season sw...
Crew hang on late to hand Whitecaps rare loss
Diego Rossi scored the go-ahead goal in the 21st minute and the Columbus Crew held on for a 2-1 victory over visiting Vancouver to hand the Whitecaps their first defeat in 12 matches.,The Whitecaps (10-2-5, 38 points) had six wins and five ties since their only loss on March 22 to the Chicago Fire. ...
Joao Klauss posts hat trick, as St. Louis City, Galaxy draw
Joao Klauss notched his first career MLS hat trick, including the tying goal in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time, to give St. Louis City a dramatic 3-3 tie with visiting Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday afternoon.,St. Louis City (3-9-6, 15 points) improved to 2-1-0 under interim coach Dav...
Quakes earn late 1-1 draw with Timbers
The Portland Timbers were denied the opportunity to avenge their Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup loss to the visiting San Jose Earthquakes after a late equalizer from substitute Preston Judd left the match tied 1-1 on Friday night.,Timbers goalkeeper James Pantemis spilled a last-minute desperation strike ...
Short-handed Real Salt Lake takes aim at visiting DC United
Real Salt Lake will try to end their seven-match winless streak when they host D.C. United on Saturday in Sandy, Utah.,Salt Lake (4-10-3, 15 points) is 0-4-3 with just five goals scored over its last seven matches and stands as one of the lowest-scoring clubs in MLS with only 16 goals in 17 regular-...
Slumping Colorado Rapids set to host former manager, Orlando City
The Colorado Rapids hope for a better result in their second of three consecutive home games on Saturday night when they host an Orlando City side managed by one-time Rapids boss Oscar Pareja.,Both Colorado and Orlando (7-4-6, 27 points) have lost consecutive games, with the Rapids (6-7-4, 22 points...
San Diego FC, Minnesota United square off in battle for No. 2 in West
Second place in the Western Conference will be up for grabs when San Diego FC and Minnesota United kick off the second half of their MLS seasons on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,San Diego (9-5-3, 30 points) and Minnesota United (8-3-6, 30 points) enter the contest tied for the No. 2 spot in th...
Sporting KC looks to leapfrog FC Dallas in West standings
Sporting Kansas City will look to pick up points for a fifth time in six matches when they play host to FC Dallas on Saturday.,Kansas City (4-9-4, 16 points) opens a three-match homestand looking to leapfrog Dallas (4-6-6, 18 points) in the Western Conference table.,Sporting KC is coming off a 3-1 l...
CF Montreal looking to right ship vs. Dynamo after international break
CF Montreal is hoping the two-week international break will be just what the doctor ordered and help them right their floundering season when they visit the Houston Dynamo on Saturday.,Montreal (1-11-5, 8 points) remains last in the Eastern Conference and is just one point out of the basement in the...