John McCarthy finished with five saves for Los Angeles and Stefan Frei stopped three shots for Seattle as the Galaxy and Sounders played to a scoreless draw. McCarthy had four saves and Frei stopped the only shot he faced in the first half. Frei became available to play for the Sounders (2-5-4) after the red card he received in a match against D.C. United last weekend was rescinded by an independent review panel. LA (5-2-4) played without Riqui Puig, who missed the match because of an accumulation of yellow cards.
- May 9, 2024
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Major League Soccer
Rafael Navarro scored early, Cole Bassett had an assist and a late goal and Zack Steffen notched his first clean sheet with Colorado as the Rapids beat New York City FC for the first time 2-0 at rainy Citi Field. The Rapids (5-3-3), who were 0-3-3 all time in the series, grabbed the lead in the 16th minute and held it until halftime on a goal by Navarro. Bassett and Kévin Cabral set up Navarro’s fifth score this season. Bassett provided some insurance in the 86th minute when he used an assist from Calvin Harris, who subbed in for Omir Fernández in the 69th minute, to score his fourth goal of the campaign. Steffen had three saves. Matt Freese saved two shots for NYCFC (4-5-2).
Brad Stuver had seven saves to help Austin FC to a 0-0 tie with Vancouver in a game largely controlled by the Whitecaps. Vancouver (5-2-3) had 62% possession and outshot Austin 22-4, including 7-1 on target, with Austin’s lone shot on goal coming when Yohei Takaoka stopped Diego Rubio’s attempt in the 10th minute. Austin (4-3-4) has just one loss (and four wins) in its last six matches after a five-game winless streak to open the season.
Tomás Chancalay scored in the second half and newly signed Aljaž Ivačič made it stand up in his first start in goal for New England as the Revolution edged the Chicago Fire 1-0. The Revolution (2-7-1) snapped a three-match losing streak after the start was delayed an hour because of inclement weather. Chancalay’s goal was unassisted in the 62nd minute. Both his goals this season have come in the last two matches. Ivačič saved three shots to earn a clean sheet in his first start for New England. Ivačič played for the Portland Timbers from 2019-23 where he posted eight shutouts — six in 2022 — in 53 starts. Chris Brady finished with three saves for the Fire (2-5-4).
Cristian “Chicho” Arango scored his ninth goal of the season to help Real Salt Lake beat Sporting Kansas City 1-0. Chicho is tied with Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi for most goals in MLS this season. The 30-year-old striker has scored or assisted on 16 of RSL’s 19 goals in 2024. Real Salt Lake (6-2-3) has won three consecutive games and is unbeaten in its last seven. Kansas City (2-4-5) has surrendered 12 goals during its current five-game winless (three losses, two ties) streak.
Sam Surridge scored twice in the second half to finish off his first career hat trick, Hany Mukhtar had three assists and defender Walker Zimmerman scored for each team as Nashville SC rolled to a 4-1 victory over CF Montreal, snapping a five-match winless streak. Surridge gave Nashville the lead for good in the 12th minute and completed his hat trick in the 82nd. Zimmerman scored to make it 2-0 and his own goal in the 65th minute was the lone score for Montreal (3-4-3).
Lionel Messi set three MLS records with a goal and five assists as Inter Miami trounced the New York Red Bulls 6-2. His six goal contributions, five assists and five assists in a half were all league records. Fresh after earning MLS Player of the Month Award for April, Messi has scored and assisted in six consecutive league matches. Luis Suárez had three goals and Matias Rojas scored twice as Inter Miami scored six unanswered goals to come back from a 1-0 halftime deficit. Inter Miami remains atop the Eastern Conference with 24 points. Dante Vanzeir gave New York the first-half lead. The Red Bulls dropped to 4-2-5.
Roman Bürki had a season-high 10 saves to help St. Louis City to a 0-0 tie with the Houston Dynamo. St. Louis (2-1-7) has just one win since it beat New York City FC 2-0 on March 2. Steve Clark had three saves for the Dynamo. The 38-year-old has three shutouts this season. Houston (4-4-2) is winless in its last three games and has lost three of its last six.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — This time, Lionel Messi was in the Inter Miami starting lineup against the New York Red Bulls and he made a massive difference.
Jack McGlynn scored the lone goal of the second half to help the Philadelphia Union earn a 2-2 draw with D.C. United. DC United (3-3-5) jumped out to a 2-0 lead on Cristian Dájome’s goal in the 9th minute and Jacob Murrell's first career goal in the 33rd. Philadelphia (3-2-5) closed within a goal at halftime on a netter by Alejandro Bedoya in the 42nd minute. Defender Nathan Harriel notched his first assist of the season on McGlynn’s equalizer in the 79th minute.
Federico Bernardeschi scored twice to lead Toronto over Dallas, 3-1. Following the victory, Toronto is now 6-4-1, while Dallas fell to 2-6-2.
Kervin Arriaga and Tani Oluwaseyi scored six minutes apart in the second half and Minnesota United held on for a 2-1 victory over Atlanta United. Arriaga ended a scoreless match in the 54th minute with his first goal of the season for Minnesota United (6-2-2). Minnesota United took a 2-0 lead in the 60th minute on a goal by Oluwaseyi, who has a team-high five goals in three starts and 10 appearances in his first full season with the club. Atlanta United (3-4-3) pulled within a goal in the 82nd minute after Saba Lobjanidze used assists from Giorgos Giakoumakis and Daniel Rios to score for a second time this season.
