MLS roundup

MLS roundup

Wednesday’s games

EASTERN CONFERNCE

NYCFC 3, Sounders 0

NEW YORK

Maximiliano Moralez, Jesus Medina and Ebenezer Ofori scored second-half goals and New York City FC beat the Seattle Sounders. New York (7-1-8) stretched its club-record unbeaten streak to 12 league games. Moralez has a goal or an assist in seven straight games, totaling six goals and eight assists since May 4. Moralez gave NYC a 1-0 lead in the 58th minute when his deflected shot bounced over goalkeeper Stefan Frei. Medina made it 2-0 in the 77th with an easy redirection for his first goal of the season and Ofori sent in a 35-yard shot 10 minutes later. NYC has 12 goals in its past three games. Seattle (8-5-5) has lost four of its past five games. Seattle’s best scoring chance came on Jordy Delem’s header off the crossbar in the 85th.

Philadelphia 3, Orlando City 1

ORLANDO, FLA.

Kacper Przybylko scored twice — his first multi-goal game in MLS — to help the Philadelphia Union beat Orlando City. Przybylko gave Philadelphia (10-5-5) a 2-1 lead in the 47th minute. Haris Medunjanin lofted a long pass that Brenden Aaronson flicked at the end line to Przybylko, who first-timed a half-volley for his fourth goal in the past three games. Chris Mueller stole a pass near midfield and raced downfield before slipping a side-footer past backpedaling defender Jack Elliott and just inside the post to give Orlando City (6-9-3) a 1-0 lead in the eighth minute. Przybylko ran onto a pass from Jamiro Monteiro, cut back to evade a defender and side-netted a left-footer that made it 1-1 in the 32nd. Fabrice-Jean Picault capped the scoring in the 52nd minute. Orlando City played much of the second half down two men after Robin Jansson and Sacha Kljestan were shown straight red cards — Jansson in the 45th for denying a goal-scoring opportunity and Kljestan in the 67th minute for a studs-up tackle.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Minnesota United 3, Earthquakes 1

ST. PAUL, Minn.

Michael Boxall scored his third career goal and Vito Mannone had seven saves to help Minnesota United beat the San Jose Earthquakes. Boxall, a defender in his fifth MLS season, played a cross that deflected off a defender and rolled back to Boxall who, as he continued his run, slipped it past charging goalkeeper Daniel Vega to make it 2-1 in the 52nd minute. Darwin Quintero gave Minnesota United (8-7-3) a 1-0 lead in the fifth minute, first-timing a cross by Ethan Finlay from seven yards. Miguel Ibarra rolled a pass toward the end line where Finlay played a one-touch entry to Quintero, whose volley deflected off the hand of Vega into the net. The Earthquakes made it 1-1 in the second minute of first-half stoppage time on a set piece just outside the area. Minnesota’s Osvaldo Alonso redirected Magnus Eriksson’s free kick but it deflected off San Jose’s Tommy Thompson and slipped inside the near post. Kevin Molina side-netted a first-timer to cap the scoring in the second minute of stoppage time. San Jose (7-7-4) had its six-game unbeaten streak snapped.

Associated Press