SEATTLE — Seattle’s Chad Marshall headed in a corner from Marco Pappa in the 84th minute to complete a 2-1 home win over Philadelphia on Saturday, keeping the Sounders atop the Major League Soccer standings. ADVERTISING SEATTLE — Seattle’s Chad
SEATTLE — Seattle’s Chad Marshall headed in a corner from Marco Pappa in the 84th minute to complete a 2-1 home win over Philadelphia on Saturday, keeping the Sounders atop the Major League Soccer standings.
Seattle fell behind in the 13th minute when Brad Evans put the ball into his own net and the Union held that lead until Obefemi Martins equalized in the 61st.
Philadelphia has got eight games without a win, levelling the club’s longest winless sequence.
TORONTO 1, NEW ENGLAND 2
Defender Doneil Henry made two mistakes that led to New England goals in the Revolution’s 2-1 victory at Toronto.
Henry’s turnover in the 24th minute led to the first goal for New England, as Daigo Kobayashi sent a through ball for rookie Patrick Mullins, whose beat the diving goalkeeper for his first MLS goal.
Henry compounded the error when he gave away a penalty for hand ball in the 82nd minute and Lee Nguyen converted from the spot.
Toronto had taken the lead through A.J. Soares in the sixth minute but fell to a third-straight defeat.
CHICAGO 2, REAL SALT LAKE 3
Real Salt Lake’s Joao Plata scored twice in the final 24 minutes, including the winner in stoppage time, to giving the visitors a 3-2 win at a Chicago side that is still winless after eight games.
The Fire lost despite scoring twice in the first 30 minutes, with Mike Magee and Juan Luis Anangono finding the net.
Plata pulled a goal back in the 72nd minute, Alvaro Saborio equalized at the start of stoppage time and then Plata came up with the last-gasp winner for Real Salt Lake, which remained two games behind Seattle for the league’s best record.
COLORADO 1, LOS ANGELES 0
Colorado’s Vincente Sanchez scored in the 20th minute and the Rapids held on for a win over Los Angeles.
Sanchez, who sat out the second half with a sore left knee, curled a shot between two defenders to record his team-leading fifth goal.
Galaxy striker Robbie Keane had a chance to equalize from the penalty spot in the 62nd but shot wide, and Los Angeles lost its first game in five. The Galaxy has the equal least goals this season, with seven from six games.
VANCOUVER 3, SAN JOSE 2
Pedro Morales scored twice in a minute in the first half to set up Vancouver’s win over San Jose.
Morales scored a penalty in the 19th minute and then hit a long-range shot in the 20th minute. Kekuta Manneh also scored a goal for the Whitecaps.
Chris Wondolowski scored both goals for San Jose (1-3-3) — in the 45th minute and in second-half stoppage time.
PORTLAND 3, D.C. UNITED 2
Portland’s Maximiliano Urruti scored in the final minute of stoppage time to give the Timbers a dramatic victory and a belated first game of the season, defeating D.C. United.
But Urruti came off the bench to snap that run with a rebound from just inside the box as United goalkeeper Bill Hamid tumbled to the rainsoaked turf.
Portland twice led, through a first-minute goal by Gaston Fernandez and a Mamadou Danso goal in the 78th, but twice the hosts were pegged back as D.C. equalized through Davy Arnaud in the 21st and a Danso own goal in the 78th.
The loss snapped a five-match undefeated string for United.
CHIVAS 1, HOUSTON 4
Giles Barnes scored twice in Houston’s comfortable win at struggling Chivas.
Houston snapped a six-match winless skid, with Brad Davis and Will Bruin also scoring for Dynamo.
Erick Torres scored the opening goal for Chivas, which won its first game of the season but has not succeeded in eight since.
Chivas was reduced to 10 men when goalkeeper Tim Melia was sent off in the 67th minute for tripping Bruin in the penalty area.
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Edin Dzeko scored twice to help Manchester City rally past Everton 3-2 Saturday night and stay in control of the Premier League title race.
City had won just one of its previous 15 matches at Goodison Park and fell behind when Ross Barkley curled in a brilliant shot to give Everton an 11th-minute lead.
Sergio Aguero tied it in the 22nd, beating American goalkeeper Tim Howard to the near post for his 17th league goal this season. Aguero left six minutes later with a leg injury he said was minor, and City took a 3-1 lead on goals by Dzeko in the 43rd and 48th minutes.
Romelu Lukaku’s goal in the 65th set up a tense finish, but City held on through more than six minutes of stoppage time.
City (25-6-5) has 80 points and leads on goal difference over Liverpool (25-6-5), which plays Monday at Crystal Palace. Because of its greater goal difference, City likely would win its second title in three years if it wins its final two games against Aston Villa on Wednesday and West Ham on May 11 — both at home.
Chelsea (24-6-6), third with 78 points, hosts Norwich on Sunday.
Fulham, which has been in the Premier League since 2001-02, was relegated along with Cardiff when they both lost and Sunderland won 1-0 at Manchester United on Sebastian Larsson’s 30th-minute goal.
Fulham (9-24-4), bought last summer by Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan from Mohamed Al Fayed, lost 4-1 at Stoke. Cardiff (7-21-9), in its first season since promotion, was defeated 3-0 at Newcastle.
ITALIAN CUP
In a final that started 40 minutes late because of pregame violence, Lorenzo Insigne scored in the 11th and 17th minutes, and Napoli defeated Fiorentina 3-1
A fan was in serious condition following a shooting on the outskirts of Rome before the match.
An off-duty police officer also was reportedly injured, and there were scenes of violence inside Stadio Olimpico. A firefighter injured by fireworks thrown from the stands by Napoli supporters.’
New Jersey-born forward Giuseppe Rossi entered in the 72nd minute for Fiorentina, his first game appearance since injuring his right knee on Jan. 5. Rossi plays for Italy’s national team and hopes to make the Azzurri World Cup roster.
Palermo (23-5-9) earned a return to Serie A after a one-year absence with a 1-0 win at Novara that secured the Serie B title. Argentine midfielder Franco Vazquez scored in the 41st minute for the Sicilian club.
SPANISH LA LIGA
Barcelona conceded a second goal to Getafe’s Angel Lafita in second-half stoppage time for a 2-2 draw at home, dealing a major blow to its hopes of retaining the Spanish league title.
Lionel Messi volleyed in Dani Alves’ pass in the 23rd for his 41st goal this season, only for Lafita to tie it. Substitute Cesc Fabregas set up Alexis Sanchez’s goal in the 67th.
Atletico Madrid (28-3-4), seeking its first league title since 1995, has a three-point lead going into its game Sunday at Levante. Real Madrid (26-4-4), which is three points behind Barcelona, hosts Valencia on Sunday.
GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
Mario Goetze scored twice and set up Thomas Mueller’s goal as Bayern Munich (28-2-3), which already has clinched its second straight league title, won 4-1 at Hamburg.
Hamburg (7-20-6) is 16th with 27 points with one game left, one point ahead of Nuremberg (5-17-11) and two in front of Eintracht Braunscheig (6-20-7). The bottom two teams are relegated and the 16th-place club goes to a playoff for a Bundesliga berth next season.
Augsburg won 1-0 at Braunschweig as Raul Bobadilla scored with a lob four minutes into second-half injury time. Nuremberg lost 2-0 to visiting Hannover.
Before Borussia Dortmund beat visiting Hoffenheim 3-2, home team fans gave a warm sendoff to Robert Lewandowski, who is joining Bayern next season, and Manuel Friedrich, who is retiring.
