1-2: Riqui’s Galaxy sinks to the West

The Argentine Lucas Zelarayán explains this Saturday on the day of MLS with a spectacular backheel assist in the Columbus Crew’s 4-0 thrashing of Real Salt Lake, while Los Angeles FC was held against the Colorado Rapids and Los Angeles Galaxy lost at home to the Seattle Sounders and remain winless after five days.

He Columbus Crew kept flying and, after crushing Atlanta United 6-1 last week, beat Atlanta United 4-0 Royal Salt Lake with Zelarayán’s excellent back-heel play for Aiden Morris’ 1-0 goal. He also made it 2-0 from the penalty spot for a Crew still without Colombian Juan Camilo ‘Cucho’ Hernández due to injury. He has ten goals in his last two games and is fourth in the East, four points behind the leader cincinnatiwho lost 1-0 to between miami with a goal in extra time in the first half by Colombian Yerson Mosquera.

A point from Cincinnati is the atlanta is unitedwhich left 1-6 suffered against the Crew and won 1-0 against the new york red bulls with the decisive goal from Greek Georgios Giakoumakis. Argentine Thiago Almada, who was absent last week when called up by Argentina’s national team, returned to the starting eleven. One of the best goals of the day was scored by Italian Federico Bernardeschi, with an Olympic goal off a corner kick in Toronto FC’s 2-2 draw against Charlotte.

In the West, the City of Saint Louis, a rookie club in MLS, lost its first game of the year after starting with five wins in five. They crashed at home against Minnesota United before Paraguayan Luis Amarilla’s penalty goal twelve minutes from time. He continues to lead the West, with two points leading some Sounders who won 2-1 in the field of Galaxystill orphans of Mexican Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernández.

The Sounders put their victory on track with two goals in the first half, the work of Jordan Morris and Brazilian Leo Chu. Morris scored with gusto after slotting in a low cross into the penalty area to celebrate his fifth goal in two games, following last week’s poker game against Sporting Kansas City. Chu surprised the rival goalkeeper with a low shot with his right foot from outside the area after an assist from Uruguayan Nicolás Lodeiro.

He was stunned LAFCcurrent champion, who did not come from 0-0 in his visit to RaidsMeanwhile he Dallas FC and the Portland Timbers they drew 1-1, with Ivorian Frank Boli responding to Argentine Facundo Quignon.

Among other results, Chicago Fire and Wayne Rooney’s DC United drew 0-0, as did last year’s finalist Philadelphia Union at home to Sporting Kansas City. It also tied the New England Revolution, who tied 1-1 at home against New York City, despite a goal from Spaniard Carles Gil, and lost the lead in the East. He is now one point behind Cincinnati. In the end, Argentine Cristian Espinoza’s double penalty gave the San José Earthquakes a 2-1 victory over Mexican Héctor Herrera’s Houston Dynamo.