LAFC is consolidated in the West and New York City, in the East

The LAFCwithout Carlos Vela due to injury, combined its leadership with the Western Conference of mls while the East underwent a change in the first position along with New York City leading rather than the Philadelphia Union.

Following their elimination on Wednesday in the round of 16 of the US Open Cup against rival LA Galaxy (3-1), the LAFC regained their smile with a 3-2 win over the San José Earthquakes.

Colombian Cristian Arango from a penalty, Ryan Hollingshead and Uruguayan Brian Rodríguez scored for the Los Angeles team while Jeremy Ebobisse scored a double for San José that put him 9 points in the top of the list of MLS scorers with Jesús Ferreira of Dallas.

After being injured in the Cup match against the Galaxy, Vela did not play on Saturday but LAFC coach Steve Cherundolo clarified that “he is not serious.”

LAFC remains ahead of the West with 29 points and ahead of Dallas and Real Salt Lake by 4 points and Austin by 5 (with fewer games since they face Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernández’s Galaxy this Sunday).

For its part, New York City, last year’s MLS champion, won 0-1 over Minnesota United and thus extended the superb consecutive result: it has seven wins in its last eight games.

A headed goal by Alexander Callens and a great performance by goalkeeper Sean Johnson were enough for the New Yorkers to lead the Philadelphia Union in the East, who tied 1-1 on their visit to the New England Revolution, which included penalty goal from the Argentinian Gustavo Bou.

New York City had 26 points and one game less than Philadelphia Union, second with 25 points. For their part, Florida teams are the heads and tails of the day.

The face matches Inter Miami’s Argentine Gonzalo Higuaín, with a goal from Ecuadorian Leonardo Campana beating the Portland Timbers 2-1.

Instead, Orlando City’s Peruvian goalkeeper Pedro Gallese lost this afternoon 1-3 against Dallas, which turned the score around in less than 20 minutes and featured a goal from Argentine Franco Jara.

Vibrant Montreal wins against Cincinnati

This Saturday’s MLS left some amazing games with multiple goals, especially the colorful 4-3 where Montreal beat Cincinnati. Honduran Romell Quioto signed a brace with the Canadians and Venezuelan Júnior Moreno scored two of Cincinnati’s three goals.

Also entertaining was the New York Red Bulls ’4-1 against DC United (two goals from the Brazilian Luquinhas for the New Yorkers) or the 3-2 from Toronto against the Chicago Fire (double from the Spaniard’s Alejandro Pozuelo for locals and both from Colombian Carlos Terán for a Chicago under the East).

Many goals were also seen in Nashville’s 1-3 against Colorado Rapids (Chilean Diego Rubio scored a free kick for a Rapids that lost 0-3 in the 17th minute) or Real’s 3-0 Salt Lake against Houston Dynamo (one of the goals was scored by Venezuelan Sergio Córdova).

In the remaining games on Saturday, bottom West, Sporting Kansas City, fell 0-1 to the Vancouver Whitecaps while the Columbus Crew beat Atlanta United 1-2 at home, which Argentine Thiago Almada was sent off on the duel is over.