MLS ROUNDUP: LAFC thrash St Louis to の近くに the gap in 戦う／戦い of Western 会議／協議会 high-flyers... as THREE are sent off in Philly's 勝利，勝つ over Nashville

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Carlos Vela, Stipe Biuk and Jose Cifuentes all 得点する／非難する／２０d inside the last 20 minutes as a late 爆破 by Los Angeles FC 安全な・保証するd a 抱擁する 勝利，勝つ in their （米）棚上げする／（英）提議する-最高の，を越す 戦う／戦い against newcomers St Louis.

長，率いるing into the game in LA, St Louis led the West by three points, with LAFC 負かす／撃墜する in third, but Wednesday's results saw LAFC leapfrog Seattle Sounders into second and の近くに the gap at the 最高の，を越す to just two points.

Until late on in the game, it seemed as though both 味方するs were happy to settle for a draw, but the ever-reliable Vela opened the 得点する／非難する／２０ing to put LA in 前線.

The lead was 二塁打d by Biuk 10 minutes later, before Cifuentes made sure 深い into 傷害 time.

St Louis went into the game with three straight 勝利，勝つs, but have now been 手渡すd a 重要な blow to their lead at the 最高の，を越す of the 分割 in their debut season.?

Jake Nerwinski (left) and Mateusz Bogusz 戦う／戦い for the ball during the big game of the night

Nashville SC 0-2 Philadelphia Union?

Daniel Gazdag 得点する／非難する／２０d on a 刑罰，罰則 kick in each half and the Philadelphia Union （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Nashville SC 2-0 on Wednesday night in a match that saw three players 出口 in the second half 予定 to red cards

Gazdag gave the Union (11-7-4) a 1-0 lead in the 40th minute after a foul by Nashville's Daniel Lovitz. He 追加するd an 保険 goal in the 84th minute after a second yellow card on Lovitz - 軍隊ing Nashville (11-7-5) to play a man 負かす／撃墜する. Gazdag has nine goals and nine 補助装置s this season.

Nashville's Shaq Moore and Philadelphia's Juli?n Carranza both received red cards in the fifth minute of 停止 time for violent 行為／行う.

Joe Bendik did not have to make a save to earn the clean sheet for the Union. Joe Willis stopped three 発射s for Nashville.

The Union snap a two-match losing streak with their first shutout since a 3-0 victory over CF Montreal to begin June.

The Union pulled to within a point of third-place Nashville in the Eastern 会議／協議会 with the 勝利，勝つ.

Daniel Gazdag celebrates after 得点する／非難する／２０ing the second of his two 刑罰，罰則s against Nashville

冒険的な KC 2-2 Real Salt Lake?

Danny Musovski and Anderson Julio 得点する／非難する／２０d second-half goals as Real Salt Lake （機の）カム from two 得点する／非難する／２０s 負かす／撃墜する to earn a 2-2 draw with 冒険的な Kansas City on Wednesday night, upping its unbeaten streak on the road to 11 in all 競争s.

Real Salt Lake (9-7-7) is just the third team in league history with a 二塁打-digit unbeaten run on the road and the first since the Portland 木材／素質s had an 11-match run spanning the 2012-13 seasons.

D?niel Sall?i 火刑／賭けるd 冒険的な KC (6-10-8) to a 1-0 lead in the 30th minute, using an 補助装置 from Johnny Russell to 得点する／非難する／２０ his fifth goal of the season. Russell took a pass from Erik Thommy six minutes later and 設立する the 逮捕する for a third time this seaso n as 冒険的な KC took a 2-0 lead into halftime.

Musovski got Real Salt Lake on the scoreboard in the first minute of the second half when he used a pass from Cristian Arango to 得点する／非難する／２０ his fifth goal of the season. Julio 得点する／非難する／２０d the equalizer unassisted in the 72nd minute with his fourth netter this season.

Kendall McIntosh finished with seven saves for 冒険的な KC. Gavin Beavers saved two 発射s for Real Salt Lake.

Real Salt Lake 改善するs to 4-1-1 in its last six matches with 冒険的な KC, 含むing the プレーオフs.

冒険的な Kansas City and Real Salt Lake 株d the spoils in an entertaining 2-2 draw in Kansas

Houston Dynamo 0-3 Minnesota 部隊d?

Teemu Pukki 得点する／非難する／２０d his first Major League サッカー goal and チーム仲間 Bongokuhle Hlongwane also 一致するd in the first half as the Minnesota 部隊d 抑えるのをやめるd some goal-得点する／非難する／２０ing 力／強力にする in 敗北・負かすing the host Houston Dynamo 3-0 on Wednesday night.

T he 早期に goals （機の）カム in support of goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair, who 安全な・保証するd the shutout with six saves. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 追加するd the third goal with いっそう少なく than three minutes to play in 規則, also with his first goal of the year.

Minnesota (7-8-6, 27 points) bounced 支援する from a three-goal 敗北・負かす to Austin FC on Saturday. The 部隊d have racked up eight goals across their last three games.

Houston (8-10-4, 28 points) had its winless streak stretch to four games. Goalkeeper Steve Clark made one save.

Houston held an 圧倒的な 領土の advantage, 開始する，打ち上げるing a total of 24 発射s. The Dynamo put only six of those on 逮捕する.

One of St. Clair's best saves （機の）カム in the sixth minute of the second half when his dive 妨害するd an 試みる／企てる from Artur.

Hlongwane notched his team-主要な sixth goal of the season in the 15th minute, Pukki 得点する／非難する／２０d five minutes later.

Teemu Pukki - 以前は of Norwich - 得点する／非難する／２０d his first MLS goal after joining Minnesota 部隊d

New England 革命 2-1 Atlanta 部隊d?

Matt Polster and Giacomo Vrioni 得点する／非難する／２０d in the first nine minutes, Djordje Petrovic made a career-high 10 saves and the New England 革命 敗北・負かすd Atlanta 部隊d 2-1 on Wednesday night.

Polster netted his second goal of the season to give the 革命 (11-4-7) the lead, 得点する／非難する／２０ing unassisted in the 4th minute. Vrioni stretched the advantage to 2-0 when he took a pass from Carles Gil and 得点する／非難する／２０d his fifth goal this season. Gil returned from a one-match 中断 for 蓄積するing five yellow cards. He 行方不明になるd the Revs' 2-1 loss to the New York Red Bulls on Saturday.

Djordje Petrovic 行方不明になるd his 発射 at a clean sheet when Machop Chol 得点する／非難する／２０d unassisted in the third minute of second-half 停止 time for his second goal this season and the second of his career. Brad Guzan had four saves for Atlanta 部隊d (9-6-8).

New England 改善するs to 4-0-2 in its last six matches against Atlanta 部隊d after going 0-5-2 in the previous seven.

New England 革命 midfielder M att Polster wheels away in 祝賀 after 得点する／非難する／２０ing

Chicago 解雇する／砲火／射撃 3-0 CF Montreal?

Xherdan Shaqiri and Maren あられ／賞賛する-Selassie both had a goal and an 補助装置 in the first half to 力／強力にする the Chicago 解雇する／砲火／射撃 to a 3-0 victory over CF Montreal on Wednesday night.

Chicago (7-7-8) struck quickly when Brian Guti?rrez used a pass from 19-year-old Georgios Koutsias in the 9th minute to 得点する／非難する／２０ his first goal of the season.

あられ／賞賛する-Selassie and Shaqiri 始める，決める each other's goals up. あられ／賞賛する-Selassie's fourth netter this season （機の）カム two minutes after Guti?rrez 得点する／非難する／２０d. Shaqiri 得点する／非難する／２０d his third goal of the season in the 34th minute to give the 解雇する／砲火／射撃 a 3-0 lead at halftime.

Chicago snapped a four-match losing streak to Montreal (8-12-2) with its first multi-goal 利ざや of victory this season.

Xherdan Shaqiri had a goal and an 補助装置 in the first half to help Chicago 解雇する／砲火／射撃 （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Montreal

San Jose 地震s 2-0 Seattle Sounders?

Cristian Espinoza had a goal and an 補助装置 as the San Jose 地震s 敗北・負かすd the visiting Seattle Sounders 2-0 Wednesday night in an MLS match.

Miguel Trauco 追加するd a 最高潮の場面-reel goal as the 地震s (8-7-8, 32 points) snapped a five-match winless streak (0-2-3). Backup goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski, playing for the 一時停止するd Daniel, made two saves in 地位，任命するing the shutout.

Seattle goalie Stefan Cleveland, getting his second straight start with league shutout leader Stefan Frei in the concussion 議定書, was credited with one save. The Sounders (10-8-5, 35 points) had a two-match winning streak come to an end.

Trauco's 一致する in the 65th minute gave the 地震s a two-goal advantage. Espinoza's corner kick from the 右翼 設立する an open Trauco just past the 半分-circle at the 最高の，を越す of the 刑罰，罰則 area. Trauco's left-footed ボレー ロケット／急騰するd into the 味方する netting inside the 権利 地位，任命する, leaving Cleveland no chance.

Fans celebrate after watching Cristian Espinoza 得点する／非難する／２０ in the 地震s' 勝利，勝つ over Seattle

Colorado 早いs 0-0 Portland 木材／素質s?

The Portland 木材／素質s and Colorado 早いs finished off a scoreless draw Saturday night in a match that began on July 4 before 存在 abandoned 予定 to 雷雨s.

William Yarbrough had two saves to 完全にする a clean sheet for the 早いs (3-10-9). David Bingham needed one save to notch the shutout for the 木材／素質s (5-9-8).

The match was 再開するd in the 46th minute. Only players who were active on July 4 were 適格の to play. That 支配するd out Colorado's Andrew Gutman, who joined the 早いs after that date.

Portland returns home to host the Columbus 乗組員 on Saturday. Colorado will host the Houston Dynamo on Saturday.