ATLANTA (AP) – Josef MartÃnez scored on a penalty kick in the 78th minute for his 100th MLS goal and Atlanta United beat Inter Miami 1-0 on Wednesday night. Atlanta (10-8-9) has won four of its last five games. Miami fell to 9-12-5. MartÃnez became the fifth player in MLS history to score his first 100 goals, in all competitions, with one club. He joined Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls), Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution), Robbie Keane (L.A. Galaxy) and Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers). MartÃnez did a stutter step on the penalty kick to get goalkeeper Nick Marsman diving the wrong way. The kick was awarded after Leandro González Pirez was called for a hand ball in the box. Atlanta goalkeeper Brad Guzan did not need to make a save for his eighth shutout of the season. RAPIDS 3, AUSTIN FC 0 COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) – William Yarbrough set a Colorado team record with his 11th shutout of the season and the Rapids beat Austin FC. Yarbrough broke a tie with Joe Cannon (2004) and Clint Irwin (2013). Colorado (13-4-9) extended its undefeated streak to 12 games. Expansion Austin (6-17-4) has lost six of its last seven games. Jonathan Lewis scored in first-half stoppage time, and Nicolás Mezquida and Auston Trusty scored 13 minutes apart early in the second half. REAL SALT LAKE 2, GALAXY 1 SANDY, Utah (AP) – Anderson Julio scored on a breakaway in the 95th minute to lift Real Salt Lake past Los Angeles. Salt Lake (11-10-6) has won three of its last four games. Los Angeles (11-11-5) had its winless run extended to eight matches. Julio got a touch on Damir Kreilach’s long pass to get away from two defenders and he volleyed it inside the far post, past a diving Jonathan Bond. Kreilach opened the scoring for Salt Lake in the 45th minute. Chicharito scored for the Galaxy in the 76th. REVOLUTION 4, MONTREAL 1 MONTREAL (AP) – DeJuan Jones, Adam Buksa, Gustavo Bou scored in MLS-leading New England’s victory over Montreal. New England (20-4-5) also scored on Rudy Camacho’s own goal. Joaquin Torres scored for Montreal (10-10-7). ORLANDO CITY 2, NASHVILLE 2, TIE NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Orlando City picked up an own goal off a corner kick in extra time in the draw with Nashville. Orlando City (10-8-9) cut it to 2-1 on Daryl Dike’s penalty kick in the 76th minute. Hany Mukhtar opened the scoring for Nashville (11-3-13) on a rebound off his penalty kick in the 11th minute, and Randall Leal scored in the 59th. SPORTING KANSAS CITY 3, FC DALLAS 1 FRISCO, Texas (AP) – Dániel Sallói had two goals to push his season total to 15, Johnny Russell scored on a penalty kick and Sporting Kansas City beat 10-man FC Dallas. Kansas City (14-6-7) has won three of its past four games as it chases the top spot in the Western Conference. Dallas (6-13-9) lost its third straight game. U.S. national team player Ricardo Pepi scored for Dallas. UNION 1, RED BULLS 1, TIE HARRISON, N.J. (AP) – Omir Fernandez scored his third goal in four games and New York tied Philadelphia. New York (11-8-7) extended its undefeated streak to four games. Sergio Santos scored for Philadelphia (10-7-9). D.C. UNITED 3, MINNESOTA UNITED 1 WASHINGTON (AP) – Junior Moreno scored his first goal for D.C. United with five minutes left to seal the victory over Minnesota. Ola Kamara and Julian Gressel also scored for D.C. United (12-11-4). Bakaye Dibassy scored for Minnesota (10-9-7). FIRE 2, NEW YORK CITY FC 0 BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) – Robert Beric and Federico Navarro scored and Chicago beat New York City for its first victory in a month.
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