CF Montreal will not be able to rest on its laurels if it wishes to retain second place in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS).
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New York City FC approached a single point behind the Montreal XI by defeating the Chicago Fire 2-0 on Sunday at SeatGeek Stadium.
The Big Apple team had not tasted victory in their last four meetings and had lost their last three. After allowing nine goals during this crossing of the desert, she protected her goalkeeper Sean Johnson in the best way: by not allowing any shots on target!
Gabriel Pereira opened the scoring in the 16th minute for the visitors by firing a rocket at the edge of the penalty area which gave goalkeeper Gaga Slonina no chance.
Uruguayan Santiago Rodriguez took advantage of a turnover at the mouth of the net to double New York’s lead at the start of the second half.
A hotly contested draw in Columbus
At Lower.com Field, the Columbus Crew and Atlanta United struggled to win but had to settle for a 2-2 draw.
Colombian international Cucho Hernandez thought he had led the Ohio team to victory by scoring twice between the 66th and 72nd minutes, but Juan José Sanchez leveled the score only five minutes later.
Midfielder Santiago Sosa was the first to thread the needle with a spectacular shot into the top of the net in the 21st minute.