NEW YORK (AP) - Obafemi Martins scored twice, Clint Dempsey had a goal and an assist and the Seattle Sounders beat New York City FC 3-1 on Sunday night.
Seattle (4-2-1) won its third straight game - and fourth in its last five - while NYCFC (0-5-2) had its winless streak reach seven matches.
Martins ran down a through ball and slotted a breakaway goal in the 23rd minute. He won another 1-on-1 battle with goalkeeper Josh Saunders in the 66th minute when he rolled in a goal after Dempsey’s cleaver back-heel pass.
Seattle led 1-0 at halftime. NYCFC has scored just one first-half goal this season.
NYCFC’s Mehdi Ballouchy tied it in the 54th minute.
Dempsey gave Seattle a 2-1 lead 4 minutes later.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1, FIRE 0
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Paulo Nagamura headed in a goal and Sporting Kansas City beat Chicago.
Nagamura scored in the 75th minute, 10 minutes after entering as a substitute. The goal concluded a 12-pass sequence, including a perfectly placed cross to the penalty spot by Jalil Anibaba.
Sporting KC (3-2-4) got its first win since April 5, while Chicago (3-4-0) had its three-game winning streak halted.
Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia, making his first start of the season, had a diving stop of Guly’s shot in the 13th minute. He pounced on his spilled save in the 18th minute. KC’s Dominic Dwyer sailed an open header in the 31st minute and Kevin Ellis headed one off the crossbar 2 minutes later.
Chicago’s David Accam was sent off in 89th minute with a red card, and goalkeeper Sean Johnson had his shutout streal end at 317 minutes.
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