FC Cincinnati overcomes red card to defeat Seattle Sounders, Paul Arriola’s own-goal leads to draw

Brenner scored in the 63rd minute and FC Cincinnati rallied by finishing a man down to hand visiting Seattle Sounders FC their first defeat of the young season with a 1-0 win on Saturday night.

Moments after Brenner struck the side of the net following a Seattle turnover by goalkeeper Stefan Frei, the Brazilian did not miss his next opportunity.

Following another Sounders toss in their own box, some nifty passing from Cincinnati landed the ball at the foot of Brenner, whose low, broadside shot deflected off the hand of a scattering Frei. It was his first goal of the season coming in the 63rd minute.

DALLAS 1, VANCOUVER 1

The Vancouver Whitecaps and FC Dallas tied 1-1 on Saturday thanks to an own goal by Dallas’ Paul Arriola.

Sebastien Ibeagha scored in the 5th minute to give Dallas the lead (1-1-1). Nkosi Tafari had an assist on the goal.

Vancouver (0-2-1) equalized in the 34th minute with an oversight by Arriola.

Dallas outshot Vancouver 11-10, but the Whitecaps held a 4-2 advantage in shots on goal.

Yohei Takaoka made a save for Vancouver. Maarten Paes had four saves for Dallas.

Sebastien Ibeagha of FC Dallas sticks his head in the ball in front of Sergio Cordova of Whitecaps

COLÓN 1, TORNTO 1

Jimmy Medranda scored in the 75th minute in his first game for the Columbus Crew, moments after coming on as a substitute, as the Crew earned a 1-1 draw with hosts Toronto FC on Saturday night at BMO Field.

Medranda, who arrived from the Seattle Sounders in the offseason as a free agent, broke away from the line of defenders and appeared to be close to being offside before sending the ball over the goalie’s head. The linesman’s flag was raised for offside, but after video review, the goal was awarded.

Colón (1-1-1, 4 points) was the attacking team in the final minutes after Medranda’s goal. But the Crew were unable to find a winner before time expired despite tries like Lucas Zelarayan hitting the left post with a shot in the first minute of second half stoppage time.

Columbus Crew players celebrate after a goal by midfielder Jimmy Medranda against Toronto

PHILADELPHIA 1, CHICAGO 0

Joaquín Torres scored the only goal of the game in the 90th minute to lead the Philadelphia Union to a 1-0 victory over the visiting Chicago Fire on Saturday in an Eastern Conference game in Chester, Pennsylvania.

Chicago played the final 40 minutes and extra time with 10 men after Fabian Herbers received his second yellow card of the game in the 50th minute.

Torres received a pass from José Martínez just outside the box and fired a left-footed shot into the bottom right corner for the game-winner over a Fire side that had controlled the game until Herbers’ dismissal.

Chicago Fire defender Carlos Teran reacts during the first half against the Philadelphia Union.

NASHVILLE 2, MONTREAL 0

Jacob Shaffelburg scored a goal in the first half and Joe Willis did it without having to make a save as Nashville SC blanked CF Montreal 2-0 on Saturday night.

Shaffelburg found the net in the 37th minute with an assist from reigning MVP Hany Mukhtar. Taylor Washington added a surefire goal for Nashville (2-0-1) in the 89th minute. Shaq Moore and Alex Muyl added assists on the scoreboard.

Montreal (0-3-0) is the only team in the league without a goal or point in the first three games of the season. Only four other teams in league history have opened a season with three straight shutout losses: NYCFC (2020), Seattle Sounders (2018), Toronto (record four in a row in 2007) and the 1999 Kansas City Wizards.

Nashville SC defender Taylor Washington celebrates after scoring a goal against CF Montreal

RED BULLS 1, MINNESOTA 1

Andrés Reyes scored a goal in the snow early in the second half to help the New York Red Bulls earn a cold 1-1 draw with Minnesota United on Saturday night.

John Tolkin scored an equalizing assist for Reyes in the 49th minute for New York (0-1-2).

Bongokuhle Hlongwane pushed Minnesota United (1-0-1) to a 1-0 lead with an unassisted goal in the 18th minute.

Minnesota United came into the game with two straight road wins over the Red Bulls. New York’s only previous trip to Minnesota came in United’s inaugural 2017 season: a 3-0 Red Bulls win.

Minnesota’s Bongokuhle Hlongwane shoots a rebound off Red Bulls goalie Carlos Miguel Coronel

AUSTIN 2, ROYAL SALT LAKE 1

Austin FC teenager Owen Wolff scored the go-ahead goal, joining an exclusive club in a 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night.

The 18-year-old midfielder made him and his father, Austin head coach Josh Wolff, the eighth father-son combo to score a goal in an MLS game. Josh Wolff made his Chicago Fire debut in 1998 and scored 80 goals before retiring in 2012.

Wolff helped Austin (2-1-0) take a 1-0 lead in the 9th minute when he got an assist on a goal from defenseman Jon Gallagher.

Justen Glad -with assists from Damir Kreilach and Andrew Brody- scored the equalizer in the 22nd minute for Real Salt Lake (1-2-0).

Real Salt Lake midfielder Damir Kreilach (8) receives a red card and is sent off against Austin FC

GALAXY 0, KANSAS CITY 0

Despite hitting the Galaxy defense with 30 shots, including 11 against Los Angeles goaltender Jonathan Bond, host Sporting KC couldn’t find the back of the net, extending their scoreless drought to start the 2023 season with a 0-0 draw on Saturday night.

The hosts failed to capitalize on their six-game winning streak at home to end the 2022 season.

The Galaxy (0-1-1, one point) looked like they were going to have a good chance of winning in overtime after a Kansas City turnover deep in their own half gave the visitors a 1-yard lead. three against two, but a desperate defense led to a corner that came to nothing.

Kansas City forward Willy Agada greets Galaxy goalie Jonathan Bond (1) after their match

RAPIDS 1, EARTHQUAKES 0

Cristian Espinosa scored the only goal as the San Jose Earthquakes produced a 1-0 victory over the visiting Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.

Espinosa’s first goal of the season gave San José (2-1-0, 6 points) its second straight win.

Earthquakes goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski didn’t have to make any saves in his first appearance of the season. The shutout is the 15th of his career.

The Rapids (0-2-1, 1 point) remained scoreless on the season and didn’t put a shot into the net. Colorado’s drought is reminiscent of the 2015 season when the Rapids went scoreless in each of their first four games.