Brad Stuver made six saves and recorded his third consecutive shutout as Austin FC played the host Vancouver Whitecaps to a scoreless tie on Saturday night. The action was near Stuver for most of the night as Vancouver had a 24-4 advantage in shots. The Whitecaps placed just six on target, while Austin put only one on net. Austin FC (4-3-4, 16 points) is 4-1-1 over its past six matches. Vancouver (5-2-3, 18 points) is

Tani Oluwaseyi scored what proved to be the game-winner and Dayne St. Clair made three saves as visiting Minnesota United beat Atlanta United 2-1 on Saturday night. It was the third straight game that Oluwaseyi scored a goal. Kervin Arriaga also scored for Minnesota United (6-2-2, 20 points), which won its third consecutive match. Saba Lobjanidze scored for Atlanta United (3-4-3, 12 points), which has gone winless (0-2-3) in its past five matches. Brad Guzan

Cristian Arango scored his ninth goal of the season in the 81st minute to lift Real Salt Lake to a 1-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night in Sandy, Utah. Arango’s header off a set piece delivery from Brayan Vera took Salt Lake (6-2-3, 21 points) to a third consecutive win and a third home victory, halving their total from the entire 2023 season. The Colombian striker finished the evening third on the

Defender Alexandros Katranis scored a stunning goal from outside the box in the 89th minute to propel Real Salt Lake to a 2-1 win over the host Philadelphia Union on Saturday in Chester, Pa. RSL (5-2-3, 18 points) improved to 4-0-2 in their past six matches while ending the Union’s run as the last unbeaten team in MLS. Philadelphia had not lost a regular-season match at home since March 25, 2023. Andres Gomez also scored

Adrian Martinez scored in the third minute of second-half stoppage time as New York City FC rallied past Charlotte FC 2-1 on Saturday at Yankee Stadium to run their winning streak to three games. Martinez entered the game as a substitute for Mounsef Bakrar in the 82nd minute. Martinez delivered his second goal of the season by flicking in a right-footed shot from the center of the box past Charlotte goalie Kristijan Kahlina after getting

Denis Bouanga scored from about 12 yards out in second-half stoppage time for his sixth goal of the season to lift Los Angeles FC to a 3-2 victory over the 10-man Portland Timbers on Saturday night. Bouanga had also helped create LAFC’s opening tally, ultimately ruled an own goal late in the first half, and Timothy Tillman added his fourth goal in first-half stoppage time. The Black-and-Gold (4-3-3, 15 points) had let that halftime lead

Denis Bouanga scored his second goal of the match in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time to give Los Angeles FC a 2-2 draw with the visiting New York Red Bulls on Saturday night. Bouanga also scored on a penalty kick in the second half. Emil Forsberg scored in the 81st minute to give the Red Bulls a 2-1 lead. New York’s other goal came on an own goal by LAFC’s Eddie Segura early

Ryan Gauld and Brian White scored second-half goals as the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps moved into first place in the Western Conference with a 2-0 victory against the short-handed Seattle Sounders on Saturday night. The Sounders (1-4-3, 6 points) finished the game with nine players after a pair of red cards, to Jackson Ragen in the 43rd minute and Alex Roldan in the 75th. Goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka made two saves in posting the shutout for the

Emiliano Rigoni scored in the 86th minute to lift visiting Austin FC to a 1-0 victory over Houston Dynamo FC on Saturday in a Copa Tejas game between the Lone Star State foes. Rigoni got behind the Dynamo defense and used his left foot to send a pass from CJ Fodrey from the left side of the box to beat Houston goalkeeper Steve Clark with the decisive goal. The win gave the Verde (3-3-3, 12