Major League Soccer Roundup, Aug. 4

Major League Soccer Roundup, Aug. 4

Published Sep. 5, 2010 10:18 a.m. ET

Real Salt Lake beat the New York Red Bulls 1-0 on Saturday to tie a Major League Soccer record by remaining unbeaten at home for 22 games.

Fabian Espindola scored in the 4th minute, getting on the end of a Kyle Beckerman pass and slotting it past the onrushing keeper.

The defending MLS champions tied the record set by the Columbus Crew last year, and moved within one point of respective conference leaders Columbus and Los Angeles.

In Bridgeview, Illinois, Los Angeles needed a last-minute equalizer to salvage a 1-1 draw at Chicago, and lost its overall lead in the MLS standings.

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Omar Gonzalez headed in a corner by Landon Donovan in the 90th minute to give L.A. an away point, while Columbus' victory brought it level with the Galaxy on 44 points.

Chicago was reduced to 10 men in the 21st minute, yet went ahead in the 87th via a Collins John free kick.

In Frisco, Texas, Dallas extended its club-record unbeaten streak to 13 matches by defeating Toronto.

David Ferreira set up Jeff Cunningham's 47th minute goal by looping a pass over three defenders to Marvin Chavez who redirected the ball back to Cunningham, who scored from the top of the are.

Cunningham, who started for the injured Milton Rodriguez, scored his 129th career MLS goal.

In Washington, Guillermo Barros Schelotto scored to help Columbus beat lowly D.C. United and extend its lead in the Eastern Conference to 7 points.

Schelotto scored after United goalkeeper Bill Hamid miscontrolled a back pass from Clyde Simms.

D.C. has scored only 15 goals in 23 games this season, failing to trouble the scorers 15 times.

In Foxborough, Massachussets, a late scoring surge saw New England overcome Seattle.

The visitors had gone ahead through Steve Zakuani in the 59th minute, before the Revolution sparked into life.

Chris Tierney equalized in the 70th minute, Marko Perovic put the hosts ahead three minutes later, and Kheli Dube provided a buffer in the 81st.

In Commerce City, Colorado, Omar Cummings scored two second-half goals and Conor Casey added another, leading Colorado past Chivas.

Cummings turned down an invitation from Jamaica's national team to play in a friendly against Costa Rica on Sunday because of green-card issues. That was to the Rapids' benefit as he notched his seventh and eighth goals of the season.

Casey had put Colorado ahead, knocking in a ball after Chivas goalie Zach Thornton mishandled a shot from Cummings.

In Chester, Pennsylvania, Davy Arnaud fired in a 30-yard shot in the 71st minute to salvage a point for Kansas City at Philadelphia.

Sebastien Le Toux scored in the 33rd minute for the Union, taking a pass from rookie Danny Mwanga and sending a clean shot past Wizards goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen.

Kansas City was without leading scorer Kei Kamara, who joined Sierra Leone's national team in preparation for the African Cup of Nations qualifier against Egypt on Sunday.

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