MONTREAL (AP) Didier Drogba scored a hat trick in his first start for Montreal, leading the Impact to a 4-3 home win against Chicago in Major League Soccer on Saturday.
Elsewhere, Seattle's stars Obafemi Martins and Clint Dempsey both scored to give the Sounders a 2-1 home win against Toronto, moving into a share of third place in the tightly contested Western Conference.
The Sounders moved level on points with Dallas, which is away at Columbus on Sunday, and a point ahead of two other teams in the fierce struggle for playoff positions.
In the day's other games, New England pulled away to beat Orlando City and Philadelphia won at San Jose.
Drogba's hat trick included the equalizing and go-ahead goals in quick succession midway through the second half.
The former Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker put Montreal ahead in the 27th minute on a goal set up by Nigel Reo-Coker's cross.
A flurry of three goals in eight minutes left the teams locked 2-2 at halftime. Chicago's Jeff Larentowicz converted a penalty in the 36th minute to level the scores, Wandrille Lefevre put Montreal ahead by heading in a corner in the 42nd, and Gilberto scored against his former club in the 44th to bring the Fire level again.
Kennedy Igboananike scored in the 59th minute to put Chicago in front for the first time, but it was Drogba who lifted Montreal to victory in the Impact's first game under interim coach Mauro Biello following Frank Klopas' firing.
Drogba drilled home the equalizer with a shot from near the edge of the area. In the 65th, his volley was saved by the goalkeeper but it was the former Chelsea striker who reacted quickest as he ran in to head the ball over the line with the keeper still grounded from the initial save. That completed a perfect hat trick: right foot, left foot and header.
Seattle's Martins and Dempsey played together in an MLS game for the first time since May 31 and showed they remain one the more dynamic duos in the league. The pair instigated both goals, Dempsey feeding Martins for the first goal in the opening minutes and Dempsey pouncing on a loose ball at the end of Martins long run to put Seattle in front in the 77th minute.
Eriq Zavaleta scored in the 59th minute for Toronto, but the Canadian club's attack struggled to create consistent pressure with Sebastian Giovinco out with an adductor injury and Jozy Altidore playing for the U.S. on international duty.
New England's Diego Fagundez scored late in the first half and the Revolution scored twice in the closing minutes to record a 3-0 home win against Orlando City.
New England (11-9-7) extended its undefeated streak to six, with five victories during that stretch.
The Revolution had a number of chances throughout the first half, and Fagundez finally capitalized in the 43rd minute with a two-touch finish of Lee Nguyen's chip cross.
Juan Agudelo tapped in the end of a four-pass combination to double New England's lead in the 84th minute, and Chris Tierney capped the scoring with a left-footed blast in the final minute.
Orlando City is winless in six matches.
Philadelphia's Conor Casey scored two late headed goals to lift the Union to a 2-1 win at San Jose.
Casey entered as a substitute in the 60th minute and scored the equalizer in the 74th, finishing Raymon Gaddis' diagonal cross with a leaping header. The goal snapped San Jose's 447-minute streak without conceding a goal; the longest in MLS this season.
The Union took the lead in the 86th minute when Casey redirected Tranquillo Barnetta's free kick with a glancing header.
Chris Wondolowski had converted from the spot to open the scoring for the Earthquakes in the 64th minute.
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