Sunday 20 March 2016 12:04, UK
Gyasi Zardes scored two goals early in the second half as Los Angeles beat 10-man San Jose 3-1 in the season opener of the California Clasico rivalry on Saturday, but they lost Steven Gerrard to injury.
Jelle Van Damme headed the ball across the front of goal and Zardes converted with a toe-poked finish in the 56th minute before doubling lead six minutes later with an opportunistic strike at Kip Colvey's errant clearance.
Robbie Keane completed scoring with a penalty for the Galaxy in the 91st minute, however, team-mate Gerrard's night was cut short when he was forced off in the opening minutes with an apparent calf injury.
The former England international was attempting to track down a cleared ball when he pulled up, and he departed after an examination by medical staff.
The Earthquakes went down a man in the third minute of first-half stoppage time when Simon Dawkins was sent off for a lunging tackle on Sebastian Lletget.
Felipe scored twice in six second-half minutes to lead the New York Red Bulls to a stunning 4-3 victory over the Houston Dynamo.
The Brazilian midfielder scored from outside the box in the 77th minute to level the score at 3-3, and then added a free kick in the 83rd to seal the win.
Sacha Kljestan and Mike Grella also scored as the Red Bulls avoided their first 0-3 start since 1998, when the team was known as the MetroStars.
Will Bruin scored two first-half goals for Dynamo, while Brazilian midfielder Alex added the other in the 65th minute to give Houston a 3-2 lead.
Mauro Diaz opened the scoring for FC Dallas in the 79th minute and Maximiliano Urruti added a finish on the break in the 87th minute to secure a 2-0 win over Montreal.
With the late scoring flurry, FC Dallas bounced back from its 5-0 loss to the Dynamo last Saturday.
Pedro Morales scored two penalties to give Vancouver its first victory of the season, 2-1 over winless Seattle.
Vancouver had lost consecutive games to start a season for the first time in its five MLS campaigns. It's the first time Seattle has started a season with three straight losses.
Fanendo Adi scored twice in a four-minute span late in the second half to help Portland salvage a 2-2 draw with Real Salt Lake.
