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Carson, Calif. • Gyasi Zardes scored two goals early in the second half, and the Los Angeles Galaxy beat the 10-man San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 in the 2016 opener of the California Clasico rivalry on Saturday night.
Jelle Van Damme headed it down across the front of the goal and Zardes finished with a toe punch in the 56th minute. Zardes doubled the lead six minutes later with an opportunistic stab at Kip Colvey's errant clearance attempt.
Robbie Keane capped the scoring with a penalty kick for the Galaxy (2-1-0) in the 91st minute.
The Earthquakes (2-1-0) went down a man in the third minute of first-half stoppage time when Simon Dawkins was sent off for a lunging scissor tackle on Sebastian Lletget.
Red Bulls 4, Dynnamo 3 • In Harrison, N.J., Felipe scored from the top of the box in the 77th minute to tie the game and tallied on a free kick in the 83rd to give New York Red a stunning victory over Houston.
Sacha Kljestan and Mike Grella also scored as the defending MLS Supporters' Shield winners avoided their first 0-3 start since 1998, when the team was known as the MetroStars.
Will Bruin scored two first-half goals for the potent Dynamo, while Brazilian midfielder Alex added the other in the 65th minute to give Houston a 3-2 lead.
Fire 0, Crew 0 • In Bridgeview, Ill., Matt Lampson had four saves, including a diving stop in the 68th minute, to help Chicago play Columbus to a draw.
Both teams came up empty after some early opportunities. The Fire (0-1-1) had six corners in the first 10 minutes and Columbus had a pair of shots blocked, a couple of offside calls and Frederico Higuain came away empty handed on two early shots — the first of which was saved by Lampson in the 11th.
FC Dallas 2, Impact 0 • In Frisco, Texas, Mauro Diaz opened the scoring in the 79th minute, Maximiliano Urruti added a fast-break finish in the 87th and FC Dallas beat Montreal. —
MLS Standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA
Montreal 2 1 0 6 6 4
Orlando City 1 0 2 5 4 3
Toronto FC 1 0 1 4 4 2
New York City FC 1 1 1 4 6 6
Philadelphia 1 1 0 3 2 3
New York 1 2 0 3 4 8
New England 0 0 2 2 3 3
Chicago 0 1 2 2 4 5
Columbus 0 2 1 1 2 4
D.C. United 0 1 1 1 1 4
WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 2 1 0 6 7 3
Sporting Kansas City 2 0 0 6 3 1
San Jose 2 1 0 6 4 4
FC Dallas 2 1 0 6 4 5
Real Salt Lake 1 0 2 5 6 5
Houston 1 1 1 4 11 7
Portland 1 1 1 4 5 5
Colorado 1 1 0 3 1 1
Vancouver 1 2 0 3 5 6
Seattle 0 3 0 0 2 5
Friday's games
Orlando City 1, New York City FC 0
Saturday's games
Chicago 0, Columbus 0, tie
New York 4, Houston 3
FC Dallas 2, Montreal 0
Vancouver 2, Seattle 1
Los Angeles 3, San Jose 1
Portland 2, Real Salt Lake 2, tie
Sunday's games
New England at Philadelphia, 12:30 p.m.
Colorado at D.C. United, 3 p.m.
Toronto FC at Sporting Kansas City, 5 p.m.