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New York • Frank Lampard scored three goals and New York City FC beat 10-man Colorado 5-1 on Saturday to end the Rapids' 15-game unbeaten streak.
Lampard opened the scoring in the 28th minute, finishing Diego Martinez's cross and Thomas McNamara's redirecting flick with a close-range, right-footed stab. Lampard made it 4-0 on a right-footed shot in the 81st minute and capped City's scoring with a penalty kick in the 84th — his eighth goal of the season and the first hat trick in NYCFC (10-7-6) history.
The Rapids' Micheal Azira was sent off in the 37th minute with his second yellow card and Shkelzen Gashi scored Colorado's lone goal on a deflected free kick in 92nd minute.
The match was delayed for 40 minutes immediately after Lampard's first goal due to lightning in the area.
City scored its second goal on Tony Taylor's putback in the 42nd minute — the first two-goal deficit of the season for Colorado (10-3-8). Steven Mendoza made it 3-0 with a takeaway and left-footed shot in the 75th.
Davies in remission
The New England Revolution say forward Charlie Davis is in remission after receiving treatment for cancer.
The Revolution made the announcement in a statement Saturday. The former U.S. national team forward told team officials of his diagnosis for liposarcoma earlier this spring. The team said it has honored Davies' wishes for privacy over the past few weeks to allow him to spend time with family and receive treatment.
Davies has appeared in eight games this season for the Revolution, scoring one goal. He has not appeared in a game for New England since April 27. He previously missed a year of soccer while recovering from a car accident in 2009.
Davis has 17 caps for the U.S national team and was a member of the 2008 Olympic team. —
MLS standings
EAST W L T Pts GF GA
New York City FC 10 7 6 36 40 40
New York 9 9 4 31 36 28
Philadelphia 8 7 6 30 35 33
Montreal 7 5 8 29 35 30
Toronto FC 7 7 6 27 25 23
New England 6 7 8 26 27 33
Orlando City 4 5 11 23 32 35
D.C. United 5 8 7 22 19 25
Columbus 3 7 10 19 26 32
Chicago 4 10 5 17 17 25
WEST W L T Pts GF GA
FC Dallas 12 6 5 41 35 31
Colorado 10 3 8 38 24 19
Los Angeles 9 3 8 35 34 19
Sporting Kansas City 9 10 4 31 27 25
Real Salt Lake 8 6 7 31 30 31
Vancouver 8 8 6 30 33 35
Portland 7 7 8 29 33 33
San Jose 6 6 8 26 22 23
Seattle 6 12 2 20 20 27
Houston 4 9 7 19 23 26
Saturday's game
New York City FC 5, Colorado 1
Sunday's games
Portland at Sporting Kansas City, noon
Los Angeles at Seattle, 2 p.m.
Vancouver at FC Dallas, 4 p.m.
Montreal at D.C. United, 4:30 p.m.
New York at Chicago, 5 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
Columbus at Toronto FC, 5:30 p.m.
New England at Orlando City, 5:30 p.m.
San Jose at Houston, 7 p.m.
Wednesday's game
Real Salt Lake at Toronto FC, 5 p.m.
Friday's game
New York City FC at San Jose, 9 p.m.
Saturday's games
Philadelphia at D.C. United, 5 p.m.
Houston at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.
New England at Toronto FC, 5:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Colorado, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Real Salt Lake, 8 p.m.