Olwethu Makhanya scored the go-ahead goal early in the second half to lift the host Philadelphia Union to a 2-1 win over CF Montreal on Wednesday.

The victory kept the Union (14-5-4, 46 points), who have won two straight after losing two in a row, atop the MLS standings.

Montreal (3-14-6, 15 points) is winless in its past three after winning two of three.

Makhanya’s first career MLS goal came off a corner in the 50th minute. With Kai Wagner serving from the right side, the South African defender jumped and headed the ball down off the pitch, leading the ball to bounce back up past the outstretched arm of goalkeeper Sebastian Breza.

Montreal then pressed hard for the equalizer. In the 58th minute, Prince Owusu had an opportunity on a 2-on-1 with Hennadii Synchuk but just missed the target. Two minutes later, Dante Sealy missed just wide left on a feed from Owusu.

Owusu came within inches of tying the game in the 77th minute, only to hit the post. And in the 84th minute, Owusu slipped as he took a feed from Sealy but managed to get his foot on the ball to lift a shot on target, but Union goalkeeper Andre Blake, off his line, got across to get his hands on it and deflect it away.

Tai Baribo gave Philadelphia a 1-0 lead in the 37th minute. Danley Jean Jacques managed the ball from near midfield to inside the box. Montreal midfielder Samuel Piette knocked the ball loose and defender Joel Waterman tried to push it away, but it rolled to Quinn Sullivan, who centered it for Baribo at the top of the goalmouth for a quick right-foot strike past Breza.

Owusu’s team-leading 10th tally of the season pulled Montreal level just before halftime. Waterman volleyed a pass for Owusu heading into the box. The German striker got his right foot on the ball in the air to send it into the far side in the second minute of first-half stoppage time.

–Field Level Media

Down 2-0 through 55 minutes, the New York Red Bulls erupted for five second-half goals and a 5-3 comeback win over the visiting New England Revolution on Wednesday in Harrison, N.J.

Emil Forsberg had two goals and an assist, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored two goals and Daniel Edelman had New York’s other tally. Ronald Donkor also had three assists to help the Red Bulls end their five-match winless streak.

The Red Bulls (9-8-6, 33 points) are 8-1-2 at home this season, including an unbeaten 5-0-1 run in their last six regular-season home dates.

Leo Campana scored twice for the Revolution (6-9-7, 25 points), including a goal just five minutes into the match. An own goal from New York defender Kyle Duncan then gave New England a seemingly strong 2-0 lead before the second-half collapse.

The Revolution are 0-5-2 in their last seven matches, and have just one victory (1-5-6) in their last 12 regular-season outings.

The Red Bulls’ attack started to come alive after Duncan’s own goal, and the increased pressure paid off with a goal in the 56th minute. Edelman recorded his first goal since the 2023 season when his shot from outside the box went through a lot of traffic and beat goalkeeper Aljaz Ivacic.

If Edelman was an unlikely scorer, New York’s stars put the club ahead. Choupo-Moting equalized in the 70th minute, set up in the box from a pass from Forsberg.

Only two minutes later, Forsberg followed up his assist with a goal of his own. The midfielder delivered a tremendous left-footed strike from outside the box for the go-ahead marker.

The two stars earned their braces on another pair of quick scores to seal New York’s victory. Choupo-Moting struck again in the 83rd minute for his team-leading 13th goal, and Forsberg converted a penalty kick in the 88th minute.

Campana collected his own brace with a goal three minutes into second-half stoppage time.

–Field Level Media

All-Star midfielder Evander set an FC Cincinnati record with a goal in his fifth consecutive match in a 3-0 win over visiting Inter Miami Wednesday night.

Evander’s left-footed shot from the center of the box found the bottom right corner of the net to double Cincinnati’s lead early in the second half.

It was the first of two goals Evander scored in the half, after coming up empty on multiple shot attempts in the first half. The two goals bring his goal total to 15 in MLS regular-season competition.

Miami’s offensive struggles combined with Cincinnati’s stellar back line spelled the end of the Herons’ five-match winning streak. They were handed their first regular-season loss since May 18.

Cincinnati striker Gerardo Valenzuela drew first blood in the 16th minute when his left-footed shot from the left side of the box found the lower-right corner of the net for a 1-0 lead. It was Valenzuela’s fourth goal of the season.

It was a first half Cincinnati (14-6-3, 45 points) controlled for most of the 45 minutes and six minutes of extra time, frequently entering the box and unleashing shots on goal. Cincinnati had seven shots, four on goal, in the first half and finished the night with 11 and six, respectively.

FC Cincinnati’s defense also kept superstar Lionel Messi and the rest of the Herons (11-4-5, 38 points) in check throughout the first half. Every opportunity Miami had was thwarted by Cincinnati’s strong back line.

Messi had two shot attempts late in the first half, but neither of them were converted to tie the match. His first shot was blocked by Cincinnati defender Lukas Engel, and Messi’s second attempt was saved by diving Cincinnati goalkeeper Roman Celentano.

Celentano made two saves for Cincinnati, his seventh clean sheet of the season. His goalkeeper counterparts, Oscar Ustari and Rocco Rios Novo, combined for four saves for Miami.

–Field Level Media

Pep Biel scored a brace to propel Charlotte FC to a 2-1 victory over visiting D.C. United on Wednesday.

Biel’s goals bookended halftime, coming in the 44th minute and 48th minute, giving Charlotte a 2-0 lead. The Spaniard paces Charlotte with nine goals and 10 assists.

It was the second win in five days for Charlotte (10-11-2, 32 points) and the team’s eighth win in 11 matches at home this season.

Charlotte has adjusted to the loss of Patrick Agyemang (six goals). The dynamic striker, who joined Derby County of the English Championship on Tuesday, played his final game for Charlotte on May 31.

The woes continued for D.C. United (4-12-7, 19 points), whose winless streak now stands at seven games. The run of futility helped trigger the departure last week of second-year coach Troy Lesesne.

Earlier on Wednesday, D.C. named Swiss manager Rene Weiler as Lesesne’s replacement, pending receipt of his U.S. work permit.

Playing for interim coach Kevin Flanagan, D.C. generated little offense until the second half when it took eight of its 10 shots.

Gabriel Pirani broke through for D.C. in the 60th minute, dribbling past a trio of defenders and firing a left-footed shot from just outside the penalty box into the bottom right corner.

It was the fourth goal for Pirani, with all of the tallies coming in D.C.’s last seven matches. The shot beat Charlotte keeper Kristijan Kahlina, who was bidding for his second straight clean sheet.

D.C. was again without 2024 MLS Golden Boot winner Christian Benteke, who has been in and out of the lineup with leg injuries over the last two months.

D.C. United also played without starting outside backs Aaron Herrera and David Schnegg, with both serving one-game suspensions for yellow-card accumulation.

Biel’s first goal came when he beat defenders to a loose ball on the left side of the 6-yard box and scored with a left-footed lunge.

Biel’s second tally came when Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty slipped him a pass from the left flank. Biel fired a left-footed shot from the center of the penalty box into the middle of the goal.

D.C. keeper Luis Barraza (six saves) made a diving stop in the 56th minute to deny Biel’s attempt for a hat trick.

– Field Level Media

Rookie Will Reilly scored a game-tying goal in the fourth minute of extra time on Wednesday to help Atlanta United post a 2-2 draw against the visiting Chicago Fire.

With Atlanta trailing by a goal, Alexsey Miranchuk sent in a corner kick, which was deflected then rebounded by Reilly, who fired in the equalizer for the first score of his young MLS career.

Playing in its first home game since May 28, Atlanta (4-10-8, 20 points) picked up points in its third straight game by way of a draw.

Chicago (8-9-5, 29 points) took the lead in the 79th minute on Maren Haile-Selassie’s goal, before Fire goalkeeper Chris Brady allowed Reilly’s game-saving score.

Chicago has gone three games without a win and hasn’t won on the road since June 7.

It took just over a minute for Chicago to score first, as Philip Zinckernagel’s corner kick weaved through defenders and curled past Atlanta goalkeeper Brad Guzan to give the Fire a 1-0 lead.

Six minutes into the second half, Chicago threatened to double its lead to 2-0 on Hugo Cuypers’ left-footed shot in the box, but Guzan, who finished with seven saves, made a kick save to preserve the one-goal deficit.

In the 56th minute, Miguel Almiron found Miranchuk, who fired a shot from outside the box to knot the score at one.

Chicago totaled 14 shots to Atlanta’s 10, while putting nine on goal to Atlanta’s four.

Chicago will remain on the road this weekend when it travels to face CF Montreal. Atlanta will play its second of three consecutive games at home on Saturday, as the Five Stripes host Charlotte FC.

–Field Level Media