trying to fend off the crashing Moreno -- and into the net.
At Dick's Sporting Goods Park, the Earthquakes were back on the road for back-to-back matches after restarting their history with no points -- and no goals -- from their first two matches. The Rapids were back home after finishing off a two-game road swing with an impressive victory at the New England Revolution.
The Earthquakes owned the majority of the play and were rewarded two minutes before the halftime break. A pass from James Riley into space found Ronnie O'Brien outside the right corner of the box, and though Colorado goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul blocked his first shot, the Irishman was quickest to the rebound and potted it for San Jose's first goal since 2005.
Just after the hour mark the Earthquakes sealed their first victory. Ned Grabavoy went on a surging run down the right before slipping an inside through ball for Kei Kamara. He cut inside of a Rapids defender before lashing a low shot that bounced off the inside of the left-hand post and into the goal.
At BMO Field, Toronto FC were returning home following just the club's second-ever win on the road, a 3-2 victory at the Los Angeles Galaxy, while Real Salt Lake were coming off their first victory of the new season, 4-0 at home against D.C. United.
The game's lone goal came just after the half-hour mark. Amado Guevara was tripped up almost right on the line marking the penalty area, and Laurent Robert drove the resulting free kick under the RSL wall and past goalkeeper Nick Rimando for his first MLS goal.
Real were held without an attempt at goal over the opening 45 minutes, but turned the tide in the second half. Yet their best chance didn't find the target, a full volley from Dema Kovalenko screwing well wide of the right-hand post from the heart of the area.
At The Home Depot Center on Saturday, the LA Galaxy were looking to get back to their winning ways in the third game of a four-game homestand, while the defending MLS Cup champion Dynamo were looking simply for their first victory of the season after a loss and two ties.
The Dynamo went ahead after 37 minutes. Brian Mullan swung in a deep cross from the right, and after Franco Caraccio knocked it back goalward, Brian Ching missed in an attempt to turn it on target. But Brad Davis came swooping in to prod it home from close range for the opener.
At the three-quarter mark, the Galaxy pulled level through a spectacular goal. David Beckham took a pass from Landon Donovan on the right flank and whipped in a bending cross to the near post. Donovan shook off the attention of Patrick Ianni and dove to head the ball inside the post to pull the Galaxy into a 67th-minute tie.
But the Dynamo went back in front on 79 minutes. Brian Ching ended up with the ball on the corner of the six-yard box and hit a shot off the turn that clattered off the face of the crossbar. But Franco Caraccio followed up on the backside to turn the rebound into the goal for his second goal in MLS.
Yet five minutes later the Galaxy again drew level, and again it was through the combination of Donovan and Beckham. Put through on the right by Chris Klein, Beckham rounded the corner and drove a low cross through the goal area to the back post where Donovan came sliding in to turn it into the goal for his fifth goal in the last three games.
At Giants Stadium, the Red Bulls were back home after losing their match of the season, at FC Dallas, while the Revolution were also coming off a loss, a 1-0 defeat by Colorado at Gillette Stadium.
Jozy Altidore, who was able to start in tandem with Juan Pablo Angel for the first time on the campaign, scored a stunning goal to put New York ahead after 30 minutes. Taking the ball in the midfield circle, the 18-year-old thundered downfield through a pair of Revs defenders and then rifled a shot under the crossbar from just inside the area for his first goal of the year.
The game changed just after the second-half restart. Red Bulls defender Kevin Goldthwaite knocked New England midfielder Mauricio Castro to the ground and was booked. But while on the turf, Castro aimed a kick at Goldthwaite's groin, and was sent off by referee Ricardo Salazar.
Still, the Revolution found the equalizer. After Adam Cristman went down in the restraining arc, Jeff Larentowicz ripped the resulting free kick outside the right edge of the Red Bulls wall where a hole had just opened, and the ball sailed inside of Jon Conway for the eventual equalizer.
