Reus Scores and Assists as LA Galaxy Rally Past Minnesota United 3-2

Marco Reus scored once and set up another goal as LA Galaxy beat Minnesota United 3-2 on Saturday night in St. Paul, Minnesota.

João Klauss and Argentine player Pablo Ruiz also scored for the Galaxy, who improved to 8-10-9. Minnesota fell to 7-11-8, has lost four straight and has not won in its last five matches.

Minnesota took the early initiative. Marcus Caldeira scored in the 23rd minute, and Kelvin Yeboah converted a penalty kick in the 30th minute to put the hosts ahead 2-1. Yeboah has now scored in three consecutive games, and six of his 14 goals this season have come in the last six matches.

The Galaxy came back late. In the 76th minute, Reus took a free kick from near the end line on the left side and sent it toward the near post. Klauss glanced a header toward the far post and into the side netting.

Four minutes later, in the 80th, Reus put away a cross delivered into the box by Lucas Calegari, known simply as "Calegari," to give the Galaxy a 3-2 lead that held.

Elsewhere in Major League Soccer, Denis Bouanga scored his 79th regular-season career goal for Los Angeles FC, a franchise record, in a 2-2 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes. Columbus Crew beat CF Montreal 2-0 behind goals from Mohamed Farsi and Brais Méndez, with Patrick Schulte making two saves.

Charlotte FC beat D.C. United 2-1 to sweep the season series and extend its unbeaten run to eight games. Ashley Westwood had a goal and an assist after serving a one-game suspension. New England Revolution defeated Orlando City 4-2, with Carles Gil and Peyton Miller each scoring in second-half stoppage time to complete two-goal performances.

The Philadelphia Union beat Sporting Kansas City 4-3, helped by an own goal and three second-half goals within five minutes from Bruno Damiani, Cavan Sullivan and Milan Iloski. The Union extended their unbeaten streak to 11 games with a fifth straight win. St. Louis City beat Toronto FC 3-1 to stretch a club-record unbeaten run to 16 matches.

Nashville SC secured a playoff spot and kept its home unbeaten record intact with a 3-0 win over the Chicago Fire. Sam Surridge scored in the first half, and Brian Schwake recorded his league-leading 12th shutout of the season. Vancouver Whitecaps beat Real Salt Lake 3-0, extending the rival's winless run to 12 games.

FC Cincinnati drew 2-2 with the Houston Dynamo on a stoppage-time goal from Kevin Denkey. Seattle drew 3-3 with Colorado through a late goal by substitute Caden Clark, Atlanta United beat the Portland Timbers 1-0, and Austin FC and FC Dallas played to a scoreless draw.