The Red Bulls made light work of the Earthquakes on Wednesday, Austrian winger Daniel Royer scoring twice at the death to heap further misery on the visitors.
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Seeking back-to-back wins, Sean Davis gave the Red Bulls a 38th-minute lead courtesy of a powerful half-volley.
Sacha Kljestan and Felipe Martins put the result beyond doubt with goals in the 73rd and 75th minutes.
The Earthquakes managed to pull a goal back thanks to substitute Valeri Qazaishvili with two minutes of normal time remaining.
But the Red Bulls had the final say, Royer netting a fourth from a tight angle in the 90th minute before sealing the rout a minute later.
The Red Bulls are fifth in the Eastern Conference, 10 points adrift of leaders Toronto FC, who salvaged a last-gasp 2-2 draw at New York City.
David Villa’s 13th goal of the season cancelled out Ashtone Morgan’s opener before Maximiliano Moralez’s 56th-minute effort put NYC – third and five points off the pace – ahead.
Lackluster USA must improve
But Victor Vazquez successfully converted a penalty in the first minute of stoppage time to earn a share of the points for the Canadian visitors.
The Sounders came from 3-0 down to trump lowly DC United 4-3 in Seattle - the first team in MLS history to erase a three-goal deficit and win in regulation.
Goals from Deshorn Brown, Ian Harkes and Lloyd Sam appeared set to snap DC’s three-match losing streak in MLS.
But the Sounders scored four goals in 27 minutes, including a 78th-minute winner, to complete a sensational comeback.
After pushing Manchester United in a 2-1 friendly loss on Monday, Real Salt Lake – which finished with 10 men – eased past a nine-man Portland Timbers side 4-1.
Good & bad from USA’s win
The LA Galaxy lost 1-0 at home to the Vancouver Whitecaps, the Montreal Impact edged the Philadelphia Union 2-1 and Minnesota United played out a 0-0 draw with the Houston Dynamo.
