CHESTER.- Leonardo Frugis Alfonso scored in added time, Julian Gressel added another goal and the decimated Inter Miami beat the Philadelphia Union 2-1 on Saturday.
Honduran David Ruiz, 20, received a red card in the 69th minute and Miami played with a man less until the 84th minute, when Argentine Tomás Avilés received another one and Miami was left with two players less.
The Argentinian Lionel Messi and the Uruguayan Luis Suárez did not play because they are preparing with their national teams for the Copa América. The duo is tied for third in MLS with 12 goals each.
Alfonso beat defender Jakob Glesnes on a breakaway near the penalty area and, taking advantage of the fact that goalkeeper Oliver Semmle came up to defend on the line, he shot into the net to make it 2-1 in the fourth minute of added time.
Philadelphia saw its four-game unbeaten streak end.
Mikael Uhre opened the scoring for Philadelphia in the third minute and Gressel scored his first goal for Miami shortly after halftime to tie the game at 1-1.
In other games of the day, teenagers Noel Buck and Esmir Bajraktarevic scored in the first half and the New England Revolution beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-2 to make it three straight wins.
Dennis Bouanga finished with two goals and an assist as Los Angeles FC took its winning streak to six by beating Orlando City 3-1. Latif Blessing scored in the 89th minute as the Houston Dynamo rescued a 2-2 draw with Atlanta United.
More from MLS:
Chicago Fire beat Toronto 4-1, Charlotte FC beat DC United 1-0, Dallas beat St. Louis City 2-0 and Colorado Rapids won 2-0 against Austin, Cincinnati beat San José 4-2 Earthquake, LA Galaxy 4-2 to Kansas City and Seattle Sounders 2-0 to Minnesota.
Nashville and the New York Red Bulls tied 0-0, as did Real Salt Lake and Montreal FC.
Source: AP
