MLS wrap: Seattle win, Red Bulls held

Seattle reclaimed second in the Western Conference with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over New England on Sunday.

Benny Feilhaber was forced out of the USA’s Gold Cup campaign with an ankle injury, but made an immediate impact upon his return for New England by playing a smart corner to the top of the area in the third minute for Sainey Nyassi to drive home.

By half-time, however, Seattle had taken what would be a match-winning lead.

The Sounders squared the scoreline on 34 minutes after defender Tyson Wahl hit a superb curling free-kick inside New England goalkeeper Matt Reis’ top right-hand corner.

They then went ahead in front of a packed home crowd at CenturyLink Field when Uruguayan midfielder Alvaro Fernandez stroked home six minutes

Danish striker Rajko Lekic and midfielder Shalrie Joseph both went close to an equaliser, while Zach Schilawski smacked the crossbar with a powerful long-range drive in the 85th minute.

But New England left Seattle empty handed, and have now sunk to second-last on the Eastern Conference table after Sporting Kansas City’s 2-1 win over Vancouver on Saturday.

The New York Red Bulls regained Thierry Henry from suspension and appeared on track to claim their just their second win in 10 games when Estonian midfielder Joel Lindpere handed them a 40th-minute lead against the Chicago Fire.

But Red Bulls goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul misjudged the bounce of the ball to allow Chicago winger Marco Pappa’s speculative effort past him on 58 minutes, handing the Fire a share of the points at home.