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Pontius has goal, assist in Philadelphia's 3-2 win

Posted June 02, 2016 7:00 am

The Associated Press

Philadelphia Union's Michael Lahoud (13) celebrates in front of Columbus Crew's Mohammed Saeid after scoring a goal in the first half of an MLS soccer match on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, in Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Michael Perez) The Associated Press

CHESTER, Pennsylvania (AP) - Chris Pontius produced a goal and an assist as the Philadelphia Union beat the Columbus Crew 3-2 on Wednesday to extend its lead to four points in the Eastern Conference.

Philadelphia is unbeaten in its last eight games, equaling a club record.

Ola Kamara gave Columbus the lead with a goal in the 14th minute but Pontius equalized in the 21st. He crossed for Vincent Nogueira's goal in the 57th and Fabian Herbers made it 3-1 in the 84th with his first goal ever in the MLS.

A Cristian Martinez header three minutes into stoppage time closed the gap to one goal.

Elsewhere, Seattle beat D.C. United 2-0 and Portland edged San Jose 1-0 despite giving up a one-man advantage in the second half of a tussle between two mid-table teams in the Western Conference.

Liam Ridgewell scored early for Portland, who were reduced to 10 men when Dairon Asprilla was red carded before the break. The Timbers held on to end San Jose's three game unbeaten streak.

Seattle ended a three-game losing streak, with Jordan Morris and Joevin Jones scoring four minutes apart late in the second half.

Philadelphia Union goalkeeper Matt Jones (24) blocks a shot from Columbus Crew's Ola Kamara during the first half of an MLS soccer match on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, in Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Michael Perez) The Associated Press

Columbus Crew's Justin Meram, left, gets the ball taken away from Philadelphia Union's Brian Carroll during the first half of an MLS soccer match on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, in Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Michael Perez) The Associated Press

Columbus Crew's Ola Kamara, left, takes a shot and scores a goal on Philadelphia Union goalkeeper Matt Jones during the first half of an MLS soccer match on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, in Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Michael Perez) The Associated Press

Columbus Crew's Michael Parkhurst (4) kicks the ball away from Philadelphia Union's C.J. Sapong during the first half of an MLS soccer match on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, in Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Michael Perez) The Associated Press

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