USA: MLS- finished

	StandingsUSA: MLS
	15:00	Finished	Minnesota	1 - 1	Sporting Kansas City
	17:00	Finished	Chicago Fire	2 - 3	Houston Dynamo
	20:00	Finished	Atlanta United	1 - 3	New York Red Bulls

Thika United 0-2 AFC Leopards: Ezekiel Odera sees red as Ingwe end winless run

New Ingwe coach Rodolfo Zapata finally picked his maiden win as they ended an eight-match winless run on Sunday

AFC Leopards needed second half goals to sink Thika United 2-0 and end their winless run on Sunday.

Second half goals by Ezekiel Odera and Whyvonne Isuza gave coach Rodolfo Zapata his maiden KPL win since the Argentine took over the leadership at the Den.

Isuza gave Ingwe the lead at the stroke of the hour before former Thika United forward Odera punished his ex-employers with a second goal six minutes later to help AFC Leopards move to fifth on the log.

The victory in Kiambu County took AFC Leopards just above Sofapaka, who were set to play Gor Mahia in a late kick-off match.

AFC Leopards had won a penalty after Baraka Badi committed a foul on Odera in the box and Isuza stepped forward to slot from the spot. Odera would later come to haunt his former side with Ingwe’s second of the day to end their eight match winless run.

But the match did not end without drama after AFC Leopards were reduced to ten men when Odera was sent off for a second bookable offence.

Despite being a man down, Zapata boys jealously guarded the lead to keep a first clean sheet in three games.

Thika United XI: Eliud Emase, Baraka Badi, Dennis Matasi, Kassim Mwinyi, Collins Okumu, Michael Mutinda, Dennis Odhiambo, Eugene Mukangula, Masakidi Mata, Shami Kibwana (72' Francis Muturi) James Orundu (55' James Kinyanjui).

Subs: Kevin Opiyo, Peter Okoth, Michael Odongo, Stephen Odhiambo, Sosthenes Idah 

AFC Leopards XI: Ezekiel Owade, Dennis Sikhayi, Moses Mburu, Salim Abdallah, Robinson Kamura, Duncan Otieno, Marvin Omondi, Whyvonne Isuza (90' Victor Majid), Baker Lukooya (62' Brian Marita), Jaffari Odenyi, Ezekiel Omulo.

Subs: Jairus Adira, Mike Kibwage, Odenyi Aziz, Joseph Kuria and Yusuf Mainge.

	StandingsKENYA: Premier League
	08:00	Finished	Nakumatt	2 - 1	Tusker	(1 - 1)
	09:00	Finished	Thika Utd.	0 - 2	Leopards	(0 - 0)
	10:15	Finished	Gor Mahia	3 - 3	Sofapaka	(2 - 0)

Australia Soccer - finished

	StandingsAUSTRALIA: NPL NSW
	02:00	Finished	Hakoah Sydney	1 - 3	APIA Tigers	(0 - 0)
	02:00	Finished	Wollongong Wolves	1 - 0	Marconi Stallions	(1 - 0)

	StandingsAUSTRALIA: NPL Victoria
	02:00	Finished	Melbourne Knights	3 - 2	Bulleen	(2 - 1)
	03:00	Finished	Heidelberg Utd	6 - 1	Kingston City	(4 - 1)
	03:00	Finished	South Melbourne	0 - 3	Avondale FC	(0 - 1)

	StandingsAUSTRALIA: Brisbane Premier League
	05:00	Finished	Bayside	3 - 0	Brisbane K.	(1 - 0)

	StandingsAUSTRALIA: NPL South Australian
	02:30	Finished	West Torrens	1 - 1	Adelaide Comets	(1 - 0)
	02:45	Finished	Adelaide U21	3 - 3	Sturt Lions	(0 - 3)
	04:30	Finished	West Adelaide	1 - 3	Adelaide Olympic	(0 - 1)

	StandingsAUSTRALIA: NPL Queensland
	01:00	Finished	Sunshine Coast	1 - 4	North Queensland United	(0 - 2)

	StandingsAUSTRALIA: Capital Territory
	02:00	Finished	Canberra FC	4 - 1	Woden Weston	(1 - 1)
	02:00	Finished	Cooma	1 - 3	Canberra Olympic	(0 - 2)
	02:00	Finished	Monaro Panthers	3 - 4	Tuggeranong Utd	(2 - 0)

	StandingsAUSTRALIA: Northern NSW
	01:30	Finished	Hamilton Olympic	2 - 4	Broadmeadow	(0 - 1)
	01:30	Finished	Maitland	2 - 3	Lambton J.	(0 - 3)
	01:30	Finished	Valentine	1 - 2	Adamstown Rosebud	(1 - 2)

Arzani dreaming of World Cup berth after Socceroos swerve

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Melbourne City teenager Daniel Arzani has shown a knack for dancing past defenders in the Australian top flight but his most telling off-field evasion might be sidestepping the country of his birth for the lure of a World Cup ticket with the Socceroos.

The Iran-born 19-year-old spent his early childhood playing in the streets of Khorramabad and remains eligible for the Middle Eastern heavyweights, who have also qualified for the Russia finals.

But Arzani has represented Australia at junior levels since migrating Down Under with his family and the winger all but pledged allegiance to his adopted nation in February.

His loyalty may be set for the ultimate reward, a berth in Australia’s World Cup squad, if he impresses during a three-week training camp in Turkey.

“It’d be a dream come true,” said uncapped Arzani, one of the biggest surprises in Dutchman Bert van Marwijk’s preliminary squad.

“Since I was young, I’ve always dreamed of playing for Australia, playing for the Socceroos. To think that that could be happening in the next couple of weeks is amazing.”

The youngest Socceroo at the Antalya camp, Arzani survived Van Marwijk’s first cut down to 26 and is very much in the mix for the final 23.

Australia do not lack for skilled or diligent players across the field but are crying out for a bright spark to help conjure goals for a side that still finds a place for 38-year-old veteran Tim Cahill.

Arzani may be half the age of Australia’s World Cup hero but he has been spoken of with a similar enthusiasm that Cahill generated in his formative years.

The teenager joined the Melbourne City setup in 2016 but was basically unused until January.

Two days after his 19th birthday, Arzani came off the bench to set up two goals and spark a 2-1 comeback win over Wellington Phoenix.

The breakthrough triggered a rich vein of form and he played a key role in pushing Warren Joyce-coached City into the playoffs before being awarded the A-League’s “Young Player of the Year”.

“We don’t have anything like him as a player,” former Australia defender Tony Vidmar, as assistant coach at City, told local media.

“He just has this belief and confidence that every time he gets the ball he can get past a player ... and he’s proved that he can do it.”

Arzani missed out on Van Marwijk’s first squad named in March and the subsequent World Cup warmups against Norway and Colombia.

The snub fanned fears he might yet be swooped off by Carlos Queiroz-coached Iran but Van Marwijk said he needed a few more games to assess him.

“He is a player who can make a difference,” the Dutchman said after naming Arzani in his preliminary 32-man squad.

“I like players who can make a difference. Maybe a world championship is too early, but I will not hesitate to nominate him if he can make a difference, in maybe the last 10-15 minutes.”