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MLS: Jermain Defoe leads Toronto to win over Houston Dynamo

Image: Jermain Defoe: Two goals for former Tottenham striker

Jermain Defoe scored twice as Toronto FC beat Houston Dynamo 4-2 on a busy Saturday in Major League Soccer.

The England international striker, overlooked for England's World Cup squad, grabbed two second-half goals as Toronto rallied from a two-goal deficit to claim the points.

Brad Davis, back from World Cup duty with the United States, scored twice in 17 minutes to put Houston ahead, only for Jonathan Osorio and Domenic Oduro to level by the break.

And the final half-hour proved to be all Defoe as he scored on 63 and 69 to seal the win and help Toronto climb into third place in the Eastern Conference.

Vancouver Whitecaps were unable to follow their Canadian compatriots, though, losing 3-1 at home to Chivas USA.

They went ahead through Carlyle Mitchell but were pegged back by Agustin Pelletieri and then had Jordan Harvey sent off (69), with Erick Torres and Leandro Barrera sealing victory for Chivas in the last 10 minutes.

Colorado Rapids scored two goals in the final 11 minutes to secure a thrilling 3-3 draw at Philadelphia Union.

Conor Casey and Dillon Serna traded early goals before Sheanon Williams and Andrew Wenger put the Union ahead, before they lost Michael Lahoud to a red card.

Dillon Powers then started the fightback from the spot and Deshorn Brown made it level.

New York Red Bulls shared the goals around as they beat Columbus Crew 4-1, with Bradley Wright-Phillips, Thierry Henry, Lloyd Sam and Eric Alexander on the scoresheet.

Quincy Amarikwa scored the only goal three minutes in as Chicago Fire won 1-0 at New England Revolution, while Gyasi Zardes was on the mark as LA Galaxy beat Real Salt Lake by the same score.

The day's other game was Dom Dwyer open and close the scoring as Sporting Kansas City beat Montreal Impact 2-1, with Marco Di Vaio replying.

The weekend schedule finishes on Sunday with a grudge match in the Western Conference, with the Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers meeting in the latest match of their fierce rivalry.

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