Kacper Przybylko scored two second-half goals and assisted another as the Philadelphia Union pulled out to a 3-0 win over host Atlanta United in the first leg of a quarter-final series of the CONCACAF Champions League.
The final leg of the total goals streak will be played on May 4 in Chester, Pa.
Przybylko scored the first goal on a corner kick in the 57th minute, and he doubled the lead with a 16-yard shot on a two-on-one breakaway in the 73rd minute.
Anthony Fontana capped the Union’s big night by rolling the ball into an empty net on a two-on-zero breakaway with Przybylko.
The Philadelphia-Atlanta winner qualifies for a semi-final against the Portland Timbers or Club America, who begin their quarter-final series Wednesday in Oregon.
Cruz Azul 3, Toronto FC 1
Brayan Angulo gave Cruz Azul the lead twice in the first half, with the Mexican side claiming the win in the first leg of a quarter-final series in Tampa.
The return leg is scheduled for May 4 in Mexico City.
An 18-yard curling effort from Angulo in the third minute opened the scoring but Jonathan Osorio of Toronto tied the score in the 20th minute after a scramble into the 6-yard box.
Angulo put Cruz Azul on top for good in the 34th minute with a tap-in from a corner kick. Pablo Aguilar’s header from a free kick in the 58th minute sealed the result of the first leg.
The winner of Cruz Azul-Toronto will meet the Mexican Monterrey or the Columbus Crew, who will open their quarter-final series on Wednesday in Ohio.
