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MLS Review: Villa leads NYC, Toronto stay top

A brace from David Villa saw New York City to a come-from-behind MLS win, while Toronto retained top spot in the Eastern Conference.

Villa's second-half double helped City overcome the Seattle Sounders 2-1 on Saturday.

City are still five points adrift of conference leaders Toronto, who had Jozy Altidore and Jordan Hamilton score in a 2-0 win at home to DC United.

Elsewhere, Orlando City and Montreal Impact played out a thrilling 3-3 draw.

Matias Perez Garcia tapped in a Kaka cross for hosts Orlando, but Montreal levelled through Blerim Dzemaili.

Carlos Rivas restored Orlando's lead midway through the first half, only for Ignacio Piatti to score twice in a matter of minutes to put the Impact 3-2 up.

The hosts had to wait until the 94th minute to salvage a point, Jonathan Spector brilliantly heading in a corner from Perez Garcia.

Chicago Fire remain second in the Eastern Conference after MLS top goalscorer Nemanja Nikolic netted his 13th of the season in a 2-1 win at the New England Revolution.

Atlanta United recorded a 3-1 win over Columbus Crew, the San Jose Earthquakes held Western Conference leaders Sporting Kansas City to a 0-0 draw and the Colorado Rapids edged the Portland Timbers 2-1.

Real Salt Lake overcame Minnesota United 1-0 and Dallas played out a 1-1 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps, while LA Galaxy and the Houston Dynamo drew 2-2.