MLS: SKC, Five Stripes, Timbers Gather Key Home Sunday Wins; Citizens Clinch Playoff Berth

Three games were contested in Major League Soccer on Sunday.

At Kansas City, Kansas:

Daniel Salloi (18') and Diego Rubio (35') each scored a first-half goal as Sporting Kansas City held off the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1.

At Atlanta:

Hector Villalba (28') and Jeff Larentowicz (73') each scored once as Atlanta United blanked the visiting Montreal Impact 2-0.  The Five Stripes have garnered four wins and a draw in their first five contests at Mercedes Benz Stadium and have outscored opponents 19-3.

The Impact's defeat, coupled with New York City's 1-1 draw on Saturday with Houston, locked up an MLS Cup playoff berth for the Citizens.

At Portland, Oregon:

Diego Valeri scored twice (PK-15', 59'; he stretched his MLS-record streak for scoring in consecutive games to nine games) and Darren Mattocks once (29') as the Portland Timbers dominated visiting---and nine-man Orland City 2-0.

DV8 now leads MLS in goal scoring with a franchise single-season record 20.



MLS STANDINGS:

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

1. x-Toronto FC (GP: 31; GD: +34; PTS: 62)
2. x-New York City FC (GP: 30; GD: +13; PTS: 52)
3.    Atlanta United FC (GP: 29; GD: +28; PTS: 49)
4.    Chicago (GP: 30; GD: +13; PTS: 48)
5.    Columbus (GP: 31; GD: +1; PTS: 47)
6.    New York Red Bulls (GP: 29; GD: +4; PTS: 42)
7.    Montreal (GP: 30; GD: -2; PTS: 39)
8.    New England (GP: 30; GD: -5; PTS: 38)
9.    Philadelphia (GP: 30; GD: 0; PTS: 36)
10.  Orlando City SC (GP: 30; PTS: -18; PTS: 35)
11.  DC United (GP: 30; GD: -22; PTS: 31)

x-Clinched playoff berth



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

1.   Vancouver (GP: 29; GD: +7; PTS: 48)
2.   Portland (GP: 31; GD: +6; PTS: 47)
3.   Kansas City (GP: 29; GD: +14; PTS: 47)
4.   Seattle (GP: 30; GD: +5; PTS: 44)
5.   Real Salt Lake (GP: 31; GD: -6; PTS: 41)
6.   San Jose (GP: 30; GD: -20; PTS: 39)
7.   Houston (GP: 29; GD: +7; PTS: 39)
8.   FC Dallas (GP: 29; GD: -2; PTS: 38)
9.   Minnesota United (GP: 29; GD: -19; PTS: 32)
10. Los Angeles (GP: 30; GD: -21; PTS: 27)
11. Colorado (GP: 29; GD: -17; PTS: 26)

NOTES: With Portland and Kansas City level on points with 47, the Timbers have more wins than Sporting KC (13-12); with San Jose and Houston level on points with 39, the Earthquakes have more wins than the Dynamo (11-10).