Saturday Action In MLS

Six contests populated the Saturday Major League Soccer schedule.

At East Rutherford, New Jersey:

Conor Casey's double (25', 48') and Mehdi Ballouchy's successful penalty kick (60') enabled the visiting Colorado Rapids to hold off the New York Red Bulls 3-2.

At Foxborough, Massachusetts:

Steve Ralston's penalty kick at 90 minutes completed the New England Revolution's comeback as they overcame a one-goal halftime deficit to defeat visiting DC United 2-1.

At Houston:

First-half goals from Brad Davis (20'), Kei Kamara (22'), and Stuart Holden (24'), all in a five-minute span, lead the Houston Dynamo to a 3-0 home beatdown of Toronto FC.

At Carson, California:

Edson Buddle's equalizer at 87 minutes enabled the Los Angeles Galaxy to salvage a 1-1 home deadlock with the Kansas City Wizards. Davy Arnaud scored for the visitors at 84 minutes.

At Santa Clara, California:

Goals from Cornell Glen (52') and Arturo Alvarez (63') paced the San Jose Earthquakes to a rare win, 2-1 at home over Real Salt Lake.

At Seattle:

Nate Jaqua's goal at 58 minutes lifted Seattle Sounders FC to a 1-1 home stalemate with the Columbus Crew. The visitors got a score from Alejandro Moreno at 12 minutes.

In a game played this past Tuesday, the Sounders qualified for the US Open Cup with a 1-0 win over the Colorado Rapids at Tukwila, Washington. Kevin Forrest scored the game's lone goal at 62 minutes.