Saturday, April 23, 2011

MLS: Comeback Wins For Goats, Hoops; Revs Also Win; Galaxy Too Much For Timbers

Six games were played in Major League Soccer on Saturday.


At Santa Clara, California:


Alejandro Moreno (45') and Mariano Trujillo (85') provided the scoring as Chivas USA came from behind on the road to defeat the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 for their first win of the season.


At Vancouver, British Columbia:


George John (53') and Eric Avila (82') each provided a tally in the second half as FC Dallas came from behind to overtake the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 on the road.


At Toronto:


Emilio Renteria's header in the 49th minute carried the Columbus Crew to a 1-1 road draw with Toronto FC.  Tony Tchani scored at 41 minutes for the hosts.


At Foxborough, Massachusetts:


Rajko Lekic scored the winning goal  in the 83rd minute as the New England Revolution came from behind to top visiting Sporting Kansas City 3-2.


At Bridgeview, Illinois:


Bobby Boswell's equalizer at 83 minutes carried the Houston Dynamo to a 1-1 road draw with the Chicago Fire.  Diego Chaves scored for the hosts at 17 minutes.


At Carson, California:


Landon Donovan had a hand in all three goals, assisting on Chad Barrett's tally in the fourth minute while scoring two himself (PK-8', 67') as the Los Angeles Galaxy manhandled the visiting Portland Timbers 3-0.


MLS STANDINGS:


EASTERN CONFERENCE:


1. New York (GP: 6; GD: +7; PTS: 11)
2. Philadelphia (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 10)
3. Houston (GP: 6; GD: +2; PTS: 9)
4. Columbus (GP: 6; GD: +1; PTS: 9)
5. New England (GP: 7; GD: -1; PTS: 9)
6. DC United (GP: 6; GD: -3; PTS: 7)
7. Toronto FC (GP: 7; GD: -3; PTS: 7)
8. Chicago (GP: 6; GD: -3; PTS: 5)
9. Kansas City (GP: 5; GD: -2; PTS: 4)


WESTERN CONFERENCE:


1. Los Angeles (GP: 8; GD: +3; PTS: 15)
2. Real Salt Lake (GP: 4; GD: +7; PTS: 12)
3. Colorado (GP: 6; GD: +1; PTS: 9)
4. Seattle (GP: 7; GD: 0; PTS: 9)
5. FC Dallas (GP: 6; GD: -1; PTS: 7)
6. Portland (GP: 6; GD: -4; PTS: 7)
7. Vancouver (GP: 7; GD: -2; PTS: 6)
8. Chivas USA (GP: 6; GD: -1; PTS: 6)
9. San Jose (GP: 6; GD: -3; PTS: 5)

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