MLS: RSL and TFC Pick Up Wins On Five-Draw Saturday

Seven games were played in Major League Soccer on Saturday.


At Sandy, Utah:


Will Johnson scored the only goal of the match at 86 minutes as Real Salt Lake topped visiting Chivas USA 1-0.


At Toronto:


Joao Plata Cotera (PK-50') and Maicon Santos (81') each scored once at Toronto FC held off the visiting Houston Dynamo 2-1.


At Columbus, Ohio:


Emilio Renteria's successful penalty kick at 67 minutes carried the Columbus Crew to a 1-1 home draw with the Seattle Sounders.  Fredy Montero scored for the Sounders at 8 minutes.


At Washington:


DC United and visiting FC Dallas battled to a 0-0 stalemate.


At Foxborough, Massachusetts:


The Colorado Rapids and the New England Revolution battled to a 0-0 deadlock.


At Bridgeview, Illinois:


The contest between the Chicago Fire and visiting Vancouver Whitecaps ended in a 0-0 draw.


At Carson, California:


Landon Donovan's 41st-minute equalizer enabled the Los Angeles Galaxy get a share of the points in their 1-1 home deadlock with the New York Red Bulls.  Thierry Henry scored in the 4th minute for the visitors.


MLS STANDINGS:


EASTERN CONFERENCE:


1. New York (GP: 8; GD: +8; PTS: 15)
2. Columbus (GP: 8; GD: +2; PTS: 13)
3. Philadelphia (GP: 7; GD: +2; PTS: 13)
4. Houston (GP: 9; GD: +3; PTS: 12)
5. DC United (GP: 9; GD: -5; PTS: 11)
6. New England (GP: 9; GD: -4; PTS: 10)
7. Toronto FC (GP: 9; GD: -5; PTS: 10)
8. Chicago (GP: 8; GD: -3; PTS: 7)
9 . Kansas City (GP: 6; GD: -3; PTS: 4)


WESTERN CONFERENCE:


1. Los Angeles (GP: 10; GD: +2; PTS: 16)
2. Real Salt Lake (GP: 6; GD: +7; PTS: 15)
3. Colorado (GP: 9; GD: +2; PTS: 14)
4. Seattle (GP: 10; GD: +2; PTS: 13)
5. Portland (GP: 8; GD: -2; PTS: 13)
6. FC Dallas (GP: 8; GD: 0; PTS: 11)
7. Chivas USA (GP: 8; GD: +1; PTS: 9)
8. Vancouver (GP: 9; GD: -3; PTS: 7)
9. San Jose (GP: 7; GD:-4; PTS: 5)