Saturday, September 24, 2011

MLS: Road Win For In Texas Derby For Dynamo; Red Bulls, Galaxy, DCU, Goats, Sounders Also Victorious

Seven games in Major League Soccer were contested on Saturday.


At Frisco, Texas:


Geoff Cameron scored the only goal of the match in the 87th minute as the Houston Dynamo picked up their first road win of the season, 1-0 over FC Dallas.


At Harrison, New Jersey:


Dane Richards (21') and Luke Rodgers (PK-65') provided the scoring as the New York Red Bulls picked up their first league win since early July, ending the Portland Timbers' five-match unbeaten run with a 2-0 home victory.


At Columbus, Ohio:


Chad Barrett scored at the death (90'+3) as the Los Angeles Galaxy stretched their unbeaten streak to six games with a 1-0 road win over the Columbus Crew, whose winless streak reached five matches.


At Washington:


Dwayne De Rosario scored the quickest hat trick in MLS history (22', 27', 31') as DC United helped their playoff chances with a 4-1 home domination of Real Salt Lake.


At Commerce City, Colorado:


Pablo Mastroeni scored at 72 minutes to lift the Colorado Rapids to a 1-1 home draw with the San Jose Earthquakes.  Chris Wondolowski scored for the visitors at 17 minutes.


At Carson, California:


Juan Pablo Angel scored twice (12', 77') as Chivas USA blanked visiting Toronto FC 3-0.


At Vancouver, British Columbia:


Fredy Montero scored twice in the second half (62', 66') as the Seattle Sounders came from behind to defeat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 on the road to lock up not only a playoff berth, but also wrap up the Cascadia Cup title.  The defeat officially eliminated the Whitecaps, who played their final home game at Empire Field before moving to newly-renovated BC Place, from playoff contention.

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