Saturday, September 10, 2011

MLS: SKC, RSL, TFC, Revs, DCU, Quakes Pick Up Wins; Goose Eggs For Timbers and Philly; 1-1 Draw For Caps and Red Bulls In Jersey

Eight games were played on Saturday in Major League Soccer.


At Kansas City, Kansas:


Teal Bunbury scored twice (9', 73') as Sporting Kansas City dominated the visiting Houston Dynamo 3-0.


At Seattle:


Alvaro Saborio scored the winning goal in the 56th minute as Real Salt Lake knocked off the home standing Seattle Sounders 2-1.


At Columbus, Ohio:


After five losses and seven draws in twelve previous tries, Toronto FC defeated the Columbus Crew for the first time ever, 4-2 on the road.  Nick Soolsma (21'), Ryan Johnson (41'), Julian De Guzman (82'), and Danny Koevermans (90') each tallied once for the visiting Reds.


At Foxborough, Massachusetts:


Shalrie Joseph (14') and Rajko Lekic (83') provided the scoring punch that carried the New England Revolution to a 2-0 home win over FC Dallas.


At Harrison, New Jersey:


Juan Agudelo's equalizer in the 69th minute enabled the New York Red Bulls to salvage a 1-1 home draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps.  Davide Chiumiento scored for the visiting Whitecaps at 22 minutes.


At Chester, Pennsylvania:


The Portland Timbers (whose unbeaten streak stretched to three games) and hosts Philadelphia Union (whose winless streak stretched to eight games) battled to a 0-0 stalemate.


At Carson, California:


Charlie Davies' hat trick (11', 14', 66') provided all the scoring as DC United throttled Chivas USA 3-0 on the road.


At Santa Clara, California:


Chris Wondolowski had a hand in both goals, scoring one in the 10th minute and assisting on Ramiro Corrales' 68th-minute tally as the San Jose Earthquakes ended their franchise-record 13-match winless streak with a 2-0 home shutout over the Chicago Fire.


MLS STANDINGS:


EASTERN CONFERENCE:


1. Kansas City (GP: 28; GD: +7; PTS: 40)
2. Columbus (GP: 27; GD: -1; PTS: 40)
3. Philadelphia (GP: 27; GD: +5; PTS: 36)
4. Houston (GP: 28; GD: -2; PTS: 35)
5. DC United (GP: 25; +2; PTS: 34) 
6. New York (GP: 27; GD: +4; PTS: 33)
7. Chicago (GP: 27; GD: -5; PTS: 27)
8. New England (GP: 28; GD: -11; PTS: 27)
9. Toronto FC (GP: 29; GD: -21; PTS: 27)


WESTERN CONFERENCE:


1. x-Los Angeles (GP: 28; GD: +18; PTS: 55)
2. Seattle (GP: 28; GD: +12; PTS: 48)
3. FC Dallas (GP: 28; GD: +5; PTS: 46)
4. Real Salt Lake (GP: 26; GD: +15; PTS: 45)
5. Colorado (GP: 29; GD: +2; PTS: 41)
6. Portland (GP: 27; GD: -8; PTS: 33)
7. Chivas USA (GP: 28; GD: -1; PTS: 31)
8. San Jose (GP: 27; GD: -6; PTS: 29)
9. Vancouver (GP: 27; PTS: -15; PTS: 22)


x-Clinched playoff berth

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