Saturday, October 22, 2011

MLS: Rapids, SKC, Fire, Sounders, Quakes Grab Wins On Final Saturday

Seven games were played in Major League Soccer on Saturday, the next to last day of the regular season.


At Toronto:


Toronto FC  salvaged a 2-2 home draw with the New England Revolution.  Nick Soolsma (20') and Danny Koevermans (82') each tallied once for the Reds while Monzef Zerka (40') and Milton Caraglio (45') had the Revs' goals late in the first half, five minutes apart.


At Vancouver, British Columbia:


Jeff Larentowicz (59') and Wells Thompson (84') provided the scoring as the Colorado Rapids defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps, 2-1 on the road in come-from-behind fashion.


At Washington:


Matt Besler scored the only goal of the match in the 54th minute as Sporting Kansas City clinched the Eastern Conference regular-season crown with a 1-0 road win over DC United.


At Bridgeview, Illinois:


Diego Chaves scored the winning goal in the 79th minute as the Chicago Fire knocked off the visiting Columbus Crew 3-2.


At Sandy, Utah:


Mamadou (Futty) Danso's equalizer in the 89th minute lifted the Portland Timbers to a 1-1 road draw with playoff-bound Real Salt Lake.  Alvaro Saboria scored at 45 minutes for the hosts.


At Carson, California:


Alvaro Fernandez (67') and Sammy Ochoa (73') each delivered a goal as the Seattle Sounders bested Chivas USA 3-1 on the road.


At Santa Clara, California:


Simon Dawkins scored twice (26', 38') while Chris Wondolowski tied for the league goal-scoring title with his successful penalty kick in the 34th minute and Rafael Baca added a score of his own at 31 minutes as the San Jose Earthquakes defeated visiting FC Dallas 4-2.

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