Saturday, April 07, 2012

MLS: First Win For Impact; Timbers Blow Another Lead And Lose Again At Home; Goose Eggs For Sounders and DCU; Red Bulls, SKC, Quakes, RSL Win

Seven games were played in Major League Soccer on Saturday.


At Montreal:


Sinisa Ubiparipovic (18') and Andrew (Don't Call Me Arsene) Wenger (80') each scored a goal as the Montreal Impact collected their first-ever MLS victory, 2-1 at home over Toronto FC.


At Columbus, Ohio:


Kenny Cooper (3', 12') and Thierry Henry (39', 90') each scored twice as the New York Red Bulls ran over the home-standing Columbus Crew 4-1.


At Kansas City, Kansas:


Kei Kamara scored the only goal of the match in the 39th minute as Sporting Kansas City maintained their 100% start to the MLS season with a 1-0 home win over the surprisingly struggling Los Angeles Galaxy.


At Santa Clara, California:


Chris Wondolowski scored twice in the second half (68', 77') as the San Jose Earthquakes overtook the visiting and previously unbeaten Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1.


At Washington:


The contest between DC United and the visiting Seattle Sounders ended in a 0-0 stalemate.


At Sandy, Utah:


Alvaro Saborio (20') and Fabian Espindola (56') each delivered a goal as Real Salt Lake blanked the visiting Colorado Rapids 2-0.


At Portland, Oregon:


Alejandro Moreno (48') and Nick Labrocca (82') provided the scoring as Chivas USA came from behind to upend the Portland Timbers 2-1 on the road.


MLS STANDINGS:


EASTERN CONFERENCE:


1. Kansas City (GP: 5; GD: +7; PTS: 15)
2. New York (GP: 5; GD: +6; PTS: 9)
3. Houston (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
4. Columbus (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 6)
5. New England (GP: 5; GD: -2; PTS: 6)
6. DC United (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 5)
7. Chicago (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
8. Montreal (GP: 6; GD: -7; PTS: 4)
9. Philadelphia (GP: 4; GD: -4; PTS: 1)
10. Toronto FC (GP: 4; GD: -7; PTS: 0)


WESTERN CONFERENCE:


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



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