Ten games were played on Sunday as Major League Soccer wrapped up its' 20th regular season.
At Montreal:
Didier Drogba scored twice within a minute in the second half (54', 55') as the Montreal Impact came from behind to overcome visiting Toronto FC 2-1 to lock up third place in the Eastern Conference and a home date----against the Reds----in an opening-round one-game playoff on Thursday.
At Chester, Pennsylvania:
Sebastien Le Toux successfully converted a penalty kick in the 41st minute as the Philadelphia Union defeated visiting Orlando City 1-0. The Lions, whose five-match winning streak ended, saw their playoff chances snuffed out anyway, as New England manhandled New York City on the road for the last available Eastern Conference playoff berth.
At Columbus, Ohio:
Ethan Finlay scored twice within a minute (66', 67') as the Columbus Crew demolished visiting DC United 5-0 and assured themselves of a berth in the Eastern Conference semifinal while the visitors host New England in a one-game knockout playoff this coming week.
At New York:
Lee Nguyen (2') , Charlie Davies (38'), and Kelyn Rowe (55') each scored a goal as the New England Revolution defeated New York City 3-1 on the road and wrapped up a playoff berth.
At Frisco, Texas:
Mauro Diaz (38') and Victor Ulloa (77') each delivered a goal as FC Dallas, who had already locked up the Western Conference's top playoff seed, came from behind to upend the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 and eliminated the visitors from playoff contention.
At Seattle:
Clint Dempsey scored twice (5', 20') as the Seattle Sounders defeated visiting Real Salt Lake 3-1 to claim their seventh consecutive MLS Cup playoff berth.
At Vancouver, British Columbia:
Kekuta Manneh (59') , Kendall Waston (72'), and Robert Earnshaw (90'+3) each tallied once as the Vancouver Whitecaps dominated the visiting Houston Dynamo 3-0 to finish in second place in the Western Conference standings and earn a first-round bye into the conference semifinals for the first time in franchise history.
At Bridgeview, Illinois:
Bradley Wright-Phillips (8') and Sacha Kljestan (PK-35') delivered the goals as the New York Red Bulls won their second Supporters' Shield in the last three years with their 2-1 road win over the Chicago Fire.
At Kansas City, Kansas:
Dom Dwyer scored the winning goal in the 65th minute as Sporting Kansas City nailed down a Western Conference playoff berth with a 2-1 win over the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy.
At Portland, Oregon:
Darlington Nagbe scored twice in the first half (5', 33') as the Portland Timbers locked up a playoff berth with a 4-1 home domination of the woeful Colorado Rapids.
FINAL MLS STANDINGS:
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
1. New York Red Bulls (GP: 34; GD: +19; PTS: 60)
2. Columbus (GP: 34; GD: +5; PTS: 53)
3. Montreal (GP: 34; GD: +4; PTS: 51)
4. DC United (GP: 34; GD: -2; PTS: 51)
5. New England (GP: 34; GD: +1; PTS: 50)
6. Toronto FC (GP: 34; GD: 0; PTS: 49)
7. Orlando City SC (GP: 34; GD: -10; PTS: 44)
8. New York City FC (GP: 37; GD: -9; PTS: 37)
9. Philadelphia (GP: 34; GD: -13; PTS: 37)
10. Chicago (GP: 34; GD: -15; PTS: 30)
NOTES: With Montreal and DC United level on points (51) and wins (15), the Impact have the superior goal differential (+4, to DC's -2); with New York City and Philadelphia level on points (34) and wins (10), the Citizens have the superior goal differential (-9, to the Union's -13)
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
1. FC Dallas (GP: 34; GD: +13; PTS: 60)
2. Vancouver (GP: 34; GD: +9; PTS: 53)
3. Portland (GP: 34; GD: +2; PTS: 53)
4. Seattle (GP: 34; GD: +8; PTS: 51)
5. Los Angeles (GP: 34; GD: +10; PTS: 51)
6. Kansas City (GP: 34; GD: +3; PTS: 51)
7. San Jose (GP: 34; GD: +2; PTS: 47)
8. Houston (GP: 34; GD: -7; PTS: 42)
9. Real Salt Lake (GP: 34; GD: -10; PTS: 41)
10. Colorado (GP: 34; GD: -10; PTS: 37)
NOTES: With Vancouver and Portland level on points with 53, the Whitecaps have more wins (16, to the Timbers' 15); with Seattle, Los Angeles, and Sporting Kansas City all level on points (51), the Sounders have the most wins of the trio (15, compared to 14 apiece for the Galaxy and Sporting KC); Los Angeles has the superior goal differential compared to Kansas City (+10 to +3).
SUPPORTERS' SHIELD RACE: With New York and FC Dallas level on points (60) and wins (18), the Red Bulls won the Supporters Shield thanks to superior goal differential (+19, to the Hoops' +13)
Here are the matchups for the one-game knockout round as the 2015 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs will commence on Wednesday with the hosts listed first and all times Pacific Daylight Savings.
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
Wednesday:
DC United vs. New England Revolution, 4:30 PM (UniMas)
Thursday:
Montreal Impact vs. Toronto FC, 4:00 PM (UniMas)
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
Wednesday:
Seattle Sounders FC vs. Los Angeles Galaxy, 7:00 PM (UniMas)
Thursday:
Portland Timbers vs. Sporting Kansas City, 7:00 PM (UniMas, ROOT Sports Northwest)
The winners of these one-game series will advance to their respective conference semifinals.
Already advanced to the conference semifinals:
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
New York Red Bulls
Columbus Crew SC
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
FC Dallas
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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