Major League Soccer concluded its' regular season with 12 games.
At Atlanta:
Darlington Nagbe (3'), Josef Martinez (49'), and Julian Gressel (57') each scored once as Atlanta United clinched second place in the Eastern Conference with a 3-1 home victory over the New England Revolution, a club they will host in the opening round of the playoffs.
At Frisco, Texas:
Zdnek Ondrasek scored twice (9', 68') as FC Dallas secured a playoff berth after stomping visiting Sporting Kansas City 6-0.
At Washington:
Despite playing the entire second half with only nine men, FC Cincinnati gained a 0-0 road stalemate with DC United which cost their opponents a chance to host an opening-round playoff game.
At Houston:
Christian Ramirez turned out to be Superman on this Sunday as he scored twice (45'+2, 83') to lead the Houston Dynamo to a 4-2 home victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy, denying their guests an opportunity to host a first-round playoff game.
At Los Angeles:
Carlos Vela produced a hat trick (28', 31', 51') that enabled him to set a new MLS single-season record for goals scored (34) as the Los Angeles Football Club set a new single-season points record (72) by defeating the visiting Colorado Rapids 3-1, ending the guests' outside shot at making the playoffs.
At Montreal:
Bojan Krkic (23'), Maximiliano Urruti (37'), and Orji Okwonkwo (62') each scored once as the Montreal Impact closed out their season by dominating the visiting New York Red Bulls 3-0.
At Orlando, Florida:
In a match-up of already-eliminated clubs, Przemyslaw Frankowski scored twice (67', 87') as the Chicago Fire overcame an early deficit to dominate Orlando City 5-2 on the road.
At Chester, Pennsylvania:
Ronald Matarrita (7') and Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (22') each scored once in the opening half-hour as New York City held off the visiting Philadelphia Union 2-1.
At Portland, Oregon:
Larrys Mabiala (29'), Dairon Asprilla (59'), and Sebastian Blanco (75') each scored once as the Portland Timbers secured a playoff spot after defeating the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 3-1, knocking the guests out of the playoff chase.
At Seattle:
Roman Torres scored the lone goal of the match in the 29th minute as the Seattle Sounders defeated visiting Minnesota United 1-0 to secure second place in the Western Conference.
At Toronto:
Alejandro Pozeulo scored the only goal of the contest in minute #58 as Toronto FC defeated the visiting Columbus Crew 1-0 to secure an opening-round home playoff date.
At Vancouver, British Columbia:
Damir Kreilach's goal in the 28th minute carried Real Salt Lake to a 1-0 road victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps.
FINAL MLS STANDINGS:
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
1. New York City FC (GP: 34; GD: +21; PTS: 64)
2. Atlanta United FC (GP: 34; GD: +15; PTS: 58)
3. Philadelphia (GP: 34; GD: +8; PTS: 55)
4. Toronto FC (GP: 34; GD: +5; PTS: 50)
5. DC United (GP: 34; GD: +4; PTS: 50)
6. New York Red Bulls (GP: 34; GD: +2; PTS: 48)
7. New England (GP:: 34; GD: -7; PTS: 45)
8. Chicago (GP: 34; GD: +8; PTS: 42)
9. Montreal (GP: 34; GD: -13; PTS: 41)
10. Columbus (GP: 34; GD: -8; PTS: 38)
11. Orlando City SC (GP: 34; GD: -8; PTS: 37)
12. FC Cincinnati (GP: 34; GD: -44; PTS: 24)
NOTE: With Toronto FC and DC United level on points (50) and wins (13), the Reds had the superior goal differential (+5, compared to DC's +4).
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
1. Los Angeles Football Club (GP: 34; GD: +48; PTS: 72)
2. Seattle (GP: 34; GD: +3; PTS: 56)
3. Real Salt Lake (GP: 34; GD: +5; PTS: 53)
4. Minnesota United FC (GP: 34; GD: +9; PTS: 53)
5. Los Angeles Galaxy (GP: 34; GD: -1; PTS: 51)
6. Portland (GP: 34; GD: +3; PTS: 49)
7. FC Dallas (GP: 34; GD: +8; PTS: 48)
8. San Jose (GP: 34; GD: -3; PTS: 44)
9. Colorado (GP: 34; GD: -5; PTS: 42)
10. Houston (GP: 34; GD: -10; PTS: 40)
11. Kansas City (GP: 34; GD: -18; PTS: 38)
12. Vancouver (GP: 34; GD: -22; PTS: 34)
NOTE: With Real Salt Lake and Minnesota United level on points with 53, RSL won more league games than the Loons (16-15).
MATCH-UPS FOR THE MLS CUP PLAYOFFS' OPENING ROUND:
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
New York City FC, first-round bye:
Saturday, October 19:
At Toronto:
Toronto FC vs. DC United, 9:00 AM Pacific Time (Univision)
At Atlanta:
Atlanta United FC vs. New England Revolution, 12:00 Noon Pacific Time (Univision)
Sunday, October 20:
At Chester, Pennsylvania:
Philadelphia Union vs. New York Red Bulls, 12:00 Noon Pacific Time (FS1)
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
Los Angeles Football Club, first-round bye
Saturday, October 19:
At Seattle:
Seattle Sounders FC vs. FC Dallas, 12:30 PM Pacific Time (FS1)
At Sandy, Utah:
Real Salt Lake vs. Portland Timbers, 7:00 PM Pacific Time (ESPNews)
Sunday, October 20:
At St. Paul, Minnesota:
Minnesota United FC vs. Los Angeles Galaxy, 5:30 PM Pacific Time (ESPN)
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