At Seattle:
Will Bruin (75'), Raul Ruidiaz (89'), and Gustav Svensson (90'+3) each scored once on Monday night as the Seattle Sounders, in an epic contest, back back from two goals down to upend visiting Minnesota United 3-2 and claimed their fourth Major League Soccer Western Conference championship.
The Sounders will go for their second straight MLS Cup title on Saturday (and third overall) when they visit the Columbus Crew in Saturday's championship match (5:00 PM Pacific Time, FOX/UniMas)
At Columbus, Ohio:
Artur scored the only goal of the match on Sunday in the 59th minute as the Columbus Crew defeated the visiting New England Revolution 1-0 in the Eastern Conference final as the MLS Cup Playoffs continued.
The Crew will host this coming Saturday's MLS Cup Final against the winner of the Seattle-Minnesota West final, set to take place on Monday.
At Kansas City, Kansas:
Kevin Molino scored twice (27', 35') and Bakaye Dibassy once (39') on Thursday as Minnesota United dominated Sporting Kansas City 3-0 on the road in a Western Conference semifinal contest as the MLS Cup Playoffs continued.
The Loons will visit the Seattle Sounders in Monday's Western Conference final, starting at 6:30 PM Pacific Time (Fox Sports 1).
At Seattle:
Shane O'Neill scored the only goal of the match in the 49th minute on Tuesday as the Seattle Sounders defeated visiting FC Dallas 1-0 in a Western Conference semifinal contest as the MLS Cup Playoffs continued.
Both Eastern Conference semifinal games were played on Sunday as the MLS Cup Playoffs resumed.
At Orlando, Florida:
Gustavo Bau scored twice (25', 86') as the New England Revolution handed Orlando City their first-ever playoff defeat 3-1 on the road.
At Columbus, Ohio:
Pedro Santos (99') and Gyasi Zardes (103') each scored an overtime goal as the Columbus Crew blanked visiting Nashville 2-0.
Columbus is set to host New England in the Eastern Conference final next Sunday at 12:00 Noon Pacific Time on ABC.
Three conference quarterfinal games were contested on Tuesday as the MLS Cup Playoffs' Round of 16 concluded.
At East Hartford, Connecticut (due to travel and quarantine restrictions resulting from COVID-19):
Daniel Rios came through in the 108th minute as his overtime goal lifted Nashville SC to a 1-0 road victory over Toronto FC.
At Chester, Pennsylvania:
Adam Buksa (26') and Tajon Buchanan (30') each scored a goal four minutes apart as the New England Revolution knocked off the Philadelphia Union 2-0 on the road.
At Seattle:
Nico Lodeiro (18'), Raul Ruidiaz (66'), and Jordan Morris (80') each scored once as the Seattle Sounders continued their MLS Cup title defense by dominating the visiting Los Angeles Football Club 4-1.
Here are the matchups for the quarterfinal round:
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
Sunday:
At Orlando Florida:
Orlando City SC vs. New England Revolution, 12:00 Noon Pacific Time (ABC/ESPN Deportes)
At Columbus, Ohio:
Columbus Crew vs. Nashville SC, 5:00 PM Pacific Time (ESPN/ESPN Deportes)
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
Tuesday, December 1:
At Seattle:
Seattle Sounders FC vs. FC Dallas, 6:30 PM Pacific Time (Fox Sports 1/Fox Deportes)
Wednesday, December 2:
At Kansas City, Kansas:
Sporting Kansas City vs. Minnesota United FC, 6:00 PM Pacific Time (Fox Sports 1/Fox Deportes)
Three Western Conference quarterfinal games were contested on Sunday as the MLS Cup Playoffs continued.
At Kansas City, Kansas:
After a 3-3 deadlock at the end of regulation that was followed by a half hour of scoreless overtime, Johnny Russell, Ilie, and Khiry Shelton converted their spot kicks as Sporting Kansas City defeated the San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 in the penalty-kick shootout.
Sporting goalkeeper Tim Melia saved all three Quakes shots in the shootout.
At Saint Paul, Minnesota:
Kevin Molino scored twice (22', 79') as Minnesota United collected their first-ever postseason victory by dominating the visiting Colorado Rapids 3-0.
At Portland, Oregon:
After a 1-1 draw after regulation and 30 scoreless overtime minutes, Reto Ziegler, Franco Jara, Matheus Bressan Bressanelli, Ricardo Pepi, Ryan Hollingshead, Matt Hedges, Tanner Tessmann, and Ema Twumasi converted their spot kicks as FC Dallas knocked off the Portland Timbers 8-7 on the road in an eight-round penalty-kick shootout.
Hoops goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer preserved the victory by saving Portland's Jorge Villafana's spot kick in the shootout.
The MLS Cup Playoffs continued on Saturday with two Eastern Conference quarterfinal contests.
At Orlando, Florida:
After a 1-1 regulation draw that was followed by 30 scoreless overtime minutes, Tesho Akindele, Andres Perea, Antonio Carlos, Junior Urso, Robin Jansson, and Benji Michel converted their spot kicks as Orlando City won their first-ever playoff game by outlasting visiting New York City 6-5 in the penalty-kick shootout.
At Columbus, Ohio:
Pedro Santos (PK-26'), Darlington Nagbe (46'), and Gyasi Zardes (68') each scored once as the Columbus Crew held off the visiting New York Red Bulls 3-2.
Two Eastern Conference preliminary-round games were played on Friday as the 25th annual MLS Cup Playoffs commenced.
At Foxborough, Massachusetts:
Gustavo Bou scored the game winner at the death (90'+5) as the New England Revolution downed the visiting Montreal Impact 2-1.
At Nashville, Tennessee:
In the playoff debut for both first-year expansion clubs, Randall Leal (14'), Hany Mukhtar (PK-24'), and Dax McCarty (57') each scored once as Nashville dominated visiting Inter Miami 3-0.
Here's the schedule for the preliminary round and conference quarterfinals in the MLS Cup Playoffs with all kickoff times Pacific.
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
PRELIMINARY ROUND:
Friday, November 20:
At Foxborough, Massachusetts:
New England Revolution vs. Montreal Impact, 3:30 PM (Fox Sports One/Fox Deportes)
At Nashville, Tennessee:
Nashville SC vs. Inter Miami CF, 6:00 PM (ESPN2/ESPN Deportes)
CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS:
Saturday, November 21:
At Orlando, Florida:
Orlando City SC vs. New York City FC, 9:00 AM (UniMas/TUDN)
At Columbus, Ohio:
Columbus Crew vs. New York Red Bulls, 12:00 Noon (UniMas/TUDN)
Tuesday, November 24:
At East Hartford, Connecticut (due to travel and quarantine restrictions stemming from COVID-19):
Toronto FC vs. higher seeded preliminary round survivor, 3:00 PM (Fox Sports One)
At Chester, Pennsylvania:
Philadelphia Union vs. lower seeded preliminary round survivor, 5:00 PM (ESPN)
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS:
Sunday, November 21:
At Kansas City, Kansas:
Sporting Kansas City vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 1:00 PM (Fox Sports One)
At St. Paul, Minnesota:
Minnesota United FC vs. Colorado Rapids, 4:30 PM (ESPN)
At Portland, Oregon:
Portland Timbers vs. FC Dallas, 7:00 PM (ESPN)
Tuesday, November 24:
At Seattle:
Seattle Sounders FC vs. Los Angeles Football Club, 7:30 PM (ESPN)
