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Real Salt Lake nabs final West playoff spot with draw vs. St. Louis City
Victor Olatunji scored a first-half brace Saturday night and visiting Real Salt Lake managed to clinch the final playoff spot in the West by tying St. Louis City SC 2-2.,RSL (12-17-5, 41 points) emerged from a three-team tie with Colorado and San Jose on the basis of tiebreakers. Colorado could have...
San Diego FC clinches top Western Conference seed with rout of Portland
Anders Dreyer scored two goals and added an assist to complete a sensational campaign and lift visiting San Diego FC to a Western Conference-sealing 4-0 victory over the Portland Timbers in both teams' regular-season finale.,Dreyer finishes with 19 goals and 19 assists in his maiden MLS regular seas...
Minnesota United drops regular-season finale to Galaxy
Matheus Nascimento and Joseph Paintsil scored as the Los Angeles Galaxy held on for a 2-1 win over visiting Minnesota United on MLS Decision Day on Saturday in Carson, Calif.,The loss ensures that Minnesota (16-8-10, 58 points) will finish in fourth place in the Western Conference. The Loons will ho...
Andrew Moran's late winner snatches playoff berth from Rapids
Andrew Moran scored in the 90th minute shortly after Los Angeles FC fell behind to help his squad earn a 2-2 tie with the Colorado Rapids in a Decision Day match on Saturday night at Commerce City, Colo., ,Darren Yapi scored in the 87th minute to put Colorado ahead and better the squad's chance of s...
Sporting KC, Houston end their seasons with scoreless draw
The Houston Dynamo and host Sporting Kansas City each enter the offseason with a bitter taste in their mouths after failing to find the back of the net in a 0-0 draw. ,Both teams had been eliminated from playoff consideration before Decision Day began., ,Houston (9-15-10, 37 points) had lost three o...
Lionel Messi's hat trick powers Inter Miami past Nashville on Decision Day
Lionel Messi recorded a hat trick and added an assist and Baltasar Rodriguez scored the tiebreaking goal as visiting Inter Miami used a second-half assault to defeat Nashville SC 5-2 in a Decision Day matchup on Saturday night.,Telasco Segovia also scored for Inter Miami (19-7-8, 65 points), who won...
Charlotte FC's win vs. Philadelphia Union marred by Wilfried Zaha's red card
Wilfried Zaha scored his 10th goal of the season but received a late card that carries playoff implications, marring Charlotte FC's 2-0 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Union on Saturday night in both teams' regular-season finale.,Kerwin Vargas scored and had an assist to help Charlotte (19-13...
Fire catch a break, earn crucial draw vs. Revs to reach playoffs
A late Dor Turgeman own goal helped secure a crucial point for the Chicago Fire in a 2-2 draw against the host New England Revolution on Saturday night.,With the draw, Chicago (15-11-8, 53 points) finishes as the eight seed in the Eastern Conference. The Fire will host the East wild-card game agains...
Jackson Ragen's header gives Seattle win at NYCFC to close regular season
Jackson Ragen's 87th-minute header gave the Seattle Sounders a 2-1 away win over New York City FC on MLS Decision Day on Saturday.,Just five minutes after Nicolas Fernandez equalized for NYCFC, Ragen restored Seattle's lead by heading in Danny Leyva's free kick. It was just the second goal of the se...
Evander, Brenner power FC Cincinnati past Montreal to clinch No. 2 seed in East
Evander and Brenner scored goals in the second half to lift host FC Cincinnati to a 3-0 win over CF Montreal on Saturday.,The win clinched the second spot in the Eastern Conference for Cincinnati (20-9-5, 65 points) on Decision Day for Major League Soccer. Montreal finishes 6-18-10 with 28 points.,C...
Crew move up two spots, finish 7th in East with win over Red Bulls
Daniel Gazdag scored the go-ahead goal as the Columbus Crew defeated the visiting New York Red Bulls 3-1 on Saturday in the regular-season finale to avoid the Eastern Conference wild-card play-in match.,Gazdag put the Crew (14-8-12, 54 points) ahead in the 66th minute and Ibrahim Aliyu added an insu...
Orlando City falls into wild-card match with loss at Toronto
Visiting Orlando City SC fell into a wild-card spot after a 4-2 defeat to Toronto FC on Saturday night. A brace from designated player Djordje Mihailovic helped TFC to their first win at home since June 28.,Visiting fans surely had their eyes on simultaneous matches as Orlando's fortunes turned for ...
Gabriel Pirani's late score gives D.C. United draw vs. Atlanta United
Gabriel Pirani's goal in the second half salvaged a road point for visiting D.C. United on Saturday night, as they played Atlanta United to a 1-1 draw on the final day of the MLS regular season.,Despite its three-match losing streak coming to an end, D.C. (5-18-11, 26 points) saw its winless streak ...
Quakes must beat Austin FC for any chance at postseason
There will be plenty on the line for the San Jose Earthquakes when they host playoff-bound Austin FC on Saturday evening in a Decision Day match.,The match means a lot more to the Earthquakes (10-15-8, 38 points), who head to the final game of the regular season in 11th place in the Western Conferen...
With playoffs out of reach, Dynamo, SKC have eyes on future
The end can't come soon enough for the Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City, as the two clubs spend Decision Day in Kansas City, Kan., playing their final match of the season.,Houston (9-15-9, 36 points) was eliminated from the MLS Cup playoffs with a 4-2 loss at home to San Diego Oct. 4. The Dyn...
Top, bottom of West playoff field on line as Dallas faces Vancouver
FC Dallas will try to secure a playoff berth while the host Vancouver Whitecaps will attempt to clinch first place in the Western Conference playoffs when the teams meet on Decision Day on Saturday night.,Vancouver (18-6-9, 63 points), which leads second-place San Diego FC (18-9-6, 60 points) by thr...
Real Salt Lake stares down must-win scenario vs. St. Louis City
After nearly eight months of matches, the MLS season has reached Decision Day.,For Real Salt Lake, it's a simple scenario: Win and you're in. Tie or lose and you might be out of luck.,It will try to keep others out of the equation Saturday night when it closes the regular season at St. Louis City SC...
To avoid wild card, Orlando City needs positive result at Toronto FC
Orlando City will hope to solidify a spot in the first round of the MLS Cup Playoffs against host Toronto FC in the final matchday of the regular season this Saturday night.,The Lions (14-8-11, 53 points) surrendered a four-match unbeaten run last time out in a 2-1 setback to the Vancouver Whitecaps...
Minnesota United eye potential leap in West in finale vs. Galaxy
Second place in the Western Conference still is within reach for Minnesota United when the Loons visit the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday on MLS Decision Day.,Minnesota (16-7-10, 58 points) cannot finish lower than its current fourth-place position in the West. The Loons can move into second or thir...
San Diego keeping tabs on top spot ahead of finale vs. Timbers
San Diego FC will try to prolong their hopes of earning the top seed in the Western Conference on Saturday evening in their season finale against the host Portland Timbers.,San Diego (18-9-6, 60 points) lost its grip on first place last weekend after Vancouver rallied for a 2-1 victory at Orlando Ci...