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Minnesota United seal playoff bid after draw with RSL
Dayne St. Clair made four saves for his third consecutive clean sheet as Minnesota United and Real Salt Lake battled to a 0-0 draw on Wednesday in Sandy, Utah.,The tie, combined with later results on Wednesday, allowed Minnesota to clinch a playoff berth.,It was the sixth clean sheet of the season i...
Earthquakes end FC Dallas' playoff aspirations
Hernan Lopez recorded a brace and the San Jose Earthquakes eliminated FC Dallas from playoff contention with a 3-2 home victory on Wednesday night.,Jeremy Ebobisse also scored for the MLS-worst Earthquakes (6-23-3, 21 points), who halted a five-match winless streak (0-4-1).,Daniel made three saves, ...
Denis Bouanga's goal enough; LAFC keeps pace in race for top seed
Denis Bouanga's goal in first-half stoppage time led Los Angeles FC to a 1-0 victory over visiting St. Louis City on Wednesday night.,The Black and Gold (16-8-7, 55 points) have now won back-to-back MLS matches after a 2-1 victory over FC Cincinnati last Saturday, which snapped a stretch of five lea...
Georgi Minoungou's first goal helps Sounders top Whitecaps
Georgi Minoungou scored his first MLS goal as the Seattle Sounders defeated the host Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0 on Wednesday in a Cascadia Cup clash.,Albert Rusnak had a goal and two assists, Paul Rothrock also tallied and Jordan Morris had a pair of assists for the Sounders (15-9-8, 53 points), who mo...
Minnesota United, Real Salt Lake play to scoreless draw
Dayne St. Clair made four saves for his third consecutive clean sheet as Minnesota United and Real Salt Lake battled to a 0-0 draw on Wednesday night in Sandy, Utah.,It was the sixth clean sheet of the season in 24 starts for St. Clair, who missed a chunk of the season while with the Canadian team a...
Riqui Puig tallies twice as Galaxy down Rapids
Riqui Puig scored twice and Gabriel Pec logged a goal and two assists to help the Los Angeles Galaxy earn a 3-1 win against the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday in Commerce City, Colo.,The win helped the Galaxy (18-7-7, 61 points) tighten their hold on first place in the Western Conference.,The sixth-pl...
Erik Sviatchenko’s 68th-minute goal lifts Dynamo past Revolution
Erik Sviatchenko's curling shot off a pass from Coco Carrasquilla in the 68th minute was the deciding goal as playoff-bound Houston Dynamo FC defeated the visiting New England Revolution 2-1 on Wednesday in a late-season interconference clash.,The Dynamo (14-9-9, 51 points) have clinched a spot in t...
Gabriel Pirani's late heroics lift D.C. United over Nashville SC
Gabriel Pirani scored twice in second-half stoppage time and D.C. United rallied from a two-goal deficit to stun host Nashville SC with a 4-3 victory on Wednesday.,After star Christian Benteke's league-leading 22nd goal on 76 minutes got D.C. United (9-13-10, 37 points) within 3-2, Pirani kept the v...
Lionel Messi nets pair as Inter Miami edges Crew
Lionel Messi scored twice and Drake Callender made a late penalty kick save when Inter Miami held on for a 3-2 victory over the host Columbus Crew to clinch the Supporters' Shield in a battle of heavyweights on Wednesday.,Callender dove to his right to stop Cucho Hernandez from tying it 3-3 in the 8...
Emil Forsberg returns, stars for Red Bulls in win over TFC
Emil Forsberg scored from the penalty spot and had an assist in his first start since he was sidelined with a foot injury in June, leading the visiting New York Red Bulls to a 4-1 win over Toronto FC on Wednesday.,Lewis Morgan also scored from the spot for his team-leading 13th goal and had two assi...
Josef Martinez scores twice to lead Montreal past Atlanta
Josef Martinez capped a two-goal performance against his former team by tallying in the 76th minute, lifting visiting CF Montreal to a 2-1 victory over Atlanta United on Wednesday.,Martinez, a 2018 MLS MVP who played six seasons with Atlanta, converted a set piece to open the scoring in the 43rd min...
NYCFC beats FC Cincinnati, starts rare win streak
Alonso Martinez scored in the 65th minute and Santiago Rodriguez converted a penalty kick 10 minutes later as New York City Football Club earned consecutive victories for the first time in nearly three months by holding on for a 3-2 victory over visiting FC Cincinnati on Wednesday night in Harrison,...
Karol Swiderski powers Charlotte FC past Fire, into playoffs
Karol Swiderski scored two goals and provided an assist during Charlotte FC's three-goal first half in what became a 4-3 victory against the visiting Chicago Fire on Wednesday.,The result allowed Charlotte (12-11-9, 45 points) to clinch an Eastern Conference playoff berth.,Junior Urso and Liel Abada...
Facundo Torres makes club history in Orlando City win
Facundo Torres broke a scoreless deadlock -- setting a club record for all-time goals in the process -- and Duncan McGuire added an insurance goal as Orlando City won its second straight match, beating the Philadelphia Union 2-1 Wednesday night in Orlando, Fla.,Luis Muriel assisted on both goals as ...
LAFC, jockeying for playoff seeding, face resurgent St. Louis City
Los Angeles FC will look to continue the momentum off their U.S. Open Cup championship and make it back-to-back MLS wins when they play host to St. Louis City on Wednesday.,The Black and Gold are coming off a 2-1 victory over FC Cincinnati on Saturday. Los Angeles FC (15-8-7, 52 points) snapped a st...
Whitecaps host Sounders in tussle for playoff position
The Vancouver Whitecaps and Seattle Sounders have already clinched MLS playoff berths.,But there's always something on the line when the Cascadia Cup rivals meet, as they will on Wednesday night in Vancouver. ,Not only can the Whitecaps (13-9-8, 47 points) secure a record eighth Cascadia Cup title i...
With playoff hopes dwindling, FC Dallas take on Quakes
FC Dallas will attempt to stave off elimination when they visit the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday night.,Dallas (10-14-7, 37 points) stand eight points behind Minnesota United and the Portland Timbers with three matches remaining. Minnesota and Portland share the final two playoff spots in the W...
Revs M Dylan Borrero gets additional one-match ban
New England Revolution midfielder Dylan Borrero was assessed an additional one-game suspension and an undisclosed fine by Major League Soccer on Tuesday in relation to the red card he received on Sept. 21.,During the Revolution's 4-0 road loss to Charlotte FC, Borrero entered as a 56th-minute sub. J...
Austin FC must beat Timbers to keep playoff dream alive
Austin FC need a victory to keep their slim MLS Cup playoff hopes alive on Wednesday night when they visit the ninth-place Portland Timbers.,Even a draw would make it impossible for Austin (9-13-9, 36 points) to catch Portland (12-10-9, 45 points), though it would leave FC Dallas (10-14-7, 37 points...
No room for error as D.C. United, Nashville SC chase playoff spots
D.C. United and Nashville SC have no room for error down the final stretch of the MLS regular season.,With both clubs outside playoff position in the Eastern Conference and in search of a much-needed victory, D.C. visits Nashville on Wednesday night.,D.C. United (8-13-10, 34 points) are three points...