New England earns playoff spot
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Teal Bunbury and Gustavo Bou scored, Matt Turner had his second consecutive shutout and the New England Revolution beat New York City FC 2-0 on Sunday to earn a playoff spot.
CREW 2, UNION 0: In Columbus, Ohio, Pedro Santos had a goal and an assist in the second half and Columbus beat Philadelphia to hand the Eastern Conference’s top seed to New York City FC.
D.C. UNITED 0, RED BULLS 0, TIE: In Harrison, N.J., Bill Hamid made a spectacular save in the 61st minute to highlight his 12th shutout and D.C. United played New York to the draw to maintain position for home-field advantage in a possible playoff rematch. ATLANTA UNITED 1, IMPACT 1, TIE: In Montreal, Julian Gressel scored for Atlanta United in the tie with Montreal that ended the Impact’s playoff hopes. TORONTO FC 2, FIRE 2, TIE: In Brideview, Ill., Omar González had a goal and an assist to help Toronto FC tie Chicago.
Toronto (12-10-11), which has already qualified for the postseason, can clinch a home game in the knock-out round with a win, and losses by New York and D.C. United, in next Sunday’s regularseason finale. ORLANDO CITY 1, FC CINCINNATI 1, TIE: In Cincinnati, Benji Michel scored a minute into extra time to give Orlando City the tie with FC Cincinnati. LAFC 1, MINNESOTA UNITED 1, TIE: In St. Paul, Minn., Michael Boxall scored the tying goal with a no-look header in the 75th minute for Minnesota and Loons tied MLS-leading Los Angeles FC, but fell short of securing a home game for the first round of the playoffs. REAL SALT LAKE 2, DYNAMO 1: In Sandy, Utah, Jefferson Savarino and Corey Baird scored and Real Salt Lake beat Houston to clinch a playoff berth. WHITECAPS 4, GALAXY 3: In Carson, Calif., Michaell Chirinos scored in stoppage time to lift Vancouver past Los Angeles. SOUNDERS 1, EARTHQUAKES 0: In San Jose, Calif., Jordan Morris scored in stoppage time and Seattle beat San Jose. TIMBERS , SPORTING KC 2, TIE: In Kansas City, Kan., Dairon Asprilla converted a penalty kick in the 85th minute to give Portland the draw with Sporting Kansas City, keeping the Timbers in line for a playoff spot. RAPIDS 3, FC DALLAS 0: In Commerce City, Colo., Tim Howard earned his fifth shutout in his last start and Colorado kept its slim playoff hopes alive with the victory over FC Dallas.