[MLS GOLEADORES] Colombus' Andres Mendoza and Chicago's Dominic Oduro moved closer to the top of the leading scorer's race with strikes in Week 27. ...
* Andres Mendoza scored two from the penalty spot in Columbus' 2-2 tie with Houston to put him within a goal of leaders Landon Donovan and Thierry Henry. The 26-year-old Peruvian arrived to Columbus late last season and scored twice in eight 2010 appearances.
* Chicago's Dominic Oduro scored the gamewinner in the Fire's 3-2 win over Chivas USA. It was the 10th goal of the season for 26-year-old Ghanaian who played college ball at VCU. Oduro joined MLS in 2006 and had never scored more than five goals in a season in a career that included stints in Dallas, New York and Houston.
* Twenty-seven goals were scored in Week 27's 10 games for a 2.70 average and the MLS scoring rate improved for the second straight week. MLS's leaguewide goals-per-game average is now 2.57. The 2010 season ended with an all-time low 2.46 goals per game. MLS's second-lowest scoring year was the 2009 season, which ended at 2.54.
* MLS Leading Scorers
| Player |
Team |
Goals |
Assists |
| Thierry Henry | New York |
12 |
4 |
| Landon Donovan |
Los Angeles | 12 |
3 |
| Andres Mendoza |
Columbus | 11 |
2 |
| Charlie Davies | D.C. United |
11 |
1 |
| Brek Shea | FC Dallas |
10 |
3 |
| Chris Wondolowski | San Jose |
10 |
3 |
| Dominic Oduro |
Chicago |
10 |
2 |
| Eric Hassli | Vancouver |
10 |
1 |
| Dwayne De Rosario |
D.C. United |
9 |
10 |
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