[SCOREBOARD] The Minnesota Stars sealed the final berth in the NASL playoffs with a 2-1 win Saturday night at the regular-season champion Carolina RailHawks. Brian Cvilikas’ game-winner in the 52nd minute was the difference. The Stars needed to win because the MLS-bound Montreal Impact had won at the Atlanta Silverbacks, 4-0. The Impact and Silverbacks were the only teams not to advance to the six-team playoffs. For all the action ...

MLS RESERVE LEAGUE
Results:
FC Dallas 2 Chicago 3.
CHI: Diego Chaves (pen.) 25
CHI: Diego Chaves (unassisted) 27
DAL: Bryan Leyva (Jair Benitez) 31
CHI: Orr Barouch (Kellen Gulley) 69
DAL: Daniel Garcia (Andrew Weideman) 85

Standings:
Eastern Conference
PTS TEAM W-L-T +/-
18 Columbus 6-1-0 18/8
17 D.C. United 5-0-2 17/8
13 New England 4-4-1 13/17
6 New York 2-3-0 6/11
7 Philadelphia 2-6-1 8/14
2 Toronto FC 0-5-2 9/13
Central/Mountain Conference
PTS TEAM W-L-T +/-
19 Chicago 6-1-1 18/7
12 Houston 4-3-0 6/9
11 Sporting KC 3-2-2 7/5
9 FC Dallas 3-3-0 8/12
7 Colorado 2-5-1 7/9
6 Real Salt Lake 2-6-0 8/9
Western Conference
PTS TEAM W-L-T +/-
21 Seattle 7-1-0 15/7
14 Portland 4-2-2 18/15
10 San Jose 3-4-1 10/8
8 Vancouver 2-4-2 10/13
6 Chivas USA 1-2-3 11/12
5 Los Angeles 1-5-2 10/18

Schedule:
Sept. 25
FC Dallas vs. Houston
Sept. 27
Portland vs. Chivas USA
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NASL
Results:
Sept. 24
FC Tampa Bay 2 Fort Lauderdale 0.
FCTB: Keith Savage (Shane Hill) 68
FCTB: Matt Clare (Mike Ambersley) 90+
Att.: 3,226.
Carolina 1 Minnesota 2.
MIN: Kyle Altman (pen.) 48
CAR: Pablo Campos (Jonny Steele) 50
MIN: Brian Cvilikas (unassisted) 52
Att.: 6,234.
Atlanta 0 Montreal 4.

Sept. 21
Puerto Rico 1 FC Tampa Bay 0.
PR: Yaikel Perez (Kevin Villaroel) 5
Att.: 1,502.
Final Standings:
PTS TEAM W-L-T +/-
54 *Carolina 17-8-3 50/26
52 *Puerto Rico 15-6-7 41/32
41 *FC Tampa Bay 11-9-8 41/36
38 *Ft. Lauderdale 9-8-11 35/36
36 *FC Edmonton 10-12-6 35/40
36 *Minnesota 9-10-9 30/32
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35 Montreal 9-11-8 35/27
16 Atlanta 4-20-4 25/63