MLS this weekend ...

• by Soccer America , Jul 24, 2011

[SCOREBOARD] The Columbus Crew moved into a tie for first place in the Eastern Conference with the Philadelphia Union thanks to its 1-0 win over the Portland Timbers. The 10-men New York Red Bulls got a sensational late goal from Thierry Henry, his league-high 11th of the season to tie FC Dallas, 2-2. Justin Braun's second hat trick of the season gave Chivas USA a 3-0 win over the Houston Dynamo. In Colorado, Japanese defender Kosuke Kimura scored from 70 yards in the Rapids' 2-2 tie with New England. For all the Saturday action ...

WEEK 19 RESULTS: 
July 23 in Harrison, N.J.
New York 2 FC Dallas 2. Goals: Agudelo 5 (Richards 5) 39, Henry 11 (Dax McCarty 3) 85; Chavez 2 (Villar 1, Guarda 1) 51, Chavez 3 (John 1, Benitez 2) 78.
New York -- Rost, Solli, Marquez, Ream, Miller, Richards, Ballouchy (Albright 82), McCarty, Lindpere, Agudelo, Henry.
FC Dallas -- Hartman, Benitez, Ihemelu, John, Loyd, Shea, D.Hernandez, Alexander (Weideman 60), Avila (Guarda 46), Villar (Jacobson 80), Chavez.
Red Card: New York -- Richards 80.
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez.
Att.: 17,276.
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July 23 in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus 1 Portland 0. Goal: own goal 79.
Columbus -- Gruenebaum, Miranda (Grossman, 79), Marshall, James, Gardner, Gaven, Ekpo, Rusmir (Burns, 66), Rogers, Heinemann, Cunningham (Renteria, 66)
Portland -- Perkins, Palmer, Brunner, Danso, Wallace, Nagbe (Lowry, 78), Marcelin, Jewsbury, Chara (Zizzo, 75), Alhassan, Perlaza (Cooper, 46).
Referee: Andrew Chapin.
Att.: 11,246.
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July 23 in Kansas City, Kan.
Sporting KC 4 Toronto FC 2. Goals: Kamara 4 (unassisted) 28, Kamara 5 (Espinoza 3, Sapong 4) 34, Bravo 5 (Jeferson 1) 37, Bravo 6 (Myers 1, Zusi 4) 64; Koevermans 1 (Johnson 1) 50,Johnson 1 (unassisted) 72.
Toronto FC -- Frei, Yourassowsky (Morgan 58), Iro, Eckersley, Viator, Maicon Santos (Stinson 44), Frings (Henry 80), Zavarise, Johnson, Koevermans, Soolsma.
Sporting KC -- Nielsen, Myers, Besler, Collin (Cyrus 62), Sinovic, Kamara, Espinoza, Jeferson, Julio Cesar (Zusi 58), Bravo, Sapong (Bunbury 53).
Referee: Chris Penso.
Att.: 16,382.
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July 23 in Commerce City, Colo.
Colorado 2 New England 2. Goals: Folan 4 (pen.) 65, Kimura 1 (Pickens 1) 82 (video); Feilhaber 1 (McCarthy 1, Alston 1) 25, Joseph 6 (pen.) 90.
Colorado -- Pickens, Kimura, Wynne, Palguta (Akpan 89), Moor, Mullan (LaBauex 86), Mastroeni, S.Nyassi, Larentowicz, Thompson (Cummings 46), Folan.
New England -- Reis, Alston, Barnes, Soares, Tierney, Phelan, Joseph, McCarthy (Nyassi 68), Schilawski (Coria 66), Lekic (Mansally 75), Feilhaber.
Red Card: New England -- Tierney 64.
Referee: Geoff Gamble.
Att.: 12,273
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July 23 in Sandy, Utah
Real Salt Lake 4 San Jose 0. Goals: Saborio 4 (unassisted) 8, Saborio 5 (pen.) 63, Beckerman 2 (unassisted) 78, Olave 2 (Alvarez 1, Beckerman 5) 83.
Real Salt Lake -- Rimando, Russell, Olave, Borchers, Beltran, Grabavoy (Alvarez 79), Beckerman, Williams (Warner 72), Johnson (Gil 82), Saborio, Fabian Espindola.
San Jose -- Busch, Ward, Burling, Attakora (Ring 54), Convey, Peterson, Cronin, Stephenson, Baca, Wondolowski, Sealy (Leitch 63).
Red Card: San Jose -- Burling 60.
Referee: David Gantar.
Att.: 19,429.
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July 23 in Carson, Calif.
Chivas USA 3 Houston 0. Goals: Braun 5 (Jazic 4) 31, Braun 6 (Gavin 2) 40, Braun 7 (Jazic 5, Mendoza 2) 86
Chivas USA -- Kennedy, Valentin, Umana, Pearce, Jazic, Lahoud, Elliott, Gavin (Nagamura 80), Flores (Mendoza 72), Braun (Cortez 87), LaBrocca.
Houston -- Hall, Sarkodie (Dixon 72), Taylor, Hainault, Ashe, Cruz (Moffat 67), Cameron, Watson, Davis, Weaver, Bruin.
Red Card: Houston -- Watson 70.
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja.
Att.: 11,013.
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July 20 in Carson, Calif.
Los Angeles 1 Columbus 0. Goal: Franklin 1 (unassisted) 70.
Los Angeles -- Saunders, Franklin, DeLaGarza, Berhalter, Dunivant, Kirovski (Stephens 83), Beckham, Juninho, Donovan, Angel (Jordan 85), Lopez (Magee 69).
Columbus -- Hesmer, Miranda, Marshall, James, Gardner (Cunningham 88), Gaven, Anor (Meram 75), Ekpo, Gehrig, Rogers, Mendoza (Heinemann 4).
Referee: Andrew Chapin.
Att.: 24,709.
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July 20 in Santa Clara, Calif.
San Jose 2 Vancouver 2. Goals: Wondolowski 7 (Dawkins 1, Lenhart 3) 3, Wondolowski 8 (Peterson 1) 54; Hassli 7 (Salinas 1) 42, Hassli 8 (Salinas 2, Chiumiento 8) 61.
San Jose -- Busch, Leitch, Burling, Hernandez, Corrales, Peterson (Convey 66), Dawkins (Baca 42), Ring, Stephenson (Sealy 83), Wondolowski, Lenhart.
Vancouver -- Cannon, Leathers, Boxall, Janicki, Brovsky, Salinas, Koffie, Vagenas, Camilo, Hassli (Khalfan 81), Jarju (Chiumiento 57).
Referee: Paul Ward
Att.: 8,122.
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July 20 in Washington, D.C.
D.C. United 0 New England 1. Goals: McCarthy 2 (Tierney 2) 73
D.C. United -- Hamid, Kitchen, White, McDonald, Woolard, Najar, De Rosario, Simms (Ngwenya 79), Pontius (Da Luz 71), Davies, Wolff (Fred 63).
New England -- Reis, Alston, Cochrane (Barnes 22), Soares, Tierney, Joseph, McCarthy, Phelan, Boggs (Nyassi 58), Schilawski (Mansally 68), Lekic.
Referee: Michael Kennedy.
Att.: 15,597.
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July 20 in Commerce City, Colo.
Colorado 4 New York 1. Goals: Nyassi 1 (Cummings 3) 2, Thompson 2 (Nyassi 2) 26, Nyassi 2 (Cummings 4, Moor 1) 30, Nyassi 3 (Cummings 5, Wynne 2) 61, Henry 10 (Agudelo 1) 67.
Colorado -- Pickens, Kimura, Marshall, Wynne, Moor, Mullan, Larentowicz, Mastroeni (Nane 69), Thompson, Cummings (Folan 73), Nyassi (Akpan 85).
New York -- Rost, Solli, Mendes, Ream, Miller, Richards, Ballouchy, McCarty (Albright 71), Lindpere, Agudelo, Henry.
Referee: Silviu Petrescu.
Att.: 15,227.
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July 20 in Toronto
Toronto FC 0 FC Dallas 1. Goal: Shea 9 (unassisted) 48
Toronto FC -- Frei, Viator, Harden, Iro, Borman, Yourassowsky (Maicon Santos 54), Sturgis (Soolsma 56), Frings, Plata (Zavarise 70), Koevermans, Johnson.
FC Dallas -- Hartman, Jackson, John, Ihemelu, Benitez, Alexander (Guarda 71), Avila (Jacobson 63), Villar (Warshaw 80), Hernandez, Shea, Chavez.
Referee: Hilario Grajeda.
Att.: 21,087

STANDINGS:
Eastern Conference
PTS (GP) TEAM W-L-T +/1
31 (19) Philadelphia 8-4-7 24/16
31 (21) Columbus 8-6-7 22/20
30 (23) New York 6-5-12 37/30
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26 (20) Sporting KC 6-6-8 28/27
24 (22) Houston 5-8-9 24/26
23 (21) D.C. United 5-6-8 24/30
20 (21) New England 4-9-8 19/29
18 (20) Chicago 2-6-12 20/25
18 (22) Toronto FC 3-10-9 19/41

Western Conference
PTS (GP) TEAM W-L-T +/-
42 (22) Los Angeles 11-2-9 28/16
39 (22) FC Dallas 11-5-6 28/19
38 (22) Seattle 10-4-8 32/23
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33 (18) Real Salt Lake 9-3-6 27/12
31 (23) Colorado 7-6-10 31/30
26 (21) Chivas USA 6-7-8 27/23
24 (21) San Jose 5-7-9 24/27
21 (19) Portland 6-10-3 22/32
15 (21) Vancouver 2-10-9 21/30

Wildcard Race (top 4 qualify)
PTS (GP) TEAM W-L-T +/-
33 (18) Real Salt Lake 9-3-6 27/12
31 (23) Colorado 7-6-10 31/30
26 (21) Chivas USA 6-7-8 27/23
26 (20) Sporting KC 6-6-8 28/27
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24 (22) Houston 5-8-9 24/26
24 (21) San Jose 5-7-9 24/27
23 (21) D.C. United 5-6-8 24/30
21 (19) Portland 6-10-3 22/32
20 (21) New England 4-9-8 19/29
18 (20) Chicago 2-6-12 20/25
18 (22) Toronto FC 3-10-9 19/41
15 (21) Vancouver 2-10-9 21/30