Union ends skid with win at Sporting KC

• by Soccer America , Sep 28, 2013

[MLS REWIND: Week 31] The Philadelphia Union won its first game in seven weeks with a 1-0 win at Sporting Kansas City that moved it back into the playoff zone in the Eastern Conference. Conor Casey scored the lone goal, his 10th of the year, to break a 345-minute drought for the Union.

Sporting KC, which would have moved into a tie for first place in the Eastern Conference with a win, had never lost at home to Philadelphia but could not take advantage of its dominance. The loss

Sporting KC-Philadelphia Highlights:
MLS SCHEDULE, Week 31:
Friday, September 27
8 p.m ET
Sporting KC 0 Philadelphia 1.
PHI: Conor Casey 36
Att.: 19,243.

MLS RESULTS, Week 31:
Saturday, September 28
1 p.m ET
Toronto FC vs. D.C. United
7 p.m ET
Vancouver vs. Real Salt Lake
7:30 p.m. ET
New England vs. Houston
8:30 p.m. ET
Chicago vs. Montreal

Sunday, September 29
3:30 p.m. ET
Portland vs. LA Galaxy, NBC
8:30 p.m. ET
FC Dallas vs. Columbus
9 p.m ET
Seattle vs. New York ESPN
11 p.m ET
Chivas USA vs. San Jose UniMas
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MLS STANDINGS:
Eastern Conference:
PTS (GP) TEAM W-L-T +/-
51 (30) New York 15-9-6 47/36
48 (30) Sporting KC 14-10-6 43/29
45 (28) Montreal 13-9-6 46/42
43 (29) Houston 12-10-7 37/36
42 (30) Philadelphia 11-10-9 38/39
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40 (29) New England 11-11-7 41/33
39 (29) Chicago 11-12-6 36/43
38 (30) Columbus 11-14-5 36/39
23 (30) Toronto FC 4-15-11 25/44
15 (29) D.C. United 3-20-6 19/48

Western Conference:
PTS (GP) TEAM W-L-T +/-
50 (28) Seattle 15-8-5 38/28
48 (30) Real Salt Lake 14-10-6 53/39
46 (29) Portland 11-5-13 45/31
45 (29) LA Galaxy 13-10-6 46/36
45 (30) Colorado 12-9-9 37/31
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41 (29) Vancouver 11-10-8 42/38
41 (30) San Jose 11-11-8 31/41
40 (29) FC Dallas 10-9-10 40/42
26 (30) Chivas USA 6-16-8 29/45
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MLS LEADING SCORERS:
G PLAYER (TEAM)
18 Marco Di Vaio (Montreal)
16 Camilo (Vancouver)
16 Mike Magee (Los Angeles/Chicago)
12 Robbie Keane (Los Angeles)
11 Diego Fagundez (New England)
11 Dominic Oduro (Columbus)
10+1 Conor Casey (Philadelphia)
10 Federico Higuain (Columbus)
10 Claudio Bieler (Sporting KC)
10 Alvaro Saborio (Real Salt Lake)
10 Blas Perez (FC Dallas)
10 Jack McInerney (Philadelphia)