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The Portland Timbers had one thing on their minds Sunday afternoon at JELD-WEN Field. San Jose has made a knack of scoring late, and they did it again on Saturday night. Chivas USA snapped a six-game losing streak against derby rivals the LA Galaxy.

Alan Gordon rose up inside of Chivas’ six-yard box in the 88th minute to head home a perfectly placed cross off the left wing from rookie midfielder Sam Garza, giving the San Jose Earthquakes a 1-1 draw with Chivas USA. No Thierry Henry? No problem. Even without their leading scorer, the New York Red Bulls offense clicked to the tune of three goals

The expansion Montreal Impact stunned Sporting Kansas City 2-0 handing the hosts their second straight loss – both shutouts – after a 7-0-0 start. The Portland Timbers and Columbus Crew found both in short supply as they played to a scoreless draw Saturday night at Jeld-Wen Field. Two goals from five shots by the Costa Rican striker led Real Salt Lake to a 2-1 comeback victory over the New England Revolution

Pat Noonan scored a dramatic stoppage-time equalizer as the LA Galaxy salvaged a draw against visiting FC Dallas. It was a reversal of trends Saturday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park as the Colorado Rapids used four second-half goals to grab a 4-0 win over Chivas USA

Before the season, few would’ve predicted DC United were Eastern Conference contenders, but after they cruised past the New York Red Bulls 4-1 Sunday night, that’s exactly what they are. The San Jose Earthquakes are no longer toothless when it comes to playing with a man advantage. Sporting Kansas City’s scorching start to the season had to come to an end sometime.

The undermanned Houston Dynamo played to a 65-minute, 1-1 tie against the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park. Late heroics by Juninho and David Beckham allowed the LA to return to their winning ways. Sporting Kansas City defeated Real Salt Lake 1-0 to continue the hottest start in club history.

The Portland Timbers to earn a 2-1 win at a sold-out JELD-WEN Field. Real Salt Lake opened the first of three Rocky Mountain Cup games in 2012 with a 2-0 victory. DC United and the Seattle Sounders battled to a 0-0 tie.

Sporting Kansas City continued their run as MLS’ lone unbeaten club on Sunday as they improved to 4-0 on the season by defeating Chivas USA 1-0 . Omar Cummings’ second-half strike proved to be the game-winner as the Colorado Rapids survived the Chicago Fire with a 2-0 victory. New England scored two goals in the first 13 minutes, stunning the host LA Galaxy early en route to a 3-1 win

In Vancouver, the Vancouver Whitecaps hosted DC United on Saturday night and both teams picked up their first draw of the season in what ended up as a 0-0 affair in front of 19,394 fans at B.C. Place. At Columbus, the Columbus Crew’s high profile offseason signees Milovan Mirosevic and Olman Vargas scored against short-handed Montreal for a 2-0 win over the expansion Impact in the club’s home opener at Crew Stadium on Saturday afternoon. In Toronto, a pair of goals from San Jose striker Chris Wondolowski lifted the Earthquakes to a 3-0 victory in Toronto FC’s home opener at BMO Field. And the rest of MLS Week 3 recaps and game highlights.

The LA Galaxy needed a big win, and that’s exactly what they got on Sunday, as two goals from Robbie Keane and a third from MLS newcomer Marcelo Sarvas paced them past DC United 3-1