MLS 2010 Week 18 Recap

Kansas City 1 Toronto 0
KANSAS CITY, KA – Rookie Teal Bunbury came through with another game-winning goal as the Kansas City Wizards outlasted Toronto FC 1-0 on Saturday night in a tough Eastern Conference clash at a sold-out crowd CommunityAmerica Ballpark.

One week after impressing Sir Alex Ferguson, Bunbury provided the deciding goal in the 62nd minute and the Wizards defense held a scuffling TFC attack in check to preserve the victory. Kansas City improved to 5-8-4 with the victory while Toronto fell to 6-6-5.

In what was a tight match from the opening whistle, a defensive error proved the difference. With Kei Kamara applying pressure on the TFC defense, defender Adrian Cann botched a headed clearance directly into Bunbury’s path, and the striker snapped a header from the top of the penalty area that goalkeeper Stefan Frei tipped off the crossbar but couldn’t keep out.

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Chivas 3 Columbus 1
CARSON, CA – Chivas USA extended their MLS unbeaten streak to four games on Saturday evening, earning an impressive 3-1 victory over Eastern Conference leaders Columbus at the Home Depot Center on Saturday night.

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San Jose 0 Seattle 1
SANTA CLARA, CA — In their first game since divesting themselves of unhappy designated player Freddie Ljungberg, the Sounders’ remaining Fredy—Colombian midfielder Fredy Montero—continued his scorching hot streak, scoring in the 26th minute to provide the only goal in Seattle’s 1-0 win over the San Jose Earthquakes.

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Salt Lake 3 DC United 0
SANDY, UT — Real Salt Lake returned to winning ways on Saturday with a 3-0 defeat of DC United here on a rainy night at Rio Tinto Stadium.

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Houston 2 New York 2
HOUSTON, TX – A late equalizer from substitute Brian Mullan soured the long-awaited debut for the best new strike partnership in MLS on Saturday, as the Dynamo overcame two goals from Juan Pablo Angel to salvage a 2-2 draw in front of 24,740 fans at Robertson Stadium.

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Colorado 1 Dallas 1
COMMERCE CITY, CO – The scoring was all Colorado Saturday, with Dallas taking the early lead on a Rapids own goal off Julien Baudet in the 22nd minute. Colorado responded quickly, however, earning the equalizer on a penalty kick four minutes later.

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Philadelphia 0 New England 0
CHESTER, PA – After Sebastien Le Toux’s eighth goal of the season gave Philadelphia a first half lead in front of 18,137 fans at PPL Park, Marko Perovic’s free kick in the 71st minute took a strange bounce and found it’s way into the net to help New England steal a point on the road.

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