MLS 2012: Week 8 Recap

CARSON, CA – Pat Noonan scored a dramatic stoppage-time equalizer as the LA Galaxy salvaged a draw against visiting FC Dallas, with the Western Conference rivals tying 1-1 at The Home Depot Center on Saturday.

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COMMERCE CITY, CO — 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 and snap a three-game losing streak while halting the Goats’ own three-game road-win streak.

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SANDY, UT — Toronto FC came into their match with Real Salt Lake on Saturday night desperate to avoid a seventh straight loss to start the season. For 92 minutes, they fought and attacked and looked like they’d succeed.

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BRIDGEVIEW, IL – After scoring just one goal in their last three games, the Seattle Sounders found their goalscoring shoes on Saturday, capitalizing on a deflection and a bobble from Chicago Fire players to notch a 2-1 win at Toyota Park.

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COLUMBUS, OH – The Vancouver Whitecaps used another solid defensive effort and a late goal by defender Young-Pyo Lee to defeat the Columbus Crew 1-0 in a tight contest on Saturday night at Crew Stadium.

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WASHINGTON, DC — It was a battle of braces, but in the end, D.C. United took the honors, topping the Houston Dynamo, 3-2, at RFK Stadium. United’s Maicon Santos and Houston’s Will Bruin each scored two goals, and DC talisman Dwayne De Rosario notched his first goal of the season.

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CHESTER, PA – Steven Lenhart gave the San Jose Earthquakes just the boost they needed on Saturday, scoring his first two goals of the season after coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Union at PPL Park.

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HARRISON, NJ – It took a patchwork backline to do it, but the New York Red Bulls finally got their first clean sheet of the season with a 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution at Red Bull Arena on Saturday. Thierry Henry scored his league-leading ninth goal of the campaign before leaving with a hamstring injury, but the strike proved to be all the Red Bulls needed.

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MONTREAL, QC – Once again, the Portland Timbers will rue that last quarter of an hour. The Montreal Impact scored twice in the final 15 minutes on Saturday for a 2-0 victory over the Portland Timbers at Olympic Stadium, the expansion side’s second victory of the season.

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FRISCO, TX – Brek Shea drilled a penalty kick to give FC Dallas a 1-0 lead just before halftime, but Real Salt Lake’s Emiliano Bonfigli answered back in 72nd minute as the clash between the two Western Conference rivals ended in a 1-1 tie Wednesday night at FC Dallas Stadium.

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