FC Cincinnati beats Columbus Crew in Game 1 of MLS playoffs
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The higher seed are home for the first and — if necessary — third games of the series.The winners advance to the conference semifinals, with that round joining the conference final and MLS Cup Final as single-elimination matches at the home of the higher seed.
Kevin Denkey scored in the 78th minute to lift FC Cincinnati over the visiting Columbus Crew 1-0 on Monday to win their Major League Soccer playoff series opener.Cincinnati, the second seed, took a 1-0 lead in their best-of-three first round series,
Austin FC (13-13-8, seventh in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. Los Angeles FC (17-8-9, third in the Conference during the regular season) Los Angeles; Wednes
Minnesota United vs Seattle Sounders will kick off at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT in the United States. The match will kick off at 8 p.m. local time in Saint Paul, Minnesota, at Allianz Field. The match will be available to watch on TV channels and through streaming services in the U.S.
Dayne St. Clair made one save before getting some help from the post twice after the Loons and Seattle played to a scoreless draw through 90 minutes.
In front of 32,066 people, the largest playoff crowd in club history, the Whitecaps outshot FC Dallas 22–0, pushing past an outstanding goalkeeping performance from Michael Collodi with goals from Daniel Ríos, Thomas Müller and Kenji Cabrera.
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Jesús Bueno scores winner in PK shootout as Union hold off Fire in first-round opener of MLS Cup
Jesús Bueno scored the decisive goal in a penalty-kick shootout after Philadelphia blew a two-goal lead late and the top-seeded Union beat the Chicago Fire in a best-of-three first-round opener of the MLS Cup playoffs.
Two very strong Major League Soccer squads open up their first-round series on Monday night, as Minnesota United plays host to the Seattle Sounders in Game 1 of the MLS Cup Playoffs. These two clubs finished very close to each other in the Western Conference standings, and it could lead to a thrilling best-of-three series.
MLS Cup Playoffs action continues this evening with three first-round matchups around the league. Here is what went down. San Diego 2-1 Portland Timbers Scorers: Valakari 23', Dreyer 30' ; Velde