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PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Houston Dynamo used two perfectly hit shots to take out the Portland Timbers on Sunday at Providence Park. Defender Dylan Remick gave the Dynamo a leg late in the first half and forward Mauro Manotas scored from distance in the second half as Houston advanced to the Western Conference final with a…
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NEW YORK -- David Villa scored on a first-half penalty and Andraz Strunaz added a deflected goal in the second half, but Columbus Crew SC advanced to the Eastern Conference final despite a 2-0 loss to New York City FC in the second leg of a semifinal series on Sunday evening. Columbus won the first leg…
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TORONTO -- Toronto FC survived a wild 1-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls on Sunday at BMO Field to advance to the MLS Eastern Conference finals. The result left the two-legged series tied at two goals piece, with TFC winning due to the away-goals tiebreaker. The Reds collected a 2-1 result over New York…
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SEATTLE -- Clint Dempsey scored two second-half goals as the Seattle Sounders beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-0 in the second and deciding game of a Major League Soccer Western Conference semifinal series Thursday night.
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HARRISON, N.J. -- Sebastian Giovinco demonstrated his free-kick mastery again with the go-ahead goal in the 72nd-minute, and Toronto FC took control of its Eastern Conference semifinal series with a 2-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls in the first leg Monday night. It was Giovinco's seventh free-kick goal of the year in all competitions,…
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The Vancouver Whitecaps and Seattle Sounders played a 0-0 draw Sunday in the first leg of their Major League Soccer Western Conference semifinal series. Vancouver goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic and Seattle counterpart Stefan Frei recorded shutouts as the clubs kept scoring chances to a minimum.
