Sunday 8 October 2017 09:38, UK
New York Red Bulls sealed their spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs with a 3-0 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday.
New York had not won in their last eight games, but they opened their account after 33 minutes when Daniel Royer slotted the ball past David Ousted after neat build-up play by Sacha Kljestan and Tyler Adams.
Bradley Wright-Phillips doubled their advantage early in the second half when he was on the end of a defence-splitting pass and chipped the ball into the net, and Felipe saw the game off with a strike from outside the box in the 72nd minute.
Honours were even between Minnesota United and Sporting Kansas City, with Diego Rubio's strike in first-half injury time cancelled out by a Brent Kallman header late on.
FC Dallas bolstered their chances of making the playoffs with a 1-1 draw against the Colorado Rapids.
Stefan Aigner opened the scoring for Colorado in the 15th minute after goalkeeper Jesse Gonzalez failed to get enough on a shot which trickled over the line, but Atiba Harris pulled things level nine minutes after the break after connecting with a header to score against his former club.
