CHICAGO (AP) â Carles Gil had a shot deflected up and in for his ninth goal of the season and the New England Revolution tied the Chicago Fire 2-2 on Saturday night to clinch an MLS playoff spot. Each of the last five regular-season meetings between the Fire and the Revolution have ended in draws. GastĂłn GimĂ©nez scored nine minutes after halftime to give Chicago a 2-1 lead. Gil answered five minutes later. Earl Edwards Jr. totaled five saves in his seventh start of the season for New England (13
SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) â JoĂŁo Klauss scored in the 64th minute, Njabulo Blom added another nine minutes later for his first MLS goal and St. Louis City beat Minnesota 2-1 on Saturday night to snap a four-game winless stretch. St. Louis City (16-10-5) tied LAFC's 2018 record of 16 wins by an expansion club in their inaugural season. Minnesota (9-11-10) had won its last three matches against expansion sides, including a 1-0 victory over St. Louis on April 1. The Loons have only allowed three goals
ATLANTA (AP) â Thiago Almada had a goal and two assists and Atlanta United wrapped up a spot in the postseason with a 4-1 victory over CF Montreal on Saturday night. Xande Silva picked up his second goal in his seventh appearance for Atlanta United (13-8-10), using an assist from Saba Lobjanidze and Giorgos Giakoumakis in the 30th minute for a 1-0 lead. Silva added an assist three minutes later on Almada's 10th goal of the campaign for a 2-0 lead. Montreal (11-15-4) pulled within a goal at halft