MLS 2012, Week 30: Chris Wondolowski pulls within one of record

Going into the weekend there were four playoff spots up for grabs, three in the Eastern Conference and one in the Western Conference. After Sunday evening, all four have been accounted for as Major League Soccer pushes into its final week of the season where it will be all about playoff positioning for those 10 clubs involved.

The week was filled with big games, big goals and even bigger performances. One player inched closer to history while one team made history up in Canada, though not in the way they probably wanted it to happen.

The Timbers, who twice had chances to clinch the rivalry trophy in earlier games against the Seattle Sounders, needed a win in this game in order to win the three-way competition. It also means they avoided the ignominy of failing to win a single game on the road this year.

Wondolowski will get one more chance to either tie or break the record on Saturday when the Earthquakes play their final regular-season game at Portland.

The 1-1 scoreline lasted through the first half, but the Dynamo asserted their dominance after the break. They were all over the Union in the second half, pouring on the pressure and even hitting the bar once.

It was a deserved win for the Revolution, who was the better team for most of the first half. The Fire came back with some bright play in the second half, but it was never consistent and they struggled to create chances while the Revs continued to look calm en route to the victory.

Chicago is now four points back of Kansas City with just one match to play, giving them no chance at first place. They are only two points ahead of New York and three ahead of Houston, with both having the edge in goals scored.

There was something that bordered on soccer and excitement at the end of the match when the Impact threatened to grab all three points at BMO Field, but it wasn’t to be. Their finishing was poor and Freddy Hall made a couple decent saves to cap off an uneventful 90 minutes in which it often looked as if none of the players knew which colored jerseys to pass the ball to..

Toronto are now winless in their last 13 matches and have been far outpaced by their rivals Montreal, despite the Impact being an expansion club. Luckily for the Reds, the season is almost over.

There are two weeks left in the MLS season and the Supporters’ Shield race is all but done. San Jose is going to claim that one, but the rest of the battle of importance are still up for grabs. There is first place in the East, the final playoff spots in each conference and which Eastern Canadian team is bottom of the barrel (hint: Toronto). You will notice that the Cascadia Cup is not included because any trophy that Portland could win is illegitimate.

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