Kansas City 2 - Salt Lake 0
Real Salt Lake's dip in form continues with a 2-0 loss on the road at Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza opened the scoring in the 29th minute, with Teal Bunbury making it 2-0 in the 34th. Espinoza was sent off in the 56th minute, but RSL was unable to take advantage of the extra man. Kansas City's Jimmy Nielsen picked up the shutout.
Chicago 1 - Philadelphia 1
The Fire picked up a point at home against one of the toughest teams in the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia got the first goal when Veljko Paunovic scored in the 34th minute, but Chicago equalized through new midfielder Pavel Pardo in the 54th.
Portland 3 - LA 0
The vaunted Galaxy offense couldn't find its feet at Jeld-Wen Field. Mike Chabala scored in the 26th minute and the Timbers never looked back. Jorge Perlaza's goal made it 2-0 in the 33rd and Eric Brunner finished off the scoring in the 68th minute. Troy Perkins recorded the shutout.
