MLS ROUNDUP: Portland stun St Louis but Sounders can only tie at Real Salt Lake

MLS ROUNDUP: Portland stun St Louis but Sounders can only tie at Real Salt Lake… as Eastern Conference leader New England Revolution is held 1-1 by Cincinnati

St Louis fell to a surprise 2-1 defeat to Portland Timbers in the Western Conference on Saturday night but it ended up being a missed opportunity for the Seattle Sounders.

Real Salt Lake held the Sounders to a 0-0 tie, even with Pablo Ruiz sent off in added time. The Sounders moved top of the Western Conference with the draw but is only  a point above St Louis.

Evander and Yimmi Chara scored the goals for Portland, either side of a Celio Pompeu strike for St Louis in a narrow defeat.

The top two teams in the Eastern Conference met on Saturday in New England Revolution and FC Cincinnati but the teams could not be split.

They played out a 1-1 tie. Yerson Mosquera gave visitor Cincinnati the lead in the first first half, before Emmanuel Boateng leveled just before the halftime interval.

St Louis fell to a surprise 2-1 defeat to Portland Timbers in the MLS Western Conference

St Louis fell to a surprise 2-1 defeat to Portland Timbers in the MLS Western Conference

But the Sounders couldn't make the most of it - Real Salt Lake held the team to a 0-0 tie

But the Sounders couldn’t make the most of it – Real Salt Lake held the team to a 0-0 tie

Elsewhere, there was another loss for Los Angeles Galaxy, with Orlando running out a 2-0 winner thanks to goals from Ercan Kara and Facundo Torres.

Toronto defeated New York City 1-0 with a C J Sapong goal the difference, and crosstown rival New York Red Bulls tied 1-1 away to Chicago Fire.

Austin’s game with the San Jose Earthquakes ended 2-2 and there was more misery for Sporting Kansas City as the wait for the first win of the season continued.

Montreal was the team that beat it this week, running out as a 2-0 winner. 

Vancouver and Colorado played out a 0-0 in the final game of the day. Minnesota and FC Dallas plays next in MLS on Sunday night. 

source: dailymail.co.uk