Castellanos Helps New York City FC Beat Chicago Fire 4-3
Valentn Castellanos had a goal and an assist, and New York City FC beat the Chicago Fire 4-3 on the final day of the regular season Sunday.
NYCFC will play Orlando City in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Chicago (5-10-8), which is winless in its last six games, was eliminated from MLS playoff contention.
Castellanos ran onto a misplayed ball by Chicagos Miguel ngel Navarro and tapped in a roller from near the spot for the tiebreaking goal in the 77th minute.
New York City (12-8-3) has won four consecutive games for the first time since a five-game win streak from Aug. 17-Sept. 7 of last season.
Przemyslaw Frankowski had two goals for the Fire. Robert Beric also scored.
UNION 2, REVOLUTION 0
CHESTER, Pa.: Sergio Santos and Cory Burke scored, and Philadelphia captured its first-ever Supporters Shield with a victory over New England.
The Union had a chance to secure the trophy last weekend, but a 2-1 loss to Columbus put the celebration on hold. Philadelphia (14-4-5) finished with 47 points to claim the top spot in the Eastern Conference and home-field advantage through the playoffs.
New England (8-7-8) will face Montreal in the play-in round.
Philadelphia took a 1-0 lead into the break after Santos scored on a shot that rebounded off the crossbar and landed at his feet in the 42nd minute. Burke added a goal for the Union in the 69th minute.
IMPACT 3, D.C. UNITED 2
WASHINGTON: Romell Quioto scored in the 88th minute, helping Montreal secure a playoff berth.
The Impact (8-13-2) will be the No. 9 seed in the Eastern Conference. D.C. United (5-12-6) was eliminated from playoff contention.
Montreal snapped a three-game losing streak with its first victory since a 2-1 win against Inter Miami on Oct. 17.
Quioto took a center from Mason Toye and tapped it in for the game-winner. Victor Wanyama tied it at 2 in the 74th minute off a feed from Quioto.
Donovan Pines and Ola Kamara scored for D.C. United.
RED BULLS 2, TORONTO FC 1
HARRISON, N.J.: Tom Barlow and Brian White scored about two minutes apart, leading the Red Bulls to the victory.
Barlow put away a header from point-blank range to open the scoring in the 24th minute. Sean Davis lobbed an arcing ball to Kyle Duncan, who played a header across the area to White for a tap-in goal in the 26th.
New York (9-9-5), which has just one loss in its last seven games, will be the Eastern Conferences No. 5 seed and play the third-seeded Columbus Crew in the conference semifinals.
Torontos Tsubasa Endoh scored his first goal of the season in the 50th minute.
Toronto (13-5-5) has lost three of its last four games. It will be the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
CREW 2, ATLANTA UNITED 1
COLUMBUS, Ohio: Lucas Zelarayn and Gyasi Zardes scored, leading Columbus to the victory.
The Crew secured a top-four seed in the Eastern Conference and will host a first-round playoff game. Atlanta was eliminated from playoff contention.
Zelarayn took a pass from Milton Valenzuela at the top of the area, split two defenders, and then chipped in a shot from point-blank range in the 28th minute. Zardes rolled in a left-footer to make it 2-0 in the 55th.
Columbus (12-6-5) won for just the second time in the last five games.
Marcelino Moreno converted from the penalty spot for Atlanta in the 59th minute.
Atlanta (6-13-4) has recorded just one win in its last eight games.
INTER MIAMI 2, FC CINCINNATI 1
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.: Mikey Ambrose and Leandro Gonzlez Pirez scored four minutes apart, helping Inter Miami clinch a playoff berth.
Inter Miami (7-13-3) earned the No. 10 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Cincinnati (4-15-4) entered the match as the only team in the East to have been eliminated from the postseason.
Joseph-Claude Gyau scored at the 66th minute for FC Cincinnati.
NASHVILLE SC 3, ORLANDO CITY 2
ORLANDO, Fla.: Jhonder Cadiz scored in stoppage time and Nashville SC rallied for the win.
Orlando had already secured its first MLS playoff appearance, with just one loss in its previous 16 matches. But the result landed Orlando (11-4-8) in fourth place in the Eastern Conference. The Lions will face fifth-place finisher NYCFC in the opening round.
Nashville (8-7-8) will face fellow expansion team Inter Miami in a play-in match.
Nashville rallied late, tying the game on Hany Mukhtars goal in the 88th minute before Cadizs winner.
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