San Jose Wins, Awaits Galaxy
The San Jose Clash defeated the Kansas City Wiz, 2-1 in a shootout, after a 0-0 tie in regulation Saturday in front of a Major League Soccer crowd of 18,594 at Arrowhead Stadium.
Despite winning, the Clash (15-17) finished the regular season in fourth place in the Western Conference and will play host to the Los Angeles Galaxy (18-13) in the first game of a best-of-three playoff series at San Jose on Thursday night at 7:30.
Columbus 1, New England 0--Brian McBride scored in the 37th minute as the Crew (15-17) beat the Revolution (15-17) in front of 38,633 at Foxboro Stadium to gain the final Eastern Conference playoff berth.
Tampa Bay 4, New York/New Jersey 1--MLS scoring leader Roy Lassiter netted his 26th and 27th goals as the Mutiny (20-12) routed the MetroStars (15-17) in front of 11,145 at Tampa Stadium to finish with a league-best 20 victories.
Washington 3, Colorado 0--El Salvador striker Raul Diaz Arce scored his 22nd and 23rd goals of the season as D.C. United (16-16) completed its regular season with a victory over the Rapids (11-21) in front of 20,573 at RFK Stadium.
