"Four teams - the Rapids, 'Quakes, Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas - were fighting it out for the remaining two postseason places. And it was Dallas and RSL who made the cut at the last, thanks to a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps and a 2-2 draw at St. Louis City SC, respectively. Kaick grabbed the winner for Dallas in Vancouver, where Thomas Muller's penalty had cancelled out Osaze Urhoghide's opener, which came after an early red card for the hosts' Mathias Laborda."
"St. Louis mustered 27 shots and 3.53 expected goals against RSL, and the pressure finally told when Joao Klauss equalised late on. But the visitors held onto a point that took them into the top nine, ahead of the 'Quakes, whose 2-1 comeback win over Austin FC proved fruitless, and Colorado, whose playoff hopes were quashed by Andrew Moran's 90th-minute equaliser in a 2-2 draw with Los Angeles FC."
"Orlando City's 4-2 defeat to Toronto FC means they finished ninth, and will compete against the Chicago Fire - playing in the postseason for the first time since 2017 - in the Wild Card tie. Chicago will have home-field advantage due to an extraordinary finish to their 2-2 draw with the New England Revolution. Dor Turgeman netted in the 96th minute to put New England ahead, only to then turn into his own net three minutes later."
Four Western Conference teams — the Colorado Rapids, San Jose Earthquakes, Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas — contested two remaining playoff spots on Decision Day. FC Dallas beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 as Kaick scored the winner after Thomas Muller's penalty cancelled Osaze Urhoghide's opener following an early red card for Mathias Laborda. Real Salt Lake drew 2-2 at St. Louis City SC as Joao Klauss equalised late, a point that lifted RSL into the top nine ahead of the 'Quakes and Colorado. RSL will face the Portland Timbers in the Western Conference Wild Card game. Orlando City finished ninth after a 4-2 defeat to Toronto FC and will play the Chicago Fire, who secured home advantage after a bizarre 2-2 draw with New England featuring a 96th-minute goal and a subsequent own goal by Dor Turgeman.
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