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A heroic streak of late saves Charlotte FCS ‘ Christian Kahlina ANTI Lionel Messi AND Inter Miami retained his team’s playoff spot by the slimmest of margins in the first half of MLS Decision Day on Saturday night.
It wasn’t the only late action that affected the playoff picture. CF Montréal was eliminated from MLS playoff contention at almost the last possible moment on Saturday as a latecomer. New York Red Bulls penalty against Nashville SC led the Red Bulls to a 1-0 victory, bouncing Montreal and sending them to the No. 8 Eastern Conference tiebreakers. Effectively, the Red Bulls went from being out of the playoffs to making the postseason in one shot.
Elsewhere, a 1-0 win for NYCFC tall Chicago Fire the other results were not enough to see the New York team into the postseason, while Chicago was also eliminated. The crew of Columbus finished the no. 3 with a win over Montreal, and Atlanta United LOST Thiago Almada for a red card that will keep him suspended for the first game of its first-round series against Columbus next week.
In the Western Conference, The city of St finished top of the table in their first season despite losing to second place Seattle on Saturday night. Sporting KC and San Jose earned eighth and ninth place respectively – Sporting with a 3-1 win over MINNESOTA AND Earthquakes with a 1-1 draw against Austin HOW PortlandLosing 3-1 at home to Houston cost them a playoff spot.
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MLS Eastern Conference Playoff Matches:
Play-in:
(8) NY Red Bulls vs. (9) Charlotte FC
First round:
(1) FC Cincinnati vs. winner of Red Bulls/Charlotte
(2) Orlando City vs. (7) Nashville SC
(3) Columbus Crew vs. (6) Atlanta United
(4) Philadelphia Union vs. (5) The New England Revolution
MLS Western Conference Playoff Matches:
Play-in:
(8) Sporting Kansas City vs. (9) San Jose Earthquakes
First round:
(1) St. Louis City vs. SKC/SJE winner
(2) Seattle Sounders vs. (7) FC Dallas
(3) LAFC vs. (6) Vancouver Whitecaps
(4) Houston Dynamo vs. (5) The real Salt Lake
GO DEEPER
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