MLS ROUNDUP Saturday's games
Wizards 2, Galaxy 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Igor Simutenkov scored a controversial goal in overtime. Chris Klein took a shot off the left post four minutes into the extra period, recovered the rebound and passed to Simutenkov, who easily shuffled the ball into the open net. The linesperson's flag went up to signal that Simutenkov was offside. After a long discussion on the sideline, the referee signaled that the goal counted. The Wizards (10-10-8) have won three straight after going winless in their previous nine games. Kansas City also pulled within two points of Colorado for second place in the Western Division. The Galaxy are 8-12-8.
Revolution 1, United 0
FOXBORO, Mass. -- Steve Ralston scored on a penalty kick in the first minute of overtime. New England (10-9-9) clinched a playoff bid by earning three points. Both teams had numerous chances to score during regulation. The United (10-10-8) had 11 corner kicks, six during the first half, while New England had eight corner kicks, five in the first half.
MetroStars 0, Burn 0
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The game featured a league-record three missed penalty kicks. The tie enabled the MetroStars (11-8-9) to hold on to second place in the Eastern Conference standings. Dallas (5-18-5) has the worst record in the league. MetroStars goalkeeper Jonny Walker stopped both of Dallas' shots on goal, including Johnson's penalty kick in the 87th minute.
-- Associated Press
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