MLS’s lowest crowd of the season, 3,805, watched one of the flukiest goals of the season give struggling Colorado a 1-0 win over streaking Chicago. Jim Curtin struck an own goal after he slid into his keeper Matt Pickens while they converged on a Nicolas Hernandez cross. The Colorado win extends its lead over L.A. and Salt Lake in the race for playoff spots. FC Dallas missed a chance to clinch a playoff spot by going down, 1-0, at home to Chivas USA, for which Juan Pablo Garcia notched his eighth goal of the season. Chivas USA is now five points inside the playoff zone. … Clint Dempsey‘s second-half close-range strike earned New England a 1-1 tie with D.C. United. Josh Gros scored for United.
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