Sept. 21 in Foxboro, Mass.

New England 0 Columbus 1. Goal: McBride (Maisonneuve) 37.

New England — Heaney, Burns, Fraser, Watson, Lalas, Aunger, Naveda, DeBrito, Moore, Baba, Welton. Subs: Keegan for Baba in 60th minute, Sawatzky for DeBrito in 74th.

Columbus — Friedel, Clark, Michallik, Caligiuri, Iribarren, Smith, Yeagley, Warzycha, Maisonneuve, Khumalo, McBride. Subs: Battelle for Iribarren in 46th minute, Marino for McBride in 56th, Carrera for Khumalo in 70th.

Yellow cards: New England — Lalas 30; Columbus — Clark 69.

Red card: New England — Watson 33.

Referee: Esse Baharmast.

Att.: 38,633.

Note: Columbus will face Tampa Bay in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Sept. 21 in Kansas City

Kansas City 0 San Jose 1 (San Jose wins shootout 2-1).

Kansas City — Lagerwey, Koetters, Okafor, Bowers, Gutierrez, Uderitz, Sorber, Preki, Chung, Johnston, Wright. Subs: Ekeme for Koetters in 59th minute, Prampin for Johnston in 85th.

San Jose — Salzwedel, Martin, Draguicevich, Doyle, Iroha, Emenalo, Rodas, Ianni, Wynalda, Espinoza, Bravo. Sub: Henderson for Draguicevich in 85th minute.

Shootout: San Jose — Wynalda (G), Iroha (NG — too much time), Espinoza (NG — off right post), Rodas (NG — saved), Bravo (G); Kansas City — Chung (NG — too much time), Wright (NG — saved), Preki (G), Sorber (NG —
saved), Prampin (NG — saved).

Yellow cards: San Jose — Wynalda 18, Martin 73.

Referee: Marcel Yonan.

Att.: n/a.

Note: San Jose will face Los Angeles in the Western Conference playoffs, while Kansas City will square off against Dallas.

Sept. 21 in Tampa

Tampa Bay 4 MetroStars 1. Goals: Lassiter (Vasquez, Valderrama) 11, Lassiter 30, Viera 57, Galderisi (McKinley, Valderrama) 75, Savarese (pen.) 74.

Tampa Bay — Dougherty, Backman, McKinley, Kooiman, Frye, Vasquez, Hejduk, Ralston, Valderrama, Lassiter, Galderisi. Subs: Viera for Lassiter in 32nd minute, Vargas for Vasquez in 46th, Diffley for Frye in 55th.

MetroStars — Thornton, Harty, Unger, Gillen, Knowles, Hennessy, Silvera, Da Silva, Ken-Kwofie, Savarese, Johnson. Subs: Wood for Hennessy in 58th minute, Rinker for Unger in 80th.

Yellow cards: Tampa Bay — Diffley 56; MetroStars — Da Silva 49.

Red card: MetroStars — Da Silva 68.

Referee: Frank Gorog.

Att.: 11,145.

Sept. 21 in Washington, D.C.

D.C. United 3 Colorado 1. Goals: Diaz Arce (Vaudreuil) 21, Medved (Williams) 32, Diaz Arce (pen.) 53; S. Henderson (Rodriguez) 90.

D.C. United — Simpson, Vaudreuil, Pope, Agoos, Gori, Williams, Medved, Harkes, Etcheverry, Moreno, Diaz Arce. Subs: Maessner for Harkes in 61st minute, Rammel for Moreno in 69th, Kelderman for Williams in 73rd.

Colorado — Hudock, McKay, Trittschuh, Hamlett, S. Henderson, Cannon, Kmosko, Bates, C. Henderson, Benedetti, De Vries. Subs: Edwards for Bates in 46th minute, Rodriguez for McKay in 69th.

Yellow cards: D.C. United — Gori 60; Colorado — McKay 50, Hamlett 53.

Referee: Arturo Angeles.

Att.: 20,673.