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Montreal • Luis Silva scored three first-half goals and D.C. United beat the Montreal Impact 4-2 on Wednesday night to take lead in Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference.
Nick DeLeon also scored for United (7-4-4).
Jack McInerney and Andres Romero scored for the Impact (2-7-4).
Silva gave the Washington club a 3-2 lead in the 39th minute with a strike from about 30 yards, curling a shot just past diving goalkeeper Troy Perkins' fingertips.
The 25-year-old midfielder completed the hat trick from the penalty spot seconds before halftime, sending Perkins the wrong way with a well-placed shot in the top right corner of the net.
FC Dallas 2, Timbers 2 • In Portland, Ore., Pa Modou Kah scored in stoppage time and Portland rallied to tie FC Dallas in the last game before Major League Soccer takes a break for the World Cup.
Fabian Castillo and Blaz Perez scored for injury-depleted FC Dallas (6-7-4) in the first half, but Will Johnson scored for Portland (4-4-8) on a penalty kick in the 79th minute in the chippy match that saw two Dallas players sent off with red cards. —
MLS standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
D.C. 7 4 4 25 22 16
New England 7 5 2 23 21 18
Sporting K.C. 6 5 4 22 21 14
Toronto FC 6 4 1 19 15 13
New York 4 5 6 18 22 22
Columbus 4 5 6 18 18 18
Houston 5 9 2 17 16 29
Philadelphia 3 7 6 15 22 27
Chicago 2 4 8 14 22 25
Montreal 2 7 4 10 13 26
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Seattle 10 3 2 32 32 23
Real Salt Lake 6 2 7 25 25 21
Colorado 6 5 4 22 21 18
FC Dallas 6 7 4 22 28 28
Vancouver 5 2 6 21 25 20
Portland 4 4 8 20 28 27
Los Angeles 4 3 5 17 16 11
San Jose 4 5 4 16 15 14
Chivas USA 2 7 5 11 14 26
Wednesday's Games
D.C. United 4, Montreal 2
Portland 2, FC Dallas 2, tie