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Seattle • Osvaldo Alonso understood it was an exhibition. It was also a match the Seattle Sounders wanted to win.
Alonso beat former U.S. national team goalkeeper Brad Friedel from 30 yards early in the second half as the Sounders tied Tottenham 3-3 in an exhibition Saturday, the first match for new Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino.
"Every friendly is different," Alonso said. "This year we tried to win the game. … We tried to win this game like it was the MLS regular season. I'm very happy for the team."
Through half the season, Seattle's been the class of Major League Soccer. And the Sounders held their own against a Tottenham side making its debut under Ponchettino, who left Southampton in May to replace the fired Tim Sherwood. Sherwood had taken over on Dec. 23 after Andre Villas-Boas was fired.
Tottenham began its preseason North America tour facing former striker Clint Dempsey and his new club. Dempsey left Tottenham to sign with the Sounders last August. Tottenham has two more stops on its tour against Toronto and Chicago before returning to Europe to complete its preseason. Spurs open its Premier League season on Aug. 16 at West Ham.
Sporting KC 2, Galaxy 1 • At Kansas City, Kan., Benny Feilhaber and Lawrence Olum both had goals and Sporting Kansas City defeated Los Angeles. Sporting extended its unbeaten streak to six games, while Galaxy's eight-game unbeaten streak was broken.
Crew 2, Impact 1 • At Columbus, Ohio, Bernardo Anor scored twice and Columbus ended a seven-game winless streak with a victory over Montreal, which remained with the fewest points in the league.
Union 1, Fire 1 • At Bridgeview, Ill., Sebastien Le Toux scored on a penalty kick in the 91st minute and Philadelphia came back to tie Chicago. —
MLS standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Sporting K.C. 10 5 5 35 29 18
D.C. 9 5 4 31 26 19
Toronto FC 7 5 5 26 26 23
New York 5 6 9 24 32 31
New England 7 10 2 23 24 31
Philadelphia 5 8 8 23 33 35
Columbus 5 7 8 23 23 26
Chicago 3 4 11 20 26 28
Houston 5 11 4 19 22 40
Montreal 3 10 5 14 18 31
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Seattle 12 4 2 38 35 24
FC Dallas 8 7 5 29 32 29
Real Salt Lake 7 4 8 29 28 25
Los Angeles 7 4 6 27 26 16
Colorado 7 6 6 27 28 24
Vancouver 6 4 9 27 29 27
Portland 5 6 9 24 32 33
Chivas USA 6 7 5 23 20 27
San Jose 4 8 5 17 17 19
Saturday's Games
Sporting Kansas City 2, Los Angeles 1
New York 1, San Jose 1, tie
Columbus 2, Montreal 1
Chicago 1, Philadelphia 1, tie
FC Dallas 2, New England 0
Houston 2, Toronto FC 2, tie
Real Salt Lake 1, Vancouver 1, tie
Sunday's Game
Chivas USA at D.C. United, 6 p.m.