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Will Bruin scored in the 91st minute to give Houston a 1-0 home victory over D.C. United on Sunday night, ending the Dynamo's winless streak at eight and the Washington club's winning streak at four.
Houston (6-11-4), with newcomers DeMarcus Beasley and Luis Garrido in the lineup, dominated throughout the match and finally broke through off a defensive blunder by United defender Steve Birnbaum.
United (11-6-4) dropped to 0-10-1 in Houston.
FC Dallas 1, Chivas 0 • Tesho Akindele scored in the 49th minute in FC Dallas' victory over Chivas USA.
Fabian Castillo set up the goal, passing to Akindele for the easy tap-in.
Castillo nearly extended the lead in the 92nd minute with a shot that bounced squarely of the near post. Dallas (9-7-6) extended its undefeated run to seven games —
MLS standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Sporting KC 11 5 6 39 32 20
D.C. 11 6 4 37 32 21
Toronto FC 8 7 5 29 29 28
New York 6 6 10 28 35 33
Columbus 6 7 9 27 26 28
New England 8 12 2 26 29 35
Philadelphia 5 8 9 24 34 36
Houston 6 11 4 22 23 40
Chicago 3 5 13 22 28 34
Montreal 3 13 5 14 21 39
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Seattle 12 6 2 38 35 28
Real Salt Lake 9 4 9 36 33 27
Los Angeles 9 4 6 33 32 17
FC Dallas 9 7 6 33 35 31
Colorado 8 8 6 30 31 28
Vancouver 6 4 11 29 31 29
Portland 6 7 9 27 36 38
San Jose 6 8 5 23 23 20
Chivas USA 6 10 5 23 21 34
Sunday's Games
Houston 1, D.C. United 0
FC Dallas 1, Chivas USA 0
Wednesday's Game
Bayern Munchen at MLS All-Stars, 7:30 p.m.
Friday's Game
San Jose at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Montreal at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
Toronto FC at Columbus, 5:30 p.m.
Colorado at FC Dallas, 7 p.m.
D.C. United at Real Salt Lake, 8 p.m.
Chivas USA at Portland, 8:30 p.m.