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Kansas City, Kan. • Jermaine Jones scored his first MLS goal in the 85th minute to give the New England Revolution a 3-2 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Friday night.
New England (14-13-3) moved into a tie with Kansas City (13-11-6) for second place in the Eastern Conference — three points behind D.C. United.
New England built a 2-0 lead in the first half. Kelyn Rowe was on the receiving end of Kevin Alston's cross, and Rowe slid it past goalkeeper Eric Kronberg in the 22nd minute. Defender Jose Gonçalves scored in the 35th minute after he stole the ball on the Revolution's side of the field and dribbled to the top of the 18-yard box for a shot.
Kansas City responded with two goals in the second half.
The Associated Press —
MLS standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
D.C. 14 9 6 48 45 34
New England 14 13 3 45 44 42
Sporting K.C. 13 11 6 45 45 37
New York 10 8 11 41 48 42
Columbus 10 9 10 40 41 36
Philadelphia 9 9 11 38 45 43
Toronto FC 10 11 7 37 39 43
Houston 9 13 6 33 33 50
Chicago 5 7 16 31 37 43
Montreal 6 17 6 24 34 52
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
x-Seattle 17 9 3 54 53 44
x-Los Angeles 15 5 9 54 59 31
Real Salt Lake 13 6 10 49 49 36
FC Dallas 14 10 6 48 52 40
Portland 9 8 12 39 52 48
Vancouver 8 8 13 37 36 39
Colorado 8 14 7 31 40 53
San Jose 6 12 10 28 33 41
Chivas USA 6 17 6 24 23 54
x-clinched playoff berth
Wednesday's Game
FC Dallas 3, Seattle FC 1
Friday's Game
New England 3, Sporting Kansas City 2
Saturday's Games
Portland at Toronto FC, 11 a.m.
Philadelphia at D.C. United, 1 p.m.
Chivas USA at Seattle FC, 2 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Vancouver, 5 p.m.
Montreal at Columbus, 5:30 p.m.
San Jose at Colorado, 7 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Chicago at Houston, 1 p.m.
New York at Los Angeles, 6:30 p.m.