Wondo hat trick leaves him two goals shy of record [Oct 07, 2012]

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[MLS REWIND: Week 31] Chris Wondolowski recorded a hat trick in the San Jose Earthquakes' 4-1 win over the Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park that secured them the top seed for the Western Conference playoffs. Wondolowski became the team's all-time leading scorer (62 career goals) and moved closer to the league's single-season scoring mark. His 25 goals rank fourth-best in MLS history and the most in 12 years. With two games to play, he has a chance at the single-season league record of 27 goals, set by Tampa Bay's Roy Lassiter in 1996. For all the Saturday action ...

WEEK 31: MLS RESULTS
Oct. 6 in Toronto
Toronto FC 0 D.C. United 1
Oct. 6 in Harrison, N.J.
New York 0 Chicago 2
Oct. 6 in Chester, Pa.
Philadelphia 1 New England 0
Oct. 6 in Houston
Houston 1 Montreal 1
Oct. 6 in Commerce City, Colo.
Colorado 1 San Jose 4
Oct. 6 in Carson, Calif.
Los Angeles 1 Real Salt Lake 2

Oct. 3 in Bridgeview, Ill.
Chicago 1 Philadelphia 3. Goals: Oduro (unassisted) 69; McInerney (Cruz) 7, Gomez (McInerney) 67, Hoppenot (M.Farfan) 87.
Chicago -- Johnson; Anibaba, Friedrich, Berry, Gargan (Alex 77); Fernandez (Franco 63), Pause (Oduro 46), Paladini, Nyarko; Rolfe, MacDonald.
Philadelphia -- MacMath; Williams, Okugo, Valdes, Gaddis; Lahoud, Carroll, M.Farfan; Cruz (Gomez 45+), Daniel (Albright 78), McInerney (Hoppenot 71).
Red Card: Chicago -- Franco 79.
Referee: Abbey Okulaja.
Att.: 16,375.

Oct. 3 in Vancouver
Vancouver 4 Chivas USA 0. Goals: Koffie (Miller) 11, Richards (Camilo) 35, Camilo (Richards, Robson) 62, Robson (Camilo) 73.
Chivas USA -- Kennedy, Riley, Joseph, Valencia (Delgado 73), Jazic, Vagenas, Zemanski, Bolanos, Courtois (LaBrocca 63), Moreno (Correa 63), Agudelo.
Vancouver -- Knighton, Lee, O'Brien, DeMerit, Harvey, Robson (Nanchoff 90), Koffie, Rochat, Watson, Miller (Richards 18), Camilo (Clarke 84).
Referee: Hilario Grajeda.
Att.: 17,777.

WEEK 31: MLS SCHEDULE
Sunday, October 7
Columbus vs. Sporting KC, 4 pm
Chivas USA vs. FC Dallas, 7 pm Galavision
Seattle vs. Portland, 9 pm ESPN ESPN Deportes

STANDINGS:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
PTS TEAM W-L-T- +/-
58 *Sporting KC 17-7-7 39/25
56 Chicago 17-10-5 45/39
54 D.C. United 18-10-6 49/40
53 New York 15-9-8 54/46
50 Houston 13-8-11 45/38
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48 Columbus 14-11-6 39/39
41 Montreal 12-15-5 45/50
36 Philadelphia 10-15-6 35/37
29 New England 7-17-8 37/44
22 Toronto FC 5-20-7 35/60

WESTERN CONFERENCE
PTS TEAM W-L-T- +/-
64 *San Jose 19-6-7 69/40
55 *Real Salt Lake 17-11-4 46/35
50 *Los Angeles 15-12-5 56/45
49 *Seattle 13-7-10 45/31
42 Vancouver 11-12-9 35/40
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37 FC Dallas 9-12-10 38/41
31 Colorado 9-19-4 40/50
30 Portland 7-15-9 32/52
28 Chivas USA 7-17-7 21/53
*Clinched playoff berth.