It was a superb evening of action in MLS. We had surprise blowouts, streaks broken, and plenty of superb goals to write home about.
Here is what went down across all the matches on Saturday.
What happened
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In the early matches, after Toronto and Minnesota played out a dull goalless draw, the New England Revolution compounded Atlanta United's early misery with a narrow win in Georgia.
Cool, calm and collected from the spot from Carles Gil to give @NERevolution the lead pic.twitter.com/fd1wbsoX89
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) April 12, 2025
As we move into the eastern evening window, the headlines were grabbed emphatically by USMNT striker Brian White, who bagged four goals in Vancouver's dominant win over Austin at BC Place.
Meanwhile, Charlotte and NYCFC picked up narrow wins over Montréal and Philadelphia respectively, while Cincinnati remained in contention in the Eastern Conference with win at D.C. United.
The skill. The goal. Gerardo Valenzuela opens the scoring for Cincinnati. 🌀
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 13, 2025
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In the later matches, Nashville needed a stoppage-time penalty, but found a way past Real Salt Lake to remain in good stead to the start the season. B.J. Callaghan's side had lost two straight coming into the night but have taken a major step in righting the ship.
In perhaps the standout performance during the late evening, Colorado put a dent in San Diego's superb start to the season, downing the MLS newcomers in front of a packed house in Commerce City.
On the flip-side of the form chart, the Seattle Sounders broke their slump with a massive win in Dallas. Brian Schmetzer's side had failed to win in four straight matches before securing the points Saturday evening.
That Final Whistle Feeling™️ pic.twitter.com/ZGoLsA2Bbb
— Seattle Sounders FC (@SoundersFC) April 13, 2025
Over on the west coast, the woeful MLS Cup champions LA Galaxy continued their horrid start to the season after a home stalemate with Houston. The Galaxy were down to 10 men for the majority of the match after Mathias Jørgensen was sent off in the first-half.
And finally, LAFC bagged a late win over California rivals San Jose Earthquakes to send some positive vibes through Los Angeles a few days after their Concacaf Champions Cup exit at the hands of Inter Miami.
