Football News : MLS: Houston clinch second with win over Galaxy

By ESPNsoccernet staff

Houston Dynamo defeated a weakened Los Angeles Galaxy outfit 3-1 in the final match of the
regular MLS season to clinch second place in the Eastern Conference standings.

GettyImagesHouston celebrate their triumph

Goals by Adam Moffat, Bobby Boswell and Carlos Costly put the
result beyond any doubt before Jack McBean hit a last-minute consolation for the
Galaxy, who were already assured of top spot in the Western Conference.

Houston now progress to an Eastern Conference Semi-final encounter with the
Philadelphia Union, while the Galaxy will face the lower-seeded team from the
wild card play-offs to be held ahead of the conference semis.

MLS Play-off fixtures:

Wildcard:

FC Dallas v New York Red Bulls

Colorado Rapids v Columbus Crew

Eastern Conference Semi-finals:

Sporting Kansas City v higher-seeded wild card winner

Houston Dynamo v Philadelphia Union

Western Conference Semi-finals:

LA Galaxy v lower-seeded wild card winner

Seattle Sounders v Real Salt Lake