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In the Western Conference, Nelson Valdez scored with a diving
header in the 88th minute to lead the Seattle Sounders to a 1-0
win over Sporting Kansas City.
The Sounders will play top-seeded FC Dallas in the semi-finals
while Impact will face New York Red Bulls.
In Washington D.C., Montreal's Laurent Ciman scored his first
goal since the 2015 regular season with less five minutes on the
clock before Mancosu scored either side of half-time.
Ignacio Piatti made it 4-0 with seven minutes left before Lamar
Neagle and Taylor Kemp scored in the dying moments for
fourth-seeded D.C.
In the other playoff game, Valdez was mobbed by his team mates
after scoring the late winner at CenturyLink Field.
Seattle were ninth in the 10-team Western Conference after a
loss to Kansas City on July 24 and two days later long-time
coach Sigi Schmid was fired.
Under interim coach Brian Schmetzer, Seattle climbed the table
to fourth, the turnaround all the more surprising given Clint
Dempsey has been out since late August due to an irregular
heartbeat and will not return to action in the postseason.
(Compiled by Peter Rutherford)
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