Seattle's massive 6-2 win over Columbus has given Best XI spots to a number of Sounders.

Rimando



Riley - Olave - Brunner - Gibbs



Rosales - Pardo - Koffie - Shea



Oduro - Neagle

The RSL veteran was clutch in his team's much-needed Saturday win over Chivas USA. Despite his team being reduced to 10 men for a large portion of the game, Rimando came up with important stops when his team needed it the most, and was arguably the biggest factor in his team coming away with three points.Riley was effective both going forward and in the back in Seattle's 6-2 rout of the Crew. He worked well on the right with Mauro Rosales and picked up an assist on Lamar Neagle's second goal of the game.Another key component in RSL's win, Olave was his usual self at the back, even with partner Nat Borchers sent off. He made the Chivas USA strikers look toothless as he dealt with everything thrown his way.Adding to Chivas USA's striking woes was Brunner, who was not only excellent defensively in Portland's midweek win along with David Horst, but netted the game's only goal with a powerful header from a corner, a trademark Timbers strike.Another goalscoring defender, but one who also did so much more than that. Gibbs turned back the clock with a sterling defensive performance in which he showed he still has some speed left as well as his defensive smarts, dealing well with nearly everything thrown into his area of the pitch.The Argentine winger was his typical self in Saturday's demolition of the Crew, picking up two assists and scoring from the penalty spot. Even with Lamar Neagle in the spotlight, Rosales continued to torment the Crew defense with his trickery and creativity.While Sebastian Grazzini has provided much of the offensive spark in the Fire's resurgence, he has been backed by continued solid play from Pardo, and this time he stuck himself in the offensive picture as well. He assisted Oduro's opener with a fine pass over the top that sent the speedy forward away and also chipped in for Cory Gibbs' second.While the Whitecaps are having an expansion season to forget, they may have a talent on their hands in Koffie, who has put in a number of solid performances in the midfield over the past few weeks and did so again in Vancouver's win over Houston. The youngster was effective in his defensive duties and pushed forward when possible to restrict Houston's movement in the center of the field.The spark behind Dallas' incredible comeback, Shea, though often restricted for most of the game, served up two perfect crosses that turned into assists, stunning the raucous crowd in Kansas City and propelling his team to an unlikely three points.The Ghanaian's speed was something to behold on Saturday evening as he blew past the Rapids defense en route to scoring his ninth goal of the season. His pace and athleticism stretched the Rapids for long periods of the game, and with the confidence flowing, Fire fans will hope there is plenty more to come from him.While technically playing at more of a left wing position, the hat-trick says it all for Neagle. All three goals were well-taken, with the third a certain goal of the week contender. He used his pace to great effect and his nose for goal ensured his team's more-than-comfortable win.Joe Cannon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), David Horst (Portland Timbers), Sebastian Grazzini (Chicago Fire), Torsten Frings (Toronto FC), Kei Kamara (Sporting Kansas City), Shea Salinas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Alvaro Saborio (Real Salt Lake)Sigi continued to torment his former employers with his team's blowout win at CenturyLink Field. His emphasis on the wings and deployment of Neagle and Rosales to positions that took advantage of the Crew's questionable defensive setup were key factors in all six of the goals his team scored.

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