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It was a busy day of MLS action headlined by yet another brace from Lionel Messi.

Here is how everything went down across all of Saturday evening's matches.

That brings tonight's MLS coverage to an end. Thanks for following along!

Tonight's results have also confirmed LAFC's place in the postseason.

Earlier tonight, the Vancouver Whitecaps set a new club record for most points in an MLS regular season (55).

They are now just five points away from Supporters' Shield leaders Philadelphia Union despite having played two fewer matches.

FULL-TIME

GOAL FOR LA GALAXY!

Substitute Mauricio Cuevas gets one back for the Galaxy with a lovely curling strike.

GOAL FOR CINCINNATI!

Cincinnati all but seal the victory as Brenner grabs a brace and Evander completes a hat-trick of assists.

RED CARD FOR LA GALAXY!

Isaiah Parente picks up his second yellow card for a late tackle on Ender Echenique just five minutes into the second-half.

HALF-TIME

Only 45 minutes remain from tonight's MLS action.

GOAL FOR ST. LOUIS!

St. Louis regain their two-goal advantage as Brendan McSorley scores his second goal of the match with a diving back-post header.

GOAL FOR LA GALAXY!

The Galaxy get one back as Joseph Paintsil finds the bottom-left corner with a well-placed header.

GOAL FOR SAN JOSE!

Cristian Arango goes down in the box under seemingly minimal contact. Arango steps up and slots the resulting penalty into the bottom-left corner.

GOAL FOR CINCINNATI!

Brenner makes it two for Cincinnati as Evander grabs his second assist.

GOAL FOR ST. LOUIS!

St. Louis double their lead in sensational fashion as Marcel Hartel scores a looping half-volley from outside the box. The goalkeeper had no chance!

OFF THE POST!

Gabriel Pec cuts in off the right for the Galaxy, but his dipping left-footed effort is denied by the post.

GOAL FOR CINCINNATI!

Cincinnati score an early goal of their own as Evander finds Ender Echenique with a well-weighted pass.

GOAL FOR ST. LOUIS!

St. Louis open the scoring less than ten minutes into the match as João Klauss heads the ball across goal for Brendan McSorley to volley it home.

WE'RE UNDERWAY!

The final two matches of the night have kicked-off.

FULL-TIME

PENALTY MISSED!

After Chicago are awarded a late penalty but Hugo Cuypers' shot is saved by Canada international goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair.

GOAL FOR DALLAS!

A cross deflects off Andreas Maxsø and into the back of the net for an own-goal which gives Dallas takes a 3-1 lead over Colorado.

GOAL FOR CHICAGO!

Philip Zinckernagel makes it three for the Chicago Fire as he fools the Minnesota defence with a fake shot, allowing him to find the top-left corner.

What a season Martín Ojeda is having!

Elsewhere, both Vancouver and Chicago doubled their lead.

A night to remember for Lionel Messi.

FULL-TIME

GOAL FOR DC UNITED!

Jacob Murrell gets one back against Miami.

GOAL FOR ORLANDO!

Duncan McGuire gives Orlando the lead with less than a minute left to play in stoppage-time. Incredible!

GOAL FOR MIAMI!

Messi scores a signature left-footed curler from just outside the box, taking him above Sam Surridge in the MLS Golden Boot race. Wow!

GOAL FOR DALLAS!

The ball spills through Colorado goalkeeper Zach Steffan's grasp in a shocking error.

OFF THE CROSSBAR!

Miami are awarded a penalty. Messi hands the ball to Telasco Segovia who smashes his shot off the bar. Unbelievable!

GOAL FOR CHICAGO!

Joel Waterman scores his first goal for Chicago to give them the lead against Minnesota.

Elsewhere, Dallas and Colorado trade first-half goals.

GOAL FOR MIAMI!

Messi gives Miami the lead with a simple finish, set-up by an excellent first touch.

The Argentine superstar is now level with Nashville's Sam Surridge in the MLS Golden Boot race (21).

GOAL FOR NASHVILLE!

Yet another equalizer, this time Jacob Shaffelburg pulls Nashville level.

GOAL FOR TORONTO!

Richie Laryea scores with Toronto's first shot of the match to equalize against the Columbus Crew.

GOAL FOR DC UNITED!

Christian Benteke equalizes against Miami with a header into the bottom-left corner.

GOAL FOR VANCOUVER!

Édier Ocampo scores inside 90 seconds.

WE'RE UNDERWAY!

Four more matches get underway as the rest return for the second-half.

HALF-TIME

After a goal-filled 45 minutes of MLS actions, we have reached the break.

GOAL FOR NASHVILLE!

Hany Mukhtar pulls one back for Nashville, latching onto his own rebound.

GOAL FOR MIAMI!

Tadeo Allende finds the bottom-right corner after to a wonderful assist from Lionel Messi.

GOAL FOR ORLANDO!

Ojeda scores again just two minutes later with a deft first-touch finish.

He now has 16 goals and 14 assists the this season.

GOAL FOR ORLANDO!

What a goal for Martín Ojeda as he fires a free-kick over the wall, off of the post and in.

GOAL FOR NYRB!

The Red Bulls double their lead as Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting sneaks one through the goalkeeper's legs from a difficult angle to score his 16th goal of the season.

GOAL FOR NYRB!

Tim Parker off of a corner scores with an unmarked back-post header against Montréal.

GOAL FOR COLUMBUS!

Wessam Abou Ali scores the first goal of the night against Toronto with a clever finish through the goalkeeper's legs.

The Palestine international has now scored in three consecutive matches.

Excellent diving save from Joe Willis keeps Orlando at bay!

AND WE'RE UNDERWAY!

All of Miami's stars are in the starting XI for Miami's match against DC United.

With 10 matches to come this evening, here's a look at how the Supporters' Shield race is shaping up.