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It was a busy day of MLS action headlined by a brace from Lionel Messi which put him top of the MLS Golden Boot race.

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 pinpoint 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 BACK UNDERWAY

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

FULL-TIME

PENALTY MISSED

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, giving Dallas 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, Vancouver and Chicago doubled their leads.

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.

PENALTY MISSED

After Miami are awarded a penalty, Messi hands the ball to Telasco Segovia who smashes his shot off the crossbar. 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 gives Vancouver the lead inside 90 seconds.

WE'RE BACK UNDERWAY

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

HALF-TIME

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

GOAL FOR NASHVILLE

Hany Mukhtar latches onto his own rebound to pull one back for Nashville.

GOAL FOR MIAMI

Tadeo Allende finds the bottom-right corner after 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 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 into the back of the net.

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 scores off of a corner with an unmarked header at the back-post.

GOAL FOR COLUMBUS

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

The Palestine international has now scored in three consecutive matches.

An 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.