A full slate of Saturday action was highlighted by a thunderous Columbus statement made by a 4-0 victory over tabletop challengers New England.

August Player of the Month Guillermo Barros Schelotto opened five minutes before the break, which would not arrive until he'd also teed up Andy Iro for his first MLS goal.

The former Boca Juniors hero then set up Jason Garey on 67 minutes, and the young striker grabbed his second near time from a Pat Noonan assist.

Elsewhere, surging San Jose topped newly crowned U.S. Open Cup champs D.C. United 2-1.

The hosts got goals midway through each period from Arturl Alvarez and Darren Huckerby, enough cushion to withstand a late Santino Quaranta strike.

Down the left coast, Los Angeles blew a lead, then rallied for a seesaw 2-2 draw against Real Salt Lake.

Bryan Jordan's first career goal put the Galaxy ahead on nine minutes, but Yura Movsisyan equalized 12 minutes later.

Will Johnson opened his RSL account to put the visitors up shortly after intermission, only to have Edson Buddle bag his 13th of the year to level matters with 21 minutes left.

Chivas USA got a big night from recovered striker Ante Razov to see off a wildly shorthanded Toronto FC 3-1.

Despite missing nine regulars to international duty, the guests drew first blood through Tyler Rosenlund five minutes out of halftime.

However, Razov would assist on first goals of the term by Daniel Paladini and Jonathan Bornstein before firing his fifth deep into stoppage time as insurance.

Finally, Chicago edged out visiting New York 1-0 on a first half goal from rookie Stephen King.

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