Thierry Henry scored his seventh goal of the 2011 MLS season as New York Red Bulls scored a 2-1 win over New England Revolution in Week 13.
The Frenchman advanced into the area at Red Bull Arena, before cutting back onto his left foot and slotting it past Revs keeper Matt Reis in the 50th minute.
Earlier, Henry received a through ball from Luke Rodgers before cutting back a pass for Austin da Luz which was knocked into the back of the Revs goal by Ryan Cochrane to make it 1-0 after New England skipper Shalrie Joseph had his penalty kick saved by Greg Sutton.
In the 54th minute Zak Boggs gave the Revs some hope with a goal but it proved to be merely a consolation as the Red Bulls when back to top in the East.
In Washington, Steven Lenhart scored goals in the 15th, 22nd and 60th minutes to help San Jose Earthquakes to a 4-2 victory over DC United whilst Eric Hassli netted twice as Vancouver Whitecaps held Seattle Sounders to a 2-2 draw at Qwest Field.
Elsewhere, Philadelphia Union and Real Salt Lake drew 1-1, Houston Dynamo defeated Chivas USA 2-1, Colorado Rapids scored late to beat Portland Timbers 1-0 in Portland, LA Galaxy were held to a 2-2 draw by Toronto FC who scored a late leveler through Alan Gordon, Chicago Fire got their second win of the season with a 1-0 result at Columbus Crew and Sporting Kansas City hammered FC Dallas 4-1 despite playing most of the second half with ten man after Milos Stojcev was sent off.
2011 MLS season - Week 13 scores
New York Red Bulls: 2 (Ryan Cochrane (og) 37', Thierry Henry 50') New England Revolution: 1 (Zak Boggs 54') Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ - 21,201
Philadelphia Union: 1 (Keon Daniel 24') Real Salt Lake: 1 (Fabian Espindola 53') PPL Park, Chester, PA - 18,728
DC United: 2 (Andy Najar 13', Blake Brettschneider 34') San Jose Earthquakes: 4 (Steven Lenhart 15'/22'/60', Simon Dawkins 49') RFK Stadium, Washington, DC - 14,105
Houston Dynamo: 2 (Geoff Cameron 29', Heath Pearce (og) 55') Chivas USA: 1 (Marcos Mondaini 7') Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX
Seattle Sounders: 2 (Mauro Rosales 81', Osvaldo Alonso 84') Vancouver Whitecaps: 2 (Eric Hassli (p) 29', 85') Qwest Field, Seattle, WA - 36,502
LA Galaxy: 2 (Chris Birchall 2', Juan Pablo Angel 90+1') Toronto FC: 2 (Alan Gordon 68'/90+4') The Home Depot Center- Carson, CA - 20,675
Portland Timbers: 0 Columbus Crew: 1 (Drew Moor 90+2') JELD-WEN Field, Portland, OR - 18,627
Columbus Crew: 0 Chicago Fire: 1 (Cristian Nazarit 90+1') Crew Stadium, Columbus, OH - 13,498
FC Dallas: 1 (Brek Shea 32') Sporting Kansas City: 4 (Graham Zusi 28'/55', Aurelien Collin 49', Luke Sassano 78, red card: Milos Stojcev 56')) Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX
