Philadelphia Union put the disappointment of missing out on a playoff place behind them with an impressive home victory over the New England Revolution.
Union scored the only goal of game with 15 minutes to play when Jack McInerney headed home Keon Daniel's cross from close range.
New England spurned a number of chances to open their account throughout the match, most notably in the first half when Jerry Bengston struck the post with a powerful left-footed drive.
Fernando Cardenas and Ryan Guy came close late on but could not avert a disappointing away defeat for the Revolution.
Benny Feilhaber put a further dampener on the match for Revolution when he was dismissed for a second bookable offence in stoppage time.
The win for Phily all but ends New England's chance of catching their Eastern Conference rivals as the regular season in Major League Soccer draws to a close.
