The weekend slate was busy for Americans Abroad, with Jose Francisco Torres setting up the winner as Pachuca clinched a postseason berth with a 3-1 closing day win over Chivas.
In addition to his second halper of the season, the U.S. midfielder also struck the woodwork with a free kick.
Also, Edgar Castillo and Joe Corona went the distance, while Gregory Garza worked the first half, all helping Tijuana reach the playoffs for the first time with a 1-1 draw with Pumas.
DaMarcus Beasley assisted on the equalizer as Puebla rallied for a 2-1 win at Tigres.
San Luis defender Michael Orozco Fiscal went the full route in a 2-1 defeat at Toluca.
Herculez Gomez went unused as league leaders Santos bested home side Atlas 3-1.
Across the pond in England, Everton keeper Tim Howard's best save robbed U.S. teammate Clint Dempsey in a 4-0 win over Fulham.
Brad Friedel had little to do as Tottenham regained control of fourth place with a 2-0 win over Blackburn.
Bolton defender Tim Ream was complicit on one leaked goal in a see-saw 2-2 share with Sunderland.
Eric Lichaj was solid at right back and Brad Guzan served as #2 keeper in Aston Villa's 0-0 draw at West Bromwich Albion.
Down two levels in League One, Frank Simek and Carlisle United will go into the final day of the season with a shot at the promotion playoffs after a 4-1 win over Exeter City.
Mike Grella worked 84 minutes in Bury's 0-0 draw with Oldham.
Turning to Italy, Michael Bradley pitched in a strong outing as Chievo battled to a 0-0 draw at Cagliari.
Over in Germany, Jermaine Jones notched his 14th yellow card in 16 games as Schalke clinched third place with a 4-0 victory against Hertha Berlin.
Steve Cherundolo and Hannover will go into closing day protecting a slim lead for the Bundesliga's final Europa League spot following a 1-0 defeat at Bayer Leverkusen.
Kaiserslautern striker Andrew Wooten went whistle to whistle in a 5-2 loss against visiting Borussia Dortmund.
Timothy Chandler and FC Nuremberg kept slim hopes of reaching Europe intact with a 3-2 win at Fabian Johnson's Hoffenheim.
One league below, Matt Taylor watched from the bench as Paderborn went level on points with the promotion playoff spot with a 1-0 victory over FSV Frankfurt.
Next door in the Netherlands, Jozy Altidore came off with five minutes left as AZ lost all championship hope in a 1-0 loss at Feyenoord.
One flight down, halftime sub Charles Kazlauskas recorded his team-high sixth assist of the season as Helmond Sport got tuned up for the promotion playoffs with a 2-1 win over Dordrecht.
Over in Scotland, Carlos Bocanegra and Maurice Edu suffered as Rangers fell 3-0 at archrivals celtic.
Heading to Denmark, Michael Parkhurst and FC Nordsjaelland clawed back twice before running away with a 5-3 victory against AGF Aarhus.
Brad Rusin and HB Koge enhanced their survival chances with a 2-1 win over AC Horsens.
Clarence Goodson's Brondby rallied for a 3-3 share away to Conor O'Brien and SonderjyskE.
Across the water in Norway, Steve Clark remained bullet proof on the road as unbeaten Honefoss held hosts Tromso 0-0.
Sean Cunningham went the distance as bottom feeders Stabaek dropped a 2-0 home decision to Odd Grenland.
However, Josh Gatt went unused in Molde FK's 2-1 collapse loss at Sogndal.
In Israel, Bryan Gerzicich and already-crowned champs Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona snapped a five-game win drought by topping Ashdod SC 1-0.
Finally, in Portugal's second division, Tony Taylor went 84 minutes as first place Estoril inched closer to the crown with a 0-0 draw against Santa Clara.
Caleb Patterson-Sewell leaked twice in the final eight minutes as slumping Atletico CP settled for a 2-2 draw at Freamunde.
