1.   And New England, with its league-leading six shootout victories, hardly counts.

2.   In fact, the Revolution only earned one point in the standings for the shootout victory to remain in third place in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer.

3.   Paulo Dos Santos scored the deciding goal in the shootout, the first shootout victory for the Revolution this season.

4.   Rongen was suspended for the next game, a shootout victory over Los Angeles.

5.   The MetroStars, with only two shootout victories in five games, are in last place in the Eastern Conference.

6.   The MLS has awarded three points for a victory, one point for a shootout victory and zero points for shootout losses during the regular season.

7.   The MetroStars ended a six-game losing streak with a shootout victory in New England in their final regular-season game.

8.   The MetroStars scored a controversial shootout victory in the opener and Washington tied the series last Friday but lost Jaime Moreno, who was suspended.

9.   The Revolution would be wise to revert to a defensive mode because in the playoffs, a shootout victory has the same value as a regulation-time win.

10.   There are no ties in MLS, only victories, losses and shootout victories.