COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Juan Agudelo scored midway through the first half and the New England Revolution beat the Columbus Crew 1-0 on Sunday to qualify for the post-season for the first time since 2009. The Revolution (14-11-9) needed to win their regular-season finale because Houston defeated D.C. United earlier in the day to also reach 51 points. New England moved from sixth in the Eastern Conference, one spot out of the playoffs, to third because it owns the tiebreaker against Houston. New England finished the season with a 4-0-2 stretch and will take on Sporting Kansas City in the first round of the playoffs next weekend. "Its a credit all our guys because it wasnt the prettiest game," Revolution coach Jay Heaps said. "They showed a lot more heart than any game Ive seen because there were situations we had to fight and dig in deep. We lost the possession battle but every other battle I felt we won." Agudelo completed a crafty give-and-go with Lee Nguyen on the right side of the box and put away his ninth goal from 12 yards in the 28th minute. The Crew (12-17-5) dropped their second straight game. "There was no rhythm to the game unfortunately," Crew interim coach Brian Bliss said. "That was their game plan. It worked." The Crew had a large portion of the possession to that point but a quick counterattack set the stage for New England to take the lead, thanks to the passing of Nguyen, who returned after serving a one-game suspension for yellow card accumulation. "Having that week off I was fresh," Nguyen said. "I wanted to contribute as much as I could. Everybody worked so hard to make it happen." Agudelo has seven goals and one assist in 14 games since being acquired from Chivas USA on May 7. He was proud of how the Revolution was able to preserve the lead. "Its something weve been doing the last couple of games," he said. "We were confident but not too confident. Our defence played awesome to finish it up. Weve got one of the best defences in the league." MLB Jerseys China .ca. Hello Kerry, After watching Nino Niederreiter clobber Alex Burrows with an open-ice hit on Wednesday, do you think he should have gotten more than the two minutes for interference. NFL Jerseys Cheap . -- D.A. Points was disqualified Friday from the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am for using a training device while waiting to play the 18th hole at Pebble Beach. http://www.nflwholesalejerseys.net/ . Huntington doesnt want to help run the club unless Hurdle is in the dugout. The combination thats returned the franchise to respectability will remain intact for years to come. Cheap Baseball Jerseys . - Quarterback Brady Quinn says he has been released by the Miami Dolphins. Cheap NFL Jerseys 2018 .C. - Alberta prop Andrew Tiedemann will captain Canada against Uruguay on Friday, the opening day of competition at the IRB Americas Rugby Championship.British tennis stars Johanna Konta and Heather Watson feature on Tuesdays edition of Sportswomen on Sky Sports News HQ at 11.30am. A Wimbledon wildcard last year, and now just outside the worlds top 20 - we spend the day with Johanna Konta.The British No 1 is preparing for the Aegon Open in Nottingham and we find out how shes dealing with her sudden rise up the rankings and the attention that comes with it. We will hear from fellow Brit Heather Watson and former world No 1 Victoria Azarenka, who are also competing in Nottingham.New England captain Heather Knight tells us she wants the womens team to play more Test cricket, as she prepares to lead the team for the first time later this month in an ODI and T20 series against Pakistan.We will have the latest from England and Scotlands Euro 2017 qualifying campaigns - plus Jill Scott reveals some secrets from inside the Lionesses dressing room.ddddddddddddOlympic gold medallist Denise Lewis gives us her assessment of which British heptathlete is most likely to return from Rio with the gold - defending champion Jessica Ennis-Hill or Katarina Johnson-Thompson.Well also hear from Team GBs Triathletes as the British Olympic Association confirms the team for Rio.And we will also reveal the winner of Mays Sportswoman of the month from the list of contenders.Sportswomen is live on Sky Sports News HQ every Tuesday at 11.30am and on Sky Living every Sunday at 11.30am. Also See: England appoint Knight Muguruza claims French crown Lionesses victorious Nordqvist wins in New Jersey ' ' '