Sunday, July 10, 2016

Major League Soccer 2016 - Week 18

The weekend is full with ten games, beginning with two on Friday. The first sees...

Orlando City SC and the Houston Dynamo face off. Tyler Deric and Joe Bendik man the nets. The game went without a card or a goal, ending 0-0. Bendik's three-save clean sheet made him the man of the match.

The other Friday game saw the San Jose Earthquakes host FC Dallas. Chris Seitz and David Bingham play goal. In the twenty-ninth minute, Alberto Quintero of San Jose had a yellow card for his foul. Dallas saw a yellow card for a thirty-first minute Matt Hedges foul. Dallas got going with a Maximiliano Urruti goal in the fifty-first minute. In the fifty-ninth minute, the Earthquakes saw a yellow card for an Anibal Godoy foul. Dallas had a yellow card assessed to Mauro Diaz for his sixty-first minute foul. In the seventy-second minute, Atiba Harris of Dallas took a yellow card for his seventy-second minute foul. The game ended 1-0, with Urruti the man of the match for his winner.

On Saturday, the first of six games sees the Seattle Sounders FC welcome the Los Angeles Galaxy. Brian Rowe and Stefan Frei are the reliable keepers. Los Angeles began in the fifteenth minute on a Robbie Keane goal set up by Gyasi Zardes and Dave Romney. In the sixty-ninth minute, the Galaxy's Romney took a yellow card for his foul. The game ended 1-0, with the man of the match being Keane for his winner.

East to Philadelphia, where the Union bring in DC United. Bill Hamid and Andre Blake are the quality keepers. Kofi Opare of DC had a yellow card for his nineteenth minute foul. Philadelphia led off in the twentieth minute with a Roland Alberg penalty kick goal. The Union added on in the thirty-seventh minute with an Ilsinho penalty kick goal. Philadelphia extended the lead in the forty-seventh minute as Ilsinho scored again, thanks to C.J. Sapong and Alberg. Opare took a second yellow card in the sixty-fifth minute, putting United down to ten men. The Union won 3-0, with Ilsinho the man of the match with the brace.

Along to New England, with the Revolution hosting the Columbus Crew SC. Steve Clark and Brad Knighton man the nets. New England opened in the third minute with a Lee Nguyen goal. London Woodberry of the Revolution had a yellow card for a nineteenth minute foul. Columbus' Tony Tchani took a yellow card for his foul in the twenty-seventh minute. The Revolution's Andrew Farrell took a yellow card for a thirtieth minute foul. New England went up 2-0 when the Crew's Wil Trapp committed an own goal in the thirty-fourth minute. In the forty-second minute, Columbus got on the board with an Ola Kamara goal, assisted by Tchani. In the sixty-seventh minute, New England keeper Knighton had a yellow card for time wasting. The Revolution added on in the seventy-first minute with a Kei Kamara goal, passed from Teal Bunbury. New England's Kelyn Rowe had a yellow card for a seventy-ninth minute foul. The game ended 3-1, with the man of the match being Nguyen for his early goal.

Up in Canada, Toronto FC welcomes the Chicago Fire. Sean Johnson and Alex Bono draw the starts in goal. Toronto started with a ninth minute Justin Morrow goal, via Sebastian Giovinco and Jonathan Osorio. This stood for a 1-0 win, and made Morrow the man of the match.

Back stateside, Real Salt Lake bring in the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Nick Rimando are the goalies. Montreal was first to score in the eighth minute with a Harry Shipp goal. Victor Cabrera of the Impact took a yellow card for a sixteenth minute foul. Chris Wingert of Salt Lake had a yellow card for a sixty-second minute foul. Justen Glad of Real took a yellow card for his seventieth minute foul. In the seventy-sixth minute, Kyle Beckerman of Salt Lake had a yellow card for a foul. Real tied it on a seventy-ninth minute Yura Movsisyan penalty kick goal. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, thanks to the man of the match Movsisyan.

Saturday's last game sees the Vancouver Whitecaps FC host the Colorado Rapids. Tim Howard and David Ousted protect the nets. Vancouver struck first in the tenth minute with a Kendall Waston goal, assisted by Christian Bolanos and Pedro Morales. Colorado had a yellow card for Jared Watts in the thirty-seventh minute for his foul. Shkelzen Gashi of the Rapids had a yellow card in the fifty-sixth minute for his foul. Colorado tied it in the fifty-ninth minute on a Kevin Doyle goal, coming off of Gashi and Marco Pappa. The Rapids went down to ten men in the seventy-first minute as Eric Miller took a straight red card for his foul. Pappa had a yellow card for Colorado for time wasting in the seventy-fourth minute. The Whitecaps took the lead back with a Cristian Techera penalty kick goal in the eighty-seventh minute. The Rapids tied it with a stoppage time goal by Axel Sjoberg, set up by Doyle. The game ended 2-2, with Doyle being the man of the match for his goal, assist, and save.

On Sunday, the New York Red Bulls welcome the Portland Timbers. Jake Gleeson and Luis Robles guard the woodwork. Portland saw a yellow card in the fourteenth minute for Diego Chara for his foul. Felipe of New York had a yellow card for a fortieth minute foul. Alvas Powell took a yellow card for his sixty-fourth minute foul for the Timbers. The game ended 0-0, with Gleeson the man of the match on his four-save clean sheet under heavy pressure.

Finally, Sporting Kansas City brings in New York City FC. Josh Saunders and Tim Melia are the keepers. Kansas City drew first blood in the eighth minute on a Benny Feilhaber goal. New York City tied it on a fourteenth minute goal by Frank Lampard, courtesy of Ronald Matarrita and Andrea Pirlo. Sporting took the lead back with a Jimmy Medranda goal in the sixteenth minute. Kansas City added on in the fifty-first minute with an Ike Opara goal. In the eighty-third minute, David Villa of New York City had a yellow card for his foul. The game ended 3-1 for Sporting, with Medranda the man of the match.

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