Monday, July 4, 2016

Major League Soccer 2016 - Week 17

It's a short week this week with only seven games on. We begin with a pair on Friday, with the first one being...

The Chicago Fire hosting the San Jose Earthquakes. David Bingham and Sean Johnson are the keepers. San Jose's Simon Dawkins had a yellow card for a foul in the tenth minute. In the forty-ninth minute, the Earthquakes' Shaun Francis took a yellow card for his foul. Chicago saw a yellow card for a Michael Stephens foul in the fifty-third minute. The Fire got going with a John Goossens goal in the fifty-eighth minute. Fatai Alashe of San Jose saw a yellow card for his sixty-sixth minute foul. Chicago's Nick LaBrocca received a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The game ended 1-0, with Goossens the man of the match for his winner.

The other Friday game sees Real Salt Lake welcome DC United. Bill Hamid and Nick Rimando protect the nets. Taylor Kemp of DC had a yellow card for a third minute foul. Salt Lake took yellow cards for a nineteenth minute Tony Beltran foul and dissent by Kyle Beckerman in the forty-second minute. Real dented the scoreboard in the fifty-seventh minute with a Juan Manuel Martinez goal, assisted by Yura Movsisyan. United saw a yellow card go to Bobby Boswell in the eighty-first minute for a foul. DC tied it on a stoppage time goal by Jared Jeffrey, passed from Fabian Espindola. The game ended 1-1, with Hamid the man of the match for making seven of eight saves to keep his team in it for the draw.

On Saturday, the first of three games features the Montreal Impact bringing in the New England Revolution. Brad Knighton and Evan Bush are in goal. New England opened in the eighteenth minute with a goal by Kei Kamara, passed from Kelyn Rowe. The Revolution added on with a Kamara goal in the thirty-third minute, via Chris Tierney. Montreal got on the board with a fortieth minute goal from Michael Salazar. The Impact tied it in the forty-eighth minute with a Salazar goal, helped along by Hassoun Camara. Knighton took a yellow card for a fifty-third minute foul for New England, and that led to a fifty-fourth minute Ignacio Piatti penalty kick goal against him. The Revolution's Scott Caldwell had a yellow card for his fifty-fifth minute foul. The game ended 3-2, with Salazar the man of the match for his response brace.

In Ontario, Toronto FC hosts the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei faces a lesser foe in Alex Bono in goal. Toronto had a yellow card for a forty-fourth minute foul by Marco Delgado. Toronto drew first blood in the sixtieth minute on a Jordan Hamilton goal. Seattle tied it in the sixty-first minute as Jordan Morris scored, thanks to Joevin Jones. Toronto's Steven Beitashour took a yellow card for his foul in stoppage time. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, with Morris the man of the match for his quick equalizer.

Saturday's last game is the Houston Dynamo bringing in the Philadelphia Union. Philadelphia's Joshua Yaro took a yellow card for a foul in the second minute. In the eighty-seventh minute, Yaro took a second yellow card for the Union and was ejected. Warren Creavalle took a yellow card in stoppage time for Philadelphia for his foul. Houston's Cristian Maidana scored a minute later to give them a 1-0 lead. Maidana was the man of the match for his winner.

On Sunday, the first game is a New York Derby, as New York City FC welcome the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Josh Saunders man the nets. NYCFC started with an eighth minute goal by Jack Harrison, via Andrea Pirlo. The Red Bulls took a yellow card for a foul by Felipe in the thirtieth minute. NYCFC saw a yellow card in the forty-fifth minute for RJ Allen's foul. NYCFC added on in the sixty-sixth minute with a David Villa goal, assisted by Harrison and Frank Lampard. NYCFC's Pirlo had a seventy-sixth minute yellow card for a foul. The Red Bulls saw a yellow card for Bradley Wright-Phillips in the seventy-eighth minute. The Red Bulls went down to ten men in the seventy-ninth minute as Chris Duvall took a straight red card for a foul. In stoppage time, Aurelien Collin took a yellow card for a foul. The game ended 2-0, with the man of the match being Harrison for his goal and assist.

Finally, Sporting Kansas City hosts the Columbus Crew SC. Steve Clark and Tim Melia are the reliable keepers. Kansas City had a yellow card for Benny Feilhaber in the thirteenth minute for his foul. Columbus began in the twenty-second minute on an Ola Kamara goal, via Harrison Afful and Ethan Finlay. The Crew went down to ten men as Tyson Wahl took away a goal scoring chance in the box and received a straight red card. Sporting tied it on a Feilhaber penalty kick goal. In the fifty-first minute, Dominic Dwyer of Kansas City took a yellow card for persistent infringement. Graham Zusi put Sporting ahead with his fifty-sixth minute goal, coming off of Roger Espinoza. Matt Besler of Kansas City had a yellow card for a sixty-sixth minute foul. Columbus retied it on a Kamara goal in the seventy-fifth minute, made possible by Tony Tchani. The Crew's Afful had a yellow card for his eighty-second minute foul. In the eighty-fourth minute, Jimmy Medranda of Sporting took a yellow card for a foul. Kansas City gained the lead on a Besler stoppage time goal, fueled by Ike Opara and Medranda. This stood for a 3-2 win and made Besler the man of the match.

Due to my own failure to check the appropriate sources, there's actually three more games to fill the week on Monday, July 4. The first of those is...

The Colorado Rapids welcoming the Portland Timbers. Jake Gleeson and Tim Howard protect the nets. Eric Miller of Colorado had a yellow card for his fifteenth minute foul. Portland's Diego Chara took a yellow card for a foul in the fiftieth minute. The game ended at 0-0, with the man of the match being Gleeson for his four-save clean sheet.

Next, FC Dallas brings in Orlando City SC. Joe Bendik and Chris Seitz are in goal. Dallas led off in the eleventh minute with a Walker Zimmerman goal, via Mauro Diaz. Dallas added on in the twenty-first minute with a Michael Barrios goal, coming off of Maximiliano Urruti. Barrios of Dallas had a yellow card for his twenty-ninth minute foul. Tommy Redding of Orlando took a yellow card for a thirty-ninth minute foul. In the fifty-fifth minute, Orlando's David Mateos had a yellow card for his foul. Dallas extended the lead as Matt Hedges scored a sixty-first minute goal, thanks to Diaz. Carlos Gruezo and Atiba Harris of Dallas received yellow cards for fouls in the sixty-eighth and seventieth minutes, respectively. Dallas iced it at 4-0 with a stoppage time goal by Fabian Castillo, assisted by Tesho Akindele and Kellyn Acosta. The man of the match was Diaz for his two assists.

Finally, and I mean it this time, the Los Angeles Galaxy host the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Ousted and Brian Rowe protect the nets. Los Angeles struck first in the twelfth minute with a Robbie Keane goal, via Steven Gerrard. The Galaxy added on with a forty-seventh minute goal by Jeff Larentowicz, courtesy of Gerrard. Matias Laba of Vancouver took a yellow card for a sixty-seventh minute foul. Los Angeles' Nigel de Jong took a straight red card for his seventy-fourth minute foul. The game ended 2-0, with the man of the match being Gerrard for his two assists.

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