After a long Olympic break (and the less said of it, the better), we're back for one make-up game this Thursday. The Houston Dash host the Washington Spirit. Kelsey Wys and Bianca Henninger are the keepers. Here's the game. The first few minutes looked like the league had been out of action for awhile, as the passing was a bit sloppy. In the third minute, Kealia Ohai had a cross that just missed Melissa Henderson and Chioma Ubogagu of Houston in the first good chance of the game. Cami Privett broke up a Washington attack against Katie Stengel in the fourth minute. Ubogagu took a ball from Caity Heap and took a shot in the eighth minute, but Estelle Johnson of the Spirit made the block. Cari Roccaro of the Dash cleared a Cheyna Williams cross in the ninth minute, and then Roccaro cleared the second effort as well. Amber Brooks broke up the next Washington attack, sliding the ball out for a corner after Williams lost control. Nairn took two corner kicks in quick succession, with the Spirit series ending on a Tori Huster shot. Williams made a foray forward in the fourteenth minute, but Moros made the stop for the Dash. In the sixteenth minute, Ohai danced into the box and fired a shot on goal that Wys saved. Katie Stengel took a cross from Caprice Dydasco and headed it wide in the nineteenth minute. Williams fired a shot high for the Spirit in the twenty-first minute, and then a second shot from Joanna Lohman was saved by Henninger. On the Houston attack, Ohai fired a shot wide left. Cali Farquharson took a shot in the twenty-fifth minute. Privett broke up an attack from Williams in the twenty-fifth minute. Ali Krieger put a ball over the top and out for the Spirit in the twenty-sixth minute. Christine Nairn went down hurt in the box, but did not draw a call on the play, causing a bit of a delay. Moros' cross in the twenty-ninth minute was blocked out by Huster for Washington. Privett fouled Williams in the box in the thirtieth minute, creating a penalty kick for the Spirit. Nairn came back on to take the penalty kick and scored, making it 1-0 for the Spirit. In the thirty-second minute, Farquharson sent a shot just wide for Washington. The Spirit played head tennis in the box on a thirty-third minute, as Nairn served it in and Stengel, Lohman, and then Stengel again combined for a shot that Henninger saved near the line. Lohman's shot at the thirty-four minute mark went wide left. Ellie Brush blocked a Stengel shot in the thirty-fifth minute. O'Sullivan blocked a cross out for a Washington corner kick. Nairn took this set piece, which Privett cleared as far as Dydasco, who sent a shot way over the bar. Ohai had a cross for Ubogagu in the thirty-ninth minute, but the shot was well wide for the Dash. Privett cleared a Krieger free kick in the fortieth minute, and Nairn's second effort shot went way over the bar. Ohai made a deep run in the forty-fifth minute, but her cross was too strong for Henderson. In stoppage time, Huster fired a shot to end a chaotic sequence in the Houston box that saw Brush block a cross from Krieger after Lohman failed to get a shot off against Roccaro. The game went into halftime at 1-0, with the Spirit's top players being RB Krieger, DCM Huster, LW Nairn, RF Williams, and CF Stengel. For the Dash, the top players were CBs Roccaro and Brush, LW Ohai, ACM Denise O'Sullivan, and striker Ubogagu. In the forty-seventh minute, Ubogagu and Ohai went with a give-and-go, with Johnson blocking Ubogagu's shot and Krieger getting the final clearance on the play for the Spirit. Williams had a low cross for Washington that Houston's Brush cleared in the forty-eighth minute. Ubogagu had a forty-ninth minute shot from the Dash that went low and left. Whitney Church blocked an Ohai cross in the fiftieth minute, as Houston has come out of the break with a bit of urgency. Privett surrendered a corner kick after battling with Farquharson in the fifty-first minute. Nairn took the corner kick, going for Williams but cleared by Privett. Farquharson got the second chance and fired a shot through traffic which Henninger saved. Stengel, Williams, and Krieger aligned for a chance that Krieger shot over the bar. Ohai's fifty-third minute shot came from a tough angle and forced Wys into a save to keep Washington ahead. Privett had a cross caught by Wys in the fifty-fifth minute. Henderson's through ball for Ubogagu was picked up by Wys just in time. Nairn's free kick in the fifty-seventh minute went wide left. Roccaro shut down Williams in the fifty-eighth minute as the Spirit continuing to make piercing runs in the offensive third. O'Sullivan fired a shot low and on target in the fifty-ninth minute, but Wys made the save on the good effort from Houston's midfielder. Stephanie Ochs had a pair of crosses blocked by Huster and Dydasco in the sixtieth minute. Krieger helped to break up a shot by Ohai that fell to Ubogagu, who fired a shot off of Houston teammate Tessa Florio. Washington quickly struck back, as Nairn buried a shot from far out as Henninger cheated off her line, and the Spirit earned a 2-0 lead. Ohai won a corner kick off of Krieger in the sixty-fifth minute. Ochs took the set piece for Houston, but Church headed it out. O'Sullivan fired a second shot in, which bounced off of Ubogagu and was cleared by the Spirit. Ohai crossed a ball in for Florio, but the play was offside and Wys had it covered. Ohai and Krieger went into battle again, which Church ultimately cleared, and then Amber Brooks sent a ball in and wide of goal in the sixty-seventh minute. Ubogagu had a shot deflect off of Huster but it was too weak to truly threaten Wys, who picked it up with no trouble in the sixty-ninth minute. Spirit sub Alyssa Kleiner made a run and fired a shot wide left in the seventy-third minute as the game has slowed a bit. In the seventy-fifth minute, Privett took a yellow card for a foul on Washington sub Francisca Ordega. Ohai had a cross in the seventy-sixth minute, and Brooks headed it out of Wys' hands, but Dydasco booted it out for a corner kick. Ochs served in, and Kleiner sent it for another corner kick. This time, Ochs went too long and the Spirit cleared. Ohai had a cross through traffic that Brooks just missed getting a foot on in the seventy-ninth minute. Ohai had a shot saved by Wys on the next Dash attack. Dydasco and Kleiner tried crosses in the eighty-first minute, but the Houston defense held. Another Dydasco cross was caught by Henninger. Brooks tried a long shot that went wide left in the eighty-third minute, although Wys was off her line. Line Sigvardsen Jensen and Nairn began a sequence that ended with Ordega's shot straight at Henninger in the eighty-fifth minute. Ubogagu had a shot blocked in the eighty-eighth minute, with the Spirit in a defensive bunker. Ohai had a cross go long and out for a goal kick. Privett's eighty-ninth minute cross was caught by Wys. In the ninetieth minute, Ochs got the ball on the right wing and crossed it Ohai, who buried it. O'Sullivan's stoppage time cross was blocked. Brush fouled Ordega, earning a yellow card for the Dash defender. Florio fired a shot wide left. The game ended 2-1 for Washington, with Nairn the Outsider Sports Woman of the Match. Also impressing in the second half were Spirit GK Wys and Dash RW sub Ochs.
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Major League Soccer 2016 - Week 23
We're on for a full weekend. Expect a slight delay in Sunday game coverage, as I am traveling all day. We begin with...
The Vancouver Whitecaps FC hosting the San Jose Earthquakes. David Bingham and David Ousted are in goal. San Jose began in the fourteenth minute with a Quincy Amarikwa goal, via Anibal Godoy. Fatai Alashe of the Earthquakes took a yellow card for a thirty-fifth minute foul. San Jose added on in the sixtieth minute with a Simon Dawkins goal, set up by Alberto Quintero. Vancouver got on the board with a Nicolas Mezquida goal in stoppage time, assisted by Kendall Waston and Christian Bolanos. The game ended 2-1, with the man of the match being Dawkins for the winner.
Seven games played out on Saturday, beginning with the New York Red Bulls welcoming the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Luis Robles protect the nets. Aurelien Collin of New York had a yellow card for a fourteenth minute handball. Montreal led off in the twenty-first minute with an Ignacio Piatti goal, assisted by Matteo Mancosu and Marco Donadel. The Red Bulls tied it in the twenty-second minute as Bradley Wright-Phillips scored, thanks to Sacha Kljestan and Sean Davis. New York took the lead in the forty-first minute on a Wright-Phillips goal, his second of the game, made possible by Davis. The Red Bulls added on with a Davis goal in the forty-sixth minute, via Mike Grella. The Impact went down to ten men as Ambroise Oyongo took a straight red card for a foul in the forty-eighth minute. Montreal also saw yellow cards for Hernan Bernardello in the fiftieth minute and Calum Mallace in the sixty-ninth minute. Alex Muyl took a yellow card for New York in the eighty-seventh minute for a foul. The game ended at 3-1, with Wright-Phillips the man of the match for his brace.
Next up, the Columbus Crew SC bring in New York City FC. Josh Saunders and Steve Clark are the goalies. New York City struck first in the forty-first minute with a Frank Lampard goal. Columbus tied it on a forty-ninth minute Justin Meram goal, via Waylon Francis and Wil Trapp. The Crew took the lead on a penalty kick goal in the eightieth minute from Ethan Finlay. In the eighty-third minute, David Villa scored to tie it again for New York City. Tony Tchani of Columbus had a yellow card for a foul in the first minute of stoppage time. New York City gained the lead on a Villa penalty kick goal a minute later, but three minutes after that, Finlay scored to tie it again for the Crew. The game ended 3-3, with Finlay's late equalizer creating a brace to make him the man of the match.
East to New England, with the Revolution hosting the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Bobby Shuttleworth are the gloved men. Philadelphia opened in the second minute with a C.J. Sapong goal, assisted by Fabinho. New England took yellow cards for Scott Caldwell's eighteenth minute foul and dissent by Kei Kamara in the forty-first minute. The Union added on with a Chris Pontius goal in the fifty-first minute. Philadelphia extended the lead as Richie Marquez scored in the fifty-fourth minute, thanks to Pontius. Fabian Herbers of the Union had a yellow card for an eightieth minute foul. Philadelphia iced it at 4-0 with a Roland Alberg goal in stoppage time, set up by Charlie Davies. The man of the match was Pontius with his goal and assist.
Down in DC, United welcomes the Portland Timbers. Jake Gleeson and Bill Hamid guard the woodwork. DC started in the seventh minute with a Steve Birnbaum goal, assisted by Bobby Boswell and Lloyd Sam. United added on with a Luciano Acosta goal in the twenty-ninth minute, set up by Patrick Mullins. Liam Ridgewell of Portland had a yellow card for a fiftieth minute foul. DC's Boswell took a yellow card for a fifty-sixth minute foul. The Timbers saw a yellow card given to Jack Jewsbury for his fifty-seventh minute foul. Sean Franklin of United had a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-fifth minute. Portland's Vytautas Andriuskevicius received a yellow card for an eighty-third minute foul. The game ended 2-0, with Hamid the man of the match for his three-save clean sheet.
Southwest to Texas, as FC Dallas brings in Sporting Kansas City. Alec Kann and Chris Seitz are between the posts. Matt Hedges of Dallas had a yellow card for a twenty-second minute foul. Dallas got going in the sixty-sixth minute with a Tesho Akindele goal, assisted by Atiba Harris and Carlos Gruezo. Kansas City tied it on a Dominic Dwyer goal in the sixty-eighth minute, guided in by Brad Davis and Benny Feilhaber. Sporting took the lead with a Dwyer goal in the seventy-third minute. Dallas tied it again on an eighty-sixth minute Maximiliano Urruti goal. Dallas had a yellow card for an eighty-third minute foul by Harris. Kansas City had yellow cards given to Saad Abdul-Salaam in the eighty-sixth minute and Jimmy Medranda in the eighty-eighth minute, both for fouls. The game ended in a 2-2 draw, with Dwyer's brace making him the man of the match.
The Houston Dynamo were supposed to host Toronto FC in the next game, but severe weather postponed this match to tomorrow evening. When they did play, Alex Bono and Joe Willis took control of the nets. Houston cracked the scoresheet in the eighth minute on a Cristian Maidana goal, via Mauro Manotas and Andrew Wenger. Toronto tied it on a twenty-fourth minute goal from Jozy Altidore, courtesy of Sebastian Giovinco. The Dynamo went down to ten men when Abdoulie Mansally denied an obvious goal scoring opportunity in first half stoppage time and took a straight red card. Michael Bradley of Toronto took an eighty-second minute yellow card for a foul. The game ended at 1-1, with Altidore the man of the match for his equalizer.
Saturday ended in California, with the Los Angeles Galaxy welcoming the Colorado Rapids. Tim Howard and Brian Rowe man the nets. Colorado dented the scoreboard with a Shkelzen Gashi goal in the fifty-first minute, assisted by Marlon Hairston. Los Angeles tied it on a Daniel Steres goal in the sixty-second minute, set up by Steven Gerrard. Nigel De Jong of the Galaxy had a yellow card in the eighty-sixth minute. Micheal Azira of the Rapids received a yellow card for an eighty-seventh minute foul. The game ended 1-1, with Steres the man of the match.
On Sunday, the Chicago Fire bring in Orlando City SC. Joe Bendik and Sean Johnson are in goal. Chicago was first to score in the sixth minute on a John Goossens goal, assisted by Matt Polster. Orlando City tied it with a ninth minute Cyle Larin goal, set up by Kaka. Tommy Redding of Orlando City took a yellow card for a seventeenth minute foul. Orlando City took the lead on a thirty-second minute goal by Kaka. David Accam took a yellow card for the Fire in first half stoppage time. Chicago tied it in the seventy-eighth minute on a Razvan Cocis goal, coming off of Brandon Vincent. Jose Aja of Orlando City received a yellow card for an eighty-sixth minute foul. The game ended 2-2, with the man of the match being Kaka for his goal and assist.
Not the last game of the week, but last by original listing, sees the Seattle Sounders FC host Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Stefan Frei tend the nets. Seattle drew first blood in the twenty-fourth minute with a Nicolas Lodeiro goal, assisted by Andreas Ivanschitz. The Sounders added on with a thirty-seventh minute Jordan Morris goal, via Lodeiro and Clint Dempsey. Salt Lake got on the board with a Joao Plata goal, coming off of Yura Movsisyan. Justen Glad took a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The game ended 2-1, with Lodeiro the man of the match for his goal and assist.
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The Vancouver Whitecaps FC hosting the San Jose Earthquakes. David Bingham and David Ousted are in goal. San Jose began in the fourteenth minute with a Quincy Amarikwa goal, via Anibal Godoy. Fatai Alashe of the Earthquakes took a yellow card for a thirty-fifth minute foul. San Jose added on in the sixtieth minute with a Simon Dawkins goal, set up by Alberto Quintero. Vancouver got on the board with a Nicolas Mezquida goal in stoppage time, assisted by Kendall Waston and Christian Bolanos. The game ended 2-1, with the man of the match being Dawkins for the winner.
Seven games played out on Saturday, beginning with the New York Red Bulls welcoming the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Luis Robles protect the nets. Aurelien Collin of New York had a yellow card for a fourteenth minute handball. Montreal led off in the twenty-first minute with an Ignacio Piatti goal, assisted by Matteo Mancosu and Marco Donadel. The Red Bulls tied it in the twenty-second minute as Bradley Wright-Phillips scored, thanks to Sacha Kljestan and Sean Davis. New York took the lead in the forty-first minute on a Wright-Phillips goal, his second of the game, made possible by Davis. The Red Bulls added on with a Davis goal in the forty-sixth minute, via Mike Grella. The Impact went down to ten men as Ambroise Oyongo took a straight red card for a foul in the forty-eighth minute. Montreal also saw yellow cards for Hernan Bernardello in the fiftieth minute and Calum Mallace in the sixty-ninth minute. Alex Muyl took a yellow card for New York in the eighty-seventh minute for a foul. The game ended at 3-1, with Wright-Phillips the man of the match for his brace.
Next up, the Columbus Crew SC bring in New York City FC. Josh Saunders and Steve Clark are the goalies. New York City struck first in the forty-first minute with a Frank Lampard goal. Columbus tied it on a forty-ninth minute Justin Meram goal, via Waylon Francis and Wil Trapp. The Crew took the lead on a penalty kick goal in the eightieth minute from Ethan Finlay. In the eighty-third minute, David Villa scored to tie it again for New York City. Tony Tchani of Columbus had a yellow card for a foul in the first minute of stoppage time. New York City gained the lead on a Villa penalty kick goal a minute later, but three minutes after that, Finlay scored to tie it again for the Crew. The game ended 3-3, with Finlay's late equalizer creating a brace to make him the man of the match.
East to New England, with the Revolution hosting the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Bobby Shuttleworth are the gloved men. Philadelphia opened in the second minute with a C.J. Sapong goal, assisted by Fabinho. New England took yellow cards for Scott Caldwell's eighteenth minute foul and dissent by Kei Kamara in the forty-first minute. The Union added on with a Chris Pontius goal in the fifty-first minute. Philadelphia extended the lead as Richie Marquez scored in the fifty-fourth minute, thanks to Pontius. Fabian Herbers of the Union had a yellow card for an eightieth minute foul. Philadelphia iced it at 4-0 with a Roland Alberg goal in stoppage time, set up by Charlie Davies. The man of the match was Pontius with his goal and assist.
Down in DC, United welcomes the Portland Timbers. Jake Gleeson and Bill Hamid guard the woodwork. DC started in the seventh minute with a Steve Birnbaum goal, assisted by Bobby Boswell and Lloyd Sam. United added on with a Luciano Acosta goal in the twenty-ninth minute, set up by Patrick Mullins. Liam Ridgewell of Portland had a yellow card for a fiftieth minute foul. DC's Boswell took a yellow card for a fifty-sixth minute foul. The Timbers saw a yellow card given to Jack Jewsbury for his fifty-seventh minute foul. Sean Franklin of United had a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-fifth minute. Portland's Vytautas Andriuskevicius received a yellow card for an eighty-third minute foul. The game ended 2-0, with Hamid the man of the match for his three-save clean sheet.
Southwest to Texas, as FC Dallas brings in Sporting Kansas City. Alec Kann and Chris Seitz are between the posts. Matt Hedges of Dallas had a yellow card for a twenty-second minute foul. Dallas got going in the sixty-sixth minute with a Tesho Akindele goal, assisted by Atiba Harris and Carlos Gruezo. Kansas City tied it on a Dominic Dwyer goal in the sixty-eighth minute, guided in by Brad Davis and Benny Feilhaber. Sporting took the lead with a Dwyer goal in the seventy-third minute. Dallas tied it again on an eighty-sixth minute Maximiliano Urruti goal. Dallas had a yellow card for an eighty-third minute foul by Harris. Kansas City had yellow cards given to Saad Abdul-Salaam in the eighty-sixth minute and Jimmy Medranda in the eighty-eighth minute, both for fouls. The game ended in a 2-2 draw, with Dwyer's brace making him the man of the match.
The Houston Dynamo were supposed to host Toronto FC in the next game, but severe weather postponed this match to tomorrow evening. When they did play, Alex Bono and Joe Willis took control of the nets. Houston cracked the scoresheet in the eighth minute on a Cristian Maidana goal, via Mauro Manotas and Andrew Wenger. Toronto tied it on a twenty-fourth minute goal from Jozy Altidore, courtesy of Sebastian Giovinco. The Dynamo went down to ten men when Abdoulie Mansally denied an obvious goal scoring opportunity in first half stoppage time and took a straight red card. Michael Bradley of Toronto took an eighty-second minute yellow card for a foul. The game ended at 1-1, with Altidore the man of the match for his equalizer.
Saturday ended in California, with the Los Angeles Galaxy welcoming the Colorado Rapids. Tim Howard and Brian Rowe man the nets. Colorado dented the scoreboard with a Shkelzen Gashi goal in the fifty-first minute, assisted by Marlon Hairston. Los Angeles tied it on a Daniel Steres goal in the sixty-second minute, set up by Steven Gerrard. Nigel De Jong of the Galaxy had a yellow card in the eighty-sixth minute. Micheal Azira of the Rapids received a yellow card for an eighty-seventh minute foul. The game ended 1-1, with Steres the man of the match.
On Sunday, the Chicago Fire bring in Orlando City SC. Joe Bendik and Sean Johnson are in goal. Chicago was first to score in the sixth minute on a John Goossens goal, assisted by Matt Polster. Orlando City tied it with a ninth minute Cyle Larin goal, set up by Kaka. Tommy Redding of Orlando City took a yellow card for a seventeenth minute foul. Orlando City took the lead on a thirty-second minute goal by Kaka. David Accam took a yellow card for the Fire in first half stoppage time. Chicago tied it in the seventy-eighth minute on a Razvan Cocis goal, coming off of Brandon Vincent. Jose Aja of Orlando City received a yellow card for an eighty-sixth minute foul. The game ended 2-2, with the man of the match being Kaka for his goal and assist.
Not the last game of the week, but last by original listing, sees the Seattle Sounders FC host Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Stefan Frei tend the nets. Seattle drew first blood in the twenty-fourth minute with a Nicolas Lodeiro goal, assisted by Andreas Ivanschitz. The Sounders added on with a thirty-seventh minute Jordan Morris goal, via Lodeiro and Clint Dempsey. Salt Lake got on the board with a Joao Plata goal, coming off of Yura Movsisyan. Justen Glad took a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The game ended 2-1, with Lodeiro the man of the match for his goal and assist.
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