MLS 2017: Week 5

Ten games on this weekend, beginning with...

Toronto FC hosting Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Clint Irwin man the nets, although Irwin went out injured in the fortieth minute, replaced in the Toronto goal by Alexander Bono. Ilie Sanchez of Kansas City had a yellow card for a foul in the sixty-ninth minute. Toronto had a yellow card for an extra flag to checker by Jozy Altidore in the eighty-first minute. The game ended 0-0, with the man of the match being Bono for three saves in 50 minutes of action.

The other of two Friday games has the Seattle Sounders FC welcoming Atlanta United. Alec Kann and Stefan Frei are in goal. Julian Gressel of Atlanta had a yellow card for a twentieth minute foul. Atlanta's Yamil Asad took a yellow card for a forty-third minute foul. The final held at 0-0, with the man of the match being Cristian Roldan for his work on both sides of the ball.

The first of Saturday's seven games has New York City FC bringing in the San Jose Earthquakes. David Bingham and Sean Johnson protect the nets. San Jose opened in the sixth minute with a Marco Urena goal. New York City tied it in the tenth minute with a Jack Harrison goal, coming off of David Villa and Ronald Matarrita. Alexander Ring of New York City received a yellow card for his fifty-fourth minute foul, as did teammate Rodney Wallace in the fifty-ninth minute for a foul of his own. New York City took the lead with a Thomas McNamara goal in the sixty-seventh minute, set up by Matarrita and Villa. The Earthquakes went down to ten men in the eightieth minute when Victor Bernardez received a straight red card for a foul. New York City won 2-1, with the man of the match being McNamara.

Over in Chicago, the Fire host the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Jorge Bava draw the starts in goal. Chicago started in the seventeenth minute with a Bastian Schweinsteiger goal, via David Accam and Juninho. In the forty-first minute, Juninho of the Fire took a yellow card for a foul. Montreal had yellow cards for Chris Duvall in the fifty-seventh minute and Adrian Arregui in the sixtieth minute, both for fouls. The Impact tied it on a Matteo Mancosu goal, assisted by Duvall in the sixty-first minute. Chicago went down a man in the seventy-first minute as Juninho took a second yellow card for a foul. Montreal saw yellow cards for Victor Cabrera and Daniel Lovitz for fouls in the seventy-sixth and seventy-eighth minutes respectively. The Impact also went to ten men in the eightieth minute when Cabrera denied a goal scoring opportunity. Montreal went ahead on a ninetieth minute goal by Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla, courtesy of Patrice Bernier. The Fire tied it in stoppage time with a Luis Solignac goal, guided in by Dax McCarty. The final stood at 2-2, with the man of the match being Solignac with the late equalizer.

Backtracking to Columbus, where the Crew SC welcomes Orlando City SC. Joe Bendik and Zack Steffen are the keepers. Columbus began in the thirteenth minute with a Justin Meram goal, passed from Artur. The Crew's Meram had a yellow card for his nineteenth minute foul. Orlando City saw yellow cards for fouls by Servando Carrasco in the sixtieth minute and Tommy Redding in the seventy-sixth minute. Columbus added on in the seventy-seventh minute with another Meram goal, via Federico Higuain. Meram was the man of the 2-0 match for his brace.

East to DC, where United brings in the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Bill Hamid are the gloved men. DC led off in the eighteenth minute with a Jose Guillermo Ortiz goal, via Lloyd Sam. DC added on with a Luciano Acosta penalty kick goal in the twenty-seventh minute. Philadelphia had yellow cards for a fifty-sixth minute dive by Ilsinho and a sixty-first minute instance of dissent by Derrick Jones. DC's Marcelo Sarvas took a yellow card for a sixty-sixth minute foul. The Union got on the board with a C.J. Sapong goal in the seventy-first minute. DC held on to win 2-1, with the man of the match being Hamid for going seven for eight in saves.

Westward to Minnesota, where United FC hosts Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Bobby Shuttleworth are the veterans in goal. Salt Lake struck first in the fourth minute with a Luke Mulholland goal. Minnesota tied it on a sixteenth minute goal by Kevin Molino. Minnesota saw yellow cards for Molino in the twentieth minute and Francisco Calvo in the thirty-fourth minute, both for fouls. Real had a yellow card for dissent by Yura Movsisyan in the forty-ninth minute. Minnesota took the lead with a fifty-second minute goal by Christian Ramirez, thanks to Molino. Minnesota added on with a Ramirez goal in the sixty-second minute. Minnesota extended the lead as Johan Venegas scored in the sixty-eighth minute, thanks to Molino. In the eighty-seventh minute, Salt Lake got one back with a Movsisyan goal, set up by Luis Silva. The final stood at 4-2, with Molino named the man of the match.

Down in Texas, the Houston Dynamo welcome the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Tyler Deric are between the posts. New York was first to score in the first period with a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal in the thirteenth minute, via Sacha Kljestan and Felipe. Houston tied it on a fourteenth minute goal by Dylan Remick, coming off of Alex. The Red Bulls saw a yellow card for a twenty-eighth minute foul by Connor Lade. The Dynamo took the lead in the forty-first minute on an Erick Torres penalty kick goal. Tyler Adams took a yellow card for New York in the forty-fourth minute for dissent. Houston added on with a fifty-sixth minute Torres goal, his second of the game. The Dynamo's Remick took a yellow card for a foul in the seventieth minute, as did Torres in the eighty-seventh minute. Houston ended it at 4-1 with a Torres goal in stoppage time to complete his hat trick, which earned him man of the match honors.

Saturday ends in Canada, with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC bring in the Los Angeles Galaxy. Clement Diop and David Ousted are in the six-yard boxes. Vancouver led off in the nineteenth minute with a Cristian Techera goal, assisted by Sheanon Williams. Los Angeles got on the board in the twenty-sixth minute when Whitecaps keeper Ousted misplayed the ball into his own net. The Galaxy went ahead on a thirtieth minute with a Romain Alessandrini goal, via Emmanuel Boateng and Jack McBean. Los Angeles saw a yellow card in the sixtieth minute for a McBean foul. Vancouver tied it again with a Fredy Montero goal in the sixty-sixth minute. The Whitecaps took the lead with a sixty-seventh minute goal by Matias Laba, set up by Montero. The Galaxy's Jermaine Jones received a yellow card for his seventy-seventh minute foul. In the eightieth minute, Vancouver's Montero received a yellow card for time wasting. The Whitecaps added on in the eighty-seventh minute with a Laba goal. The final stood at 4-2, with Laba the man of the match for his brace.

Finally, Sunday's only game has the Portland Timbers hosting the New England Revolution. Cody Cropper and Jake Gleeson are given the starts in goal. Portland began in the twelfth minute with a Diego Valeri goal. New England saw a yellow card for a foul by Xavier Kouassi in the forty-fourth minute. The Revolution's Kelyn Rowe took a yellow card for his forty-seventh minute foul. New England tied it on an eighty-fourth minute goal by Lee Nguyen. This made it 1-1, the final, with the man of the match being Nguyen for the late equalizer.

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