MLS 2017: Week 6

All teams in action this weekend, beginning with...

The Los Angeles Galaxy hosting the Montreal Impact on Friday. Evan Bush and Clement Diop are the goalies. Los Angeles opened in the fifteenth minute with a Romain Alessandrini goal, via Emmanuel Boateng. Montreal went down to ten men in the forty-fourth minute with a Marco Donadel red card for violent conduct. The Galaxy had a yellow card in the fifty-fourth minute for a Joao Pedro foul. Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla of the Impact had a yellow card for sixty-fourth minute foul. Los Angeles added on in the seventy-fourth minute with a Jermaine Jones goal, helped along by Gyasi Zardes. The man of the match was Alessandrini for the winner in the 2-0 game.

On Saturday, the first of eight games sees the Chicago Fire welcome the Columbus Crew SC. Zack Steffen and Jorge Bava are playing goal. Chicago started in the twenty-second minute with a Nemanja Nikolic goal, via Dax McCarty. Columbus had a yellow card for an Alex Crognale foul in the eighty-fourth minute. The Fire's McCarty took a yellow card for his eighty-sixth minute foul. The final held at 1-0, with the man of the match being Nikolic for the winning goal.

East to New England, with the Revolution bringing in the Houston Dynamo. Tyler Deric and Cody Cropper man the nets. Houston's Ricardo Clark took a yellow card for a sixteenth minute foul. New England got going in the fifty-second minute with a Kei Kamara goal. The Revolution added on with a seventy-second minute goal by Juan Agudelo. This made it 2-0, the final, with the man of the match being Kamara.

Down in DC, United hosts New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Bill Hamid are in the six-yard boxes. Alexander Callens of New York City had a yellow card for an eleventh minute handball. Ronald Matarrita of New York City took a yellow card for dissent in the thirty-fifth minute. DC dented the scoreboard in the fifty-third minute with a Lloyd Sam goal. DC added on in the seventy-third minute on a Luciano Acosta goal. New York City got on the board with an eighty-fourth minute David Villa goal, assisted by Thomas McNamara and Jack Harrison. The game ended at 2-1, with the man of the match being Acosta for his winner.

Next up, the Philadelphia Union welcome the Portland Timbers. Jake Gleeson and Andre Blake are the gloved men. Portland's David Guzman had a yellow card for a sixteenth minute foul. Philadelphia led off in the twenty-sixth minute with a Richie Marquez goal, via Haris Medunjanin. The Timbers tied it with a thirty-second minute goal from Darlington Nagbe. Medunjanin of the Union took a yellow card in first half stoppage time for a foul. Portland took the lead in the sixty-sixth minute with a goal by Roy Miller, assisted by Diego Valeri. Lawrence Olum of the Timbers had a yellow card for a seventy-third minute foul. In the eighty-fifth minute, Philadelphia's keeper Blake took a yellow card for a foul. Portland's Adi scored a penalty kick goal in the eighty-eighth minute to add to their lead, and he received a yellow card for delaying the restart of play. Oguchi Onyewu of the Union had a yellow card in the second half stoppage time for his foul. The man of the match was Miller for the winning goal.

In Canada, Toronto FC brings in Atlanta United. Alec Kann and Alexander Bono are the keepers. Jeff Larentowicz of Atlanta had a yellow card for a tenth minute foul. Atlanta began in the fifteenth minute with a Hector Villalba goal, set up by Miguel Almiron. Villalba took a yellow card for an eighteenth minute foul for Atlanta. Toronto tied it in the twentieth minute with a Sebastian Giovinco goal, assisted by Jozy Altidore and Victor Vazquez. Toronto took the lead with a forty-fourth minute Justin Morrow goal, passed from Steven Beitashour and Vazquez. Atlanta retied it on a Villalba goal in the forty-seventh minute, coming off of Leandro Gonzalez Pirez. Atlanta went down to ten men in the seventy-fifth minute as Yamil Asad took a straight red card for violent conduct. Toronto had a yellow card for an eightieth minute foul by Nick Hagglund. The final held at 2-2, with the man of the match being Villalba for his brace.

South to Texas, where FC Dallas hosts Minnesota United FC. Bobby Shuttleworth and Jesse Gonzalez are the veteran goalies. Minnesota's Collen Warner took a yellow card for a fifth minute foul. Dallas saw a yellow card given to Carlos Gruezo for a foul in the thirtieth minute. Dallas struck first in the forty-third minute with a Javier Morales goal, assisted by Walker Zimmerman and Michael Barrios. Dallas added on in the forty-ninth minute with a Barrios goal, set up by Kellyn Acosta. Ibson of Minnesota had a sixty-first minute yellow card for a foul, as did teammate Brent Kallman in the seventy-second minute. Dallas had yellow cards for Gonzalez's eighty-eighth minute time wasting and dissent in the eighty-ninth minute for Hernan Grana. The final held at 2-0, with the man of the match being Gonzalez for his five-save clean sheet.

Up in Utah, Real Salt Lake welcomes the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Ousted and Nick Rimando guard the nets. Vancouver's Matias Laba took a yellow card for a twenty-ninth minute foul. Salt Lake had yellow cards for Chris Schuler's fortieth minute foul and another foul by Kyle Beckerman in the forty-second minute. Real was first to score in the fifty-fourth minute on an Albert Rusnak goal, assisted by Joao Plata. Salt Lake added on with a Yura Movsisyan goal in the seventy-fourth minute, made possible by Rusnak. Real extended the lead as Luke Mulholland scored in the seventy-eighth minute, thanks to Rusnak. This made it 3-0, the final, with the man of the match being Rusnak for his goal and two assists.

Saturday ends in San Jose, as the Earthquakes bring in the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and David Bingham are in the six-yard boxes. San Jose had a yellow card for a thirty-third minute by Anibal Godoy. Seattle's Nicolas Lodeiro took a yellow card for his foul in first half stoppage time. In the eighty-third minute, Fatai Alashe took a yellow card for a foul. The Sounders drew first blood in the eighty-fourth minute on a Lodeiro goal. San Jose tied it on a Chris Wondolowski goal in the ninetieth minute, via Marco Urena and Cordell Cato. The final stood at 1-1, with the man of the match being Osvaldo Alonso for his work on both sides of the ball.

On Sunday, Orlando City SC hosts the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Joe Bendik are the experienced goalies. Orlando City cracked the scoresheet in the thirty-fourth minute with a Servando Carrasco goal, via Will Johnson. Orlando City's Cristian Higuita took a yellow card for dissent in the sixty-first minute. Aurelien Collin of New York had a yellow card for a seventy-sixth minute foul. Luis Gil of Orlando City had a yellow card for an eighty-sixth minute foul, as did teammate Donny Toia in stoppage time. Orlando City held on for a 1-0 win, with the man of the match being Carrasco for his goal in a long substitute appearance.

Finally, Sporting Kansas City hosts the Colorado Rapids. Tim Howard and Tim Melia tend the nets. Kansas City got going with a sixth minute Seth Sinovic goal. Ilie Sanchez of Sporting had a yellow card for a thirty-eighth minute foul. Kansas City added on in the fifty-eighth minute with a Gerso Fernandes goal, assisted by Roger Espinoza and Dominic Dwyer. Eric Miller of Colorado had a yellow card for his foul in the eighty-fourth minute. Sporting extended the lead as Dwyer scored in the eighty-fifth minute, with the help of Sinovic and Soni Mustivar. The Rapids' Jared Watts took a yellow card for an eighty-sixth minute foul. Colorado got on the board with a Kevin Doyle penalty kick goal in stoppage time. The final stood at 3-1, with the man of the match being Sinovic for his goal and assist.

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