Saturday, April 15, 2017

MLS 2017: Week 7

All teams in action this weekend, but no Sunday games this week. We begin in...

Philadelphia, where the Union host New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Andre Blake are in the nets. Jack Elliott of Philadelphia had a yellow card for his twenty-fifth minute foul. New York City's Alexander Ring received a yellow card for a forty-third minute foul. New York City got going in the fifty-second minute on a Jack Harrison goal, passed from Ronald Matarrita. New York City's Matarrita took a yellow card for his fifty-fifth minute foul. New York City added on with a ninetieth minute goal by David Villa. The final held at 2-0, with Harrison named man of the match.

Over in Vancouver, the Whitecaps FC welcome the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and David Ousted are the gloved men. Vancouver had a twenty-seventh minute yellow card for Sheanon Williams for a foul. Seattle's Nicolas Lodeiro took a yellow card for delaying the restart of play in the thirty-seventh minute, as did teammate Harry Shipp for his forty-fourth minute foul. The Whitecaps' Fredy Montero had a fifty-third minute yellow card for a foul. Vancouver dented the scoreboard in the sixty-fifth minute on a Montero goal, made possible by Cristian Techera. The Whitecaps added on in the eightieth minute with another Montero goal, via Kendall Waston and Christian Bolanos. The Sounders got on the board in the eighty-ninth minute with a Will Bruin goal, set up by Lodeiro. In stoppage time, Vancouver's Tim Parker took a yellow card for a foul. The final held at 2-1, with Montero the man of the match.

Friday's last game has the San Jose Earthquakes bringing in FC Dallas. Jesse Gonzalez and David Bingham man the nets. Dallas drew first blood in the seventy-ninth minute with a Kellyn Acosta goal. San Jose's Fatai Alashe took a yellow card for his foul in the eighty-third minute. Dallas saw a yellow card for Gonzalez's time wasting in stoppage time. This was all for naught, as the Earthquakes tied it a minute later on a Jahmir Hyka goal, set up by Chris Wondolowski. This made it 1-1, the final, with the man of the match being Hyka for the equalizer at the death.

On Saturday, we begin in Montreal with the Impact hosting Atlanta United. Alec Kann and Evan Bush draw the starts in goal. Montreal's Victor Cabrera took a yellow card for a thirteenth minute foul. Atlanta started in the fortieth minute with a Kenwyne Jones goal, set up by Hector Villalba. In first half stoppage time, Ignacio Piatti of the Impact had a yellow card for a foul. Three minutes later, Leandro Gonzalez Pirez of Atlanta took a straight red card for denying a goal scoring opportunity, putting the visitors at ten men. Montreal tied it with a Piatti penalty kick goal a minute after that. Atlanta's Kann received a yellow card in second half stoppage time for time wasting. This didn't work out very well, as the Impact took the lead with an Anthony Jackson-Hamel goal two minutes later, assisted by Hernan Bernardello. The final stood at 2-1, with the man of the match being Piatti.

Down in Florida, Orlando City SC welcomes the Los Angeles Galaxy. Clement Diop and Joe Bendik man the nets. Orlando City opened in the ninth minute with a Will Johnson goal, fueled by Scott Sutter. Los Angeles had yellow cards for Jelle Van Damme in the fifty-second minute and Joao Pedro in the sixty-fourth minute, both for fouls. The Galaxy tied it on a Romain Alessandrini goal in the eighty-third minute, set up by Jermaine Jones. Orlando City retook the lead in stoppage time with a Cyle Larin goal, passed from Johnson. This made it 2-1, the final, with the man of the match being Johnson for his goal and assist.

Up in Chicago, the Fire bring in the New England Revolution. Cody Cropper and Jorge Bava are the goalies. New England saw Je-Vaughn Watson take yellow cards in the twenty-first and twenty-seventh minutes, both for fouls, putting them at ten men with the defender's ejection. Chicago led off in the forty-fifth minute with a Bastian Schweinsteiger goal, assisted by Luis Solignac. The Fire added on with a Nemanja Nikolic goal in the forty-seventh minute. Chicago extended the lead as Nikolic scored again in the seventy-third minute, with the help of David Accam and Schweinsteiger. The Fire's Johan Kappelhof took a yellow card for a seventy-seventh minute foul. The final stood at 3-0, with the man of the match being Nikolic for his brace.

Back east, the New York Red Bulls host DC United. Bill Hamid and Luis Robles are between the posts. New York's Felipe took a yellow card for dissent in the fortieth minute, as did Sacha Kljestan for delaying the restart of play in first half stoppage time. The Red Bulls struck first in the forty-sixth minute with an Alex Muyl goal, via Kljestan. Luciano Acosta of DC had a yellow card for a fifty-second minute foul. In the fifty-sixth minute, a handball by Kemar Lawrence earned a yellow card for New York. The Red Bulls added on in the sixty-second minute with a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal, set up by Felipe. DC's Sean Franklin had an eightieth minute yellow card for dissent. The game ended at 2-0, with the man of the match being Muyl for the winner.

Backtracking to Columbus, where the Crew SC welcome Toronto FC. Alexander Bono and Zack Steffen are the young goalies. Toronto began in the twenty-first minute with a Jozy Altidore goal, assisted by Victor Vazquez. Columbus tied it in the thirty-seventh minute on an Ola Kamara goal, via Niko Hansen and Federico Higuain. The Crew took the lead with a forty-fourth minute goal by Justin Meram, coming off of Alex Crognale and Higuain. Toronto had a yellow card for an eightieth minute foul by Michael Bradley. Columbus' Juuka Raitala took a yellow card for time wasting in stoppage time. The Crew won 2-1, with the man of the match being Higuain as the architect of the two goals.

In Texas, the Houston Dynamo bring in Minnesota United FC. Bobby Shuttleworth and Joe Willis play goal. Houston was first to score in the fourteenth minute with a Mauro Manotas goal, helped along by Erick Torres and Ricardo Clark. Jerome Thiesson of Minnesota took a yellow card for a thirty-fifth minute foul. The Dynamo added on with an Alberth Elis goal in the forty-third minute, guided in by Boniek Garcia. Minnesota got on the board in the forty-seventh minute with a Christian Ramirez goal, coming off of Kevin Molino. Minnesota tied it on a Johan Venegas goal in the fifty-ninth minute. Brent Kallman of Minnesota had a yellow card for his eighty-sixth minute foul. Minnesota's Venegas took a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The game ended in a 2-2 draw, with Ramirez the man of the match for his goal and shot production.

Northwest to Colorado, as the Rapids host Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Zac MacMath protect the nets. Colorado opened in the twenty-ninth minute with a Kevin Doyle goal, via Marlon Hairston and Bismark Boateng. Chris Wingert of Salt Lake had a yellow card for his fifty-second minute foul. Colorado saw Mekeil Williams receive a yellow card for an eighty-fourth minute foul. In the eighty-fifth minute, the Rapids went down to ten men when Jared Watts took a straight red card for denying a goal scoring opportunity. Real tied it on a Yura Movsisyan penalty kick. Salt Lake took the lead with a Brooks Lennon goal, set up by Demar Phillips in the eighty-eighth minute. This made it 2-1, the final, with the man of the match being Lennon for his winner.

Finally, the Portland Timbers host Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Jake Gleeson guard the woodwork. Kansas City had a yellow card for time wasting in the twenty-fifth minute by Ike Opara. Seth Sinovic of Sporting took a yellow card for his foul in the fifty-second minute. Kansas City got going with a fifty-third minute Dominic Dwyer goal, assisted by Jimmy Medrandra and Benny Feilhaber. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the man of the match being Dwyer for scoring the winner.

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