Sunday, April 23, 2017

MLS 2017: Week 8

Full slate of games on this weekend, beginning with one on Friday in...

Canada, as Toronto FC hosts the Chicago Fire. Jorge Bava and Alexander Bono are the inexperienced goalies. Chicago's Dax McCarty took a yellow card for his fifteenth minute dissent. Johan Kappelhof of the Fire had a yellow card for a foul in the twenty-fourth minute. Toronto began in the twenty-eighth minute on a Sebastian Giovinco goal, courtesy of Victor Vazquez. Toronto added on with a thirty-second minute goal by Eriq Zavaleta, passed from Justin Morrow. Toronto extended the lead as Giovinco scored again in the eighty-second minute. Jonathan Osorio of Toronto had a yellow card for not retreating in the eighty-fifth minute. Chicago got on the board with an eighty-eighth minute David Accam goal, assisted by Luis Solignac. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the man of the match being Giovinco for his brace.

On Saturday, the first of seven games has the Philadelphia Union welcoming the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Andre Blake guard the woodwork. Philadelphia opened in the fifth minute on a Roland Alberg goal, via C.J. Sapong. The Union added on in the twenty-third minute with a Sapong goal, passed from Chris Pontius and Haris Medunjanin. Philadelphia extended the lead in the thirty-ninth minute with an Alberg penalty kick goal. Montreal got on the board in the forty-first minute with an Ignacio Piatti goal, assisted by Marco Donadel. Raymon Gaddis of the Union took a yellow card for his forty-third minute foul. Alberg of Philadelphia received a yellow card for a fifty-sixth minute foul. The Impact's Piatti took a yellow card for his sixty-fifth minute foul. Montreal got closer with an Anthony Jackson-Hamel goal in the sixty-ninth minute, set up by Ambroise Oyongo. The Union's Alejandro Bedoya took a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-first minute. The Impact tied it on another Jackson-Hamel goal in the eighty-seventh minute. The game ended in a 3-3 draw, with the man of the match being Jackson-Hamel for his equalizing brace.

Down in Houston, the Dynamo bring in the San Jose Earthquakes. David Bingham and Joe Willis man the nets. Houston led off in the ninth minute with an Erick Torres penalty kick goal. In the thirty-second minute, Willis took a yellow card for time wasting, and Albert Elis, his Dynamo teammate, took a yellow card for a thirty-fourth minute foul. Florian Jungwirth of San Jose had a yellow card for a thirty-fifth minute foul. Shaun Francis of the Earthquakes took a yellow card for a forty-sixth minute foul. The Dynamo added on with a seventy-second minute goal by Elis, set up by Eric Alexander. Houston's Romell Quioto had a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The game ended at 2-0, with Elis the man of the match.

Northwest to Portland, where the Timbers host the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Ousted and Jeff Attinella are the goalies. Portland started in the eighteenth minute with a Darlington Nagbe goal, assisted by David Guzman. The Timbers added on with a fortieth minute goal by Darren Mattocks, coming off of Diego Valeri and Nagbe. Andrew Jacobson of Vancouver had a yellow card for a forty-second minute foul. The Whitecaps got on the board in the fifty-ninth minute with a Fredy Montero goal. Vancouver's Jordan Harvey had a yellow card for a sixty-fourth minute foul. Portland saw a yellow card for Liam Ridgewell in the sixty-eighth minute for his foul. Sheanon Williams of the Whitecaps received a yellow card for an eighty-fifth minute foul. In stoppage time, Jack Barmby of the Timbers took a yellow card for a foul. The game ended 2-1, with Nagbe the man of the match for his role in the scoring.

Back east, the New England Revolution welcome DC United. Bill Hamid and Cody Cropper are the keepers. New England struck first in the fifth minute with a Lee Nguyen goal, assisted by Kei Kamara and Scott Caldwell. DC tied it on a Jared Jeffrey goal in the twenty-sixth minute. DC's Sebastien Le Toux had a yellow card for a twenty-seventh minute foul. DC took the lead with a Le Toux goal in the twenty-eighth minute, via Lloyd Sam. Antonio Mlinar Delamea had a yellow card for the Revolution in the thirty-ninth minute for a foul. New England tied it in the forty-eighth minute on a Sean Franklin own goal. Xavier Kouassi of the Revolution had a yellow card for an eighty-ninth minute foul. The game ended in a 2-2 draw, with the man of the match being Le Toux.

In New Jersey, the New York Red Bulls bring in the Columbus Crew SC. Zack Steffen and Luis Robles are in the six-yard boxes. New York was first to score with an Alex Muyl goal in the eleventh minute, via Kemar Lawrence and Sacha Kljestan. The Red Bulls added on with a Daniel Royer penalty kick goal in the thirty-eighth minute. Robles of New York had a yellow card for time wasting in the sixty-third minute. Royer of the Red Bulls took a yellow card for a seventy-second minute foul. Ethan Finlay of Columbus had a yellow card for an eighty-third minute foul. The game ended at 2-0, with the man of the match being Muyl for his early decider.

Down in Texas, FC Dallas hosts Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Jesse Gonzalez protect the nets. Dallas got going in the seventy-seventh minute with a Maynor Figueroa goal, assisted by Michael Barrios and Hernan Grana. This made it 1-0, the final, with the man of the match being Figueroa.

Saturday ends with Real Salt Lake welcoming Atlanta United FC. Alec Kann and Nick Rimando draw the starts in goal. Atlanta opened in the ninth minute with a Hector Villalba goal. Kyle Beckerman of Salt Lake had a twenty-first minute yellow card for a foul. Carlos Carmona of Atlanta took a yellow card for a thirty-eighth minute foul. Atlanta added on with a Yamil Asad goal in the forty-sixth minute, via Miguel Almiron. Real got on the board with an Albert Rusnak goal in the sixty-ninth minute, made possible by Luke Mulholland. Atlanta saw yellow cards for Greg Garza's seventy-seventh minute foul, and time wasting by Almiron in the eighty-fourth minute and Kann in stoppage time. Atlanta iced it at 3-1 with a Brandon Vazquez goal, passed from Julian Gressel. The man of the match was Asad for his winning tally.

On Sunday, New York City FC bring in Orlando City SC. Joe Bendik and Sean Johnson are in the six-yard boxes. New York City had a yellow card for a Maximiliano Moralez foul in the second minute. Orlando City dented the scoreboard in the thirty-first minute with a Cyle Larin goal, via Scott Sutter and Carlos Rivas. Andrea Pirlo of New York City took a yellow card for a forty-fifth minute foul. Orlando City added on with a Larin goal in the fifty-first minute, assisted by Donny Toia. David Villa of New York City had a yellow card for dissent in the fifty-fourth minute. Orlando City's Cristian Higuita received a yellow card for a fifty-seventh minute foul. Ethan White of New York City received a yellow card for a fifty-ninth minute foul. Tommy Redding of Orlando City earned a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-second minute. New York City got on the board with a Villa goal in the seventy-fourth minute, set up by Moralez. Orlando City's Antonio Nocerino took a yellow card for time wasting in the eighty-second minute, as did teammate Larin for a foul in stoppage time. The final was 2-1, with the man of the match being Larin for the brace.

Out in California, the Los Angeles Galaxy host the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Brian Rowe are the gloved men. Cristian Roldan of Seattle took a yellow card for his twenty-eighth minute foul. The Sounders drew first blood with a Clint Dempsey goal in the twenty-ninth minute, made possible by Nicolas Lodeiro and Joevin Jones. Seattle added on with an Ashley Cole own goal in the thirty-fifth minute. Los Angeles' Romain Alessandrini took a yellow card for a forty-first minute foul. The Sounders extended the lead as Jordan Morris scored in the forty-fourth minute, with the help of Dempsey and Jordy Delem. Tony Alfaro of Seattle had a yellow card for time wasting in the eighty-fourth minute. The Sounders won 3-0, and Dempsey was the man of the match for his goal and assist.

Finally, Minnesota United FC hosts the Colorado Rapids. Zac MacMath and Bobby Shuttleworth are in goal. Dominique Badji of Colorado had a yellow card for an eighteenth minute foul. Kevin Molino of Minnesota took a yellow card for persistent infringement in the thirty-third minute. Minnesota scored first with a Miguel Ibarra goal in the seventy-second minute, assisted by Johan Venegas. Mekeil Williams of the Rapids had a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The game ended 1-0, with Ibarra named man of the match.

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