MLS 2017: Week 12

We've got a full slate this weekend, with one on Friday to lead it off. We begin in...

New Jersey, as the New York Red Bulls host Toronto FC. Alexander Bono and Luis Robles are the goalies. Michael Bradley of Toronto had a yellow card for a thirty-seventh minute foul. New York opened in the thirty-eighth minute on a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal, set up by Fredrik Gulbrandsen and Sacha Kljestan. In the sixty-ninth minute, the Red Bulls' Michael Amir Murillo took a yellow card for his foul. Toronto tied it in the seventieth minute with a Benoit Cheyrou goal, passed from Chris Mavinga and Steven Beitashour. Kljestan of New York had a yellow card for dissent in the eighty-first minute. Toronto's Jozy Altidore took a yellow card for his eighty-second minute foul. The Red Bulls goal Robles had a yellow card for dissent in the eighty-ninth minute. The game ended 1-1, with the man of the match being Wright-Phillips.

Up in Montreal, the Impact welcome the Portland Timbers in the first of seven games on Saturday. Jake Gleeson and Evan Bush are the keepers. Montreal started in the thirteenth minute on an Ignacio Piatti penalty kick goal. Portland went down to ten men as Diego Chara took a straight red card for violent conduct in the eighteenth minute. Laurent Ciman of the Impact had a yellow card for his twenty-second minute foul. David Guzman of the Timbers received a yellow card for a foul in the twenty-seventh minute. Montreal added on in the forty-third minute with a Kyle Fisher goal, passed from Blerim Dzemaili. Portland got on the board with a Diego Valeri goal in first half stoppage time, set up by Alvas Powell. The Impact replied with a Piatti goal in the fiftieth minute goal, coming off of Anthony Jackson-Hamel. Marco Donadel of Montreal took a yellow card for a fifty-first minute foul, as did teammate Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla in the sixty-sixth minute for not retreating. The Timbers' Roy Miller had a yellow card for a seventy-first minute foul. The Impact extended the lead as Ambroise Oyongo scored in the seventy-seventh minute, with the help of Tabla. The game ended at 4-1, with the man of the match being Piatti for his brace.

Back stateside, DC United bring in the Chicago Fire. Matt Lampson and Bill Hamid protect the nets. DC's Marcelo Sarvas had a yellow card for an eighth minute foul. Chicago got going in the fifty-second minute with a David Accam goal, via Luis Solignac. DC had a yellow card for a Lamar Neagle foul in the sixty-fourth minute. The Fire's Bastian Schweinsteiger took a yellow card for dangerous play in the sixty-sixth minute. The final stood at 1-0, with the man of the match being Accam for his goal.

In the northwest, the Seattle Sounders FC host Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Stefan Frei are the gloved men. Salt Lake saw a yellow card for a foul by Sunny in the twenty-fifth minute. Seattle led off in the forty-second minute with a goal by Harry Shipp, assisted by Gustav Svensson. Real saw a yellow card for a foul by Kyle Beckerman in the seventy-fifth minute. The Sounders won 1-0, with Shipp being the man of the match for his goal.

Way southeast to Atlanta, where United welcomes the Houston Dynamo. Joe Willis and Alec Kann draw the starts in goal. Atlanta began in the thirtieth minute on a Miguel Almiron goal, passed from Yamil Asad. Atlanta added on with an Almiron goal in the forty-second minute, via Asad again. Atlanta's Greg Garza took a yellow card for a fifty-first minute foul. Houston had yellow cards for fouls by A.J. DeLaGarza in the fifty-fourth minute and Adolfo Machado in the fifty-ninth minute. Atlanta extended the lead as Julian Gressel scored in the seventy-sixth minute, thanks to Hector Villalba. Atlanta padded the lead with a penalty kick goal by Almiron to complete his hat trick in the eightieth minute. Erick Torres put the Dynamo on the board with a ninetieth minute penalty kick goal. The final was 4-1, with the hat trick hero Almiron named man of the match.

North to Philadelphia, where the Union bring in the Colorado Rapids. Tim Howard and Andre Blake are in the six-yard boxes. Colorado struck first in the fifteenth minute with a Caleb Calvert goal, assisted by Kevin Doyle. Mohammed Saeid of the Rapids took a yellow card for his forty-fourth minute foul. Alejandro Bedoya of Philadelphia received a yellow card for his sixty-third minute foul. The Union tied it in the sixty-seventh minute on a C.J. Sapong penalty kick goal. In the sixty-ninth minute, Colorado went down to ten men as Calvert had a yellow card for dissent and another yellow card in rapid succession. The Rapids' Joshua Gatt received a yellow card for a seventy-fourth minute foul. Haris Medunjanin put Philadelphia ahead with his seventy-fifth minute foul. Giliano Wijnaldum of the Union took a yellow card for a foul in the eighty-first minute. The game ended 2-1, with Medunjanin named man of the match for his winner.

Back west, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC host Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and David Ousted are between the posts. Vancouver was first to score in the fortieth minute with a Cristian Techera goal, made possible by Christian Bolanos and Sheanon Williams. Roger Espinoza of Kansas City had a yellow card for a sixty-sixth minute foul. The Whitecaps added on with a Tim Parker goal in the sixty-seventh minute, set up by Bolanos. Seth Sinovic of Sporting took a yellow card in the seventy-seventh minute for a foul. Matias Laba of Vancouver had a yellow card for his eighty-ninth minute foul. The final held at 2-0, with Bolanos the man of the match for his pair of assists.

Saturday ends in Texas, as FC Dallas welcomes the San Jose Earthquakes. David Bingham and Jesse Gonzalez protect the nets. Dallas' Carlos Gruezo took a yellow card for a foul in the seventieth minute. San Jose dented the scoreboard in the eighty-first minute with a Jahmir Hyka goal, via Marco Urena. This stood for a 1-0 win, with Hyka named man of the match for the winner.

On Sunday, the New England Revolution bring in the Columbus Crew SC. Zack Steffen and Cody Cropper protect the nets. Columbus drew first blood in the twentieth minute with an Ola Kamara goal, made possible by Wil Trapp. New England tied it on a Diego Fagundez goal in the twenty-fourth minute, courtesy of Kei Kamara and Lee Nguyen. The Revolution took the lead with a thirty-fourth minute Fagundez goal. The Crew's Trapp had a yellow card for a fifty-fifth minute foul. Adam Jahn of Columbus received a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. New England went down to ten men two minutes later when Andrew Farrell took a straight red card for his foul. Fagundez was the man of the 2-1 match for his winning brace.

West to Minnesota, where United FC host the Los Angeles Galaxy. Brian Rowe and Bobby Shuttleworth are in goal. Los Angeles opened in the thirty-eighth minute with a Giovani dos Santos goal, assisted by Romain Alessandrini. Jelle Van Damme of the Galaxy had a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time. Minnesota tied it on a Christian Ramirez goal in the sixty-sixth minute, via Sam Cronin. In the seventy-third minute, Daniel Steres of Los Angeles received a yellow card. Miguel Ibarra of Minnesota had a yellow card for a seventy-fourth minute foul. Alessandrini of the Galaxy took a yellow card in the seventy-ninth minute for dissent. Los Angeles gained the lead with a Ramirez own goal in the eighty-fourth minute. The Galaxy's dos Santos took a yellow card in second half stoppage time for time wasting. The Galaxy won 2-1, with dos Santos the man of the match.

Finally, Orlando City SC hosts New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Joe Bendik patrol the penalty areas. New York City started in the fourteenth minute with a David Villa penalty kick goal. Mikey Lopez of New York City took a yellow card for a foul. In the thirty-fourth minute, Orlando City's Carlos Rivas had a yellow card for a foul. New York City added on in the thirty-fifth minute with a Rodney Wallace goal, via Ethan White and Jack Harrison. Maximiliano Moralez of New York City took a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time. New York City extended the lead as Villa scored in the eighty-second minute, thanks to Moralez. Leo Pereira of Orlando City had a yellow card for his foul in second half stoppage time. New York City won 3-0, with Villa's brace making him the man of the match.

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