Wednesday, May 17, 2017

MLS Midweek: May 17, 2017

Five games on at midweek this time, beginning with...

The Philadelphia Union hosting the Houston Dynamo. Joe Willis and Andre Blake guard the woodwork. Philadelphia began in the seventeenth minute with a Fabrice-Jean Picault goal, assisted by Chris Pontius. The Union added on in the thirty-eighth minute with an Ilsinho goal, passed from Pontius and C.J. Sapong. Houston saw yellow cards for dissent in the thirty-ninth minute to Leonardo and Romell Quioto. Raymon Gaddis of Philadelphia had a yellow card for his forty-seventh minute foul. The Dynamo's Juan Cabezas took a yellow card for a forty-eighth minute foul. Keegan Rosenberry of the Union had a yellow card in the eighty-third minute for time wasting. The game ended at 2-0, with the man of the match being Pontius for his pair of assists.

West to Chicago, where the Fire welcome the Colorado Rapids. Tim Howard and Matt Lampson play in goal. Chicago led off in the fifteenth minute with a Nemanja Nikolic goal, assisted by Brandon Vincent. The Fire added on in the fifty-seventh minute with a David Accam goal, made possible by Michael de Leeuw and Matt Polster. Colorado's Micheal Azira took a yellow card for a sixty-second minute fore. Chicago extended the lead as Nikolic scored in the seventy-fourth minute, thanks to de Leeuw. The final held at 3-0, with Nikolic earning man of the match honors for his brace.

Down in Kansas City, Sporting hosts the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Tim Melia protect the nets. Jordy Delem of Seattle had a yellow card for a third minute foul. Kansas City got going in the fifty-sixth minute on a Gerso Fernandes goal. Sporting added on with another Fernandes goal in the fifty-eighth minute. Kansas City extended the lead as Fernandes completed his hat trick in the sixty-ninth minute, thanks to Graham Zusi and Benny Feilhaber. Tony Alfaro of the Sounders took a yellow card for his eighty-fifth minute foul. The final stood at 3-0, with Fernandes the man of the match for his hat trick.

Along to Utah, where Real Salt Lake bring in New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Nick Rimando draw the starts in goal. New York City struck first in the fourth minute with a Sean Okoli goal. Salt Lake saw a yellow card for Yura Movsisyan's foul in the sixteenth minute. New York City's Ethan White had a yellow card for his twenty-first minute foul. Chris Schuler of Real took a yellow card for a twenty-third minute foul. Salt Lake tied it in the thirty-eighth minute with an Albert Rusnak goal, passed from Jefferson Savarino. Thomas McNamara of New York City had a yellow card for his foul in the forty-fifth minute. Real took the lead in the fifty-first minute with an Aaron Maund goal, set up by Rusnak. This made it 2-1, the eventual final, with the man of the match being Rusnak for his goal and assist.

Finally, the San Jose Earthquakes host Orlando City SC. Joe Bendik and David Bingham are the keepers. Leo Pereira of Orlando City took a yellow card for a twenty-fifth minute foul. Anibal Godoy of San Jose received a yellow card for a foul in the forty-fourth minute. The Earthquakes had yellow cards for Marco Urena in the sixty-second minute, Nick Lima in the sixty-eighth minute, and Darwin Ceren in the seventieth minute, all for fouls. Orlando City dented the scoreboard in the eightieth minute with a Carlos Rivas goal, via Victor Pagliari Giro and Kaka. San Jose retied it on a Chris Wondolowski goal in the eighty-third minute, helped along by Tommy Thompson. The final stood at 1-1, with the man of the match being Wondolowski for his quick equalizer.

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