MLS 2017: Week 19

This is the last MLS action for about two weeks, spread over Tuesday through Thursday this week. We begin with five games on Tuesday, the first in...

Georgia, as Atlanta United hosts the San Jose Earthquakes. David Bingham and Kyle Reynish are the goalies. San Jose opened in the second minute with a Tommy Thompson goal. Kofi Sarkodie of the Earthquakes had a yellow card in the tenth minute for his foul. Anton Walkes of Atlanta received a yellow card for a fifteenth minute foul. San Jose keeper Bingham took a yellow card for dissent in the eighteenth minute. The Earthquakes went down to ten men in the thirty-second minute as Sarkodie took a second yellow card for a foul. Atlanta saw yellow cards for Carlos Carmona in the forty-second minute and Leandro Gonzalez Pirez in the forty-fifth minute, both for fouls. Atlanta tied it in the fifty-fifth minute with a Carmona goal. Atlanta took the lead in the sixty-fifth minute on a Josef Martinez goal, helped along by Greg Garza and Miguel Almiron. San Jose tied it again in the sixty-sixth minute on a Chris Wondolowski goal, via Nick Lima. Jeff Larentowicz of Atlanta had a yellow card for his seventy-fourth minute. Atlanta regained the lead with a Walkes goal in the eighty-first minute, made possible by Julian Gressel. Atlanta added on with another Martinez goal in the eighty-ninth minute, coming off of Almiron. Martinez took a yellow card delaying the game in the ninetieth minute with his extended celebration. The Earthquakes went down to nine men in stoppage time when Victor Bernardez took a straight red card for violent conduct. The game ended at 4-2, with the man of the match being Martinez.

Up to Minnesota United FC welcoming the Columbus Crew SC. Zack Steffen and Bobby Shuttleworth play in goal. Ibson of Minnesota had a yellow card for his ninth minute foul. Columbus got going in the fifty-eighth minute with a Kekuta Manneh goal, via Wil Trapp. The Crew's goalie Steffen had a yellow card for time wasting in stoppage time. The game ended at 1-0, with the man of the match named as Manneh.

In Texas, FC Dallas brings in DC United. Travis Worra and Jesse Gonzalez draw the starts in goal. DC started in the thirtieth minute with an Ian Harkes goal, via Patrick Nyarko. Dallas tied it on a forty-first minute goal by Atiba Harris, coming off of Victor Ulloa. Hernan Grana of Dallas took a yellow card for a forty-third minute foul. Dallas took the lead with a Roland Lamah goal in first half stoppage time. Dallas added on in the forty-seventh minute with a Maximiliano Urruti goal, helped along by Michael Barrios. Jared Jeffrey of DC took a yellow card for his forty-ninth minute foul. Dallas extended the lead in the fifty-fifth minute as Lamah scored again, thanks to Barrios and Mauro Diaz. DC got one back with a Deshorn Brown goal, courtesy of Luciano Acosta. The final held at 4-2, with the man of the match honors going to Lamah for his brace.

Northwest to Colorado, where the Rapids host the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Tim Howard are the gloved men. Seattle led off in the sixth minute with a Clint Dempsey goal, via Joevin Jones. Mekeil Williams of Colorado had a yellow card for a twenty-third minute foul. The Sounders added on in the thirtieth minute with a Will Bruin goal, set up by Dempsey and Nicolas Lodeiro. The Rapids' Bismark Boateng took a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time. Colorado saw yellow cards for Dominique Badji in the forty-eighth minute, Mike da Fonte in the fifty-fourth minute, and Alan Gordon in the sixty-sixth minute, all for fouls. The Rapids got on the board in the seventy-eighth minute with a Badji goal, assisted by Marlon Hairston and Micheal Azira. Seattle shot back with a Dempsey goal in the eighty-fifth minute, passed from Bruin and Frei. The final stood at 3-1, with the man of the match being Dempsey.

Tuesday ends in California, with the Los Angeles Galaxy welcoming Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Clement Diop are the keepers. Demar Phillips of Salt Lake had a yellow card for a twenty-sixth minute foul. Real began in the thirty-sixth minute with an Albert Rusnak goal, assisted by Luke Mulholland. Los Angeles tied it in the forty-first minute with an Ashley Cole goal, coming off of Jose Villarreal. Salt Lake retook the lead in first half stoppage time on a Kyle Beckerman goal, made possible by Rusnak. Real added on in the sixty-second minute with a Yura Movsisyan goal, fueled by Phillips and Rusnak. Salt Lake extended the lead as Jefferson Savarino scored in the seventy-second minute. Real padded the lead with another Savarino goal in the seventy-seventh minute. Salt Lake struck again with a Joao Plata goal in the eightieth minute, with an assist from Brooks Lennon. The Galaxy got one back in the eighty-ninth minute with a Bradford Jamieson goal. The final was 6-2, with the man of the match being Savarino for his brace.

Wednesday begins with the New England Revolution bringing in the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Cody Cropper are between the posts. New England struck first in the twenty-first minute with a Teal Bunbury goal, via Diego Fagundez. New York tied it in the twenty-third minute with a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal. The Revolution retook the lead with a Lee Nguyen goal in the twenty-sixth minute. The Red Bulls saw a yellow card for a Daniel Royer foul in the forty-fourth minute. Sal Zizzo of New York had a yellow card for his foul in the forty-seventh minute. Benjamin Angoua of New England took a yellow card for dissent in the fifty-fifth minute, and Royer tied it for the Red Bulls on a penalty kick as well. Sean Davis of New York had a yellow card for delaying the game in the seventy-sixth minute. Antonio Mlinar Delamea of the Revolution received a yellow card for his seventy-seventh minute foul. Wright-Phillips of the Red Bulls had a yellow card for his seventy-eighth minute foul. New York won it 3-2 with a ninetieth minute goal by Gonzalo Veron, made possible by Felipe. Wright-Phillips was the man of the match.

Down in Florida, Orlando City SC hosts Toronto FC. Alexander Bono and Joe Bendik draw the starts in goal. Oyvind Alseth of Toronto had a yellow card for a twelfth minute foul. Toronto was first to score in the eighteenth minute with a Jozy Altidore goal, passed from Sebastian Giovinco. Jonathan Spector of Orlando City received a yellow card for a twenty-third minute foul, as did teammate Jose Aja in the forty-fifth minute. Victor Vazquez of Toronto took a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time. Toronto added on in the forty-sixth minute with a Giovinco goal, helped along by Altidore and Vazquez. Orlando City got on the board with a sixty-third minute Carlos Rivas goal, coming off of Kaka. Toronto replied in the sixty-fifth minute with a Giovinco goal. This made it 3-1, the final, with Giovinco named man of the match.

In Texas, the Houston Dynamo welcome the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Tyler Deric play in goal. Houston opened in the first minute with an Andrew Wenger goal, assisted by Mauro Manotas. Michael Salazar of Montreal had a yellow card for a foul in the fourth minute. The Dynamo's Leonardo took a yellow card for his twelfth minute foul. Houston added on in the twenty-third minute with an Alex goal, set up by Manotas. Ricardo Clark of the Dynamo took a yellow card for his foul in the twenty-fifth minute. Blerim Dzemaili of the Impact had a yellow card for a thirty-first minute foul. Houston extended the lead as Memo Rodriguez scored in the sixty-seventh minute. Montreal's Hernan Bernardello took a yellow card for a seventy-ninth minute foul. The Impact got on the board in the eighty-ninth minute with a Salazar goal, courtesy of Laurent Ciman. The final stood at 3-1, with Manotas named man of the match.

Out in Vancouver, the Whitecaps FC bring in New York City FC. Eirik Johansen is mismatched with David Ousted in goal. Vancouver started in the third minute with a Fredy Montero goal, made possible by Brek Shea. Yangel Herrera of New York City had a yellow card for his seventeenth minute foul. Shea of the Whitecaps had a yellow card for a twenty-third minute foul. New York City tied it on a thirty-fourth minute goal by Maxime Chanot, via RJ Allen and Andrea Pirlo. Kendall Waston of Vancouver received a yellow card for his thirty-ninth minute foul. New York City took the lead in the fortieth minute on a David Villa penalty kick goal. Montero of the Whitecaps had a yellow card for a foul in the forty-third minute. Vancouver retied it in the fifty-fourth minute with a Jordan Harvey goal, guided in by Christian Bolanos. Jack Harrison of New York City had a yellow card for a fifty-sixth minute foul, as did teammate Alexander Ring in the sixty-eighth minute. Tony Tchani of the Whitecaps took a yellow card for a seventy-fifth minute foul. Vancouver took the lead in the eighty-eighth minute with a Yordy Reyna goal, fueled by Jakob Nerwinski and Cristian Techera. Reyna received a yellow card for delay of game, but the Whitecaps would win 3-2. The man of the match was Montero.

Wednesday closes as the Portland Timbers host the Chicago Fire. Matt Lampson and Jake Gleeson are the gloved men. Portland led off in the twenty-fourth minute with a Fanendo Adi penalty kick goal. Chicago tied it on a thirty-fourth minute Arturo Alvarez goal, via Juninho. The Fire took the lead with a Brandon Vincent goal in the sixty-first minute, made possible by Alvarez and David Accam. Lampson of Chicago had a yellow card for time wasting in the sixty-fifth minute. The Timbers tied it on a Sebastian Blanco goal in the seventieth minute, coming off of Diego Valeri. In the seventy-third minute, Portland's Blanco took a yellow card for a foul. The final stood at 2-2, with Blanco the man of the match.

On Thursday, Sporting Kansas City wraps up the week hosting the Philadelphia Union. John McCarthy and Tim Melia are the keepers. Kansas City dented the scoreboard in the forty-ninth minute with a Diego Rubio goal, set up by Daniel Salloi. Saad-Abdul Salaam of Sporting had a yellow card for a sixty-fourth minute foul. In the sixty-eighth minute, Benny Feilhaber of Kansas City and Haris Medunjanin of Philadelphia each had yellow cards for dissent. The Union tied it on a sixty-ninth minute Roland Alberg penalty kick goal. The final stood at 1-1, with the man of the match being Rubio.

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