MLS 2017: Week 21

All teams are in action after the Gold Cup, with ten games on Saturday and one more on Sunday. We begin in...

Georgia, as Atlanta United FC hosts Orlando City SC. Joe Bendik and Brad Guzan man the nets. Yamil Asad of Atlanta had a yellow card for a foul in the twenty-fourth minute. Orlando City opened in the fortieth minute with a Kaka goal, made possible by Cyle Larin. Cristian Higuita took a yellow card for Orlando City for his fifty-sixth minute foul, as did Atlanta's Hector Villalba. Orlando City's Will Johnson took a yellow card for time wasting in the eighty-sixth minute. Atlanta tied it on a Villalba goal in stoppage time, via Asad and Miguel Almiron. The game ended at 1-1, with the man of the match being Villalba.

Up in New England, the Revolution welcome the Philadelphia Union. John McCarthy and Cody Cropper draw the starts in goal. Philadelphia had a yellow card for a foul by Oguchi Onyewu in the twenty-ninth minute. New England saw a yellow card for Gershon Koffie's foul in the thirty-fourth minute. The Revolution started in the thirty-eighth minute with a Kei Kamara goal, helped along by Kelyn Rowe and Scott Caldwell. Giliano Wijnaldum of the Union took a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-sixth minute. New England added on in the eighty-fifth minute with a Kamara goal, passed from Andrew Farrell and Lee Nguyen. The Revolution extended the lead in the eighty-ninth minute as Juan Agudelo scored, thanks to Caldwell and Nguyen. This produced the 3-0 final, with Kamara named man of the match for his brace.

Over to the New York Red Bulls bringing in the Montreal Impact. Maxime Crepeau and Luis Robles play goal. New York led off in the twenty-third minute with a Daniel Royer penalty kick goal. The Red Bulls had a yellow card for a fifty-seventh minute foul by Aaron Long. New York added on with a fifty-eighth minute goal by Michael Murillo. The Red Bulls extended the lead as Bradley Wright-Phillips scored in the eighty-fifth minute, thanks to Alex Muyl and Sacha Kljestan. New York padded the lead in the eighty-ninth minute with another Royer goal, via Derrick Etienne. Montreal had a yellow card for a Laurent Ciman foul in stoppage time. The game ended 4-0, with Royer's brace making him the man of the match.

In Texas, FC Dallas hosts the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Ousted and Jesse Gonzalez are between the posts. Vancouver began in the eighteenth minute with a Bernie Ibini-Isei goal, assisted by Fredy Montero. The Whitecaps added on in the forty-ninth minute with a Montero penalty kick goal. Dallas went down to ten men in the fifty-ninth minute with a straight red card for violent conduct by Carlos Gruezo. Vancouver extended the lead in the sixty-seventh minute with a Montero goal, with the help of Tony Tchani and Matias Laba. In the seventy-ninth minute, Yordy Reyna of the Whitecaps had a yellow card for a foul. Vancouver padded the lead on an eighty-third minute Nicolas Mezquida goal, guided in by Sheanon Williams. Atiba Harris of Dallas had a yellow card for a foul in the eighty-ninth minute. The game stayed at 4-0, with Montero the man of the match for his brace and assist.

In the same state, the Houston Dynamo welcome the Portland Timbers. Jake Gleeson and Tyler Deric are the gloved men. Portland struck first in the thirteenth minute with a Diego Valeri goal, passed from Zarek Valentin and Darlington Nagbe. Houston tied it in the thirty-seventh minute with a Mauro Manotas goal. The Timbers took the lead back in the forty-third minute with a Sebastian Blanco goal, coming off of Valeri. Portland had yellow cards for fouls by Roy Miller in the sixty-fifth minute and Diego Chara in the sixty-eighth minute. The Dynamo tied it on a Juan Cabezas goal in the eighty-first minute, made possible by Memo Rodriguez. In the eighty-fifth minute, Houston's Cabezas took a yellow card for persistent infringement. The result was a 2-2 draw, with the man of the match being Valeri.

Back north, Sporting Kansas City brings in the Chicago Fire. Matt Lampson and Tim Melia are the gloved men. Kansas City was first to score in the twenty-third minute with a Daniel Salloi goal. Chicago tied it in the twenty-eighth minute when Sporting's Matt Besler committed an own goal. Sporting took the lead back with a Benny Feilhaber goal in first half stoppage time. Kansas City added on with a Latif Blessing goal, via Diego Rubio and Salloi in the fifty-first minute. In the seventy-sixth minute, the Fire's Juninho took a yellow card for a foul. Chicago got a goal back with a seventy-eighth minute David Accam goal, assisted by Patrick Doody and Dax McCarty. The Fire's Joao Meira took a yellow card for a ninetieth minute foul. Sporting won 3-2, with Salloi the man of the match.

Further north, Minnesota United FC hosts DC United. Bill Hamid and Bobby Shuttleworth are in the six-yard boxes. Minnesota opened in the seventh minute with a Christian Ramirez goal, via Kevin Molino. DC had a yellow card for a thirty-sixth minute foul by Taylor Kemp. Minnesota added on in the fortieth minute with an Abu Danladi goal, helped along by Molino. In the fifty-eighth minute, DC's Jared Jeffrey committed an own goal to extend the Minnesota lead. Minnesota had yellow cards for time wasting by Shuttleworth in the seventy-ninth minute and Sam Cronin's eighty-sixth minute foul. Minnesota iced it at 4-0 in stoppage time with a Miguel Ibarra goal, created by Johan Venegas. the man of the match was Molino for his two assists.

West to Utah, where Real Salt Lake welcomes the Columbus Crew SC. Zack Steffen and Nick Rimando guard the woodwork. Columbus started in the fifteenth minute with an Ola Kamara goal, guided in by Connor Maloney. Salt Lake tied it on a fiftieth minute Joao Plata penalty kick goal. Real took the lead with a fifty-third minute Jefferson Savarino goal, courtesy of Luis Silva. The Crew retied it on a Kamara goal in the sixtieth minute. Sebastian Saucedo of Salt Lake had a yellow card in the eighty-eighth minute for a dive. The final held at 2-2, with the man of the match being Kamara for his brace.

In California, the San Jose Earthquakes bring in the Colorado Rapids. Zac MacMath and David Bingham are set to start in goal. Mike da Fonte of Colorado had a yellow card for his foul in the thirty-seventh minute. San Jose got going in the fifty-ninth minute with a Nick Lima goal, fueled by Darwin Ceren and Shea Salinas. The Earthquakes had a yellow card for a seventy-seventh minute foul by Andres Imperiale. The final stood at 1-0, with Lima the man of the match.

Saturday ends with the Los Angeles Galaxy hosting the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Brian Rowe protect the nets. Los Angeles saw yellow cards for fouls by Jermaine Jones in the forty-second minute and Jelle Van Damme in first half stoppage time. The Galaxy's Bradley Diallo had a yellow card for a foul in the eightieth minute. Seattle had a yellow card for a Joevin Jones foul in the eighty-third minute. Los Angeles' Romain Alessandrini received a yellow card for a foul in the eighty-fifth minute. The Galaxy went down to ten men in the eighty-sixth minute with a second yellow card to Van Damme for a foul. The score held at a 0-0 draw, with Chad Marshall of the Sounders named man of the match.

On Sunday, Toronto FC hosts New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Alexander Bono are the keepers. Toronto dented the scoreboard in the thirty-second minute with a Sebastian Giovinco goal, assisted by Marco Delgado. Toronto added on in the sixty-seventh minute with a Giovinco goal. Alexander Callens of New York City took a yellow card for a seventy-fourth minute foul. Toronto extended the lead as Jozy Altidore buried the ensuing penalty kick in the seventy-fifth minute. Toronto's Raheem Edwards received a yellow card for his eightieth minute foul. Toronto padded the lead as Edwards made amends with a goal in the eighty-second minute, set up by Giovinco. This made it 4-0, the final, with the man of the match being Giovinco.

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