MLS 2017: Week 23

Ten games this week, all on Saturday, as we begin with...

The Seattle Sounders FC hosting Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Stefan Frei protect the nets. James Musa of Kansas City took a yellow card for a twenty-seventh minute foul. Seattle opened in the thirty-sixth minute on a Clint Dempsey goal, via Jordan Morris and Cristian Roldan. The Sounders saw a yellow card for a Nicolas Lodeiro foul in first half stoppage time. Seattle's Roman Torres received a yellow card for a sixty-sixth minute foul. In second half stoppage time, Jimmy Medranda of Sporting had a yellow card for his foul. The game ended at 1-0, with the man of the match being Dempsey.

Over in Canada, Toronto FC welcome the Portland Timbers. Jake Gleeson and Alexander Bono are in goal, but Gleeson was subbed out in the eighteenth minute and Jeff Attinella finished the game in goal for the Timbers. Toronto's Sebastian Giovinco took a yellow card for dissent in the fifty-third minute. Toronto got going in the fifty-eighth minute on a Justin Morrow goal. Toronto added on with a Victor Vazquez goal in the seventy-second minute, via Giovinco and Marco Delgado. Toronto extended the lead as Morrow scored in the seventy-sixth minute. Toronto padded the lead on a Delgado goal in the eighty-seventh minute. Portland got on the board in the eighty-ninth minute with a Diego Valeri goal, passed from Jeremy Ebobisse and Diego Chara. The final stood at 4-1, with the man of the match being Morrow for his brace.

Down in DC, United brings in Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Bill Hamid are the goalies. The game was suspended in the thirtieth minute, and will be completed on Sunday due to inclement weather. In the sixty-second minute, Chris Wingert of Salt Lake took a yellow card for a foul. Real struck first in the sixty-fourth minute on a Luis Silva goal. Paul Arriola of DC took a yellow card for dissent at the same time. The game ended 1-0, with Silva the man of the two-day match.

In Ohio, the Columbus Crew SC host the Chicago Fire. Matt Lampson and Zack Steffen are the inexperienced goalies. Chicago started in the thirteenth minute with a Michael de Leeuw goal, via Dax McCarty. Columbus tied it in the eighteenth minute with a Kekuta Manneh goal. Joao Meira of the Fire took a yellow card for a foul in the twenty-sixth minute. The Crew had yellow cards for a dive by Justin Meram in the fifty-ninth minute and a sixty-seventh minute foul by Jonathan Mensah. Matt Polster of Chicago took a yellow card for dissent in the seventy-third minute, followed by Columbus taking the lead on a Meram goal made possible by Waylon Francis and Wil Trapp. In the eighty-eighth minute, the Crew added on with an Ola Kamara penalty kick goal, and dissent after the tally earned the Fire's Lampson a yellow card. The final was 3-1, and the man of the match was Kamara.

Back east, the New York Red Bulls welcome Orlando City SC. Joe Bendik and Luis Robles are the gloved men. Orlando City began in the eighteenth minute with a Carlos Rivas goal, made possible by Kaka. New York tied it on an own goal by Leo Pereira in the thirtieth minute. Rivas of Orlando City had a yellow card for a thirty-ninth minute foul. The Red Bulls' Damien Perrinelle took a yellow card for his forty-fifth minute foul. New York took the lead with a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal in the sixtieth minute, passed from Alex Muyl and Sean Davis. Felipe of the Red Bulls had a yellow card for his foul in the sixty-seventh minute. New York added on with a Davis goal in the eightieth minute, set up by Kemar Lawrence. In stoppage time, the Red Bulls had yellow cards given to Sacha Kljestan and Davis, while Orlando City saw yellow cards for Richie Laryea and Cristian Higuita, and a red card to Kaka to leave them at ten men at the end of the game. The Red Bulls won 3-1, with Davis the man of the match.

In Texas, FC Dallas brings in the Colorado Rapids. Tim Howard and Jesse Gonzalez play in goal. Dallas saw yellow cards for a dive in the sixteenth minute by Kellyn Acosta and a thirty-seventh minute foul by Matt Hedges. Colorado's Micheal Azira took a yellow card for a fortieth minute foul. The Rapids had more yellow cards in the second half, for fouls by Mike da Fonte in the fifty-seventh minute and Kevin Doyle in the eighty-sixth minute, and an argument from Jared Watts as well. The final stood at 0-0, with the man of the match being Howard for his six-save clean sheet.

Back to the northeast, where the New England Revolution host the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Stefan Marinovic is mismatched with Cody Cropper in goal. Andrew Jacobson of Vancouver had a yellow card for his forty-first minute foul. New England's Lee Nguyen took a yellow card for a foul in first-half stoppage time. The Revolution dented the scoreboard in the fifty-third minute with a Teal Bunbury goal, via Kelyn Rowe. New England saw yellow cards given to Kei Kamara in the sixty-third minute and Je-Vaughn Watson in the sixty-ninth minute, both for fouls. The final held at 1-0, with the man of the match being Bunbury.

Moving along, the Philadelphia Union welcome the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and John McCarthy are in the six-yard boxes. Chris Duvall of Montreal took a yellow card for a forty-seventh minute foul. The Impact drew first blood in the sixty-ninth minute with a Blerim Dzemaili goal. Montreal had a yellow card for a Samuel Piette foul in the eighty-fourth minute. The Impact added on in stoppage time with an Ignacio Piatti penalty kick goal. Montreal extended the lead four minutes later on a Dzemaili goal, assisted by Piatti. The final was 3-0, with Dzemaili named man of the match.

Back to Texas, where the Houston Dynamo bring in the San Jose Earthquakes. Andrew Tarbell faces a tougher foe in Tyler Deric in goal. Houston led off in the twenty-first minute with an Alberth Elis goal, assisted by Boniek Garcia. Elis took a yellow card in the thirty-ninth minute for the Dynamo for his dive. Andres Imperiale of San Jose had a yellow card for a forty-eighth minute foul. Garcia of Houston received a yellow card for a foul in the fiftieth minute. The Earthquakes' Fatai Alashe had a yellow card for his foul in the fifty-ninth minute. The Dynamo added on in the eighty-sixth minute with a Vicente Sanchez goal, made possible by Elis. Houston extended the lead in stoppage time as Mauro Manotas scored, thanks to Sanchez. This made it 3-0, the final, with Elis the man of the match.

Finally, the Los Angeles Galaxy host New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Brian Rowe draw the starts in goal. Los Angeles saw a yellow card for a thirty-fourth minute foul by Jermaine Jones. New York City had yellow cards for fouls by Alexander Callens and Alexander Ring in the thirty-sixth and forty-fifth minutes respectively. New York City was first to score in the fifty-fourth minute with a Jonathan Lewis goal, via Ben Sweat. New York City added on with a David Villa goal in the seventy-third minute, coming off of Yangel Herrera. New York City saw yellow cards for Ethan White in the eightieth minute and Rodney Wallace in the eighty-fifth minute, both for fouls. The final stayed at 2-0, with Lewis the man of the match.