MLS 2017: Week 24

Ten games on in MLS this weekend, beginning with one on Friday in...

Portland, as the Timbers host the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles faces a lesser foe in Jeff Attinella in goal. New York had a yellow card for a Fidel Escobar foul in the twenty-seventh minute. Portland's Zarek Valentin received a yellow card for time wasting in the twenty-eighth minute. The Timbers got going in the sixty-fifth minute with a Diego Valeri goal, via Diego Chara. The Red Bulls had a yellow card for a Derrick Etienne foul in the sixty-seventh minute. Portland went down to ten men in the eightieth minute with a straight red card to Larrys Mabiala for violent conduct. Sacha Kljestan of New York had a yellow card for an eighty-fifth minute foul. The Timbers added on in stoppage time with a Darren Mattocks goal, coming off of Valeri. The final stood at 2-0, with Valeri the man of the match.

On Saturday, the first game is in Montreal, with the Impact welcoming Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Evan Bush protect the nets. Montreal began in the eleventh minute with an Ignacio Piatti goal, via Blerim Dzemaili and Anthony Jackson-Hamel. Salt Lake tied it on a twenty-sixth minute Luis Silva goal, passed from Albert Rusnak. The Impact retook the lead with a twenty-ninth minute goal by Piatti, made possible by Jackson-Hamel and Michael Salazar. Real had yellow cards for a dive by Brooks Lennon in the thirty-ninth minute and Sunny's foul in first half stoppage time. Montreal added on with a Jackson-Hamel goal in the forty-seventh minute, coming off of Louis Beland-Goyette. Chris Wingert of Salt Lake took a yellow card for a fifty-seventh minute foul. The Impact's Bush took a yellow card for time wasting in the sixty-second minute. Real took yellow cards for Tony Beltran's sixty-sixth minute foul, a dive by Silva in the seventy-eighth minute, and a foul by David Horst in the eighty-fifth minute. The game remained 3-1, with Piatti the man of the match for his brace.

Down in Florida, Orlando City SC bring in the Columbus Crew SC. Zack Steffen and Joe Bendik play in goal. Lalas Abubakar of Columbus had a yellow card for a sixteenth minute foul. Orlando City saw a yellow card for a Yoshimar Yotun foul in the twenty-eighth minute. The Crew led off in the thirty-fifth minute with an Abubakar goal, via Waylon Francis. Cristian Martinez of Columbus received a yellow card for a fifty-fifth minute foul. Orlando City tied it on a Giles Barnes goal in the sixty-seventh minute, set up by Cristian Higuita. The Crew went down to ten men after Harrison Afful received a straight red card for violent conduct in the seventy-seventh minute. Columbus saw yellow cards for fouls by Mohammed Abu in the eighty-first minute and Justin Meram in the eighty-eighth minute. The final stood at 1-1, with the man of the match being Steffen for his seven-of-eight saves performance in goal.

Back north, the Chicago Fire host Toronto FC. Alexander Bono and Matt Lampson are the goalies. Michael Bradley of Toronto had a yellow card for a fifth minute foul. Toronto started in the fourteenth minute with a Marco Delgado goal. Chicago tied it on a fifty-fourth minute goal by David Accam. Toronto retook the lead in the sixty-third minute with a Nicolas Hasler goal, passed from Victor Vazquez. Eriq Zavaleta of Toronto had a yellow card for time wasting in the seventy-fifth minute. Toronto iced it at 3-1 in the ninetieth minute with a Sebastian Giovinco goal, made possible by Tosaint Ricketts. The man of the match was Giovinco.

In Missouri, Sporting Kansas City welcomes FC Dallas. Jesse Gonzalez and Tim Melia are the gloved men. Kansas City opened in the forty-second minute with a Diego Rubio goal, assisted by Graham Zusi. Ilie Sanchez of Sporting had a yellow card for a forty-eighth minute foul. Dallas saw a yellow card for an eightieth minute foul by Maynor Figueroa. Kansas City capped it at 2-0 with a Gerso Fernandes goal in stoppage time, set up by Zusi. The man of the match was Zusi for his pair of assists.

West to Colorado, where the Rapids bring in DC United. Bill Hamid and Tim Howard are the solid keepers. DC received an early gift in the twenty-seventh minute, when Colorado's Jared Watts committed an own goal. Things got worse for Watts in the seventy-eighth minute, as the Rapids player took a yellow card for a foul. DC had yellow cards given to Luciano Acosta in the seventy-ninth minute and Nick DeLeon in the eighty-fifth minute, both for fouls. The result was a 1-0 win to DC, with Hamid the man of the match for his four-save clean sheet.

Northwest to Vancouver, where the Whitecaps FC host the Houston Dynamo. Tyler Deric and David Ousted protect the nets. Vancouver struck first in the seventeenth minute with a Fredy Montero penalty kick goal. Jordan Harvey of the Whitecaps took a yellow card for a thirty-first minute foul. Vancouver added on in the thirty-second minute with a Yordy Reyna goal, passed from Montero. Jakob Nerwinski of the Whitecaps took a yellow card for a forty-first minute foul. Adolfo Machado of Houston received a yellow card for his forty-sixth minute foul. The Dynamo got on the board with a Romell Quioto goal, helped along by Mauro Manotas. In the seventy-first minute, Vancouver's Montero had a yellow card for a foul. Boniek Garcia of Houston took a yellow card for his seventy-third minute foul. The Whitecaps' Ousted had a yellow card for time wasting in the seventy-ninth minute. The Dynamo saw yellow cards for fouls by Juan Cabezas in the eighty-third minute and A.J. DeLaGarza in stoppage time. The Whitecaps won 2-1, with Montero named man of the match.

Saturday ends in San Jose, where the Earthquakes welcome the Philadelphia Union. John McCarthy and Andrew Tarbell are the backups in goal. San Jose was first to score in the third minute with a Valeri Qazaishvili goal, via Tommy Thompson. The Earthquakes saw yellow cards for fouls by Florian Jungwirth in the thirteenth minute and Anibal Godoy in the thirty-fourth minute. Philadelphia tied it in the thirty-fifth minute with a Jack Elliott goal. The Union took the lead in the fifty-fifth minute on a Roland Alberg goal. San Jose's Thompson had a yellow card for a seventy-third minute foul. Philadelphia saw a yellow card for a seventy-fourth minute Alejandro Bedoya foul. In the eighty-third minute, the Earthquakes' Chris Wondolowski received a yellow card for dissent. The Union's Raymon Gaddis took a yellow card for time wasting in stoppage time. San Jose tied it on a Wondolowski penalty kick goal four minutes later. The game ended 2-2, with the man of the match being Qazaishvili.

On Sunday, New York City FC brings in the New England Revolution. Cody Cropper and Sean Johnson are in the six-yard boxes. New England's Benjamin Angoua had a yellow card for a fifty-third minute foul. The Revolution dented the scoreboard in the fifty-seventh minute on a Teal Bunbury goal. New York City's Frederic Brillant had a yellow card for a handball in the fifty-ninth minute. New York City saw a yellow card for an RJ Allen foul in the seventy-fifth minute. New York City tied it in the seventy-seventh minute on a David Villa goal. Yangel Herrera of New York City received a yellow card for an eighty-ninth minute foul. New York City won 2-1 in stoppage time on a Jonathan Lewis goal, made possible by Ben Sweat and Villa. The man of the match was Villa.

Finally, the Seattle Sounders FC host Minnesota United FC. Bobby Shuttleworth and Stefan Frei are the starting keepers. Minnesota drew first blood in the twenty-first minute with an Ethan Finlay goal, made possible by Ibson. Abu Danladi of Minnesota had a yellow card for a foul in the twenty-fifth minute. Seattle tied it on a thirty-first minute goal by Chad Marshall, via Nicolas Lodeiro. In stoppage time, Minnesota's Jermaine Taylor took a yellow card for a handball, leading to Clint Dempsey putting the Sounders ahead on a penalty kick goal. The final held at 2-1, with Marshall the man of the match.

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