MLS 2017: Week 30

All teams are in action this weekend before the international break. We begin with ten games on Saturday, the first in...

Florida, as Orlando City SC hosts FC Dallas. Jesse Gonzalez and Joe Bendik are in goal. Dallas had a yellow card for time wasting by Michael Barrios in stoppage time. The game ended at 0-0, with Bendik's five-save clean sheet making him the man of the match.

Up in Canada, Toronto FC welcomes the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Alexander Bono are the keepers. Toronto led off in the thirty-second minute with a Justin Morrow goal. Toronto added on with a Morrow goal in the thirty-seventh minute. New York got on the board in the thirty-ninth minute with a Gonzalo Veron goal, made possible by Tyler Adams and Daniel Royer. The Red Bulls' keeper Robles took a yellow card for dissent in the fifty-second minute. New York tied it in the seventy-seventh minute on a Royer penalty kick goal. Toronto reclaimed the lead in the eightieth minute on a Victor Vazquez penalty kick goal. Jozy Altidore of Toronto had a yellow card for his eighty-second minute foul. Toronto extended the lead in stoppage time as Morrow completed his hat trick, with the help of Altidore and Marco Delgado. This made it a 4-2 final, with the man of the match being Morrow.

Down in Ohio, the Columbus Crew SC bring in DC United. Steve Clark faces his former team and Zack Steffen in goal. Columbus began in the fourteenth minute on a Josh Williams goal, coming off of Federico Higuain. Russell Canouse of DC had a yellow card for an eighteenth minute foul. The Crew's Jonathan Mensah took a yellow card for dissent in the forty-ninth minute. Columbus added on in the fifty-sixth minute with a Justin Meram goal, made possible by Artur. The final was 2-0, with the man of the match being Williams.

To the east, the New England Revolution host Atlanta United FC. Brad Guzan and Brad Knighton are the similarly named goalies. Atlanta had a yellow card for delay of game by Leandro Gonzalez Pirez in the twenty-fifth minute. The final held at 0-0, with Guzan the man of the match for his five-save clean sheet.

Back west, the Chicago Fire welcome New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Matt Lampson protect the nets. Chicago's Dax McCarty took a yellow card for a sixteenth minute foul. The Fire opened in the twentieth minute with a Nemanja Nikolic goal. New York City tied it in the forty-third minute on a David Villa goal, passed from Maximiliano Moralez. New York City's Moralez had a yellow card for his seventy-third minute foul. The score stayed at 1-1 for the draw, with the man of the match being Villa.

In Texas, the Houston Dynamo bring in Minnesota United FC. Bobby Shuttleworth and Tyler Deric are the experienced goalies. Minnesota saw a yellow card for a Michael Boxall foul in the sixty-eighth minute. Houston got going in the sixty-ninth minute with an Alberth Elis goal, via Vicente Sanchez. Elis also received a yellow card for delay of game for the Dynamo. Houston added on with a Romell Quioto goal in the eighty-fifth minute, set up by Sanchez, and likewise, Quioto took a yellow card for delay of game. Francisco Calvo of Minnesota had a yellow card for his eighty-seventh minute foul. Minnesota got on the board with a Sam Nicholson goal in stoppage time, coming off of Calvo. This wasn't enough, as the final stood at 2-1, with Sanchez named man of the match.

Northwest to Colorado, where the Rapids host the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Tim Howard guard the woodwork. Colorado went down to ten men in the twelfth minute as Jared Watts took a straight red card for violent conduct. Montreal matched that by going to ten men in the thirty-second minute after a straight red card to Daniel Lovitz, also for violent conduct. The Rapids started in first half stoppage time on a Stefan Aigner goal, helped along by Mekeil Williams. Kortne Ford of Colorado had a yellow card for a forty-eighth minute foul. The Impact tied the game in the sixty-second minute with a Matteo Mancosu goal, via Samuel Piette. The Rapids retook the lead in the eighty-first minute with an Alan Gordon goal, courtesy of Dominique Badji and Williams. Gordon also took a yellow card for Colorado for delaying the game. This made it 2-1, good for a Rapids win, with the man of the match being Williams.

Backtracking to Kansas City, as Sporting welcomes the Vancouver Whitecaps. Stefan Marinovic is mismatched with Tim Melia in goal. Vancouver dented the scoreboard in the fifty-third minute with an Erik Hurtado goal, via Jordan Harvey. In the sixty-ninth minute, the Whitecaps' Alphonso Davies took a yellow card for time wasting. Kansas City went down to ten men in stoppage time after Graham Zusi took a straight red card for denying a goal scoring opportunity. Vancouver also went to ten men two minutes later when Christian Bolanos took a straight red card for violent conduct. The Whitecaps held on for a 1-0 win, with the man of the match being Hurtado.

In California, the Los Angeles Galaxy bring in Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Clement Diop draw the starts in goal. Salt Lake went down to ten men in the fourteenth minute as Marcelo Silva took a straight red card for denying a goal scoring opportunity. Gyasi Zardes of Los Angeles had a yellow card for a thirty-second minute foul. The Galaxy struck first in the forty-first minute with a Bradford Jamieson goal, set up by Jermaine Jones. In the forty-eighth minute, Los Angeles' Jamieson took a yellow card for his foul. Real had a yellow card for a David Horst foul in the eighty-first minute. Romain Alessandrini took a yellow card for time wasting for the Galaxy in the eighty-fifth minute. The tactic failed, as Salt Lake tied it in stoppage time on a Kyle Beckerman goal, courtesy of Horst. Beckerman was named man of the match for creating the 1-1 draw.

Saturday ends in San Jose, as the Earthquakes host the Portland Timbers. Jeff Attinella and Andrew Tarbell are the backups in goal. San Jose was first to score in the sixteenth minute with a Valeri Qazaishvili goal, via Jahmir Hyka. The Earthquakes added on with a Danny Hoesen goal in the forty-ninth minute, made possible by Chris Wondolowski and Qazaishvili. Victor Bernardez of San Jose had a yellow card for a foul in the fifty-sixth minute. Portland's Vytautas Andriuskevicius took a yellow card for his seventy-first minute foul. The Timbers got on the board in the eighty-seventh minute with a Sebastian Blanco goal, passed from Darlington Nagbe. This only made it 2-1, the final, with Qazaishvili named man of the match.

Finally, Sunday's lone game sees the Philadelphia Union host the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Andre Blake are the gloved men. Seattle's Jordy Delem had a yellow card for an eleventh minute foul. Philadelphia saw a yellow card for Ilsinho's foul in the twenty-seventh minute. The Union drew first blood in the twenty-eighth minute with a Marcus Epps goal, via Ilsinho and Haris Medunjanin. Philadelpia added on in the eighty-eighth minute with a Roland Alberg goal, coming off of Jay Simpson. The final stood at 2-0, with the man of the match being Blake for his five-save clean sheet.

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