MLS Midweek: May 3, 2017

Two games at midweek this time, beginning with...

Toronto FC welcoming Orlando City SC. Joe Bendik and Alexander Bono are the gloved men. Toronto began in the ninth minute with a Sebastian Giovinco goal, passed from Jozy Altidore. Toronto added on in the thirty-eighth minute with a Giovinco goal, coming off of Victor Vazquez. Orlando City got on the board in first half stoppage time with a Kaka goal, made possible by Cyle Larin and Carlos Rivas. Toronto saw yellow cards for fouls by Bono in the fiftieth minute and Altidore in the fifty-second minute. Jonathan Spector of Orlando City took a yellow card for his seventy-fourth minute foul, as did teammate Cristian Higuita in the eighty-fifth minute. The game ended at 2-1, with the man of the match being Giovinco for his brace.

In Kansas City, Sporting brings in the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Tim Melia protect the nets. Kansas City's Ike Opara had a yellow card for a thirtieth minute foul. Sporting got going in the forty-sixth minute with a Dominic Dwyer goal. Kansas City's Dwyer had a yellow card for a fifty-first minute foul. Sean Davis of New York had a yellow card for a sixty-second minute foul. Sporting added on in the sixty-eighth minute on another Dwyer goal, set up by Benny Feilhaber. Connor Lade of the Red Bulls had a yellow card for his seventy-sixth minute foul, as did teammate Bradley Wright-Phillips in stoppage time. Sporting won 2-0, with Dwyer's brace making him man of the match.

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NWSL 2017: Week 3

We're back for another full week of games. First up, the game of the week in...

Portland, as the Thorns FC hosts the Chicago Red Stars. Alyssa Naeher and Adrianna Franch receive the starting nods in goal. Portland led off in the twenty-seventh minute with a Nadia Nadim penalty kick goal, coming after a handball by Christen Press in the box. In the fifty-first minute, Emily Sonnett received a yellow card for a foul. Chicago's Julie Johnston Ertz received a yellow card for a sixty-fifth minute foul. Celeste Boureille took a yellow card for a foul in the sixty-seventh minute for Portland. The Red Stars had a yellow card in stoppage time for Press' foul. The final held at 1-0, with the woman of the match being Franch for a five-save clean sheet.

Back east, the North Carolina Courage welcome the Orlando Pride. Ashlyn Harris and Sabrina D'Angelo protect the nets. North Carolina opened in the sixth minute with a Jessica McDonald goal. Samantha Mewis took a yellow card for the Courage in the eighteenth minute. Orlando got on the board with a Camila goal in the twenty-sevneth minute. North Carolina retook the lead on a Mewis penalty kick goal in the thirty-third minute, right after the Pride's Laura Alleway took a yellow card for a handball in the box. In the seventieth minute, the Courage added on with a Lynn Williams goal, assisted by Debinha. North Carolina had yellow cards for fouls by McCall Zerboni in eighty-second minute and Samantha Witteman in the eighty-fourth minute. The final held at 3-1, with the woman of the match being Williams.

Up in Boston, the Breakers host the Seattle Reign FC. Haley Kopmeyer and Abby Smith are between the pipes. Boston started in the eleventh minute with an Adriana Leon goal. The Breakers added on in the fifteenth minute with a Rose Lavelle goal, passed from Leon. Seattle had a yellow card in the thirty-second minute for a foul by Jess Fishlock. Boston's Rosie White had a yellow card for a thirty-fifth minute foul. The Reign's Merritt Mathias took a yellow card for a thirty-eighth minute foul. The Breakers extended the lead in the fifty-second minute as Natasha Dowie scored, thanks to Leon. In the seventy-sixth minute, Boston's Allysha Chapman took a yellow card for a foul. The game ended at 3-0, with Leon the woman of the match for her goal and pair of assists.

In Washington, Saturday ends with the Spirit bringing in the Houston Dash. Lydia Williams and Stephanie Labbe play goal. Houston began in the twenty-eighth minute with a Kealia Ohai goal, assisted by Bruna. In the fifty-ninth minute, Bruna received a yellow card for her foul for the Dash. The game ended 1-0, with the woman of the match being Ohai for her goal.

Finally, on Sunday, Sky Blue FC hosts FC Kansas City. Nicole Barnhart and Kailen Sheridan are the keepers. Sky Blue had a yellow card for a seventy-third minute foul by Raquel Rodriguez. Sky Blue got going in the eighty-third minute on a Rodriguez goal, set up by Mandy Freeman. Madison Tiernan of Sky Blue took a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The woman of the match was Rodriguez for her goal and defensive play around the field.

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MLS 2017: Week 9

We're back for a full week of games. We start with one on Friday, as...

Toronto FC hosts the Houston Dynamo. Joe Willis and Alexander Bono are the goalies. Toronto began in the sixteenth minute with a Jozy Altidore goal, passed from Raheem Edwards and Marco Delgado. Toronto added on with an Altidore goal in the thirty-second minute, via Sebastian Giovinco. Alberth Elis and Juan Cabezas of Houston had yellow cards for fouls in the fifty-eighth and seventieth minutes, respectively. The game ended 2-0, with Altidore the man of the match for his brace.

Saturday also starts in Canada, with the Montreal Impact hosting the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Ousted and Evan Bush man the nets. Montreal led off in the ninth minute with a Marco Donadel goal. Kyle Fisher of the Impact took a yellow card for a foul in the twenty-eighth minute. Vancouver tied it on a twenty-ninth minute Andrew Jacobson goal. Hernan Bernardello of Montreal had a yellow card for a forty-first minute foul. In the fifty-ninth minute, Donadel of the Impact took a yellow card for his foul. Matias Laba of the Whitecaps took a sixty-fifth minute yellow card for a foul. Vancouver took the lead in the seventy-ninth minute with a goal by Cristian Techera goal, coming off of Jacobson. Dominic Oduro of Montreal received a yellow card for his foul in stoppage time. The man of the match was Jacobson for his goal and assist.

Down in Florida, Orlando City SC welcomes the Colorado Rapids. Zac MacMath and Joe Bendik receive the starts in goal. Colorado had yellow cards for Kevin Doyle in the twentieth minute and Micheal Azira in the thirty-fifth minute, both for fouls. Matias Perez Garcia had a yellow card for a thirty-sixth minute foul for Orlando City. Orlando City got going in the seventieth minute with a Carlos Rivas goal, assisted by Cristian Higuita. Tommy Redding of Orlando City had a yellow card for a seventy-fourth minute foul. Orlando City added on with a Kaka goal in stoppage time. The Rapids' Bobby Burling had a yellow card for a foul a minute later.

Back north, the Columbus Crew SC brings in New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Zack Steffen are in the six-yard boxes. New York City had a yellow card for a second minute foul by Ben Sweat. New York City opened in the eighth minute with a Jack Harrison goal, guided in by Maximiliano Moralez. Yangel Herrera of New York City took a yellow card for a seventeenth minute foul. Columbus tied it on a twenty-ninth minute goal by Federico Higuain, assisted by Jukka Raitala and Justin Meram. The Crew's Raitala took a yellow card for a forty-fourth minute foul. Columbus took the lead in the forty-ninth minute with an Ola Kamara goal, set up by Ethan Finlay. New York City tied it again with a Herrera goal, passed from Sweat and Alexander Ring. New York City took the lead in the seventy-sixth minute with a Harrison goal, made possible by Herrera. Maxime Chanot of New York City had a yellow card in the seventy-ninth minute for a foul. The final held at 3-2, with Harrison the man of the match for his brace.

East to Red Bull Arena, where the New York Red Bulls host the Chicago Fire. Jorge Bava and Luis Robles are the gloved men. New York started in the thirty-seventh minute with a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal, coming off of Daniel Royer. Alex Muyl of the Red Bulls had a yellow card for his fifty-first minute foul. Chicago tied it in the fifty-ninth minute with a Nemanja Nikolic goal, passed from Dax McCarty. Connor Lade of the Red Bulls took a yellow card for not retreating in the sixty-second minute. New York took the lead in the seventy-first minute with a Kemar Lawrence goal, fueled by Damien Perrinelle. The Red Bulls had yellow cards for Felipe in the eighty-first minute and Frederik Gulbrandsen in the eighty-seventh minute, both for fouls. The final stood at 2-1, with the man of the match being Lawrence for his winner. 

In Texas, FC Dallas welcomes the Portland Timbers. Jeff Attinella and Jesse Gonzalez guard the woodwork. Portland struck first in the thirtieth minute with a Fanendo Adi goal, made possible by David Guzman. The Timbers' Vytautas Andriuskevicius took a yellow card for a foul in the thirty-fourth minute. Dallas had a yellow card given to Maynor Figueroa in the thirty-seventh minute for his foul. Dallas tied it in the sixty-first minute on a Maximiliano Urruti goal. Portland retook the lead with a Sebastian Blanco goal in the seventy-first minute, via Adi and Alvas Powell. Dallas' Hernan Grana took a yellow card for a seventy-third minute foul. Dallas tied it on a Tesho Akindele goal, assisted by Grana and Urruti. The final held at 2-2, with the man of the match being Adi for his goal and assist to create a road point.

Up north to Minnesota, as United FC brings in the San Jose Earthquakes. David Bingham and Bobby Shuttleworth play goal. San Jose dented the scoreboard in the fifty-fourth minute with a Florian Jungwirth goal, assisted by Chris Wondolowski and Jahmir Hyka. In the eighty-seventh minute, the Earthquakes keeper Bingham took a yellow card time wasting. Jerome Thiesson of Minnesota had a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final held at 1-0, with the man of the match being Jungwirth for his goal.

Backtracking to Kansas City, where Sporting hosts Real Salt Lake. Matt Van Oekel and Tim Melia protect the nets. Kansas City was first to score in the seventeenth minute with a Benny Feilhaber goal, assisted by Graham Zusi and Roger Espinoza. Salt Lake had a yellow card for a foul by Luke Mulholland in the thirty-ninth minute. Feilhaber had a yellow card for his forty-ninth minute foul. In the fifty-first minute, Demar Phillips of Real took a yellow card for dissent. Sporting added on with a fifty-first minute Dominic Dwyer goal. In the fifty-fifth minute, Salt Lake's Yura Movsisyan and Espinoza of Kansas City each received yellow cards for fouls. In the sixty-ninth minute, Zusi took a yellow card for Sporting for his foul, as did teammate Gerso Fernandes in the eighty-fourth minute. Real's Brooks Lennon had a yellow card for an eighty-fifth minute foul. In stoppage time, Sporting iced it at 3-0 with a Fernandes goal, coming off of Soony Saad. The final held at 3-0, with the man of the match being Feilhaber for the early winner.

Northwest to Seattle, where the Sounders FC welcome the New England Revolution. Cody Cropper and Stefan Frei are in the six-yard boxes. New England opened in the fifteenth minute with a Daigo Kobayashi goal, assisted by Lee Nguyen. The Revolution added on with a twenty-sixth minute Juan Agudelo goal, passed from Kelyn Rowe and Antonio Mlinar Delamea. Tony Alfaro of Seattle had a yellow card for his forty-fourth minute foul. New England extended the lead in the fifty-fourth minute as Agudelo scored his second of the game, thanks to Diego Fagundez and Xavier Kouassi. The Sounders got on the board in the seventy-fifth minute with a Nicolas Lodeiro goal, coming off of Joevin Jones. Seattle's Will Bruin had a yellow card for dissent in the eightieth minute. The Sounders got closer with a Bruin goal in the eighty-fifth minute, via Jones and Cristian Roldan. Seattle tied it on an eighty-eighth minute goal by Osvaldo Alonso fueled by Gustav Svensson and Lodeiro. The game ended in a 3-3 tie, with the man of the match being Agudelo for his brace.

Saturday ends in California, with the Los Angeles Galaxy bringing in the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Brian Rowe are the keepers. Los Angeles' Jelle Van Damme took a forty-fourth minute yellow card for a foul. The Galaxy's Bradley Diallo had a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The game ended 0-0, with the man of the match being Blake for a three-save clean sheet.

Finally, on Sunday, Atlanta United FC hosts DC United. Bill Hamid and Alec Kann play goal. DC's Sean Franklin took a second minute yellow card for a foul. Atlanta opened in the ninth minute on a Kenwyne Jones goal, via Yamil Asad. DC tied it on a Michael Parkhurst own goal in the twenty-fifth minute. DC took the lead in the thirty-sixth minute on a Luciano Acosta goal, coming off of Franklin. Jared Jeffrey of DC had a yellow card for a forty-fifth minute foul. DC added on with a Sebastien Le Toux goal in the fifty-fifth minute, set up by Acosta. In the eighty-third minute, Asad of Atlanta had a yellow card for his foul. The game ended at 3-1, with the man of the match being Acosta for his winner and assist.

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