Saturday, March 24, 2018

MLS 2018 Week 4

A new, shorter week of MLS is here with six games. We begin with...

The New England Revolution hosting New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Matt Turner are in goal. New England began in the eleventh minute with a Diego Fagundez goal, via Wilfried Zahibo. Ismael Tajouri of New York City had a yellow card for a dive in the thirty-fourth minute. The Revolution's Scott Caldwell took a yellow card for persistent infringement in the forty-third minute. New York City tied it in the fifty-first minute with a Tajouri goal, made possible by Saad Abdul-Salaam and Jesus Medina. New England regained the lead in the sixty-third minute with a Juan Agudelo goal, assisted by Cristian Penilla and Zahibo. Claude Dielna of the Revolution had a yellow card for a seventieth minute foul. New York City tied it again on another Tajouri goal in the seventy-fifth minute, courtesy of Yangel Herrera. Abdul-Salaam of New York City received a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The match ended 2-2, with the man of the match being Tajouri.

Down in Texas, FC Dallas welcomes the Portland Timbers. Jake Gleeson and Jimmy Maurer make the starts in goal. Dallas saw a yellow card for a foul by Matt Hedges in the eighth minute. Dallas led off in the thirty-sixth minute with a Roland Lamah goal, assisted by Jacori Hayes. Lawrence Olum of Portland had a yellow card for his forty-fourth minute foul. The Timbers tied it in the forty-seventh minute on a Sebastian Blanco goal, via Fanendo Adi. In the seventy-fifth minute, Olum took a second yellow card for a handball, putting Portland down to ten men, while Dallas' Lamah received a yellow card for a foul. The Timbers' Diego Chara had a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final held at 1-1, with the man of the match being Maurer, who went five for six in saves.

Back up in Columbus, the Crew SC brings in DC United. David Ousted and Jon Kempin play in goal. Lalas Abubakar of Columbus had a yellow card for a foul in the third minute. The Crew started in the twentieth minute with a Milton Valenzuela goal, passed from Cristian Martinez and Artur. DC tied it on a Yamil Asad goal, coming off of Luciano Acosta in the thirtieth minute. Columbus replied in the fortieth minute with a Ricardo Clark goal, assisted by Federico Higuain. The Crew added on with a Pedro Santos goal in the forty-second minute, courtesy of Martinez and Higuain. Valenzuela had a yellow card for a foul in the fifty-second minute for Columbus. The final held at 3-1, with the man of the match being Martinez for his pair of assists.

Next up, the New York Red Bulls host Minnesota United FC. Matthew Lampson is mismatched with Luis Robles in goal. New York opened in the fifteenth minute on an Alex Muyl goal, via Kyle Duncan. The Red Bulls' Marc Rzatkowski took a yellow card for not retreating in the thirty-eighth minute. Collen Warner of Minnesota had a yellow card for his thirty-ninth minute foul. New York added on in the forty-second minute with a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal, coming off of Tim Parker and Sean Davis. Ibson of Minnesota took a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-fifth minute. The Red Bulls extended the lead in the seventy-eighth minute as Wright-Phillips scored again, thanks to Muyl. This made it 3-0, the final, with the man of the match honors given to Wright-Phillips for his brace.

Out west, the Colorado Rapids welcome Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Tim Howard are the similarly named keepers. Colorado struck first in the fifth minute with a Dominique Badji goal, made possible by Edgar Castillo and Jack Price. The Rapids added on with a Joe Mason goal in the eighth minute, via Tommy Smith. Price of Colorado took a yellow card for a foul in the fifteenth minute. Kansas City got on the board in the fifty-seventh minute with a Felipe Gutierrez goal. The Rapids saw yellow cards for Niki Jackson not retreating in the sixty-fifth minute and time wasting by the keeper Howard in the seventy-ninth minute. Sporting tied it in stoppage time with a Diego Rubio goal, set up by Khiry Shelton and Gerso Fernandes. Kansas City's Ilie Sanchez received a yellow card two minutes later for a foul. The game ended 2-2, with the man of the match being Rubio for the late equalizer.

Finally, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC bring in the Los Angeles Galaxy. David Bingham and Stefan Marinovic protect the nets. Rolf Feltscher of Los Angeles had a yellow card for time wasting in the fifty-third minute. The final remained 0-0, with the man of the match being Bingham for a two-save clean sheet.

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