MLS 2018 Week 9

We're up with a full weekend, beginning with a lone game on Friday in...

Vancouver, as the Whitecaps FC host Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Stefan Marinovic are the goalies. Cristian Techera of Vancouver had a yellow card for a seventy-second minute foul. The Whitecaps got going in the seventy-fifth minute when Techera scored a penalty kick goal, but then got ejected for taking his jersey off during the celebration, earning his second yellow card. Vancouver added on with an Anthony Blondell goal in the seventy-ninth minute, set up by Alphonso Davies. The Whitecaps had yellow cards in stoppage time for Marinovic time wasting and Kendall Waston's dissent. Vancouver won 2-0, with the man of the match being Blondell.

Saturday starts with Atlanta United FC welcoming the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Brad Guzan are the gloved men. Montreal led off in the thirteenth minute with a Saphir Taider goal, via Chris Duvall and Alejandro Silva. Samuel Piette of the Impact had a yellow card for a foul in the thirty-fifth minute. Atlanta saw yellow cards for fouls by Leandro Gonzalez Pirez in the fifty-sixth minute and Greg Garza in the fifty-ninth minute. Montreal took yellow cards for Bush's time wasting in the sixtieth minute and Duvall's handball in the sixty-eighth minute. Atlanta tied it in the seventieth minute with a Miguel Almiron penalty kick goal. Atlanta took the lead with a Kevin Kratz goal in the seventy-eighth minute. Almiron of Atlanta had a yellow card for an eighty-first minute foul. Taider of the Impact received a yellow card for his eighty-third minute foul. Atlanta added on with an eighty-fourth minute Almiron goal, set up by Josef Martinez. Atlanta iced it at 4-1 in stoppage time with a Kratz goal. The man of the match was Kratz for a brace that included the winner.

Up in Canada, Toronto FC brings in the Chicago Fire. Richard Sanchez and Alexander Bono are in goal. Toronto began in the eighth minute with a Jonathan Osorio goal, assisted by Sebastian Giovinco and Victor Vazquez. Toronto added on in the twenty-second minute with a Vazquez goal, set up by Michael Bradley. Chicago got on the board in the sixty-ninth minute with a Bastian Schweinsteiger goal, passed from Kevin Ellis and Diego Campos. Aleksandar Katai of the Fire had a yellow card for persistent infringement in the seventy-third minute. In the eightieth minute, Jason Hernandez of Toronto received a yellow card for a foul. Chicago tied it in stoppage time with an Alan Gordon goal, made possible by Schweinsteiger and Johan Kappelhof. This made it 2-2, the final, with the man of the match being Schweinsteiger.

Back stateside, the Philadelphia Union host DC United. Steve Clark and Andre Blake are between the posts. DC opened in the seventh minute with a Zoltan Stieber goal, via Luciano Acosta and Yamil Asad. DC's Asad had a yellow card for time wasting in the twenty-fifth minute. Philadelphia tied it on an Ilsinho goal in the thirty-seventh minute, coming off of Keegan Rosenberry. Auston Trusty of the Union had a yellow card for a forty-fourth minute foul. Philadelphia retook the lead in the sixtieth minute on a C.J. Sapong goal, assisted by Alejandro Bedoya and Haris Medunjanin. Jack Elliott of the Union had a yellow card for a foul in the sixty-sixth minute. DC retied it on a Darren Mattocks goal, courtesy of Stieber and Bruno Miranda. Philadelphia regained the lead with a Borek Dockal goal. This made it 3-2, the final, with the man of the match being Stieber.

West to Ohio, where the Columbus Crew SC welcome the San Jose Earthquakes. Andrew Tarbell and Zack Steffen play in goal. Anibal Godoy of San Jose had a yellow card for a third minute foul. Columbus started in the twenty-eighth minute on a Harrison Afful goal, passed from Federico Higuain and Milton Valenzuela. Niko Hansen of the Crew had a yellow card for persistent infringement in the thirty-sixth minute. The Earthquakes tied it on a forty-fifth minute Danny Hoesen goal, coming off of Florian Jungwirth. In the sixty-sixth minute, San Jose's Jungwirth took a yellow card for a foul. Valenzuela of Columbus had a yellow card for his sixty-seventh minute foul. In the seventy-second minute, Hoesen was booked on a yellow card for a foul for the Earthquakes. The Crew went ahead in the eighty-fourth minute on a Mike Grella goal, guided in by Pedro Santos. The man of the 2-1 match was Grella for his winner.

East to New England, as the Revolution bring in Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Matt Turner are in the six-yard boxes. New England dented the scoreboard in the forty-fourth minute with a Teal Bunbury goal. The Revolution saw a yellow card for a foul by Diego Fagundez in first half stoppage time. Khiry Shelton of Kansas City took a yellow card for a seventy-sixth minute foul. In the seventy-seventh minute, Gabriel Somi of New England had a yellow card for time wasting. The final held at 1-0, with Bunbury named man of the match.

West again, as Minnesota United FC hosts the Houston Dynamo. Joe Willis and Bobby Shuttleworth man the nets. Houston struck first in the tenth minute with an Alberth Elis goal, via Romell Quioto and Tomas Martinez. Alejandro Fuenmayor of the Dynamo had a yellow card for a thirty-ninth minute foul. Minnesota tied it on a Darwin Quintero penalty kick goal in the fortieth minute. In the fifty-fifth minute, Darwin Ceren of Houston took a yellow card for his foul. Rasmus Schuller of Minnesota took a yellow card for persistent infringement in the sixty-fifth minute. Minnesota gained the lead in the seventieth minute on an Ibson goal, passed from Miguel Ibarra and Collin Martin. The final stayed at 2-1 from here, with Ibson named man of the match.

Saturday ends in California with the Los Angeles Galaxy welcoming the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and David Bingham are set to start in goal. New York was first to score in the seventh minute with a Daniel Royer goal, via Bradley Wright-Phillips and Alejandro Romero Gamarra. The Red Bulls added on with a Florian Valot goal in the forty-ninth minute, set up by Wright-Phillips and Romero Gamarra. Los Angeles got on the board with a fifty-ninth minute Ola Kamara goal, passed from Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Giovani dos Santos of the Galaxy had a yellow card for a foul in the sixty-first minute. Los Angeles tied it in the sixty-sixth minute on a dos Santos goal, helped along by Dave Romney and Ibrahimovic. New York took the lead back in the eighty-fourth minute with a Romero Gamarra penalty kick goal. Ryan Meara of the Red Bulls had a yellow card in the eighty-ninth minute. The final stayed at 3-2, with Romero Gamarra named man of the match.

On Sunday, the Colorado Rapids bring in Orlando City SC. Joe Bendik and Zac MacMath are the keepers. Colorado kicked off the scoring in the twenty-sixth minute with a Dominique Badji goal, via Enzo Martinez. Orlando City tied it on a Cristian Higuita goal in the fifty-second minute, coming off of Sacha Kljestan. The Rapids saw yellow cards for fouls by Bismark Boateng in the sixtieth minute, Deklan Wayne in the sixty-seventh minute, Edgar Castillo in the sixty-eighth minute, and Martinez in the seventy-second minute. Orlando City gained the lead with a Yoshimar Yotun penalty kick goal in the seventy-seventh minute. Orlando City's Amro Tarek took a yellow card for dissent in the eighty-seventh minute. The final held at 2-1, with the man of the match being Yotun.

Back east, New York City FC hosts FC Dallas. Jimmy Maurer and Sean Johnson are called on to start in goal. New York City drew first blood in the third minute with a Jesus Medina goal. Roland Lamah of Dallas had a yellow card for his eighth minute foul. Dallas tied it on a Santiago Mosquera goal, passed from Maximiliano Urruti in the tenth minute. New York City took the lead back in the thirty-sixth minute on a David Villa penalty kick goal. New York City had yellow cards for a foul by Yangel Herrera in the forty-ninth minute, time wasting by the keeper Johnson in the fifty-eighth minute, and dissent by Villa in the sixty-ninth minute. New York City added on with a Villa goal in the sixty-ninth minute. Mauro Diaz of Dallas took a yellow card for his seventy-sixth minute foul. The final remained at 3-1, with Villa named man of the match.

Finally, Los Angeles FC host for the first time, with the Seattle Sounders FC as the visitors. Stefan Frei and Tyler Miller are the former teammates in goal. Seattle had a yellow card for an Osvaldo Alonso foul in the fifteenth minute. Mark-Anthony Kaye of Los Angeles took a yellow card for a sixty-third minute foul. The Sounders saw a yellow card for Cristian Roldan's foul in the eighty-second minute. Los Angeles won 1-0 as Laurent Ciman scored deep into stoppage time. The man of the match was Ciman.

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