MLS 2018 Week 12

Another full slate of action awaits this weekend, beginning with one Friday game from...

Canada, as Toronto FC hosts Orlando City SC. Joe Bendik and Alexander Bono are the keepers. Toronto got going in the sixty-third minute with a Jay Chapman goal. Orlando City tied it in the seventy-third minute with a Cristian Higuita goal, passed from Josue Colman. Orlando City saw Will Johnson receive a yellow card for his eighty-fourth minute foul. Toronto took the lead with a Ryan Telfer goal in the eighty-seventh minute, via Auro. Toronto won 2-1, with the man of the match being Telfer.

On Saturday, the first of six games begins with New York City FC welcoming the Colorado Rapids. Tim Howard and Sean Johnson are set to start in goal. Sam Nicholson of Colorado took a yellow card for a foul in the third minute. New York City opened in the twenty-second minute with a David Villa goal, via Maximiliano Moralez and Yangel Herrera. Danny Wilson of the Rapids had a yellow card for a thirty-first minute foul. Micheal Azira took a yellow card for Colorado in the forty-sixth minute for a foul. New York City added on in the forty-ninth minute with a Ronald Matarrita goal. New York City extended the lead as Moralez scored in the fifty-sixth minute, thanks to Villa. New York City padded the lead with a Villa goal in the seventy-fourth minute, coming off of Rodney Wallace and Moralez. Thomas McNamara of New York City had a yellow card for his eighty-third minute foul. Tommy Smith of the Rapids had a yellow card for his foul in the eighty-fourth minute. The final stood at 4-0, with Villa awarded man of the match honors.

Out west, the Portland Timbers bring in Los Angeles FC. Tyler Miller and Jeff Attinella are the former backups in goal. Los Angeles saw a yellow card for a twenty-first minute foul by Steven Beitashour. Portland's Diego Chara had a yellow card for his forty-fifth minute foul. The Timbers dented the scoreboard in the fifty-second minute with a Cristhian Paredes goal. Mark-Anthony Kaye of Los Angeles had a yellow card for his fifty-third minute foul. In the fifty-fourth minute, Portland's Zarek Valentin received a yellow card for a foul. Walker Zimmerman of Los Angeles received a yellow card for his sixty-sixth minute foul. Los Angeles tied it in the seventy-fourth minute on a Carlos Vela goal, made possible by Eduard Atuesta. The Timbers regained the lead with an eighty-first minute Samuel Armenteros goal, assisted by Paredes. Armenteros had a yellow card for time wasting with his celebration. The final stood at 2-1 for the Timbers, with Paredes tabbed as man of the match.

Southeast to Texas, where FC Dallas hosts the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Brian Rowe and Jimmy Maurer are in goal. Felipe of Vancouver had a yellow card for a foul in the sixteenth minute. Dallas started in the fortieth minute with a Reggie Cannon goal, assisted by Roland Lamah. Dallas had yellow cards for a Matt Hedges foul in the forty-seventh minute and time wasting by Mauro Diaz in the fifty-fourth minute. Jose Aja of the Whitecaps took a yellow card for a sixty-eighth minute foul. Dallas added on with a Maximiliano Urruti goal in the seventy-eighth minute, helped along by Santiago Mosquera and Diaz. Vancouver got on the board in the eighty-second minute with a Maynor Figueroa own goal. Deep into stoppage time, Dallas keeper Maurer took a yellow card for a foul, setting up a penalty kick equalizer by Kei Kamara for the Whitecaps. The 2-2 draw saw Anthony Blondell named man of the match for his role on the Whitecaps comeback.

Northeast to New England, where the Revolution welcome the Columbus Crew SC. Zack Steffen and Matt Turner are between the sticks. New England saw yellow cards for fouls by Luis Caicedo in the thirteenth minute and Antonio Mlinar Delamea in the thirty-first minute. Milton Valenzuela of Columbus had a yellow card for dissent in the forty-fourth minute. Claude Dielna of the Revolution received a yellow card for his sixty-seventh minute foul. The Crew cracked the scoresheet in the eighty-fifth minute with a Lalas Abubakar goal, set up by Federico Higuain. Jalil Anibaba of New England took a yellow card for an eighty-ninth minute foul. The man of the 1-0 Crew win was Abubakar.

Next up, the Philadelphia Union bring in Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Andre Blake are the talented keepers. Philadelphia led off in the twenty-first minute with a Marcus Epps goal, via Fabrice-Jean Picault. The Union added on with a Borek Dockal goal in the thirty-fourth minute, assisted by Alejandro Bedoya and Epps. Salt Lake got on the board with a Damir Kreilach goal in the sixty-fifth minute, passed from Sebastian Saucedo. Philadelphia replied with an Ilsinho goal in the seventy-fourth minute, coming off of Dockal and Epps. The Union extended the lead as Keegan Rosenberry scored in the eighty-first minute, with the help of Ilsinho and Dockal. Pablo Ruiz of Real had a yellow card for a foul in the eighty-seventh minute. The final stood at 4-1 Union, with Dockal named man of the match.

Saturday ends with the San Jose Earthquakes hosting DC United. David Ousted and Andrew Tarbell protect the nets. DC began in the fifteenth minute with a Zoltan Stieber goal, coming off of Luciano Acosta. DC added on with a Darren Mattocks goal in the twentieth minute, via Acosta. DC extended the lead as Yamil Asad scored in the thirty-seventh minute, thanks to Paul Arriola. San Jose got on the board with a Danny Hoesen goal in the forty-third minute. Christopher Durkin of DC had a yellow card for his sixtieth minute foul. The Earthquakes' Florian Jungwirth took a yellow card for dissent in the ninetieth minute. The final stayed at 3-1, with the man of the match being Acosta.

On Sunday, the first of three games has Minnesota United FC welcoming Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Bobby Shuttleworth are guarding the woodwork. Kansas City struck first in the eighth minute with a Khiry Shelton goal, via Johnny Russell. Minnesota tied it on a Darwin Quintero goal in the twentieth minute. Minnesota's Rasmus Schuller had a yellow card for a fifty-first minute foul. Sporting saw a yellow card given to Seth Sinovic in the fifty-third minute for his foul, and teammate Shelton followed with a yellow card of his own for his fifty-eighth minute foul. Minnesota saw a yellow card for Maximiniano's seventy-first minute foul. The game ended at a 1-1 draw, with the man of the match being Quintero.

Down in Chicago, the Fire bring in the Houston Dynamo. Joe Willis and Richard Sanchez are tasked to play in goal. Houston drew first blood in the fourth minute with a Romell Quioto goal, via Tomas Martinez. Chicago tied it in the fourteenth minute on a Nemanja Nikolic goal, assisted by Aleksandar Katai and Brandon Vincent. The Fire took the lead with a Diego Campos goal in the sixteenth minute, courtesy of Nikolic and Kevin Ellis. Mohammed Adams of Chicago had a yellow card for his thirty-eighth minute foul. Alberth Elis of the Dynamo tied the game on a fifty-sixth minute penalty kick goal. Oscar Boniek Garcia of Houston had a yellow card for a foul in the sixty-seventh minute. The Dynamo took the lead on an Elis goal in the seventy-fourth minute, set up by Garcia. Houston saw yellow cards for Quioto's seventy-ninth minute foul and Elis' time wasting in the eightieth minute. The Fire had yellow cards given to the keeper Sanchez in the eighty-third minute and Rafael Ramos in stoppage time, both for fouls. Dynamo keeper Willis took a yellow card for time wasting later in stoppage time. Houston won 3-2, with Elis picked as man of the match.

Further southeast, Atlanta United FC hosts the New York Red Bulls. Ryan Meara is mismatched with Brad Guzan in goal. Atlanta was first to score in the twenty-sixth minute with an Ezequiel Barco goal. Florian Valot of New York had a yellow card for his foul in the twenty-ninth minute. The Red Bulls tied it on a Daniel Royer penalty kick goal in the forty-second minute. Jeff Larentowicz of Atlanta had a yellow card for his forty-second minute foul. New York took the lead in the fifty-first minute with a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal, via Michael Murillo and Alejandro Romero Gamarra. The Red Bulls added on with a Wright-Phillips goal in the fifty-fifth minute, courtesy of Romero Gamarra and Valot. Tim Parker of New York had a yellow card for time wasting in the fifty-seventh minute. Atlanta's Leandro Gonzalez Pirez had a yellow card for his sixty-fifth minute foul. Atlanta went down to ten men in the seventy-first minute when Greg Garza received a straight red card for a foul. Connor Lade of the Red Bulls took a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final was 3-1, with Wright-Phillips earning man of the match honors.

Finally, the Montreal Impact host the Los Angeles Galaxy in a Monday matinee. David Bingham and Evan Bush are the strong goalies. Los Angeles had yellow cards for fouls by Sebastian Lletget in the twenty-second minute and Perry Kitchen in the thirty-seventh minute. In the forty-first minute, Michael Petrasso of Montreal had a yellow card for a foul and the Galaxy went down to ten men as Zlatan Ibrahimovic took a straight red card for violent conduct. The Impact received yellow cards for fouls by Marco Donadel in the sixty-eighth minute and Jukka Raitala in the seventy-first minute. Los Angeles kicked off the scoring in the seventy-fifth minute with an Ola Kamara goal, passed from Emmanuel Boateng. Galaxy keeper Bingham took a yellow card for time wasting in the eighty-seventh minute. The final remained at 1-0 Galaxy, with the man of the match being Kamara.

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