MLS 2018 Week 14

We've got a full weekend of games on tap. One game is played on Friday, which has...

The Colorado Rapids hosting the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Brian Rowe and Tim Howard man the nets. Vancouver began in the seventeenth minute with a Cristian Techera goal, via Yordy Reyna. Jakob Nerwinski of the Whitecaps had a yellow card for time wasting in the thirty-fourth minute. Vancouver added on with a Reyna goal in the thirty-ninth minute. Colorado got on the board in the forty-first minute with an Edgar Castillo goal, passed from Johan Blomberg. The Rapids saw yellow cards for fouls by Castillo in the forty-sixth minute, Dominique Badji in the seventy-ninth minute, and Jack Price in stoppage time. The final held at 2-1 Whitecaps, with Reyna named man of the match.

On Saturday, the first of nine games sees the Portland Timbers host the Los Angeles Galaxy. David Bingham and Jeff Attinella are set to start in goal. Los Angeles opened in the twentieth minute with a Chris Pontius goal, via Emmanuel Boateng. Portland tied it on a Diego Valeri penalty kick goal in the fifty-seventh minute. Diego Chara of the Timbers had a yellow card for his sixty-second minute foul. Joao Pedro of the Galaxy received a yellow card for his seventy-fourth minute foul. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, with Bingham named man of the match for his nine-of-ten saves performance.

Way southeast, as Atlanta United FC welcomes the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Brad Guzan are the keepers. Philadelphia saw a yellow card for an eleventh minute foul by Alejandro Bedoya. The Union went down to ten men in the nineteenth minute, as Bedoya picked up a second yellow and Haris Medunjanin took two yellows at once, all for dissent. Atlanta started with a penalty kick goal by Josef Martinez in the twenty-first minute, which was what was dissented about. Fabrice-Jean Picault of the Union had a yellow card for dissent in the twenty-eighth minute. Atlanta added on with a Martinez goal in the forty-ninth minute, via Miguel Almiron and Mikey Ambrose. Philadelphia got on the board with a Picault goal, courtesy of Warren Creavalle. Atlanta replied as Martinez converted another penalty kick goal in the eighty-third minute to finish his hat trick. The final held at 3-1, with Martinez as the man of the match.

Up in Canada, the Montreal Impact bring in the Houston Dynamo. Joe Willis and Evan Bush are the gloved men. Houston had yellow cards for Alberth Elis in the twenty-ninth minute and Luis Gil in the thirty-third minute, both for fouls. Montreal got going in the forty-fourth minute with a Jeisson Vargas goal, via Samuel Piette. Raheem Edwards of the Impact took a yellow card for his sixty-fifth minute foul. The Dynamo received yellow cards for Adam Lundqvist's sixty-ninth minute foul and Tomas Martinez's eighty-fourth minute foul. The game ended at 1-0, with Vargas as the man of the match.

Back stateside, the New England Revolution host the New York Red Bulls. Ryan Meara and Matt Turner are in the six-yard boxes. New York kicked off the scoring in the eighth minute with a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal, via Sean Davis. Vincent Bezecourt of the Red Bulls had a yellow card for a thirtieth minute foul. New England's Antonio Mlinar Delamea took a yellow card for a foul in the thirty-first minute. The Revolution tied it in first half stoppage time on a Diego Fagundez goal, helped along by Krisztian Nemeth and Teal Bunbury. Wright-Phillips of New York had a yellow card for his sixty-ninth minute foul. New England took the lead on a Bunbury goal in the seventy-eighth minute, assisted by Cristian Penilla. Kelyn Rowe of the Revolution received a yellow card in the eighty-first minute for persistent infringement. The final held at 2-1, with Bunbury awarded man of the match honors.

Southward, New York City FC welcomes Orlando City SC. Joe Bendik and Sean Johnson are between the sticks. New York City led off in the thirty-fifth minute with an Ismael Tajouri-Shradi goal, set up by Anton Tinnerholm and Maximiliano Moralez. New York City's Moralez received a yellow card in the seventy-seventh minute for a foul. Oriol Rosell of Orlando City had a yellow card for his seventy-eighth minute foul. New York City added on with another Tajouri-Shradi goal in the seventy-ninth minute. Will Johnson of Orlando City took a yellow card for an eighty-sixth minute foul. New York City extended the lead as Moralez scored in the eighty-seventh minute. New York City won 3-0, with Tajouri-Shradi as the man of the match for his brace.

West to Columbus, as the Crew SC bring in Toronto FC. Alexander Bono and Jon Kempin make the starts in goal. Artur of Columbus had a yellow card for a second minute foul. Toronto's Jonathan Osorio took a yellow card for his eighth minute foul. Toronto struck first in the seventeenth minute on a Victor Vazquez penalty kick goal. Jason Hernandez of Toronto had a yellow card for his foul in the twenty-first minute. Toronto added on in the thirty-eighth minute with a Tosaint Ricketts goal, helped along by Vazquez and Sebastian Giovinco. Josh Williams of the Crew took a yellow card for a foul in the fifty-sixth minute. Toronto extended the lead as Giovinco scored in the fifty-seventh minute. Columbus got on the board with a Gyasi Zardes goal in the sixty-seventh minute, assisted by Federico Higuain. The Crew got closer in the eighty-first minute on an Alex Crognale goal. Bono of Toronto had a yellow card for time wasting in the eighty-sixth minute. Columbus tied it on a Higuain penalty kick goal in the ninetieth minute. Toronto saw yellow cards for fouls in stoppage time by Liam Fraser and Ricketts. The game ended in a 3-3 draw, with the man of the match being Higuain.

In Texas, FC Dallas hosts Los Angeles FC. Tyler Miller and Jesse Gonzalez protect the nets. Dallas was first to score in the twenty-fifth minute on a Reto Ziegler goal. Lee Nguyen of Los Angeles had a yellow card for a forty-ninth minute foul. Dallas added on in the fifty-first minute with a Roland Lamah goal, via Ryan Hollingshead. Los Angeles got on the board with an Adama Diomande goal, passed from Benny Feilhaber in the sixty-first minute. Carlos Gruezo of Dallas had a yellow card for his seventieth minute foul. Los Angeles ended the game at ten men after yellow cards for Jordan Harvey fouls in the seventy-second and eighty-ninth minutes. Dallas won 2-1, with Lamah as the man of the match.

Back north, the Chicago Fire welcome the San Jose Earthquakes. Andrew Tarbell and Patrik McLain are the goalies. Chicago cracked the scoresheet in the twenty-ninth minute on an Alan Gordon goal, via Luis Solignac and Johan Kappelhof. McLain came out injured in the forty-fourth minute, replaced by Richard Sanchez in the Fire net. San Jose's Fatai Alashe took a yellow card for his foul in first half stoppage time. Chicago added on in the forty-ninth minute with an Aleksandar Katai goal, guided in by Brandt Bronico. Jorge Corrales of the Fire had a yellow card for his fifty-seventh minute foul. Jimmy Ockford of the Earthquakes received a yellow card in the sixty-first minute for a foul. San Jose got on the board in the seventy-fourth minute with a Danny Hoesen goal, passed from Chris Wondolowski and Valeri Qazaishvili. This only made it 2-1, the final, with Katai the man of the match.

Saturday ends in Utah, as Real Salt Lake brings in the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Nick Rimando guard the woodwork. Seattle saw yellow cards for fouls by Kelvin Leerdam in the tenth minute and Jordy Delem in the twenty-fifth minute. Salt Lake dented the scoreboard in the fifty-seventh minute on a Corey Baird goal. Justen Glad of Real had a yellow card for an eighty-seventh minute foul. Salt Lake iced it at 2-0 in stoppage time with a Luis Silva goal. The man of the match was Baird for his winner.

Finally, Sporting Kansas City hosts Minnesota United FC. Bobby Shuttleworth and Tim Melia are the keepers. Kansas City drew first blood in the ninth minute with a Daniel Salloi goal, assisted by Yohan Croizet. Minnesota tied it in the eleventh minute on a Tyrone Mears goal, coming off of Rasmus Schuller. Sporting took the lead back with a Wan Kuzain goal in the thirty-fifth minute. Kansas City added on with a Cristian Lobato goal in the thirty-eighth minute, fueled by Roger Espinoza. Minnesota went down to ten men after two consecutive yellow cards to Maximiniano for fouls in the forty-eighth and sixty-third minutes. Miguel Ibarra of Minnesota received a yellow card for his seventy-seventh minute foul. Sporting extended the lead as Diego Rubio scored in the eighty-first minute, with the help of Gerso Fernandes. This made it 4-1, the final, with the man of the match being Kuzain.

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