MLS 2018 Week 19

We've got a full weekend, including a very busy Saturday, as we begin with...

The Philadelphia Union hosting Atlanta United FC. Brad Guzan and Andre Blake man the nets. Michael Parkhurst of Atlanta took a yellow card for a nineteenth minute foul. Mark McKenzie of Philadelphia received a yellow card for his twenty-first minute foul. The Union's Blake took a yellow card for a fifty-seventh minute foul, leading to Atlanta denting the scoreboard with a Josef Martinez penalty kick goal in the fifty-eighth minute. Atlanta added on with a Hector Villalba goal in the seventy-sixth minute, made possible by Miguel Almiron and Martinez. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the man of the match being Martinez.

Up in Canada, the Montreal Impact welcome the Colorado Rapids. Tim Howard and Evan Bush start in goal. Montreal got going in the fifty-fifth minute with a Saphir Taider goal, passed from Alejandro Silva. The Impact added on in the fifty-sixth minute with a Taider goal, assisted by Ignacio Piatti and Silva. Colorado got on the board in the seventy-eighth minute with a Dominique Badji goal. The Rapids saw a yellow card for a Danny Wilson foul in stoppage time. The final remained at 2-1, with the man of the match being Taider.

Back stateside, the New England Revolution bring in the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Matt Turner are the gloved men. Diego Fagundez of New England had a yellow card for a forty-first minute foul. In the forty-second minute, Nicolas Lodeiro took a yellow card for his foul. Kelyn Rowe of the Revolution had a yellow card for an eighty-first minute foul. The Sounders saw yellow cards for fouls in stoppage time by Jordy Delem and Nouhou Tolo. The game ended in a 0-0 draw, with the man of the match being Luis Caicedo, the Audi Index leader for the game.

In the midwest, Sporting Kansas City hosts Toronto FC. Alexander Bono and Tim Melia are the reliable keepers. Toronto led off in the twenty-fifth minute with a Jonathan Osorio goal, assisted by Justin Morrow and Sebastian Giovinco. Eriq Zavaleta had a yellow card in the fifty-sixth minute for a foul for Toronto. Kansas City tied it on a fifty-seventh minute Ilie Sanchez penalty kick goal. Liam Fraser of Toronto received a yellow card in the fifty-ninth minute for a foul. Sporting took the lead with a Johnny Russell goal in the sixty-first minute, coming off of Diego Rubio. Toronto retied it in the sixty-ninth minute with a Jordan Hamilton goal, helped along by Nicolas Hasler. Kansas City saw yellow cards for fouls by Graham Zusi in the eighty-first minute and Wan Kuzain in stoppage time. The game ended 2-2, with the man of the match being Hamilton for the late equalizer.

In Texas, the Houston Dynamo welcome Minnesota United FC. Bobby Shuttleworth and Joe Willis are the veteran sin goal. Tyrone Mears took a yellow card for Minnesota in the fifth minute for a foul. Houston began in the thirty-sixth minute with a Philippe Senderos goal, passed from Alberth Elis and Romell Quioto. Senderos took a yellow card for a foul for the Dynamo in the forty-first minute. Houston added on in the fifty-second minute with a Senderos goal, assisted by Quioto. Minnesota's Alexi Gomez had a yellow card for a sixty-second minute foul. Adam Lundqvist of the Dynamo received a yellow card for his seventy-second minute foul. Minnesota took yellow cards for fouls by Ibson in the seventy-fifth minute, Eric Miller in the seventy-seventh minute, and Harrison Heath in the eighty-eighth minute. Houston extended the lead as Elis scored in stoppage time. This made it 3-0, the final, with Senderos as the man of the match.

Northwest to Utah, where Real Salt Lake brings in FC Dallas. Jesse Gonzalez and Nick Rimando are in the six-yard boxes. Salt Lake opened in the eleventh minute with an Albert Rusnak penalty kick goal. Real added on in stoppage time with a Luis Silva goal, via Jefferson Savarino and Damir Kreilach. This made it 2-0, with the man of the match being Rusnak.

In California, the Los Angeles Galaxy host the Columbus Crew SC. Zack Steffen and David Bingham are the goalies. Jorgen Skjelvik of Los Angeles took a yellow card for a twenty-second minute foul. The Galaxy started in the forty-second minute with an Ola Kamara goal, via Ashley Cole and Jonathan dos Santos. Los Angeles added on in the fifty-sixth minute with a Zlatan Ibrahimovic penalty kick goal. Josh Williams of Columbus had a yellow card for his sixty-first minute goal. The Galaxy saw a yellow card for a Chris Pontius foul in the sixty-third minute. Los Angeles extended the lead as Romain Alessandrini scored in the sixty-seventh minute. The Galaxy iced it at 4-0 with an Alessandrini goal in stoppage time, made possible by Pontius and Perry Kitchen. The man of the match was Alessandrini.

Up in Vancouver, the Whitecaps FC welcome the Chicago Fire. Richard Sanchez and Brian Rowe guard the woodwork. Brandon Vincent of Chicago had a yellow card for a tenth minute foul. Vancouver struck first in the twenty-eighth minute with a Kei Kamara goal. Chicago tied it on a Nemanja Nikolic goal in the forty-second minute, via Kevin Ellis. The Whitecaps retook the lead in the forty-seventh minute with a Jordon Mutch goal, passed from Efrain Juarez. Aleksandar Katai of the Fire had a yellow card for a sixty-seventh minute foul. Vancouver added on in the seventy-second minute with a Kamara goal, guided in by Alphonso Davies and Marcel de Jong. The Fire replied with a Tony Tchani goal in the eighty-first minute, fueled by Ellis and Jonathan Campbell. The final stayed at 3-2, with the man of the match being Kamara.

Backtracking to Portland, the Timbers bring in the San Jose Earthquakes. Andrew Tarbell and Jeff Attinella make the starts in goal. San Jose saw a yellow card for Harold Cummings' foul in the first minute. Portland was first to score in the fourteenth minute with a Samuel Armenteros goal, assisted by Diego Valeri. Diego Chara of the Timbers had a yellow card for a forty-sixth minute foul. Portland added on in the fifty-third minute with an Armenteros goal, coming off of Valeri and Sebastian Blanco. Dairon Asprilla of the Timbers had a yellow card for time wasting in the fifty-fifth minute. The Earthquakes got on the board with a Florian Jungwirth goal in the eighty-seventh minute, made possible by Quincy Amarikwa. This produced the 2-1 final score, with the man of the match being Armenteros.

Saturday ends with Los Angeles FC hosting Orlando City SC. Joe Bendik and Tyler Miller are called on to start in goal. Los Angeles kicked off the scoring in the twenty-eighth minute with an Adama Diomande goal, via Mark-Anthony Kaye. Los Angeles added on in the thirty-second minute on a Latif Blessing goal, helped along by Aaron Kovar and Kaye. Orlando City got on the board in the fifty-ninth minute with a Sacha Kljestan goal, made possible by Donny Toia. Orlando City saw yellow cards for fouls by RJ Allen in the sixty-first minute and Oriol Rosell in the eighty-first minute. Los Angeles replied with a Diomande goal in the eighty-second minute. Los Angeles extended the lead as Diego Rossi scored in the eighty-fourth minute, thanks to Blessing. Laurent Ciman of Los Angeles had a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final stood at 4-1, with the man of the match being Diomande.

On Sunday, New York City FC hosts the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Sean Johnson are the keepers. Maxime Chanot of New York City had a yellow card for his sixty-seventh minute foul. Alex Muyl of New York took a yellow card in the eighty-third minute for a foul. New York City cracked the scoresheet in the eighty-fifth minute on a Maximiliano Moralez goal, helped along by Jonathan Lewis. The final stood from here at 1-0, with Moralez as the man of the match.

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