MLS 2018 Week 25

Another full week is on the schedule, beginning with...

The Seattle Sounders FC hosting the Los Angeles Galaxy. David Bingham and Stefan Frei are in goal. Seattle started in the third minute with a Chad Marshall goal, assisted by Nicolas Lodeiro. The Sounders added on in the eighteenth minute with a Harry Shipp goal, via Gustav Svensson. Seattle extended the lead as Los Angeles' Servando Carrasco committed an own goal in the fiftieth minute. The Sounders padded the lead as Cristian Roldan scored in the fifty-ninth minute, thanks to Shipp and Lodeiro. Seattle kept going with a Raul Ruidiaz goal in the sixty-seventh minute. This made it 5-0, the final, with the man of the match being Marshall.

Back east, the Philadelphia Union welcome New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Andre Blake are the keepers. Anton Tinnerholm of New York City had a yellow card for a thirty-second minute foul. Philadelphia got going in the fifty-seventh minute with a Cory Burke goal, helped along by Borek Dockal. The Union added on in the seventy-sixth minute with an Ilsinho goal, passed from Dockal. Philadelphia saw a yellow card for a Warren Creavalle foul in the ninetieth minute. New York City ended the game at ten men after a red card in stoppage time to Ronald Matarrita. The final held at 2-0, with Dockal picked for man of the match.

Back in the west, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC bring in the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Stefan Marinovic are set to start in goal. New York opened in the fifth minute with a Daniel Royer goal, via Bradley Wright-Phillips and Tyler Adams. Vancouver tied it on a Kendall Waston goal in the forty-second minute, set up by Yordy Reyna. Brek Shea of the Whitecaps took a yellow card for a fifty-first minute foul. Vancouver went ahead on another Waston goal in the sixtieth minute, assisted by Felipe. The Red Bulls had yellow cards for fouls by Alejandro Romero Gamarra in the sixty-first minute and Michael Murillo in the sixty-ninth minute. In the seventy-first minute, the Whitecaps' Reyna received a yellow card. In the seventy-ninth minute, Andreas Ivan of New York took a yellow card. The Red Bulls went down to ten men in the eighty-fourth minute as Murillo took a second yellow card for a foul, leading to his ejection. Despite this, New York tied it in the ninetieth minute with a Royer goal, his second of the game, courtesy of Adams. The final remained at 2-2, with Royer named man of the match.

Also in Canada, the Montreal Impact host the Chicago Fire. Richard Sanchez and Evan Bush are the goalies. Montreal led off in the sixth minute with an Ignacio Piatti penalty kick goal. Rudy Camacho of the Impact had a yellow card for a foul in the twenty-fourth minute. Jorge Corrales of Chicago took a yellow card for his foul in the forty-first minute. Montreal saw a yellow card given to Bacary Sagna in the sixty-eighth minute. The Fire tied it on a Nemanja Nikolic goal in the seventieth minute. In the eightieth minute, Dax McCarty of Chicago received a yellow card for a foul. The Impact took the 2-1 win in stoppage time with a Daniel Lovitz goal, which earned him man of the match honors.

Back stateside, Sporting Kansas City welcomes the Portland Timbers. Jeff Attinella and Tim Melia are the gloved men. Kansas City began in the twenty-eighth minute with a Diego Rubio goal, via Roger Espinoza. Sporting added on with another Rubio goal in the thirty-seventh minute, assisted by Daniel Salloi and Matt Besler. Portland had yellow cards for fouls by Julio Cascante in the fifty-first minute and Zarek Valentin in the sixtieth minute. Kansas City extended the lead as Johnny Russell scored in the eighty-ninth minute, thanks to Krisztian Nemeth. This made it 3-0, the final, with the man of the match being Rubio for his brace.

Down in Texas, the Houston Dynamo bring in Real Salt Lake. Andrew Putna is mismatched with Joe Willis in goal. Salt Lake's Pablo Ruiz had a yellow card for a thirty-third minute foul. Houston struck first in the thirty-sixth minute with an Oscar Boniek Garcia goal. Real saw yellow cards for fouls by Aaron Herrera in the fifty-eighth minute, Damir Kreilach in the eighty-second minute, Sunny in the eighty-seventh minute, and Jefferson Savarino in the ninetieth minute. Salt Lake tied it in the stoppage time with an Albert Rusnak goal, set up by Savarino and Sebastian Saucedo, and then won 2-1 on a Rusnak penalty kick goal in the 100th minute. These late goals made Rusnak the man of the match.

Out in California, the San Jose Earthquakes host Toronto FC. Alexander Bono and Andrew Tarbell are in the six-yard boxes. Guram Kashia of San Jose took a yellow card for a fifty-second minute foul. Toronto dented the scoreboard in the fifty-ninth minute with a Lucas Janson goal, made possible by Gregory van der Wiel and Sebastian Giovinco. The Earthquakes tied it in the seventy-seventh minute on a Chris Wondolowski goal. This led to a 1-1 draw, with Bono (four for five in saves) named man of the match.

Saturday ends in Texas, with FC Dallas welcoming Minnesota United to a stormy game. Bobby Shuttleworth and Jimmy Maurer play in goal. Minnesota saw yellow card for fouls by Collin Martin in the twenty-seventh minute and Ibson in the twenty-ninth minute. Dallas was first to score in the forty-fourth minute on a Maynor Figueroa goal. Dallas had yellow cards given to Carlos Gruezo and Matt Hedges in the fiftieth and fifty-first minutes, respectively. Dallas added on in the fifty-seventh minute with a Michael Barrios goal, set up by Gruezo. The final stayed at 2-0, with the man of the match being Barrios.

On Sunday, Atlanta United FC brings in the Columbus Crew SC. Zack Steffen and Brad Guzan are the strong keepers. Atlanta drew first blood in the thirty-first minute with a Josef Martinez goal, set up by Julian Gressel. Chris McCann of Atlanta had a yellow card for his foul in first half stoppage time. Columbus tied it in the fiftieth minute on a Gyasi Zardes goal, coming off of Wil Trapp. Atlanta retook the lead on a Hector Villalba goal in the seventy-sixth minute, assisted by Jeff Larentowicz. Atlanta added on with a Miguel Almiron goal in the eighty-second minute, via Martinez and Villalba. Almiron took a yellow card for delay of game after his goal. Atlanta saw yellow cards for time wasting by Villalba in the eighty-sixth minute and Guzan in the eighty-eighth minute. Artur of the Crew took a yellow card in second half stoppage time for a foul. The game ended 3-1, with Martinez as the man of the match.

Up in DC, United hosts the New England Revolution. Matt Turner and Bill Hamid make the starts in goal. New England saw a yellow card for a Luis Caicedo foul in the twelfth minute. DC cracked the scoresheet in the thirteenth minute with a Luciano Acosta goal, set up by Paul Arriola. Juan Agudelo of the Revolution had a yellow card for a twenty-ninth minute foul. Scott Caldwell of New England received a yellow card for persistent infringement in the fifty-sixth minute. DC's Russell Canouse took a yellow card for his foul in the fifty-eighth minute. In the seventy-third minute, the Revolution went down to ten men as Caldwell took a second yellow card for a foul, earning his ejection. DC capped it at 2-0 with a Zoltan Stieber goal in the eighty-ninth minute, made possible by Junior Moreno. The man of the match was Acosta.

Finally, Los Angeles FC hosts the Colorado Rapids. Tim Howard faces a lesser foe in Tyler Miller in goal. Colorado had a yellow card given to Tommy Smith in the thirty-fourth minute. Los Angeles' Benny Feilhaber took a yellow card for dissent in first half stoppage time. Los Angeles kicked off the scoring in the forty-ninth minute with a Lee Nguyen goal. Niki Jackson of the Rapids took a yellow card for a fifty-fourth minute foul. In the sixty-third minute, Danilo Silva of Los Angeles received a yellow card for a foul. Los Angeles added on in the eightieth minute with a Diego Rossi goal, via Adama Diomande. The final remained at 2-0, with Nguyen as the man of the match.

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