Saturday, October 13, 2018

MLS 2018 - Final International Break Weekend

Just four games on for this weekend, beginning with one on Friday as...

Los Angeles FC hosts the Houston Dynamo. Tyler Deric and Tyler Miller are the similarly named keepers. Danilo Silva of Los Angeles had a yellow card for a nineteenth minute foul. Houston started in the thirty-third minute on a Mauro Manotas goal, assisted by Oscar Boniek Garcia and Tomas Martinez. The Black and Gold saw a yellow card for a thirty-fifth minute foul by Lee Nguyen. In the forty-fourth minute, Deric of the Dynamo took a yellow card for a foul. Los Angeles tied it on a Carlos Vela penalty kick goal in the forty-fourth minute. Houston's Darwin Ceren received a yellow card in first half stoppage time for his foul. The Black and Gold took the lead with an Adama Diomande goal in the fifty-third minute, courtesy of Vela and Diego Rossi. Los Angeles added on with a Walker Zimmerman goal, set up by Vela in the fifty-eighth minute. The Black and Gold extended the lead as Vela scored in the seventy-eighth minute. The Dynamo got one back with an Andrew Wenger goal in the eightieth minute, passed from Manotas and Adam Lundqvist. The final remained at 4-2, with Vela named man of the match.

On Saturday, Minnesota United FC welcomes the Colorado Rapids. Tim Howard and Matthew Lampson play in goal. Marlon Hairston of Colorado had a yellow card for a twenty-second minute foul. Minnesota's Eric Miller took a yellow card for his twenty-eighth minute foul. The Rapids got going in the sixty-first minute with a Yannick Boli goal, via Hairston. The Loons saw a yellow card for Maximiniano in the seventy-third minute for a foul. In stoppage time, Niki Jackson added on for Colorado. At the 104th minute, Harrison Heath of Minnesota and Tommy Smith of the Rapids each received red cards for inappropriate conduct. 

In DC, United brings in FC Dallas. Jesse Gonzalez and Bill Hamid are between the sticks. DC dented the scoreboard in the eighty-sixth minute with a Russell Canouse goal. This stood for a 1-0 win, with Canouse as the man of the match.

Finally, the New England Revolution host Orlando City SC. Adam Grinwis and Brad Knighton are the keepers. New England drew first blood in the fifty-first minute with a Cristian Penilla goal. The Revolution added on in the fifty-fifth minute with a Diego Fagundez goal, coming off of Penilla. This produced the 2-0 final score, with the man of the match being Penilla.

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