The MLS Cup playoffs have begun, with the first four games being the knockout round. First up on Halloween Wednesday, we have...
New York City FC hosting the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Sean Johnson man the nets. New York City started in the tenth minute with an Ismael Tajouri-Shradi goal, passed from Maximiliano Moralez. Mark McKenzie of Philadelphia took a yellow card for a twenty-fourth minute foul. The Pigeons added on in the twenty-sixth minute with a David Villa goal, set up by Moralez and Ronald Matarrita. Maxime Chanot and Ben Sweat of New York City took yellow cards for fouls in the fifty-fifth and seventy-first minutes, respectively. Haris Medunjanin of the Union received a yellow card for dissent in the seventy-third minute. The Pigeons extended the lead as Moralez scored in the seventy-eighth minute, with the help of Anton Tinnerholm. Philadelphia got on the board with a Cory Burke goal in the eighty-third minute, via Ilsinho. Derrick Jones of the Union had a yellow card for an eighty-sixth minute foul. The final stayed at 3-1, with Moralez named man of the match as New York City FC advances to face Atlanta United FC.
In Texas, FC Dallas welcomes the Portland Timbers. Jeff Attinella and Jesse Gonzalez are the gloved men. Maximiliano Urruti of Dallas had a yellow card for dissent in the twenty-second minute. Portland opened in the twenty-third minute with a Diego Valeri goal. The Timbers' Liam Ridgewell took a yellow card for a thirty-eighth minute foul. In first half stoppage time, Diego Chara of Portland and Carlos Gruezo of the Toros each had a yellow card for their unsporting conduct. The Timbers went down to ten men in the fifty-eighth minute when Larrys Mabiala took a straight red card for denial of a goal scoring opportunity. Portland added on with another Valeri goal in the seventy-first minute, made possible by Jeremy Ebobisse. Dallas got on the board in second half stoppage time with a Matt Hedges goal, set up by Santiago Mosquera and Roland Lamah. The Timbers held on for a 2-1 win, with Valeri honored as man of the match.
On Thursday, DC United brings in the Columbus Crew SC. Zack Steffen and Bill Hamid are in goal. DC began in twenty-first minute with a Frederic Brillant goal. Columbus tied it on a Federico Higuain goal in the thirtieth minute. The Crew's Higuain took a yellow card for not retreating in the forty-fifth minute. Columbus took the lead in the 96th minute with a Higuain goal, passed from Harrison Afful. In the first half stoppage time for extra time, Eduardo Sosa of the Crew had a yellow card. The Black and Red retied it in the 116th minute with a Nick DeLeon goal. The tie went to a shootout, where Higuain, Wil Trapp, and Niko Hansen carried Columbus over Yamil Asad, Zoltan Stieber, and DC by a 3-2 score. The man of the match was Higuain. The Red Bulls await the Crew on Sunday.
Finally, Los Angeles FC hosts Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Tyler Miller are the gloved men. Salt Lake led off in the twenty-first minute with a Damir Kreilach goal, via Brooks Lennon. Carlos Vela of Los Angeles had a yellow card for a twenty-sixth minute foul. Aaron Herrera of Real received a yellow card for his thirtieth minute foul. The Black and Gold tied it in the thirty-first minute with a Danilo Silva goal, helped along by Vela. In first half stoppage time, Jefferson Savarino of Salt Lake took a yellow card for persistent infringement. Los Angeles' Walker Zimmerman picked up a yellow card for his forty-seventh minute foul. Corey Baird of Real had a yellow card for a fifty-fourth minute foul. The Black and Gold tied it on a Christian Ramirez goal in the fifty-fourth minute, set up by Lee Nguyen. Salt Lake retied it in the fifty-eighth minute with another Kreilach goal. Real pulled ahead in the sixty-ninth minute with an own goal by Zimmerman. Albert Rusnak of Salt Lake had a yellow card for not retreating in the seventy-fifth minute, while his teammate Sunny got booked for his eighty-sixth minute foul. Real held on to win 3-2 with Kreilach as man of the match, setting them up to face Sporting Kansas City, while the Timbers meet the Sounders in a Cascadia clash.
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