MLS 2018 Week 32

We've got a full set of games from Saturday to Monday this time. We begin with...

The Montreal Impact hosting the Columbus Crew SC. Zack Steffen and Evan Bush are the gloved men. Montreal opened in the thirty-second minute with a Saphir Taider penalty kick goal. The Impact added on with an Alejandro Silva goal in the forty-fourth minute, made possible by Taider. Pedro Santos of Columbus had a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time. Montreal extended the lead as Ignacio Piatti scored in the fifty-ninth minute, thanks to Taider. Micheal Azira of the Impact took a yellow card for his sixty-first minute foul. The Crew's Jonathan Mensah received a yellow card for a ninetieth minute foul. The final held at 3-0, with Taider as the man of the match.

Down in Georgia, Atlanta United FC welcomes the New England Revolution. Brad Knighton and Brad Guzan are the similarly named goalies. Wilfried Zahibo of New England took a yellow card for a sixteenth minute foul. Atlanta started in the seventeenth minute with a George Bello goal, courtesy of Leandro Gonzalez Pirez. Zachary Herivaux of the Revolution picked up a yellow card for his thirty-eighth minute foul. The Five Stripes added on in the fifty-second minute with a Julian Gressel goal, passed from Hector Villalba. New England saw a yellow card for a foul by Guillermo Hauche in the fifty-sixth minute, as did teammate Luis Caicedo in the sixty-fourth minute. The Revolution got on the board in stoppage time with a Juan Agudelo goal, set up by Diego Fagundez. This only made it 2-1, with Atlanta holding on to win and giving Gressel man of the match honors.

A Canadian battle sees Toronto FC bring in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Stefan Marinovic and Alexander Bono are set to start in goal. Vancouver led off with a Russell Teibert goal in the fourth minute, set up by Yordy Reyna. Gregory van der Wiel of Toronto had a yellow card for a twenty-eighth minute foul. The Whitecaps saw a yellow card for an Aly Ghazal foul in the thirty-fourth minute. Chris Mavinga of the Reds received a yellow card in first half stoppage time for his foul. Toronto went down to ten men in the sixty-sixth minute when van der Wiel received a second yellow card for a foul, earning an ejection. The Reds tied it in the seventy-third minute on a Jozy Altidore penalty kick goal. Vancouver's Reyna took a yellow card for his seventy-sixth minute foul. The Whitecaps took the lead back in the seventy-eighth minute on a Kei Kamara goal, helped along by Jordon Mutch and Reyna. Marinovic of Vancouver received a yellow card for time wasting in the ninetieth minute. The Whitecaps won 2-1, with Reyna picked as man of the match.

Back stateside, the Philadelphia Union host Minnesota United FC. Bobby Shuttleworth and Andre Blake draw the starts in goal. Philadelphia began in the eighth minute with a Cory Burke goal, via Borek Dockal. The Union added on with an Alejandro Bedoya goal in the seventeenth minute, coming off of Keegan Rosenberry and Dockal. Philadelphia extended the lead as Fabrice-Jean Picault scored, thanks to Rosenberry and Haris Medunjanin. The Union padded the lead with a forty-fourth minute Picault goal, assisted by C.J. Sapong. Minnesota got on the board in the fifty-fourth minute with a Darwin Quintero goal, passed from Angelo Rodriguez. Bedoya of Philadelphia had a yellow card for a foul in the fifty-sixth minute. In the seventy-second minute, yellow cards were assessed to Picault of the Union and Alexi Gomez of the Loons. Minnesota's Fernando Bob had a yellow card for his seventy-fifth minute foul. Philadelphia replied with an Ilsinho goal in the seventy-ninth minute, set up by Picault. This stood for a 5-1 final, with the man of the match being Picault. 

To the south, FC Dallas welcomes Orlando City SC. Joe Bendik and Jesse Gonzalez are in the six-yard boxes. Dominic Dwyer of Orlando City took a yellow card for a foul in the seventh minute. Dallas saw yellow cards for Reggie Cannon's foul in the twenty-seventh minute and dissent by Carlos Gruezo in the twenty-eighth minute. The Lions' Yoshimar Yotun received a yellow card for his thirty-fifth minute foul. The Toros got going in the sixty-third minute with a Santiago Mosquera goal, passed from Michael Barrios and Maximiliano Urruti. Dallas added on in the sixty-ninth minute with a Victor Ulloa goal, assisted by Urruti. This stood for a 2-0 final score, with the man of the match being Urruti for his role on both goals.

Back north, Sporting Kansas City brings in the Los Angeles Galaxy. David Bingham and Tim Melia are between the sticks. Los Angeles struck first in the twenty-fifth minute on a Zlatan Ibrahimovic penalty kick goal. Kansas City had a yellow card for a foul by Seth Sinovic in the thirty-fourth minute. Sporting had a burst of yellow cards, with Johnny Russell and Ilie Sanchez in the forty-ninth minute for a foul and dissent, respectively, and Daniel Salloi's fiftieth minute foul. Kansas City tied it in the eighty-third minute with a Johnny Russell goal, assisted by Graham Zusi. The Galaxy's Bingham had a yellow card for time wasting in the eighty-ninth minute. The final remained at 1-1, with the man of the match being Russell.

West to Colorado, where the Rapids host Los Angeles FC. Tyler Miller and Tim Howard patrol the penalty areas. Los Angeles drew first blood in the fifteenth minute with a Walker Zimmerman goal. Edgar Castillo of Colorado had a yellow card for his thirty-ninth minute foul. The Black and Gold added on in the forty-second minute with an Adama Diomande goal, helped along by Lee Nguyen. Los Angeles extended the lead as Diomande scored again in the forty-eighth minute, thanks to Aaron Kovar and Benny Feilhaber. Shkelzen Gashi of the Rapids received a yellow card for a fifty-third minute foul, as did teammates Kellyn Acosta in the seventy-seventh minute and Niki Jackson in the eighty-first minute. The final remained at 3-0, with Diomande's brace making him the man of the match.

In Utah, Real Salt Lake welcomes the Portland Timbers. Steve Clark and Nick Rimando are the veterans in goal. Portland had a yellow card for a foul by Diego Chara in the twenty-sixth minute. The Timbers cracked the scoresheet in the thirty-third minute with a Jeremy Ebobisse goal, via Sebastian Blanco. David Guzman of Portland had a yellow card for dissent in the fifty-fifth minute. Salt Lake tied it on a Jefferson Savarino goal in the fifty-fifth minute, set up by Joao Plata. Real saw yellow cards for a foul by Kyle Beckerman in the fifty-eighth minute and a dive by Sunny in the sixty-sixth minute. The Timbers retook the lead with a Blanco goal in the seventieth minute. Portland added on with a Blanco goal in the seventy-third minute, helped along by Diego Valeri and Ebobisse. The Timbers extended the lead as Lucas Melano scored in the eighty-eighth minute. Valeri of Portland had a yellow card for dissent in stoppage time. The Timbers won 4-1, with Blanco the clear man of the match.

Saturday ends with the San Jose Earthquakes bringing in the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and James Marcinkowski play in goal. New York kicked off the scoring in the twenty-ninth minute with an Alex Muyl goal. The Red Bulls added on with a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal in the thirty-second minute. New York extended the lead as Aaron Long scored in the fiftieth minute, thanks to Tim Parker and Marc Rzatkowski. Cristian Casseres, Jr. of the Red Bulls had a yellow card for an eightieth minute foul. San Jose got on the board in the eighty-third minute with a Chris Wondolowski goal, made possible by Florian Jungwirth. The final remained at 3-1, with the man of the match being Muyl for the opener.

On Sunday, DC United hosts the Chicago Fire. Stefan Cleveland and Bill Hamid are the keepers. Chicago dented the scoreboard in the fifty-first minute with a Raheem Edwards goal, via Aleksandar Katai. DC tied it in the sixty-second minute with a Wayne Rooney goal. The Black and Red took the lead on a Rooney penalty kick goal in the eighty-first minute. The Fire's Bastian Schweinsteiger received a yellow card for dangerous play in stoppage time. DC won 2-1, with Rooney as the man of the match. 

Finally, Monday Night Futbol sees the Seattle Sounders FC host the Houston Dynamo. Joe Willis and Stefan Frei man the nets. Seattle was first to score in the eighteenth minute with a Will Bruin goal, set up by Cristian Roldan and Nouhou. The Sounders added on with a Roldan goal in the thirty-fourth minute, made possible by Nicolas Lodeiro. Juan Cabezas of Houston had a yellow card for his fifty-fifth minute foul. Seattle extended the lead as Victor Rodriguez scored, thanks to Kelvin Leerdam. The Sounders padded the lead on another Rodriguez goal, helped along by Handwalla Bwana. Leonardo of the Dynamo received a yellow card for an eighty-seventh minute foul. Houston got on the board in the eighty-seventh minute with a DaMarcus Beasley goal, assisted by Arturo Alvarez and Tomas Martinez. This made it 4-1, the final, with Rodriguez selected as man of the match.

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