We've got two waves of games on the penultimate week of the regular season. First up...
Atlanta United FC hosts the Chicago Fire. Patrick McLain is mismatched with Brad Guzan in goal. Atlanta started in the ninth minute with a Franco Escobar goal, set up by Josef Martinez. Chicago tied it on a Micheal de Leeuw goal in the twenty-fourth minute, assisted by Djordje Mihailovic and Brandt Bronico. Johan Kappelhof of the Fire gave the lead back to the Five Stripes in the twenty-sixth minute with his own goal. Kappelhof's day got worse in the seventy-second minute when he took a yellow card for a foul. Eric Remedi of Atlanta received a yellow card for his eighty-first minute foul. The final stood at 2-1, with the man of the match being Escobar.
Up in DC, United welcomes New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Bill Hamid are the gloved men. DC opened in the eighth minute with a Wayne Rooney goal, passed from Luciano Acosta. The Black and Red added on in the twenty-fourth minute with an Acosta goal. Valentin Castellanos of New York City received a yellow card for a sixty-sixth minute foul. DC extended the lead as Rooney scored a penalty kick goal in the seventy-fourth minute. The Pigeons got on the board with a David Villa goal in the seventy-eighth minute, coming off of Yangel Herrera. New York City's Ronald Matarrita had a yellow card for a dive in stoppage time. DC won 3-1, with Acosta as the man of the match.
Further to the north, the Montreal Impact bring in Toronto FC. Alexander Bono and Evan Bush man the six-yard boxes. Bacary Sagna of Montreal had a yellow card for dissent in the thirty-eighth minute. Toronto's Jonathan Osorio received a yellow card for his forty-fifth minute foul. The Impact dented the scoreboard in the seventy-fourth minute on an Ignacio Piatti penalty kick goal. Montreal added on with a Piatti goal in the eighty-ninth minute, made possible by Alejandro Silva. This made it 2-0, the final, with the man of the match honors given to Piatti.
Back south, Orlando City SC hosts the Columbus Crew SC. Zack Steffen faces a lesser foe in Adam Grinwis in goal. Jonathan Mensah of Columbus took a yellow card for a thirty-third minute foul. Orlando City saw a yellow card for Dominic Dwyer's foul in the thirty-seventh minute. The Crew got going in the fifty-fourth minute on a Federico Higuain goal. The Lions retied it with a Yoshimar Yotun penalty kick goal in the fifty-seventh minute. Orlando City won 2-1 in stoppage time with a Sacha Kljestan penalty kick goal. The man of the match was Yotun.
North again to Philadelphia, as the Union welcome the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Andre Blake protect the nets. Philadelphia's C.J. Sapong took a yellow card for his thirty-seventh minute foul. Auston Trusty of the Union had a yellow card for a forty-seventh minute foul. New York saw yellow cards for a foul by Tyler Adams in the fifty-fifth minute and dissent by Alex Muyl in the fifty-seventh minute. Philadelphia's Fabrice-Jean Picault received a yellow card for a foul in the sixty-sixth minute. The Red Bulls drew first blood in the sixty-ninth minute on an Alejandro Romero Gamarra penalty kick goal. This held for a 1-0 win, with the man of the match being Robles for a two-save clean sheet.
Southwest to Texas, where FC Dallas brings in Sporting Kansas City to lead off the second wave of games. Tim Melia and Jesse Gonzalez are between the sticks. Dallas' keeper Gonzalez earned a yellow card for a foul in the sixteenth minute. Kansas City led off in the forty-fifth minute on a Daniel Salloi goal. Roger Espinoza of Sporting took a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time. Kansas City added on with an Espinoza goal in the sixty-fourth minute, coming off of Ike Opara. Sporting's Felipe Gutierrez and Ilie Sanchez received yellow cards for fouls in the sixty-eighth and seventy-third minutes, respectively. The Toros had a yellow card for a Marquinhos Pedroso foul in the eighty-sixth minute. Kansas City extended the lead as Johnny Russell scored a penalty kick goal in the eighty-seventh minute. The final remained at 3-0, with the man of the match named as Melia for his five-save clean sheet.
Also in Texas, the Houston Dynamo host the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Tyler Deric draw the starts in goal. Seattle began in the twenty-sixth minute with a Chad Marshall goal, set up by Nicolas Lodeiro. The Sounders added on with a Gustav Svensson goal in the forty-ninth minute, assisted by Lodeiro. Houston got on the board with a sixty-third minute Kevin Garcia goal, passed from Oscar Boniek Garcia. Nouhou of Seattle received a yellow card for a seventy-second minute foul. The Dynamo's Boniek Garcia took a yellow card for his seventy-fourth minute foul. The Sounders answered on a Raul Ruidiaz goal in the eighty-seventh minute, courtesy of Lodeiro. Houston pulled one back in the eighty-ninth minute on a Mauro Manotas goal, guided in by Romell Quioto. The Sounders held on for a 3-2 win, with Lodeiro as the man of the match.
Over in California, Los Angeles FC welcomes the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Stefan Marinovic and Tyler Miller are the goalies. Los Angeles struck first in the fifth minute with a Diego Rossi goal, assisted by Carlos Vela. The Black and Gold added on in the fifteenth minute with another Rossi goal. Vancouver got on the board with a Yordy Reyna penalty kick goal in the twenty-second minute. Benny Feilhaber of Los Angeles received a yellow card for his thirty-second minute foul. The Whitecaps had yellow cards for fouls by Reyna in the fifty-second minute and Alphonso Davies in the sixty-second minute. Vancouver tied it on a Jordon Mutch goal in the sixty-fifth minute, helped along by Erik Hurtado. Mutch received a yellow card in stoppage time for the Whitecaps for his foul. The final stayed at 2-2, with the man of the match being Rossi.
Backtracking to Minnesota United FC bringing in the Los Angeles Galaxy. David Bingham and Matthew Lampson occupy the penalty areas. Los Angeles kicked off the scoring in the thirtieth minute with a Zlatan Ibrahimovic goal, assisted by Rolf Feltscher. The Galaxy added on with an Ola Kamara goal in the fiftieth minute, passed from Ashley Cole and Sebastian Lletget. Los Angeles extended the lead as Romain Alessandrini scored in the fifty-first minute, thanks to Ibrahimovic. Minnesota got on the board with an Angelo Rodriguez goal, set up by Darwin Quintero. The Loons saw yellow cards for fouls by Michael Boxall in the sixty-fifth minute and Fernando Bob in the seventieth minute. Alessandrini of the Galaxy had a yellow card for dissent in the seventieth minute. The Galaxy won 3-1, with Ibrahimovic earning man of the match honors.
Westward to Portland, as the Timbers host Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Steve Clark are the veteran keepers. Portland was first to score in the fifteenth minute with a Larrys Mabiala goal, passed from Diego Valeri. Kyle Beckerman of Salt Lake had a yellow card for a twenty-seventh minute foul. Valeri of the Timbers took a yellow card for his sixty-third minute foul. Sebastian Blanco of Portland had a yellow card for his dissent in the sixty-eighth minute, but also assisted on Diego Chara's goal in the same minute. The Timbers extended the lead as Blanco scored in the eighty-seventh minute, thanks to Lucas Melano. Portland won 3-0, with the man of the match being Blanco.
Finally, the San Jose Earthquakes host the Colorado Rapids. Tim Howard and James Marcinkowski make the starts in goal. Colorado saw yellow cards for fouls by Bismark Boateng in the fifty-first minute and Kortne Ford in the seventy-seventh minute. The game ended in a 0-0 draw, with the man of the match being Howard for his four-save clean sheet.
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