Sunday, November 25, 2018

MLS 2018 Conference Finals - Leg 1

We're back after a two-week break for the first leg of each conference final. First up...

The East has Atlanta United FC hosting the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Brad Guzan are the gloved men. Atlanta opened in the thirty-second minute with a Josef Martinez goal, via Jeff Larentowicz. Leandro Gonzalez Pirez had a yellow card for a foul for the Five Stripes in the sixty-second minute. Atlanta added on in the seventy-first minute with a Franco Escobar goal, passed from Julian Gressel and Miguel Almiron. The Five Stripes extended the lead in stoppage time as Hector Villalba scored, thanks to Escobar. The final held at 3-0, with Escobar as the man of the match.

Out in Portland, the Timbers host Sporting Kansas City for the West's first leg. Tim Melia and Jeff Attinella are in goal. David Guzman of Portland took a yellow card for a thirty-sixth minute foul. Seth Sinovic of Kansas City received a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time. Sporting saw yellow cards for fouls by Matt Besler in the sixty-sixth minute and Daniel Salloi in the eighty-ninth minute. The final stood at 0-0, with Melia named man of the match for his six-save clean sheet.

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