Only one game at midweek this time, with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC hosting the San Jose Earthquakes. Andrew Tarbell and Brian Rowe make the starts in goal. Vancouver struck first in the nineteenth minute with a Cristian Techera goal, via Yordy Reyna and Felipe. San Jose got on the board with a Danny Hoesen goal in first half stoppage time, assisted by Florian Jungwirth. The Earthquakes took the lead on a Nick Lima goal in the fifty-third minute, fueled by Valeri Qazaishvili. The Whitecaps retied it on a sixty-fourth minute Reyna goal, helped along by Marcel de Jong and Felipe. San Jose saw yellow cards for fouls by Anibal Godoy in the seventy-third minute and Jungwirth in the eighty-seventh minute. The game ended in a 2-2 draw, with Reyna the man of the match.
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MLS 2018 Week 11
Another full weekend of soccer awaits, beginning on Friday with one game in...
Vancouver, as the Whitecaps FC host the Houston Dynamo. Joe Willis and Brian Rowe man the nets. Houston began in the thirty-fifth minute with a Tomas Martinez goal, assisted by Alberth Elis and Oscar Boniek Garcia. Vancouver tied it on a forty-fourth minute Jose Aja goal, passed from Kendall Waston and Felipe. The Whitecaps had a yellow card for a sixty-first minute foul by Kei Kamara. Boniek Garcia of the Dynamo took a yellow card for his sixty-fourth minute foul. Houston saw yellow cards for an Arturo Alvarez foul in the eighty-eighth minute and Martinez in the ninetieth minute. The Dynamo took the lead with a Mauro Manotas goal in the ninetieth minute. Vancouver salvaged a 2-2 draw in stoppage time on a Waston goal, via Kamara and Felipe. The man of the match was Waston.
Saturday starts with Minnesota United FC welcoming the San Jose Earthquakes. Andrew Tarbell and Bobby Shuttleworth make the starts in goal. San Jose led off in the second minute with a Magnus Eriksson penalty kick goal. Minnesota saw a yellow card for a foul by Rasmus Schuller in the twenty-first minute. Minnesota tied it on a Christian Ramirez goal in the twenty-sixth minute. Harold Cummings of the Earthquakes had a yellow card for his fortieth minute foul. Shea Salinas of San Jose received a yellow card for his sixty-third minute foul. The Earthquakes took the lead back in the sixty-ninth minute with a Danny Hoesen goal, passed from Chris Wondolowski. San Jose added on with a Wondolowski penalty kick goal in the seventy-sixth minute. Francisco Calvo of Minnesota took a yellow card for a seventy-eighth minute foul. In stoppage time, the Earthquakes keeper Tarbell had a yellow card for time wasting. San Jose won 3-1, with Wondolowski named man of the match.
In Canada, the Montreal Impact bring in the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Evan Bush protect the nets. Philadelphia opened in the forty-third minute with a Cory Burke goal, via Raymon Gaddis and Borek Dockal. The Union went down to ten men in the fifty-eighth minute when Burke took a straight red card for a foul. Alejandro Silva of Montreal received a yellow card for a sixty-fifth minute foul. The Impact evened the manpower with a red card given to Daniel Lovitz in the sixty-seventh minute for denying a goal-scoring opportunity. Mark McKenzie of Philadelphia received a yellow card for his foul in the seventy-first minute. Samuel Piette of Montreal took a yellow card for his seventy-seventh minute foul. The Union added on in the eighty-eighth minute with a Haris Medunjanin goal. The final stood at 2-0, with the man of the match being Blake for his four-save clean sheet.
South to Texas, as FC Dallas hosts the Los Angeles Galaxy. David Bingham and Jimmy Maurer play in goal. Dallas started in the twenty-eighth minute with a Maximiliano Urruti goal, via Mauro Diaz. Dallas added on in the forty-fourth minute on a Roland Lamah goal, coming off of Diaz. Ashley Cole of Los Angeles had a yellow card for his foul in first half stoppage time. Los Angeles got on the board in the forty-seventh minute with an Ola Kamara goal, guided in by Romain Alessandrini. Dallas replied in the fifty-second minute with a Lamah goal, his second of the game, set up by Diaz. Dallas went down to ten men after Reto Ziegler had yellow cards for fouls in the fifty-eighth and seventy-third minutes to earn his ejection. The Galaxy got one back with an Emmanuel Boateng goal in the eighty-third minute, assist by Cole. The Galaxy took a yellow card for an eighty-sixth minute Michael Ciani foul. Urruti of Dallas had a yellow card for his time wasting in the eighty-seventh minute. The final remained at 3-2, with Diaz's three assists making him the man of the match.
Back north, the Columbus Crew SC welcomes the Chicago Fire. Richard Sanchez and Zack Steffen are in the six-yard boxes. Chicago's Kevin Ellis took a yellow card for a foul in the twenty-seventh minute. Columbus struck first in the twenty-eighth minute with a Federico Higuain penalty kick goal. The Crew added on in the fiftieth minute with a Gyasi Zardes goal, coming off of Niko Hansen. Zardes had a yellow card for a dive in the fifty-seventh minute for Columbus. The Crew extended the lead as Zardes scored again in the seventieth minute, thanks to Ricardo Clark and Hector Jimenez. This stood for a 3-0 final, with Zardes named man of the match.
Eastward to New England, where the Revolution bring in Toronto FC. Alexander Bono and Matt Turner draw the starts in goal. New England kicked off the scoring in the fourth minute with a Cristian Penilla goal, via Teal Bunbury. The Revolution added on with a seventh minute Penilla goal. New England had yellow cards for fouls by Chris Tierney in the twenty-third minute and Scott Caldwell in the fortieth minute. The Revolution extended the lead as Bunbury scored in the forty-sixth minute, thanks to Andrew Farrell. Toronto got on the board with an Antonio Mlinar Delamea own goal in the fifty-fifth minute. New England received yellow cards for a Luis Caicedo foul in the sixty-eighth minute and time wasting by Diego Fagundez in the seventy-third minute. Toronto got closer with a Sebastian Giovinco penalty kick goal in the eighty-ninth minute. Toronto went down to ten men when Giovinco took a straight red card for violent conduct in the ninetieth minute. New England held on to win 3-2, with Penilla the man of the match for his brace.
Back to the west, the Colorado Rapids host the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Tim Howard tend the nets. New York opened in the fifth minute with a Daniel Royer goal, via Bradley Wright-Phillips and Michael Murillo. Tim Parker of the Red Bulls had a yellow card for his sixtieth minute foul. Colorado saw yellow cards for fouls by Enzo Martinez in the sixty-first minute and Bismark Boateng in the sixty-eighth minute. New York replied with a Derrick Etienne goal, assisted by Alex Muyl and Alejandro Romero Gamarra. The Rapids got on the board with a Jack McBean goal in the eighty-fifth minute. Jack Price of Colorado had a yellow card for his foul in the eighty-eighth minute. In stoppage time, Muyl of the Red Bulls and Danny Wilson of the Rapids took yellow cards for their fouls. The final remained at 2-1, with the man of the match honors going to Etienne.
Saturday ends with Real Salt Lake welcoming DC United. Steve Clark and Nick Rimando are the veteran keepers. DC started in the ninth minute with a Paul Arriola goal, via Zoltan Stieber. Salt Lake tied it on a twenty-first minute goal by Corey Baird, coming off of Joao Plata and Damir Kreilach. DC went down to ten men when Joseph Mora received a straight red card upon review in the twenty-second minute. Real took the lead with an Albert Rusnak goal in the twenty-sixth minute, courtesy of Brooks Lennon and Jefferson Savarino. Salt Lake added on with a fifty-sixth minute Savarino goal, assisted by Rusnak. DC got one back with an eighty-third minute Steve Birnbaum goal, passed from Nick DeLeon and Christopher Durkin. Baird of Real had a yellow card for an eighty-ninth minute foul. DeLeon of DC received a yellow card for his foul in stoppage time. The game ended 3-2, with Rusnak named man of the match.
On Sunday, the Portland Timbers bring in the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Jeff Attinella are between the sticks. Seattle saw a yellow card for a thirty-fourth minute Jordy Delem foul. Liam Ridgewell of Portland took a yellow card for his forty-fourth minute foul. The Sounders had yellow cards for fouls by Alex Roldan in the seventy-sixth minute and Henry Wingo in the eighty-second minute. The Timbers got going in the eighty-sixth minute with a Sebastian Blanco goal, set up by Samuel Armenteros. Portland's Blanco took a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final held at 1-0, with the man of the match being Blanco.
In the south, Orlando City SC hosts Atlanta United FC. Alec Kann and Joe Bendik are the keepers. Atlanta led off in the tenth minute with a Josef Martinez penalty kick goal. Cristian Higuita of Orlando City took a yellow card for his twentieth minute foul. Atlanta added on with an Ezequiel Barco goal in the thirty-first minute, coming off of Greg Garza. Orlando City keeper Bendik took a yellow card for dissent in the thirty-second minute. Orlando City got on the board with a Justin Meram goal in the fifty-seventh minute. In the eighty-fourth minute, Hector Villalba of Atlanta and Yoshimar Yotun of Orlando City both took yellow cards. Oriol Rosell of Orlando City and his teammate Will Johnson received yellow cards in the eighty-eighth minute and stoppage time, respectively. The final held at 2-1, with Barco the man of the match.
Finally, Los Angeles FC hosts New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Tyler Miller are the gloved men. New York City began in the thirteenth minute with a David Villa goal. Yangel Herrera of New York City had a yellow card for his sixteenth minute foul. Los Angeles tied it in the twenty-third minute on a Sebastien Ibeagha own goal. Los Angeles saw yellow cards for Eduard Atuesta's twenty-eighth minute foul, time wasting by the keeper Miller in the thirty-second minute, and Omar Gaber's thirty-seventh-minute foul. Ben Sweat of New York City took a yellow card for his sixty-second minute foul. Los Angeles pulled ahead with a Carlos Vela goal in the sixty-sixth minute, courtesy of Mark-Anthony Kaye. New York City retied it on an Ismael Tajouri-Shradi goal in the seventy-seventh minute. The final remained at 2-2, with Tajouri-Shradi the man of the match for his equalizer.
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Vancouver, as the Whitecaps FC host the Houston Dynamo. Joe Willis and Brian Rowe man the nets. Houston began in the thirty-fifth minute with a Tomas Martinez goal, assisted by Alberth Elis and Oscar Boniek Garcia. Vancouver tied it on a forty-fourth minute Jose Aja goal, passed from Kendall Waston and Felipe. The Whitecaps had a yellow card for a sixty-first minute foul by Kei Kamara. Boniek Garcia of the Dynamo took a yellow card for his sixty-fourth minute foul. Houston saw yellow cards for an Arturo Alvarez foul in the eighty-eighth minute and Martinez in the ninetieth minute. The Dynamo took the lead with a Mauro Manotas goal in the ninetieth minute. Vancouver salvaged a 2-2 draw in stoppage time on a Waston goal, via Kamara and Felipe. The man of the match was Waston.
Saturday starts with Minnesota United FC welcoming the San Jose Earthquakes. Andrew Tarbell and Bobby Shuttleworth make the starts in goal. San Jose led off in the second minute with a Magnus Eriksson penalty kick goal. Minnesota saw a yellow card for a foul by Rasmus Schuller in the twenty-first minute. Minnesota tied it on a Christian Ramirez goal in the twenty-sixth minute. Harold Cummings of the Earthquakes had a yellow card for his fortieth minute foul. Shea Salinas of San Jose received a yellow card for his sixty-third minute foul. The Earthquakes took the lead back in the sixty-ninth minute with a Danny Hoesen goal, passed from Chris Wondolowski. San Jose added on with a Wondolowski penalty kick goal in the seventy-sixth minute. Francisco Calvo of Minnesota took a yellow card for a seventy-eighth minute foul. In stoppage time, the Earthquakes keeper Tarbell had a yellow card for time wasting. San Jose won 3-1, with Wondolowski named man of the match.
In Canada, the Montreal Impact bring in the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Evan Bush protect the nets. Philadelphia opened in the forty-third minute with a Cory Burke goal, via Raymon Gaddis and Borek Dockal. The Union went down to ten men in the fifty-eighth minute when Burke took a straight red card for a foul. Alejandro Silva of Montreal received a yellow card for a sixty-fifth minute foul. The Impact evened the manpower with a red card given to Daniel Lovitz in the sixty-seventh minute for denying a goal-scoring opportunity. Mark McKenzie of Philadelphia received a yellow card for his foul in the seventy-first minute. Samuel Piette of Montreal took a yellow card for his seventy-seventh minute foul. The Union added on in the eighty-eighth minute with a Haris Medunjanin goal. The final stood at 2-0, with the man of the match being Blake for his four-save clean sheet.
South to Texas, as FC Dallas hosts the Los Angeles Galaxy. David Bingham and Jimmy Maurer play in goal. Dallas started in the twenty-eighth minute with a Maximiliano Urruti goal, via Mauro Diaz. Dallas added on in the forty-fourth minute on a Roland Lamah goal, coming off of Diaz. Ashley Cole of Los Angeles had a yellow card for his foul in first half stoppage time. Los Angeles got on the board in the forty-seventh minute with an Ola Kamara goal, guided in by Romain Alessandrini. Dallas replied in the fifty-second minute with a Lamah goal, his second of the game, set up by Diaz. Dallas went down to ten men after Reto Ziegler had yellow cards for fouls in the fifty-eighth and seventy-third minutes to earn his ejection. The Galaxy got one back with an Emmanuel Boateng goal in the eighty-third minute, assist by Cole. The Galaxy took a yellow card for an eighty-sixth minute Michael Ciani foul. Urruti of Dallas had a yellow card for his time wasting in the eighty-seventh minute. The final remained at 3-2, with Diaz's three assists making him the man of the match.
Back north, the Columbus Crew SC welcomes the Chicago Fire. Richard Sanchez and Zack Steffen are in the six-yard boxes. Chicago's Kevin Ellis took a yellow card for a foul in the twenty-seventh minute. Columbus struck first in the twenty-eighth minute with a Federico Higuain penalty kick goal. The Crew added on in the fiftieth minute with a Gyasi Zardes goal, coming off of Niko Hansen. Zardes had a yellow card for a dive in the fifty-seventh minute for Columbus. The Crew extended the lead as Zardes scored again in the seventieth minute, thanks to Ricardo Clark and Hector Jimenez. This stood for a 3-0 final, with Zardes named man of the match.
Eastward to New England, where the Revolution bring in Toronto FC. Alexander Bono and Matt Turner draw the starts in goal. New England kicked off the scoring in the fourth minute with a Cristian Penilla goal, via Teal Bunbury. The Revolution added on with a seventh minute Penilla goal. New England had yellow cards for fouls by Chris Tierney in the twenty-third minute and Scott Caldwell in the fortieth minute. The Revolution extended the lead as Bunbury scored in the forty-sixth minute, thanks to Andrew Farrell. Toronto got on the board with an Antonio Mlinar Delamea own goal in the fifty-fifth minute. New England received yellow cards for a Luis Caicedo foul in the sixty-eighth minute and time wasting by Diego Fagundez in the seventy-third minute. Toronto got closer with a Sebastian Giovinco penalty kick goal in the eighty-ninth minute. Toronto went down to ten men when Giovinco took a straight red card for violent conduct in the ninetieth minute. New England held on to win 3-2, with Penilla the man of the match for his brace.
Back to the west, the Colorado Rapids host the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Tim Howard tend the nets. New York opened in the fifth minute with a Daniel Royer goal, via Bradley Wright-Phillips and Michael Murillo. Tim Parker of the Red Bulls had a yellow card for his sixtieth minute foul. Colorado saw yellow cards for fouls by Enzo Martinez in the sixty-first minute and Bismark Boateng in the sixty-eighth minute. New York replied with a Derrick Etienne goal, assisted by Alex Muyl and Alejandro Romero Gamarra. The Rapids got on the board with a Jack McBean goal in the eighty-fifth minute. Jack Price of Colorado had a yellow card for his foul in the eighty-eighth minute. In stoppage time, Muyl of the Red Bulls and Danny Wilson of the Rapids took yellow cards for their fouls. The final remained at 2-1, with the man of the match honors going to Etienne.
Saturday ends with Real Salt Lake welcoming DC United. Steve Clark and Nick Rimando are the veteran keepers. DC started in the ninth minute with a Paul Arriola goal, via Zoltan Stieber. Salt Lake tied it on a twenty-first minute goal by Corey Baird, coming off of Joao Plata and Damir Kreilach. DC went down to ten men when Joseph Mora received a straight red card upon review in the twenty-second minute. Real took the lead with an Albert Rusnak goal in the twenty-sixth minute, courtesy of Brooks Lennon and Jefferson Savarino. Salt Lake added on with a fifty-sixth minute Savarino goal, assisted by Rusnak. DC got one back with an eighty-third minute Steve Birnbaum goal, passed from Nick DeLeon and Christopher Durkin. Baird of Real had a yellow card for an eighty-ninth minute foul. DeLeon of DC received a yellow card for his foul in stoppage time. The game ended 3-2, with Rusnak named man of the match.
On Sunday, the Portland Timbers bring in the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Jeff Attinella are between the sticks. Seattle saw a yellow card for a thirty-fourth minute Jordy Delem foul. Liam Ridgewell of Portland took a yellow card for his forty-fourth minute foul. The Sounders had yellow cards for fouls by Alex Roldan in the seventy-sixth minute and Henry Wingo in the eighty-second minute. The Timbers got going in the eighty-sixth minute with a Sebastian Blanco goal, set up by Samuel Armenteros. Portland's Blanco took a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final held at 1-0, with the man of the match being Blanco.
In the south, Orlando City SC hosts Atlanta United FC. Alec Kann and Joe Bendik are the keepers. Atlanta led off in the tenth minute with a Josef Martinez penalty kick goal. Cristian Higuita of Orlando City took a yellow card for his twentieth minute foul. Atlanta added on with an Ezequiel Barco goal in the thirty-first minute, coming off of Greg Garza. Orlando City keeper Bendik took a yellow card for dissent in the thirty-second minute. Orlando City got on the board with a Justin Meram goal in the fifty-seventh minute. In the eighty-fourth minute, Hector Villalba of Atlanta and Yoshimar Yotun of Orlando City both took yellow cards. Oriol Rosell of Orlando City and his teammate Will Johnson received yellow cards in the eighty-eighth minute and stoppage time, respectively. The final held at 2-1, with Barco the man of the match.
Finally, Los Angeles FC hosts New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Tyler Miller are the gloved men. New York City began in the thirteenth minute with a David Villa goal. Yangel Herrera of New York City had a yellow card for his sixteenth minute foul. Los Angeles tied it in the twenty-third minute on a Sebastien Ibeagha own goal. Los Angeles saw yellow cards for Eduard Atuesta's twenty-eighth minute foul, time wasting by the keeper Miller in the thirty-second minute, and Omar Gaber's thirty-seventh-minute foul. Ben Sweat of New York City took a yellow card for his sixty-second minute foul. Los Angeles pulled ahead with a Carlos Vela goal in the sixty-sixth minute, courtesy of Mark-Anthony Kaye. New York City retied it on an Ismael Tajouri-Shradi goal in the seventy-seventh minute. The final remained at 2-2, with Tajouri-Shradi the man of the match for his equalizer.
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NWSL 2018 Week 7
All four games are on Saturday this Mother's Day Weekend, beginning in...
Portland, as the Thorns FC host the Orlando Pride. Ashlyn Harris and Britt Eckerstrom are in goal. Orlando began in the eleventh minute on an Alex Morgan goal after Mallory Weber misplayed the ball in the box for Portland. The Pride added on with a long-range Christine Nairn goal in the twenty-first minute. Portland got on the board in the twenty-third minute on a Christine Sinclair goal, set up by Tobin Heath's corner kick. Orlando's Carson Pickett had a yellow card for a sixty-fourth minute foul. The Thorns saw yellow cards for fouls by Andressinha in the sixty-fifth minute and Sinclair in the seventy-sixth minute. Dani Weatherholt of the Pride took a yellow card for an eighty-third minute foul. The final stayed at 2-1 Pride, with the woman of the match being Morgan. Also strong were Nairn, Alanna Kennedy, Rachel Hill, and Ali Krieger, while the Thorns saw good efforts from Katherine Reynolds, Midge Purce, Andressinha, Heath, and Sinclair.
In the east, the North Carolina Courage welcome the Washington Spirit. Aubrey Bledsoe faces a lesser foe in Katelyn Rowland in goal. In the thirty-eighth minute, Francisca Ordega took a yellow card for persistent infringement for Washington. North Carolina got going in the sixty-third minute with an Abby Erceg goal, set up by Jaelene Hinkle on a free kick. This stood for a 1-0 win, with Erceg named woman of the match. Also strong for the Courage were Hinkle, Samantha Mewis, Debinha, and Jessica McDonald, while the Spirit's best were Bledsoe (five for six in saves), Taylor Smith, Andi Sullivan, Estefania Banini, and Ordega.
West to Chicago, where the Red Stars bring in the Houston Dash. Jane Campbell and Alyssa Naeher are the American keepers. Houston opened in the sixth minute with a Rachel Daly goal, set up by Nichelle Prince. Chicago tied it in the twentieth minute with a Sam Kerr goal, assisted by Arin Gilliland after miscommunication in the Houston back line. Sam Johnson of the Red Stars had a yellow card for a professional foul in the twenty-sixth minute. The Dash retook the lead in the forty-eighth minute with a Kristie Mewis goal, via Kyah Simon and Daly. Chicago's Taylor Comeau took a yellow card for a fifty-eighth minute foul. The Red Stars retied it in the sixty-fifth minute with a Sofia Huerta penalty kick goal. In the eighty-ninth minute, Kealia Ohai received a yellow card for a foul. This held for a 2-2 draw, with the woman of the match being Daly. Also strong for the Dash were Kimberly Keever, Allysha Chapman, Mewis, and Prince, while the Red Stars' best were Comeau, Katie Naughton, Gilliland, and Kerr.
Finally, the Seattle Reign FC host Sky Blue FC. Kailen Sheridan and Lydia Williams are the gloved women. Seattle led off in the fifth minute with a Jodie Taylor goal, set up by Steph Catley and Megan Rapinoe. In the twenty-first minute, Erica Skroski of Sky Blue received a yellow card for a foul. The Reign added on in the thirty-eighth minute with a Rapinoe goal, created by a knockdown on Catley's entry pass. Seattle extended the lead in the sixtieth minute as Rapinoe scored her second of the game, courtesy of Nahomi Kawasumi. Sky Blue got on the board in the sixty-second minute with a Savannah McCaskill goal, passed from Carli Lloyd. The Reign replied in the eighty-fourth minute on an Allie Long goal, who deflected in a shot off the post from Rumi Utsugi. Seattle's Taylor took a yellow card for an eighty-eighth minute foul. The final stood at 4-1, with Rapinoe named woman of the match. Seattle's other strong performances came from Kristen McNabb, Catley, Long, and Taylor, while Sky Blue had good games from Mandy Freeman, Lloyd, McCaskill, and Katie Johnson.
NWSL Team of the Week
GK Aubrey Bledsoe
RB Ali Krieger
CB Abby Erceg
CB Kristen McNabb
LB Steph Catley
DM Samantha Mewis
CM Andi Sullivan
AM Christine Nairn
FW Megan Rapinoe
FW Jodie Taylor
FW Rachel Daly
Portland, as the Thorns FC host the Orlando Pride. Ashlyn Harris and Britt Eckerstrom are in goal. Orlando began in the eleventh minute on an Alex Morgan goal after Mallory Weber misplayed the ball in the box for Portland. The Pride added on with a long-range Christine Nairn goal in the twenty-first minute. Portland got on the board in the twenty-third minute on a Christine Sinclair goal, set up by Tobin Heath's corner kick. Orlando's Carson Pickett had a yellow card for a sixty-fourth minute foul. The Thorns saw yellow cards for fouls by Andressinha in the sixty-fifth minute and Sinclair in the seventy-sixth minute. Dani Weatherholt of the Pride took a yellow card for an eighty-third minute foul. The final stayed at 2-1 Pride, with the woman of the match being Morgan. Also strong were Nairn, Alanna Kennedy, Rachel Hill, and Ali Krieger, while the Thorns saw good efforts from Katherine Reynolds, Midge Purce, Andressinha, Heath, and Sinclair.
In the east, the North Carolina Courage welcome the Washington Spirit. Aubrey Bledsoe faces a lesser foe in Katelyn Rowland in goal. In the thirty-eighth minute, Francisca Ordega took a yellow card for persistent infringement for Washington. North Carolina got going in the sixty-third minute with an Abby Erceg goal, set up by Jaelene Hinkle on a free kick. This stood for a 1-0 win, with Erceg named woman of the match. Also strong for the Courage were Hinkle, Samantha Mewis, Debinha, and Jessica McDonald, while the Spirit's best were Bledsoe (five for six in saves), Taylor Smith, Andi Sullivan, Estefania Banini, and Ordega.
West to Chicago, where the Red Stars bring in the Houston Dash. Jane Campbell and Alyssa Naeher are the American keepers. Houston opened in the sixth minute with a Rachel Daly goal, set up by Nichelle Prince. Chicago tied it in the twentieth minute with a Sam Kerr goal, assisted by Arin Gilliland after miscommunication in the Houston back line. Sam Johnson of the Red Stars had a yellow card for a professional foul in the twenty-sixth minute. The Dash retook the lead in the forty-eighth minute with a Kristie Mewis goal, via Kyah Simon and Daly. Chicago's Taylor Comeau took a yellow card for a fifty-eighth minute foul. The Red Stars retied it in the sixty-fifth minute with a Sofia Huerta penalty kick goal. In the eighty-ninth minute, Kealia Ohai received a yellow card for a foul. This held for a 2-2 draw, with the woman of the match being Daly. Also strong for the Dash were Kimberly Keever, Allysha Chapman, Mewis, and Prince, while the Red Stars' best were Comeau, Katie Naughton, Gilliland, and Kerr.
Finally, the Seattle Reign FC host Sky Blue FC. Kailen Sheridan and Lydia Williams are the gloved women. Seattle led off in the fifth minute with a Jodie Taylor goal, set up by Steph Catley and Megan Rapinoe. In the twenty-first minute, Erica Skroski of Sky Blue received a yellow card for a foul. The Reign added on in the thirty-eighth minute with a Rapinoe goal, created by a knockdown on Catley's entry pass. Seattle extended the lead in the sixtieth minute as Rapinoe scored her second of the game, courtesy of Nahomi Kawasumi. Sky Blue got on the board in the sixty-second minute with a Savannah McCaskill goal, passed from Carli Lloyd. The Reign replied in the eighty-fourth minute on an Allie Long goal, who deflected in a shot off the post from Rumi Utsugi. Seattle's Taylor took a yellow card for an eighty-eighth minute foul. The final stood at 4-1, with Rapinoe named woman of the match. Seattle's other strong performances came from Kristen McNabb, Catley, Long, and Taylor, while Sky Blue had good games from Mandy Freeman, Lloyd, McCaskill, and Katie Johnson.
NWSL Team of the Week
GK Aubrey Bledsoe
RB Ali Krieger
CB Abby Erceg
CB Kristen McNabb
LB Steph Catley
DM Samantha Mewis
CM Andi Sullivan
AM Christine Nairn
FW Megan Rapinoe
FW Jodie Taylor
FW Rachel Daly
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