MLS 2019 - Week 2

Eleven games this week as more teams play in home openers. The first seven are on Saturday, beginning with...

The Chicago Fire hosting Orlando City SC. David Ousted and Brian Rowe man the nets. Orlando City's Kyle Smith took a yellow card for a 34th minute foul. Chicago saw a yellow card in the 45th minute for a foul by Djordje Mihailovic. The Lions got going in the 47th minute with a Dom Dwyer goal, set up by Nani. The Fire went down to ten men in the 64th minute when Jorge Corrales took a straight red card for denying a goal-scoring opportunity. Chicago's Bastian Schweinsteiger received a yellow card for a 90th minute foul. The Fire tied it in second half stoppage time with a C.J. Sapong goal, coming off of Przemyslaw Frankowski. This made it a 1-1 draw, with the man of the match being Sapong.

Over in New England, the Revolution welcome the Columbus Crew SC. Zack Steffen and Brad Knighton are the keepers. Columbus led off in the 26th minute with a Gyasi Zardes goal, set up by Pedro Santos. Wilfried Zahibo of New England took a yellow card for a 35th minute foul. In the 36th minute, the Crew's Wil Trapp had a yellow card for his foul. Columbus' Santos received a yellow card for a 77th minute foul. Brandon Bye of the Revolution had a yellow card for his 86th minute foul. The Crew iced it deep in stoppage time with another Zardes goal, assisted by Hector Jimenez and the keeper Steffen. The final held at 2-0, with Zardes' brace making him the man of the match.

Down in Texas, FC Dallas brings in the Los Angeles Galaxy. David Bingham and Jesse Gonzalez draw the starts in goal. Rolf Feltscher of Los Angeles took a yellow card for a 21st minute foul. Sebastian Lletget of the Galaxy had a yellow card for his 35th minute foul. Dallas dented the scoreboard in the 53rd minute with a Reto Ziegler penalty kick goal. The Toros added on in the 61st minute with a Bryan Acosta goal, set up by Paxton Pomykal. Los Angeles saw yellow cards for fouls by Daniel Steres in the 71st minute and Diego Polenta in the 75th minute. Michael Barrios of Dallas received a yellow card for his 80th minute foul. Jonathan dos Santos of the Galaxy took a yellow card for a foul in second half stoppage time. Dallas won 2-0, with the man of the match being Acosta.

Staying in the state, the Houston Dynamo host the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Joe Willis protect the nets. Montreal began in the 34th minute with a Saphir Taider goal, via Micheal Azira. Houston tied it on a Memo Rodriguez goal in the 36th minute, assisted in by Tomas Martinez. Boniek Garcia of the Dynamo took a yellow card for a foul in the 74th minute. In the 77th minute, Bacary Sagna of the Impact and Houston's Romell Quioto each received a yellow card. The Dynamo pulled ahead on a Mauro Manotas goal in the 86th minute, set up by Quioto. Montreal's Victor Cabrera took a yellow card for his 88th minute foul. The final remained at 2-1, with Manotas' winner making him man of the match.

Northwest to Utah, as Real Salt Lake welcomes the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Maxime Crepeau and Nick Rimando are in the six-yard boxes. Vancouver's Yordy Reyna earned a yellow card for a 17th minute foul. Salt Lake opened in the 21st minute with an Albert Rusnak penalty kick goal. Real's Everton Luiz took a yellow card for his 41st minute foul. The goal held up in a 1-0 final, with Rimando's five-save clean sheet making him the man of the match.

Out in California, the San Jose Earthquakes bring in Minnesota United FC. Vito Mannone and Daniel Vega are between the sticks. San Jose's Magnus Eriksson took a yellow card for a foul in the 3rd minute. Minnesota cracked the scoresheet in the 49th minute with a Darwin Quintero penalty kick goal. The Loons added on in the 52nd minute with a Miguel Ibarra goal, via Quintero. Anibal Godoy of the Earthquakes took a yellow card for his 61st minute foul. Rasmus Schuller of Minnesota received a yellow card for his foul in the 65th minute. The Loons extended the lead as San Jose's Harold Cummings committed an own goal in the 75th minute. The final remained at 3-0, with Quintero named man of the match for his goal and assist.

Saturday ends in Seattle, as the Sounders FC host the Colorado Rapids. Tim Howard and Stefan Frei tend the nets. Seattle led off in the 5th minute with a Kelvin Leerdam goal. The Sounders added on in the 8th minute with a Raul Ruidiaz goal. Keegan Rosenberry of Colorado took a yellow card for persistent infringement in the 17th minute. Seattle's Gustav Svensson received a yellow card for a 25th minute foul. The Rapids saw a yellow card for persistent infringement by Benny Feilhaber in the 33rd minute. The Sounders racked up four yellow cards in the second half, for fouls by Jordan Morris in the 52nd minute and Cristian Roldan in the 59th minute, as well as time wasting by Leerdam in the 65th minute and Nicolas Lodeiro in stoppage time. The final remained 2-0, with the man of the match being Ruidiaz.

On Sunday, New York City FC hosts DC United. Bill Hamid and Sean Johnson are the gloved men. New York City's Maxime Chanot took a yellow card for a 27th minute foul. DC saw yellow cards for Leonardo Jara in the 57th minute and Joseph Mora in the 73rd minute, both for fouls. The game ended in a 0-0 draw, with Hamid's six-save clean sheet on the road making him the man of the match.

Westward to Kansas City, where Sporting welcomes the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Tim Melia patrol the penalty areas. Kansas City struck first in the 11th minute with an Ilie Sanchez penalty kick goal. Sporting's Graham Zusi took a yellow card for a 22nd minute foul. In the 31st minute, Marco Fabian of Philadelphia picked up a yellow card for his foul. Gianluca Busio of Kansas City received a yellow card in the 37th minute. The Union went down to ten men in the 60th minute when Fabian received a straight red card for a serious foul. Sporting added on in the 80th minute when Jack Elliott of Philadelphia committed an own goal. The game ended 2-0, with Melia named man of the match for a four-save clean sheet.

Southeast to Georgia, as Atlanta United FC brings in FC Cincinnati. Spencer Richey and Brad Guzan are set to start in goal. Atlanta was first to score in the 5th minute with a Josef Martinez goal, set up by Julian Gressel. Leandro Gonzalez Pirez of the Five Stripes took a yellow card for an 11th minute foul. Cincinnati tied it in the 86th minute with a Roland Lamah goal, via Kenny Saief. This made it 1-1, the final, with Lamah named man of the match for the equalizer.

Finally, Los Angeles FC hosts the Portland Timbers. Jeff Attinella and Tyler Miller are the goalies. Los Angeles kicked off the scoring in the 14th minute with a Mark-Anthony Kaye goal, via Carlos Vela. Eduard Atuesta of the Black and Gold took a yellow card for a 17th minute foul. Portland tied it in the 29th minute on a Jeremy Ebobisse goal, set up by Diego Valeri. In the 35th minute, Diego Chara of the Timbers received a yellow card for a foul. Latif Blessing of Los Angeles picked up a yellow card for his 37th minute foul. The Black and Gold retook the lead on a Christian Ramirez goal in the 45th minute, assisted by Jordan Harvey and Vela. Portland's Zarek Valentin had a yellow card for a 47th minute foul. Los Angeles added on in the 65th minute with an Adama Diomande goal, coming off of Vela and Blessing. The Black and Gold extended the lead as Vela scored in the 68th minute, with the help of Diomande. The Timbers went down to ten men in the 72nd minute when Chara took a second yellow card for his foul. The final remained at 4-1, with Vela's masterclass performance making him man of the match.

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