MLS 2019 - Week 6

Another weekend of games begins on Friday, with...

The Vancouver Whitecaps FC hosting the Los Angeles Galaxy. David Bingham and Maxime Crepeau are the goalies. Los Angeles saw a yellow card for a foul by Jonathan dos Santos in the 16th minute. Romain Alessandrini of the Galaxy took a yellow card for his 44th minute foul. Los Angeles got going in the 63rd minute with a Daniel Steres goal, coming off of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Galaxy added on in the 71st minute with an Ibrahimovic goal, set up by Rolf Feltscher. Fredy Montero of Vancouver received a yellow card for an 86th minute foul, as did teammate Felipe in the 90th minute. The final was 2-0, with the man of the match being Ibrahimovic.

On Saturday, New York City FC hosts the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Sean Johnson are the gloved men. New York City's Ronald Matarrita took a yellow card for a foul in the 32nd minute. Montreal's Harry Novillo received a yellow card for a 59th minute foul, as did teammate Samuel Piette in the 63rd minute. The Impact went down to ten men in the 70th minute when Maximiliano Urruti took a straight red card for a foul. Bacary Sagna of Montreal had a yellow card for a 72nd minute foul. James Sands of the Pigeons picked up a yellow card for his foul in stoppage time. The final was a 0-0 draw, with Bush's four save clean sheet making him man of the match.

Next up, DC United welcomes Los Angeles FC. Tyler Miller and Bill Hamid are the strong keepers. Los Angeles began in the 15th minute with a Carlos Vela goal, passed from Adama Diomande. The Black and Gold added on with a Rossi goal in the 27th minute, set up by Vela and Latif Blessing. Los Angeles extended the lead as Rossi scored again, with the help of Mark-Anthony Kaye, in the 32nd minute. DC went down to ten men in the 52nd minute as Wayne Rooney took a straight red card for a foul. The Black and Red's Junior Moreno received a yellow card for persistent infringement in the 54th minute. Upon review in the 64th minute, Frederic Brillant of DC earned a yellow card. The Black and Gold padded the lead with another Rossi goal in the 76th minute, courtesy of Christian Ramirez and Blessing. The Black and Red had a yellow card for a Lucas Rodriguez foul in the 88th minute. The game ended 4-0, with Rossi named man of the match with the hat trick.

Up in Canada, Toronto FC brings in the Chicago Fire. David Ousted and Alex Bono are the keepers. Toronto led off in the 31st minute with a Jozy Altidore goal, set up by Alejandro Pozuelo and Nick DeLeon. In the 37th minute, Richie Laryea of the Reds and Aleksandar Katai of Chicago took yellow cards for fouls. The Fire tied it in first half stoppage time on a C.J. Sapong goal, via Jeremiah Gutjahr. Chicago saw yellow cards for fouls by Nemanja Nikolic in the 52nd minute and Djordje Mihailovic in the 56th minute. Toronto's Pozuelo took a yellow card for his 57th minute foul. The Fire pulled ahead on a Nikolic goal in the 62nd minute, courtesy of Katai and Dax McCarty. The Reds' Jonathan Osorio tied it in the 76th minute with a goal fueled by Altidore and DeLeon. In the 81st minute, Bastian Schweinsteiger of Chicago received a yellow card for time wasting. The game ended 2-2, with the man of the match being Altidore.

Back stateside, the New York Red Bulls host Minnesota United FC. Vito Mannone and Luis Robles are in the six yard boxes. Minnesota started in the 34th minute with an Abu Danladi goal, assisted by Angelo Rodriguez and Romain Metanire. The Loons added on in the 50th minute with a Romario Ibarra goal. New York got on the board with a Cristian Casseres Jr. goal in the 70th minute. The final stayed at 2-1, with the man of the match being Ibarra.

Down in Florida, Orlando City SC welcomes the Colorado Rapids. Tim Howard faces a lesser foe in Brian Rowe in goal. Colorado opened in the 9th minute with a Kei Kamara goal. Orlando City tied it in the 31st minute with a Nani goal, set up by Joao Moutinho. The Lions took the lead with a Tesho Akindele goal in the 33rd minute. The Rapids' Kamara received a yellow card for a 39th minute foul. Colorado retied it in the 61st minute with a Nicolas Mezquida goal, assisted by Cole Bassett and Kellyn Acosta. The Rapids pulled ahead on a Bassett goal in the 71st minute, coming off of Benny Feilhaber. Orlando City tied it again with a Chris Mueller goal in the 81st minute, courtesy of Akindele and Nani. The Lions gained the lead on a penalty kick goal in the 89th minute by Nani. This stood for the 4-3 win, with the man of the match being Nani.

North again to Philadelphia, as the Union bring in FC Dallas. Jimmy Maurer and Andre Blake are between the sticks. Marco Fabian of Philadelphia had a yellow card for a 9th minute foul. Dallas struck first in the 10th minute on a Reto Ziegler goal. Ziegler took a yellow card for an 85th minute foul. The Union tied it in the 85th minute with a Cory Burke goal. Philadelphia pulled ahead in stoppage time with an Alejandro Bedoya goal, passed from Ilsinho. This gave them a 2-1 win, with Bedoya as the man of the match.

West to Ohio, where the Columbus Crew SC host the New England Revolution. Cody Cropper is mismatched with Zack Steffen in goal. Michael Mancienne of New England had a yellow card for a 9th minute foul. Jonathan Mensah of Columbus took a yellow card for a foul in the 20th minute. The Crew drew first blood in the 42nd minute on a Josh Williams goal, via Federico Higuain. In first half stoppage time, Juan Agudelo of the Revolution picked up a yellow card for not retreating. Higuain of Columbus had a yellow card for his 54th minute foul. In the 64th minute, New England went down to ten men when Mancienne received a second yellow card for a foul. The game ended at 1-0, with Williams picked as man of the match.

Out in California, the San Jose Earthquakes welcome the Portland Timbers. Jeff Attinella and Daniel Vega are the less-experienced goalies. San Jose kicked off the scoring in the 15th minute with a Shea Salinas goal, set up by Cristian Espinoza. Larrys Mabiala of Portland had a yellow card for a 26th minute foul. Marcos Lopez of the Earthquakes saw a yellow card for a 28th minute foul. San Jose added on with a Danny Hoesen goal in the 33rd minute. The Earthquakes extended the lead in the 34th minute as Espinoza scored. Magnus Eriksson of San Jose received a yellow card for a 36th minute foul. The Earthquakes' Harold Cummings picked up a yellow card for his handball in the 55th minute. The final remained at 3-0 with Espinoza as the man of the match.

Saturday ends in Seattle, with the Sounders FC bringing in Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Stefan Frei tend the twines. Seattle was first to score in the 18th minute with a Nicolas Lodeiro goal, passed from Cristian Rolden. The Sounders saw yellow cards for fouls by Roldan in the 73rd minute and Kelvin Leerdam in the 78th minute. Salt Lake's Marcelo Silva took a yellow card for an 83rd minute foul. The final held at 1-0, with Lodeiro as the man of the match.

On Sunday, FC Cincinnati hosts Sporting Kansas City. Adrian Zendejas and Spencer Richey are the little-known keepers. Andreu Fontas of Kansas City had a yellow card for an 18th minute foul. Cincinnati cracked the scoresheet in the 19th minute with a Darren Mattocks penalty kick goal. Sporting saw yellow cards for fouls by Yohan Croizet in the 35th minute and Gedion Zelalem in the 38th minute. Kansas city tied it in the 62nd minute with a Gianluca Busio goal. The Orange and Blue's Greg Garza received a yellow card for his 78th minute foul, as did teammate Leonardo Bertone in the 88th minute. In stoppage time, Botond Barath of Sporting had a yellow card for a foul. The game ended 1-1, with Busio's equalizer making him man of the match.