Thursday, July 18, 2019

MLS Midweek - July 17, 2019

Six games on in midweek this time. The first of four Wednesday clashes sees...

Atlanta United FC hosting the Houston Dynamo. Tyler Deric and Brad Guzan are the keepers. Houston went down to ten men in the 6th minute as Alberth Elis received a straight red card for violent conduct and an additional yellow card for dissent. Atlanta began in the 27th minute on a Darlington Nagbe goal, assisted by Julian Gressel and Emerson Hyndman. The Five Stripes added on with a Brandon Vazquez goal in the 29th minute. Matias Vera of the Dynamo took a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time. Atlanta extended the lead as Josef Martinez scored, thanks to Gressel. Houston's Romell Quioto had a yellow card for a 79th minute foul. The Five Stripes padded the lead on a Martinez goal, coming off of Eric Remedi in the same minute. Atlanta kept going with a Gressel goal in the 88th minute. The final was 5-0 with Martinez as the man of the match.

Up in New England, the Revolution welcome the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Maxime Crepeau and Matt Turner are set to start in goal. New England led off in first half stoppage time with a Gustavo Bou goal, assisted by Carles Gil. Vancouver had yellow cards for fouls by Erik Godoy and Derek Cornelius in the 49th and 58th minutes, respectively. The Revolution saw yellow cards for Luis Caicedo in the 71st minute and Andrew Farrell in the 77th minute both for fouls. New England added on in the 82nd minute with a Diego Fagundez goal, courtesy of Cristian Penilla. The Revolution extended the lead in the 86th minute as Gil scored, thanks to Fagundez. New England padded the lead on a 90th minute Teal Bunbury goal, via Penilla. The final was 4-0, with Gil selected as man of the match.

Further north, Toronto FC brings in the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Quentin Westberg draw the starts in goal. Toronto started in the 6th minute with a Jozy Altidore goal, via Tsubasa Endoh. New York had yellow cards for Michael Murillo in the 23rd minute and Kemar Lawrence in the 25th minute, both for fouls. The Reds added on in the 26th minute with an Alejandro Pozuelo penalty kick goal. Toronto's Endoh received a yellow card for a 51st minute foul. The Red Bulls got on the board with a Tom Barlow goal in the 63rd minute, coming off of Derrick Etienne. New York's Marc Rzatkowski picked up a yellow card for a 69th minute foul. The Reds replied with a 72nd minute Ashtone Morgan goal. In the 86th minute, Bradley Wright-Phillips of the Red Bulls had a yellow card for his foul. The final was 3-1 Toronto, with Westberg (six for seven in saves) taking man of the match honors.

Back stateside, the Chicago Fire host the Columbus Crew SC. Joe Bendik and Kenneth Kronholm are between the sticks. Chicago opened in the 28th minute with a Djordje Mihailovic goal, via Przemyslaw Frankowski. Columbus tied it on a 47th minute Gyasi Zardes goal, courtesy of Luis Argudo and Eduardo Sosa. The Fire's Bastian Schweinsteiger took a yellow card for a 52nd minute foul. Chicago retook the lead on a C.J. Sapong goal in the 63rd minute. The Crew equalized in the 90th minute with a Romario Williams goal, coming off of Luis Diaz. The man of the 2-2 match was Zardes.

On Thursday, FC Cincinnati welcomes DC United. Chris Seitz and Spencer Richey are in the six-yard boxes. Kendall Waston of Cincinnati had a yellow card for a 15th minute foul. Steven Birnbaum of DC picked up a yellow card for a 32nd minute foul. The Black and Red struck first in the 42nd minute with a Lucas Rodriguez goal, assisted by Wayne Rooney. In the 54th minute, DC had yellow cards for dissent by Paul Arriola and Rooney. The Orange and Blue tied it with a penalty kick goal by Emmanuel Ledesma. The Black and Red reclaimed the lead on a Rodriguez goal in the 59th minute, helped along by Arriola. Leonardo Bertone of Cincinnati took a yellow card for a 61st minute foul. DC added on in the 64th minute with a Rooney goal, set up by Leonardo Jara. The Black and Red's Russell Canouse received a yellow card in the 70th minute for a foul. DC extended the lead as Rodriguez scored, thanks to Rodriguez. The final was 4-1, with the man of the match being Rodriguez. 

Finally, midweek wraps up with the Portland Timbers bringing in Orlando City SC. Greg Ranjitsingh and Steve Clark make the starts in goal. Brian Fernandez of Portland took a yellow card for his 9th minute foul. Orlando City was first to score in the 44th minute with a Santiago Patino goal. The Lions' Oriol Rosell had a yellow card for a foul in the 50th minute. Larrys Mabiala of the Timbers took a yellow card for a 67th minute foul. Patino of Orlando City picked up a yellow card for a 77th minute foul. Portland tied it in the 82nd minute on a Jeremy Ebobisse goal, via Fernandez and Jorge Moreira. Sebastian Mendez of the Lions took a yellow card for an 86th minute foul. In the 89th minute, the Timbers' Claude Dielna was booked for his foul. The final held at 1-1, with Patino as the man of the match.

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