MLS Midweek - July 3-4, 2019

There's 10 games on at midweek over the Fourth of July holiday, beginning with seven on Wednesday. First up...

New York City FC hosts the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Brad Stuver are the goalies. Seattle's Nouhou took a yellow card for a foul in the 4th minute. New York City saw a yellow card for an Alexander Ring foul in the 42nd minute. The Pigeons got going in the 58th minute on a Maximiliano Moralez goal, via Jesus Medina. Kim Kee-hee of the Sounders picked up a yellow card for his 73rd minute foul. New York City added on in the 77th minute with a Medina goal, assisted by Valentin Castellanos. The Pigeons extended the lead as Ebenezer Ofori scored in the 87th minute, thanks to Ring. The final was 3-0, with Medina selected as man of the match.

Over in Chicago, the Fire welcome Atlanta United FC. Brad Guzan and Kenneth Kronholm are the keepers. Chicago led off in the 4th minute with a Francisco Calvo goal, via Nicolas Gaitan. The Fire added on with a C.J. Sapong goal in the 7th minute, guided in by Gaitan. Atlanta went down to ten men when Leandro Gonzalez Pirez took a straight red card for a handball in the box. Chicago extended the lead as Gaitan converted the penalty kick in the 13th minute. The Fire padded the lead as Sapong scored again in the 37th minute, thanks to Gaitan. Chicago kept going with a 44th minute goal by Fabian Herbers, fueled by Calvo. Przemyslaw Frankowski of the Fire had a yellow card for a 57th minute foul. The Five Stripes got on the board with a Brandon Vazquez penalty kick goal in the 58th minute. Miles Robinson of Atlanta had a yellow card for his 69th minute foul. Chicago had yellow cards for fouls by Jeremiah Gutjahr in the 87th minute and Nemanja Nikolic in stoppage time. The final stood at 5-1, with Gaitan as the man of the match.

Up to Minnesota United FC bringing in the San Jose Earthquakes. Daniel Vega and Vito Mannone protect the nets. Minnesota began in the 5th minute on a Darwin Quintero goal, set up by Ethan Finlay and Miguel Ibarra. San Jose's Marcos Lopez had a yellow card for a 30th minute foul. In first half stoppage time, Finlay of the Loons took a yellow card for a foul. The Earthquakes tied it on a Tommy Thompson goal a minute later. Minnesota reclaimed the lead on a Michael Boxall goal in the 52nd minute. Chris Wondolowski of San Jose earned a yellow card for a 55th minute foul. The Loons picked up yellow cards for a Jan Gregus foul in the 76th minute, Quintero's offense in the 78th minute, time wasting by Osvaldo Alonso in second half stoppage time, and delay of game by Kevin Molino after his insurance goal a minute later. The final was 3-1 for the Loons, and the man of the match was Boxall.

Way to the south, Orlando City SC hosts the Philadelphia Union. Matt Freese and Brian Rowe are in the six-yard boxes. Orlando City opened in the 8th minute with a Chris Mueller goal. Haris Medunjanin of Philadelphia had a yellow card for a 26th minute foul. The Union tied it in the 32nd minute on a Kacper Przybylko goal in the 32nd minute, via Jamiro Monteiro. The Lions went down to ten men in the 45th minute as Robin Jansson received a straight red card. Philadelphia took the lead on a Przybylko goal in the 47th minute, courtesy of Alejandro Bedoya and Medunjanin. The Union added on with a Fabrice-Jean Picault goal in the 52nd minute, helped along by Brenden Aaronson and Monteiro. Orlando City went down to nine men in the 67th minute with a Sacha Kljestan red card for a serious foul. Kai Wagner of Philadelphia took a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final held at 3-1, with Przybylko being the man of the match.

Northwest to Kansas City, where Sporting welcomes Los Angeles FC. Pablo Sisniega is mismatched with Tim Melia in goal. Matt Besler of Kansas City took a yellow card for a 14th minute foul. Los Angeles started in the 28th minute on a Christian Ramirez goal. Sporting had yellow cards for persistent infringement by Seth Sinovic in the 34th minute and an Ilie Sanchez foul in the 39th minute. The Black and Gold's Latif Blessing took a yellow card for a 45th minute foul. In the 48th minute, Felipe Gutierrez of Kansas City received a yellow card for a foul. Los Angeles added on with a Diego Rossi goal in the 50th minute, coming off of Ramirez. The Black and Gold saw a yellow card for a Mark-Anthony Kaye foul in the 57th minute. Los Angeles extended the lead in the 63rd minute as Carlos Vela scored, thanks to Rossi. Steven Beitashour of the Black and Gold picked up a yellow card for an 80th minute handball. Sporting got on the board in the 85th minute on a Yohan Croizet goal, set up by Sanchez. Los Angeles replied in the 89th minute with a Rodolfo Zelaya goal, courtesy of Vela and Rossi, which drew the ire of Kansas City's Melia, who earned a yellow card for dissent. The Black and Gold capped it at 5-1 with a Mohamed El-Munir goal in stoppage time, assisted by Lee Nguyen. The man of the match was Rossi.

Back south to Texas, as the Houston Dynamo bring in the New York Red Bulls. Houston struck first in the 39th minute with a Mauro Manotas goal, guided in by Alberth Elis. In the 41st minute, Romell Quioto of the Dynamo had a yellow card for dissent. Michael Murillo of New York received a yellow card for a 44th minute foul. Houston added on with a Tomas Martinez goal in the 56th minute. The Red Bulls saw yellow cards for fouls by Kyle Duncan in the 63rd minute and Cristian Casseres Jr. in the 68th minute. AJ DeLaGarza of the Dynamo picked up a yellow card for time wasting in the 70th minute. Houston extended the lead as Elis scored in the 72nd minute, thanks to Quioto. Murillo of New York took a second yellow card for an 83rd minute foul, putting his side at ten men. In stoppage time, the Dynamo padded the lead with another Elis goal, set up by Maynor Figueroa. A dust-up at the same time led to Figueroa being given a straight red card to put Houston at ten men, only for the Red Bulls to go down to nine men when Alejandro Romero Gamarra was given a straight red card for violent conduct. The final stayed at 4-0 Houston, with Elis named man of the match.

Wednesday ends with Real Salt Lake hosting the Columbus Crew SC. Joe Bendik and Nick Rimando are set to start in goal. Aaron Herrera of Salt Lake had a yellow card for a 31st minute foul. Eduardo Sosa of Columbus took a yellow card for a 32nd minute foul. Real was first to score in the 38th minute with a Sam Johnson goal, helped along by Herrera. Salt Lake's Corey Baird received a yellow card in the 55th minute for a foul, as did teammates Nick Besler in the 62nd minute and Sebastian Saucedo in the 80th minute, the latter's booking coming for dissent. Alex Crognale of the Crew received a yellow card for an 85th minute foul. The final remained 1-0, with the man of the match being Herrera.

On Thursday, FC Dallas welcomes DC United. Bill Hamid and Jesse Gonzalez are the strong keepers. Dallas drew first blood in the 6th minute with a Santiago Mosquera goal, assisted by Bressan and Ryan Hollingshead. Matt Hedges of the Toros had a yellow card for a 22nd minute foul. In the 33rd minute, DC's Wayne Rooney took a yellow card upon review. In the 35th minute, Dallas' Hollingshead had a yellow card for a foul. The Black and Red saw a yellow card for a 46th minute foul by Russell Canouse. The Toros added on in the 65th minute with a Dominique Badji goal. DC went down to ten men in the 73rd minute when Luciano Acosta took a straight red card upon review. Quincy Amarikwa of the Black and Red received a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final was 2-0, with Mosquera as the man of the match.

In Colorado, the Rapids bring in the New England Revolution amid weather delays. Matt Turner and Tim Howard draw the starts in goal. New England cracked the scoresheet in the 8th minute on a Teal Bunbury goal, via Edgar Castillo. Danny Wilson of Colorado had a yellow card for a 36th minute foul. Brandon Bye of the Revolution picked up a yellow card for a foul in the 40th minute. New England added on in the 52nd minute with a Juan Fernando Caicedo goal, assisted by Carles Gil. Sam Vines of the Rapids took a yellow card for a 54th minute foul. In the 71st minute, Turner of the Revolution picked up a yellow card for a foul. Colorado got on the board in the same minute with a Diego Rubio goal, passed from Nicolas Mezquida. The Rapids' Tommy Smith received a yellow card for his 72nd minute foul. New England saw a yellow card for a foul by Antonio Mlinar Delamea in the 78th minute. Colorado's Lalas Abubakar earned a yellow card for dissent in the 81st minute. In stoppage time, Kellyn Acosta of the Rapids had two yellow cards -- one for a foul and one for dissent to put his side at ten men. The final stayed at 2-1, with Caicedo selected as man of the match.

Finally, midweek action ends with the Los Angeles Galaxy hosting Toronto FC. Quentin Westberg and David Bingham are between the sticks. Los Angeles had yellow cards for fouls by Daniel Steres in the 6th minute and Favio Alvarez in the 28th minute. Liam Fraser of Toronto took a yellow card for a 44th minute foul. The Galaxy dented the scoreboard in the 75th minute with a Zlatan Ibrahimovic goal, set up by Efrain Alvarez. Diego Polenta of Los Angeles took a yellow card for his 76th minute foul. The Galaxy added on in the 89th minute with an Ibrahimovic goal, courtesy of Emil Cuello and Joe Corona. The final was 2-0, with the man of the match being Ibrahimovic.