MLS 2019 - Week 25

The league-designated rivalry week is here, starting on Thursday with...

Sporting Kansas City hosting Minnesota United FC. Vito Mannone and Tim Melia are the goalies. Hassani Dotson of Minnesota took a yellow card for a 74th minute foul. Graham Zusi of Kansas City received a yellow card for an 81st minute foul. Sporting dented the scoreboard in the 88th minute with an Erik Hurtado goal, helped along by Johnny Russell and Ilie Sanchez. This stood for a 1-0 win and made Hurtado the man of the match.

On Friday, Orlando City SC welcomes Atlanta United FC. Brad Guzan and Brian Rowe man the nets. Leandro Gonzalez Pirez of Atlanta had a yellow card for a 36th minute foul. The Five Stripes got going in the 60th minute with a Josef Martinez goal, assisted by Ezequiel Barco. Atlanta's Julian Gressel took a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final stayed at 1-0, with Martinez as man of the match.

To the northwest, the Portland Timbers bring in the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Steve Clark patrol the penalty areas. Seattle opened in the 22nd minute with a Cristian Roldan goal, assisted by Raul Ruidiaz. The Sounders added on in the 47th minute with a Ruidiaz goal, made possible by Jordan Morris. Kelvin Leerdam of Seattle received a yellow card for a 53rd minute foul. Portland got on the board in the 54th minute with a Diego Valeri goal. The Sounders saw yellow cards for a Joevin Jones foul in the 65th minute and time wasting by Saad Abdul-Salaam in the 84th minute and the keeper Frei in stoppage time. The final remained at 2-1, with Ruidiaz as the man of the match, which secured the Cascadia Cup for the Sounders.

On Saturday, the New England Revolution host the Chicago Fire. Kenneth Kronholm and Matt Turner are between the sticks. Nicolas Gaitan of Chicago had a yellow card for a 1st minute foul. New England started in the 17th minute with a Wilfried Zahibo goal, via Brandon Bye and Carles Gil. Michael Mancienne of the Revolution had a yellow card for a 30th minute foul. The Fire tied it in the 41st minute with a Francisco Calvo goal, set up by Gaitan. New England pulled ahead with a Gustavo Bou goal in the 86th minute, although he received a yellow card for delay of game. In stoppage time, Micheal Azira of Chicago picked up a yellow card for a foul, as did the Revolution's Juan Agudelo. The final was 2-1, with Bou as the man of the match.

Along to Philadelphia, where the Union welcome DC United. Bill Hamid and Andre Blake tend the twines. Philadelphia led off in the 5th minute with a Kacper Przybylko goal, guided in by Kai Wagner and Brenden Aaronson. The Union added on in the 16th minute with an Aaronson goal, made possible by Przybylko. Paul Arriola of DC had a yellow card for a 21st minute foul. Philadelphia extended the lead as Ilsinho scored in the 36th minute, thanks to Przybylko. The Black and Red got on the board in the 56th minute with a Luciano Acosta goal. Alejandro Bedoya of the Union received a yellow card for his 73rd minute foul. Leonardo Jara of DC earned a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final stood at 3-1, with Przybylko earning man of the match honors.

In Canada, Toronto FC brings in the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Quentin Westberg are the gloved men. Bacary Sagna of Montreal had a yellow card for an 8th minute foul. The Impact cracked the scoresheet in the 49th minute with a Bojan goal. Toronto's Nicolas Benezet took a yellow card for a 55th minute foul. The Reds tied it in the 63rd minute with a Marco Delgado goal. Toronto saw yellow cards for Jozy Altidore's dissent in the 70th minute and fouls by Richie Laryea in the 73rd minute and Justin Morrow in the 79th minute. The Reds took the lead with a Morrow goal in the 81st minute, helped along by Altidore and Michael Bradley. They made it stand for a 2-1 win, with the man of the match being Morrow.

Back stateside, New York City FC hosts the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Sean Johnson are the veteran keepers. NYRB began with a 10th minute Alex Muyl goal, set up by Alejandro Romero Gamarra. NYRB's Muyl took a yellow card for persistent infringement in the 15th minute. NYCFC saw yellow cards for fouls by Maximiliano Moralez in the 27th minute and Alexander Ring in the 31st minute. NYCFC tied it in the 43rd minute on a Moralez penalty kick goal. Kemar Lawrence of NYRB picked up a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time. NYCFC gained the lead on a Heber goal in the 53rd minute, coming off of Anton Tinnerholm and Moralez. Marc Rzatkowski of NYRB received a yellow card for an 85th minute foul. In second half stoppage time, Ronald Matarrita of NYCFC earned a yellow card for a foul and then a straight red card for violent conduct. The final remained at 2-1, with Heber as the man of the match.

Way out west, the Rocky Mountain Derby sees Real Salt Lake welcome the Colorado Rapids. Tim Howard and Nick Rimando are the American keepers. Brooks Lennon of Salt Lake received a yellow card for an 8th minute foul. Colorado saw yellow cards for fouls by Diego Rubio in the 48th minute and Keegan Rosenberry in the 73rd minute. Real's Kyle Beckerman picked up a yellow card for a 74th minute foul. The Rapids had yellow cards for a Kellyn Acosta foul in the 80th minute and dissent by Lalas Abubakar in the 87th minute. Colorado went down to ten men when Kei Kamara saw a straight red card for a foul in the 89th minute. Salt Lake saved it for late, going ahead on a Joao Plata penalty kick goal in stoppage time. Real added on with a Jefferson Savarino goal three minutes later, set up by Albert Rusnak. The final was 2-0, with the man of the match being Rimando for his five-save clean sheet.

Saturday ends with the San Jose Earthquakes bringing in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Maxime Crepeau and Daniel Vega man the nets. Vancouver struck first in the 6th minute with a Jakob Nerwinski goal, assisted by Theo Bair. San Jose tied it in the 7th minute on a Judson goal, via Chris Wondolowski and Cristian Espinoza. The Earthquakes' Florian Jungwirth had a yellow card for dissent in the 31st minute. San Jose took the lead in the 34th minute on a Wondolowski goal, fueled by Jungwirth and Magnus Eriksson. The Earthquakes' Marcos Lopez saw a yellow card for persistent infringement in the 72nd minute. San Jose added on with an Andres Rios goal in the 73rd minute, guided in by Eriksson. The final was 3-1, with Wondolowski picked as man of the match.

On Sunday, FC Cincinnati hosts the Columbus Crew SC. Eloy Room and Przemyslaw Tyton draw the starts in goal. Columbus was first to score in the 22nd minute with a Gyasi Zardes, helped along by Luis Diaz and Pedro Santos. Cincinnati saw a yellow card for a 23rd minute Andrew Gutman foul. Connor Maloney of the Crew had a yellow card for time wasting in the 31st minute, while the Orange and Blue's Maikel van der Werff was booked for a foul. Columbus added on in the 33rd minute with another Zardes goal, via Harrison Afful. In the 43rd minute, the Crew's Afful saw a yellow card for time wasting. Columbus extended the lead in first half stoppage time as Diaz scored, thanks to Santos. Mathieu Deplagne of Cincinnati picked up a yellow card for a 57th minute foul. The Crew's Artur got a yellow card for a 62nd minute foul. The Orange and Blue got on the board in the 89th minute with a Kekuta Manneh goal, passed from Emmanuel Ledesma. In second half stoppage time, yellow cards were issued to Columbus' Jonathan Mensah and Cincinnati's Victor Ulloa and Ledesma, all for fouls. The final was 3-1, with the man of the match being Zardes.

To Texas, where FC Dallas welcomes the Houston Dynamo. Joe Willis and Jesse Gonzalez are between the sticks. Houston saw yellow cards for an Alberth Elis dive in the 15th minute and a Jose Bizama foul in the 23rd minute. Dallas drew first blood on a 24th minute Reto Ziegler penalty kick goal. Dominique Badji of the Toros took a yellow card for a 28th minute foul. Dallas added on with a Jesus Ferreira goal, set up by Zdenek Ondrasek in the 29th minute. Ferreira of the Toros picked up a yellow card for a 33rd minute foul. Dallas extended the lead as Ondrasek scored in the 56th minute, with the help of Ryan Hollingshead and Michael Barrios. The Toros padded the lead as Ondrasek scored again in the 64th minute, thanks to Badji. The Dynamo got on the board with an 80th minute Memo Rodriguez goal, helped along by Mauro Manotas and Elis. Dallas finished it at 5-1 with a Barrios goal in stoppage time. The man of the match honors went to Ondrasek.

Finally, El Trafico is on with Los Angeles FC bringing in the Los Angeles Galaxy. David Bingham and Tyler Miller guard the woodwork. The Galaxy kicked off the scoring in the 2nd minute with a Zlatan Ibrahimovic goal, assisted by Cristian Pavon. LAFC tied it in the 12th minute on a Latif Blessing goal. The Galaxy retook the lead with an Ibrahimovic goal in the 15th minute, set up by Favio Alvarez. The Galaxy added on with a Pavon goal in the 16th minute, made possible by Alvarez. Jorgen Skjelvik of the Galaxy earned a yellow card for a 28th minute foul. LAFC got one back in first half stoppage time on another Blessing goal. Giancarlo Gonzalez of the Galaxy received a yellow card for a 51st minute foul. LAFC tied it as Carlos Vela scored, with the help of Mark-Anthony Kaye. The Galaxy's Alvarez took a yellow card for an 81st minute foul, and teammate Servando Carrasco was booked for a foul in the 84th minute while Ibrahimovic also earned a yellow card for dissent. The final remained at 3-3, with the man of the match being Blessing.

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