A short week of MLS action is on tap, with five games to be played. First up...
New York City FC hosts the New England Revolution. Matt Turner and Brad Stuver draw the starts in goal. New England led off in the 2nd minute with a Juan Fernando Caicedo goal, assisted by Andrew Farrell. The Revolution went down to ten men in the 9th minute after Antonio Mlinar Delamea received a straight red card for denying a goal scoring opportunity. Maximiliano Moralez of New York City picked up a yellow card for a 10th minute foul, as did teammates Sebastien Ibeagha in the 22nd minute and Keaton Parks in the 42nd minute. The Pigeons tied it in the 70th minute with a Jesus Medina goal, passed from Anton Tinnerholm and Alexander Ring. New England saw yellow cards for time wasting issued to Farrell in the 71st minute, Turner in the 74th minute, and Wilfried Zahibo in the 81st minute. Ring of New York City took a yellow card for an 88th minute foul. Juan Agudelo of the Revolution received a yellow card for an 89th minute foul. In stoppage time, Carles Gil of New England had a yellow card for dissent. The Pigeons took the lead with a Medina penalty kick goal in stoppage time. The final held at 2-1, with Medina named man of the match.
Later, FC Cincinnati welcomes Toronto FC. Quentin Westberg and Przemyslaw Tyton are in goal. Toronto began in the 10th minute with a Patrick Mullins goal, via Marco Delgado. The Reds added on in the 21st minute with a Nick DeLeon goal. Michael Bradley of Toronto had a yellow card for a 23rd minute foul. The Reds extended the lead as Delgado scored in the 28th minute, thanks to Alejandro Pozuelo. Toronto padded the lead in the 63rd minute on a Bradley goal, assisted by Tsubasa Endoh and Pozuelo. Eriq Zavaleta of the Reds picked up a yellow card for a foul in the 72nd minute. Cincinnati's Fatai Alashe took a yellow card for an 81st minute foul. Toronto continued with a Nicolas Benezet goal in the 85th minute. The Reds went down to ten men in the 88th minute as Zavaleta received a second yellow card for a foul. The Orange and Blue got on the board in stoppage time with an Emmanuel Ledesma penalty kick goal. This only made it 5-1, the final, with Delgado as the man of the match.
Down in Florida, Orlando City SC hosts Los Angeles FC. Tyler Miller and Brian Rowe are between the sticks. Los Angeles opened in the 12th minute on an Adrien Perez goal. Orlando City tied it in the 13th minute with a Nani goal. The Lions took the lead with a Benji Michel goal in the 20th minute, set up by Ruan and Cristian Higuita. Orlando City had yellow cards for fouls by Higuita and Nani in first half stoppage time. Latif Blessing of the Black and Gold took a yellow card for a dive in the 59th minute. Oriol Rosell of the Lions earned a yellow card for a 60th minute foul. Los Angeles retied it in the 78th minute on a Diego Rossi goal, passed from Adama Diomande. The final was 2-2, with the man of the match being Rossi.
Westward to Colorado, as the Rapids bring in the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Clint Irwin are the veterans in goal. Colorado started in the 41st minute with an Andre Shinyashiki goal, guided in by Jonathan Lewis and Sam Nicholson. The Rapids added on in the 70th minute with a Shinyashiki goal, passed from Keegan Rosenberry and Nicolas Mezquida. Seattle's Emanuel Cecchini received a yellow card for a foul in the 79th minute. The final was 2-0, with Shinyashiki earning man of the match honors.
Finally, the Portland Timbers host Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Steve Clark man the nets. Andy Polo of Portland took a yellow card for a 40th minute foul. Gerso of Kansas City had a yellow card for a handball in the 45th minute. Sporting's Graham Zusi received a yellow card for a foul in the 58th minute. Kansas City got going in the 65th minute with a Benny Feilhaber goal, via Daniel Salloi. The Timbers got on the board in the 83rd minute with a Jeremy Ebobisse goal. Portland's Ebobisse took a yellow card for an 86th minute foul. The Timbers pulled ahead on a Brian Fernandez goal in stoppage time, coming off of Diego Valeri and Tomas Conechny. This stood for a 2-1 win, with Ebobisse as the man of the match.
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