MLS 2019 - Decision Day

It all comes down to this for the MLS 2019 regular season. First up...

Atlanta United FC hosts the New England Revolution. Matt Turner and Brad Guzan are the goalies. Atlanta opened in the 3rd minute with a Darlington Nagbe goal, via Julian Gressel and Josef Martinez. New England tied it on a Cristian Penilla goal in the 8th minute. Luis Caicedo of the Revolution had a yellow card for a 20th minute foul. The Five Stripes took the lead back in the 49th minute with a Martinez goal, courtesy of Gressel. Atlanta added on with a Gressel goal in the 57th minute, coming off of Martinez and Ezequiel Barco. New England's Wilfried Zahibo received a yellow card for an 83rd minute foul. The final was 3-1, with the man of the match being Gressel.

Up to the District, as DC United welcomes FC Cincinnati. Przemyslaw Tyton and Bill Hamid are in goal. Cincinnati saw yellow cards for fouls by Mathieu Deplagne in the 14th minute and Leonardo Bertone in the 30th minute. DC's Joseph Mora had a yellow card for dissent in the 38th minute. The Orange and Blue ended the first half at nine men after straight red cards for a Joseph-Claude Gyau foul in the 41st minute and violent conduct by Roland Lamah in the 44th minute. Caleb Stanko of Cincinnati saw a yellow card for time wasting in the 85th minute. The final remained at 0-0, with Tyton's two-save clean sheet enough to make him man of the match.

Southwest to Texas, where FC Dallas brings in Sporting Kansas City. Eric Dick is mismatched with Jesse Gonzalez in goal. Dallas started in the 9th minute on a Zdenek Ondrasek goal, set up by Bryan Acosta. The Toros added on with a 12th minute Matt Hedges goal, via Santiago Mosquera and Brandon Servania. Dallas extended the lead as Mosquera scored in the 51st minute, thanks to Michael Barrios. The Toros padded the lead on a Barrios goal in the 54th minute, helped along by Jesus Ferreira. Kansas City saw yellow cards for fouls by Krisztian Nemeth in the 57th minute and Botond Barath in the 67th minute. Dallas kept going on a 68th minute Ondrasek goal, assisted by Reggie Cannon and Barrios. The Toros continued with a 73rd minute goal by Ferreira. Jimmy Medranda of Sporting received a yellow card for an 86th minute foul. The final stood at 6-0, with Ondrasek as the man of the match.

Staying in the state, the Houston Dynamo host the Los Angeles Galaxy. David Bingham and Tyler Deric are in the six-yard boxes. Los Angeles led off in the 9th minute with a Zlatan Ibrahimovic goal. The Galaxy's Rolf Feltscher took a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time. A minute later, Houston tied it on a Christian Ramirez goal. Los Angeles retook the lead with a 54th minute Cristian Pavon goal, fueled by Uriel Antuna and Favio Alvarez. The Dynamo tied it again with an Alberth Elis goal, via Aljaz Struna in the 62nd minute. In the 70th minute, Boniek Garcia of Houston had a yellow card for a foul. The Dynamo took the lead with a Ramirez goal in the 83rd minute, made possible by Elis. Houston capped it at 4-2 with a Memo Rodriguez goal in second half stoppage time, courtesy of Elis and Jose Bizama. The man of the match honors go to Elis for his role in the comeback.

Out in California, Los Angeles FC welcomes the Colorado Rapids. Tim Howard and Tyler Miller protect the nets. Los Angeles began in the 28th minute with a Carlos Vela goal, via Latif Blessing. The Black and Gold added on with a Vela goal in the 31st minute, set up by Tristan Blackmon and Eduard Atuesta. Colorado's Kei Kamara tied it with a 40th minute goal, passed from Diego Rubio. Los Angeles replied with Vela completing his hat trick in the 51st minute, with the help of Blackmon and Walker Zimmerman. Jordan Harvey of the Black and Gold saw a yellow card for a 58th minute foul. The Rapids' Jack Price picked up a yellow card for dissent in the 62nd minute. Los Angeles took yellow cards for fouls by Mark-Anthony Kaye in the 73rd minute and Lee Nguyen in stoppage time. The final was 3-1, and the man of the match was Vela.

Way to the northeast, the Montreal Impact bring in the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Clement Diop are the keepers. Montreal struck first in the 23rd minute with a Bojan goal, via Orji Okwonkwo. The Impact added on with a Maximiliano Urruti goal in the 37th minute. Montreal extended the lead as Okwonkwo scored in the 62nd minute, thanks to Saphir Taider. The Impact's Okwonkwo had a yellow card for a 64th minute foul. The final held at 3-0, with Okwonkwo selected as man of the match.

Down in Florida, Orlando City SC hosts the Chicago Fire. Kenneth Kronholm and Brian Rowe draw the starts in goal. Orlando City was first to score with a 5th minute Tesho Akindele goal, courtesy of Benji Michel and Mauricio Pereyra. Chicago tied it in the 17th minute when Kyle Smith of the Lions committed an own goal. Johan Kappelhof of the Fire took a yellow card for a 40th minute foul. In first half stoppage time, Nani of Orlando City saw a yellow card for dissent. Chicago took the lead with a C.J. Sapong goal in the 61st minute, helped along by Fabian Herbers and Aleksandar Katai. The Fire added on with a Katai goal in the 63rd minute. Chicago extended the lead as Przemyslaw Frankowski scored in the 67th minute, thanks to Dax McCarty. The Lions got one back with a Michel goal in the 84th minute, set up by Sacha Kljestan. The Fire had yellow cards for fouls by Herbers and Francisco Calvo in the 76th and 78th minutes, respectively. Pereyra of Orlando City picked up a yellow card for an 83rd minute foul. Chicago iced it at 5-2 with an 87th minute Frankowski goal, good for his brace and the man of the match title.

Back to the north as the Philadelphia Union welcome New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Andre Blake tend the twines. New York City kicked off the scoring in the 7th minute with a Ronald Matarrita goal, courtesy of Valentin Castellanos and Ben Sweat. The Pigeons added on with an Ismael Tajouri-Shradi goal in the 22nd minute, via Castellanos. Maxime Chanot of New York City took a yellow card for a 27th minute foul. The Pigeons saw a yellow card for a 66th minute Anton Tinnerholm foul. Philadelphia got on the board in the 87th minute with a Marco Fabian penalty kick goal. Alexander Ring of New York City received a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final remained at 2-1, with the man of the match being Castellanos.

Westward to Portland, with the Timbers bringing in the San Jose Earthquakes. Daniel Vega and Steve Clark are the gloved men. Portland cracked the scoresheet in the 29th minute with a Larrys Mabiala goal, via Jorge Villafana and Dairon Asprilla. San Jose tied it with a Chris Wondolowski goal in the 39th minute, courtesy of Cristian Espinoza and Jackson Yueill. The Earthquakes saw a yellow card for a foul by Florian Jungwirth in the 43rd minute. Judson of San Jose had a yellow card for a 51st minute foul. The Timbers retook the lead on a 59th minute Asprilla goal. In the 65th minute, Portland's Diego Chara received a yellow card for persistent infringement. Guram Kashia of the Earthquakes picked up a yellow card for a 74th minute foul. The Timbers added on in the 75th minute with a Sebastian Blanco goal. Portland earned yellow cards for Jorge Moreira's 79th minute foul and a dive by Marvin Loria in the 85th minute. Andres Rios of San Jose was booked for a foul in stoppage time. The final stood at 3-1, with Asprilla named man of the match.

Up in Seattle, the Sounders host Minnesota United FC. Vito Mannone and Stefan Frei patrol the penalty areas. Ike Opara of Minnesota had a yellow card for a 23rd minute foul. Seattle drew first blood in the 29th minute with a Roman Torres goal, set up by Joevin Jones. They held on for the 1-0 win, with the man of the match being Jones.

Back east one more time as Toronto FC welcomes the Columbus Crew SC. Eloy Room and Quentin Westberg are the young goalies. Columbus saw a yellow card for a 32nd minute Pedro Santos foul. Toronto's Michael Bradley took a yellow card for his 39th minute foul. The Reds got going with an Alejandro Pozuelo goal in the 58th minute. Toronto's Marco Delgado had a yellow card for a 76th minute foul. The final was 1-0, and Pozuelo was picked as man of the match.

Finally, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC bring in Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Maxime Crepeau guard the woodwork. Salt Lake dented the scoreboard in the 28th minute with a Damir Kreilach goal, assisted by Corey Baird and Kyle Beckerman. Vancouver saw yellow cards for fouls by Erik Godoy in the 90th minute and Michaell Chirinos in stoppage time. The final held at 1-0, with Kreilach as man of the match.

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