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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Sunday, July 14, 2019

MLS 2019 - Week 19

A full slate of games is up this weekend, beginning with three Friday night events. First up...

DC United hosts the New England Revolution. Matt Turner and Bill Hamid draw the starts in goal. New England opened in the 4th minute with a Teal Bunbury goal, via Juan Fernando Caicedo and Jalil Anibaba. The Revolution's Caicedo took a yellow card for a 23rd minute foul. New England added on with a Carles Gil goal in the 32nd minute. DC had yellow cards for dissent be Leonardo Jara in the 37th minute and Paul Arriola's foul in the 40th minute. The Black and Red got on the board in the 43rd minute as Jara scored with an assist from Arriola. The Revolution went down to ten men when Wilfried Zahibo received yellow cards for fouls in the 49th and 63rd minutes, the pair of bookings earning him an ejection. Steven Birnbaum of DC picked up a yellow card for persistent infringement in the 67th minute. New England saw yellow cards for a Luis Caicedo foul in the 81st minute and time wasting by Turner in the 83rd minute. The Black and Red tied it in the 86th minute on a Quiny Amarikwa goal, passed from Wayne Rooney. The final remained at 2-2, with the man of the match being Gil.

Southwest to Houston, as the Dynamo welcome Los Angeles FC. Tyler Miller and Joe Willis are the keepers. Houston started in the 3rd minute with a Romell Quioto goal, assisted by Tomas Martinez. Los Angeles tied it in first half stoppage time with an Adama Diomande goal, via Lee Nguyen and Peter-Lee Vassell. The Black and Gold took the lead in the 49th minute on another Diomande goal, set up by Nguyen again. Dejan Jakovic of Los Angeles had a yellow card for a 71st minute foul. In the 83rd minute, Maynor Figueroa of the Dynamo received a yellow card for his foul. The Black and Gold added to their lead in the 88th minute with a Diego Rossi goal, coming off of Josh Perez and Diomande. The final was 3-1, and Diomande was selected man of the match.

Friday's finale is a Cali Clasico with the Los Angeles Galaxy bringing in the San Jose Earthquakes. Daniel Vega and David Bingham are set to start in goal. Los Angeles led off in the 2nd minute with a Rolf Feltscher goal, courtesy of Jonathan dos Santos. Tommy Thompson of San Jose earned a yellow card for a foul in the 7th minute. The Galaxy saw yellow cards for a Joe Corona foul in the 31st minute and persistent infringement by Jorgen Skjelvik in the 32nd minute. The Earthquakes' Judson took a yellow card for persistent infringement in the 56th minute. San Jose tied it in the 61st minute with a Valeri Qazaishvili goal, assisted by Jackson Yueill. The Earthquakes took the lead in the 64th minute with a Danny Hoesen goal, via Qazaishvili. Marcos Lopez of San Jose received a yellow card for a foul in the 68th minute. The Earthquakes extended the lead as Yueill scored in the 85th minute. Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Los Angeles earned a yellow card for an 89th minute foul. The final was 3-1, with the man of the match being Qazaishvili.

On Saturday, the Montreal Impact host Toronto FC. Quentin Westberg and Evan Bush are between the sticks. Toronto's Chris Mavinga had a yellow card for a 25th minute foul. Montreal's Daniel Lovitz received a yellow card for dissent in the 60th minute. The Reds got going in the 61st minute with an Alejandro Pozuelo goal, assisted by Marco Delgado. Toronto added on in stoppage time with a Jozy Altidore goal to seal a 2-0 win. The man of the match was Pozuelo.

Down in Florida, Orlando City SC welcomes the Columbus Crew SC. Joe Bendik faces his former team and Brian Rowe in goal. Orlando City saw yellow cards for fouls by Kamal Miller in the 56th minute, Lamine Sane in the 58th minute, and Carlos Ascues in the 81st minute. The Lions dented the scoreboard in the 84th minute on a Benji Michel goal, via Ruan and Sane. Orlando City's Sebastian Mendez took a yellow card for dissent in stoppage time. The Lions went down to ten men a minute later as Dom Dwyer received a straight red card for violent conduct. They held on for the 1-0 win, with Michel chosen as man of the match.

Back north, the Chicago Fire bring in FC Cincinnati. Spencer Richey and Kenneth Kronholm receive the starts in goal. Cincinnati began in the 1st minute with an Allan Cruz goal. Chicago tied it in first half stoppage time with a Nicolas Gaitan goal. The Orange and Blue saw yellow cards for time wasting by Richey in the 48th minute, a 52nd minute foul by Emmanuel Ledesma, and dissent from Leonardo Bertone in the 59th minute. The Fire had yellow cards for fouls by Jorge Corrales in the 73rd minute and Djordje Mihailovic in the 79th minute. Cincinnati reclaimed the lead on a Fanendo Adi goal in the 83rd minute, made possible by Kekuta Manneh. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the man of the match being Richey, who went six for seven in saves.

Further north, Minnesota United FC hosts FC Dallas. Jesse Gonzalez and Vito Mannone tend the twines. Dallas received yellow cards for a foul by Brandon Servania in the 35th minute and dissent from Bryan Acosta in first half stoppage time. Minnesota picked up yellow cards for dissent by Chase Gasper in the 59th minute and a Mason Toye foul in the 80th minute. The Loons cracked the scoresheet in second half stoppage time on a Toye goal. Toros keeper Gonzalez took a yellow card for dissent four minutes after the goal. The final held at 1-0, with Mannone's six-save clean sheet making him man of the match.

Southwest to Utah, where Real Salt Lake welcomes the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Nick Rimando patrol the penalty areas. Salt Lake's Sebastian Saucedo took a yellow card for not retreating in the 17th minute. Real struck first in the 23rd minute with a Jefferson Savarino goal, courtesy of Aaron Herrera. Salt Lake received yellow cards for fouls by Damir Kreilach in the 24th minute and Kyle Beckerman in the 28th minute. Philadelphia saw a yellow card for a Brenden Aaronson foul in the 35th minute. Real's Herrera picked up a yellow card for a 61st minute foul. Salt Lake added on in the 71st minute with a Savarino goal, made possible by Beckerman. Real extended the lead as Albert Rusnak scored in the 81st minute, thanks to Savarino. Salt Lake padded the lead in the 89th minute with a Kreilach goal, set up by Everton Luiz. This made it 4-0, the final, with Savarino named man of the match.

Back in Canada, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC bring in Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Zac MacMath are the veterans in goal. Kansas City was gifted an early lead in the 24th minute as Ali Adnan of Vancouver committed an own goal. Victor Giro of the Whitecaps took a yellow card for a 48th minute foul. Sporting added on in the 56th minute with a Felipe Gutierrez goal, passed from Gerso. Kansas City had yellow cards for fouls by Ilie Sanchez in the 68th minute and Seth Sinovic in the 75th minute. Vancouver's Doneil Henry and Erik Godoy received yellow cards for fouls in the 81st and 90th minutes, respectively. Sporting extended the lead as Gerso scored in the 90th minute, thanks to Krisztian Nemeth and Johnny Russell. Adnan of the Whitecaps had a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final was 3-0, with the man of the match being Gerso.

Saturday's finale sees the Portland Timbers host the Colorado Rapids. Tim Howard and Steve Clark man the nets. Portland's Diego Valeri had a yellow card for a 21st minute foul. Tommy Smith of Colorado took a yellow card for a foul in the 22nd minute. The Timbers drew first blood with a Smith own goal in the 27th minute. The Rapids quickly tied it on a Jonathan Lewis goal in the 28th minute. Portland went down to ten men in the 55th minute as Julio Cascante received a straight red card for a foul. Colorado saw a yellow card for a Diego Rubio foul in the 59th minute. The Timbers retook the lead on a Valeri penalty kick goal in the 63rd minute. The Rapids retied it in the 76th minute on a Sam Nicholson goal, courtesy of Danny Wilson. Renzo Zambrano of Portland received a yellow card for a 77th minute foul, as did teammate Jeremy Ebobisse in the 89th minute. The game ended in a 2-2 draw, with Valeri tabbed as man of the match.

On Sunday, the Seattle Sounders FC welcome Atlanta United FC. Brad Guzan and Stefan Frei are the gloved men. Atlanta saw yellow cards for fouls by Miles Robinson in the 22nd minute and Michael Parkhurst in the 41st minute. Seattle kicked off the scoring in the 58th minute with a Raul Ruidiaz goal, set up by Cristian Roldan. The Five Stripes tied it on a Josef Martinez goal in the 65th minute, courtesy of Gonzalo Martinez. The Sounders reclaimed the lead on a Harry Shipp goal in the 71st minute, passed from Jordan Morris and Nicolas Lodeiro. Franco Escobar of Atlanta received a yellow card for an 82nd minute foul. The Sounders held on for a 2-1 win, with Ruidiaz named man of the match.

Finally, the New York Derby sees the Red Bulls bring in NYCFC. Sean Johnson and Luis Robles protect the nets. NYCFC was first to score in the 7th minute with a Heber goal, via Anton Tinnerholm and Maximiliano Moralez. Amro Tarek of the Red Bulls had a yellow card for a 30th minute foul. Maxime Chanot of the Pigeons had a yellow card for a foul in the 45th minute. NYRB tied it in first half stoppage time with a Daniel Royer penalty kick goal. NYCFC's Heber received a yellow card for a foul in the 48th minute. The Red Bulls took the lead on a Royer goal in the 60th minute, made possible by Cristian Casseres Jr and Marc Rzatkowski. Brian White of NYRB had a yellow card for dissent in the 75th minute. The Pigeons took yellow cards for Alexander Ring's foul in the 83rd minute and dissent by Tinnerholm in second half stoppage time. The Red Bulls' Kemar Lawrence also had a yellow card in stoppage time for time wasting. The final stayed at 2-1, with Royer selected as man of the match.

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NWSL 2019 - Week 13

Another four-game weekend starts on Friday with...

Sky Blue FC hosting the Utah Royals FC. Nicole Barnhart and Kailen Sheridan protect the nets. In the 42nd minute, Julie James of Sky Blue had a yellow card for a foul. Sky Blue's Sabrina Flores picked up a yellow card for a foul in the 77th minute. In the 88th minute, Sky Blue's Amandine Pierre-Louis received a yellow card for her foul. Sky Blue got going in stoppage time with a Jennifer Hoy goal, via Sarah Killion. The final held at 1-0, with Killion selected as woman of the match.

On Saturday, the North Carolina Courage welcome Reign FC. Casey Murphy and Stephanie Labbe draw the starts in goal. North Carolina opened in the 22nd minute with a Lynn Williams goal, set up by Kristen Hamilton. The Courage added on in the 55th minute with a Debinha goal, courtesy of Merritt Mathias. In the 70th minute, North Carolina's Denise O'Sullivan received a yellow card for persistent infringement. Bethany Balcer of Reign picked up a yellow card for a foul in the 87th minute. The final remained at 2-0, with Williams named woman of the match.

Out west, the Houston Dash bring in the Chicago Red Stars. Emily Boyd and Jane Campbell are the keepers. Chicago started in the 7th minute with a Katie Johnson goal, made possible by Vanessa DiBernardo. The Red Stars' Nikki Stanton received a yellow card for a 66th minute foul. Houston's Haley Hanson took a yellow card for a 77th minute foul. The final stayed at 1-0, with the woman of the match being Johnson for her early tally.

Finally, the Portland Thorns FC host the Orlando Pride. Portland struck first in the 3rd minute with a Hayley Raso goal. Orlando's Rachel Hill took a yellow card for a 36th minute foul. The Thorns added on in the 58th minute on a Midge Purce goal. The Pride got on the board with a Marta goal in the 61st minute. Portland replied with a 66th minute Christine Sinclair goal, set up by Caitlin Foord. Orlando chipped back in the 68th minute as the Thorns' Emily Menges committed an own goal. The Pride's Erin Greening took a yellow card for a 69th minute foul. Portland had a yellow card for a Gabby Seiler foul in the 83rd minute. Orlando tied it in the 90th minute with a Greening goal. In stoppage time, the Pride's Abby Elinsky received a yellow card for her foul. The Thorns surged ahead at the death with a Tyler Lussi goal, coming off of Meghan Klingenberg. This made it 4-3, the final, with Raso being the woman of the match.

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