The final week of the regular season begins on Friday night, with...
The Portland Thorns FC hosting the Seattle Reign FC. Lydia Williams and Adrianna Franch protect the nets. Seattle opened in the fourth minute with a Jess Fishlock goal, via Elizabeth Addo. Portland tied it in the thirtieth minute with a Lindsey Horan goal on a second chance. The Thorns took the lead in the forty-ninth minute with a Tobin Heath goal, also coming from poor defense. Emily Sonnett of Portland received a yellow card for a sixtieth minute foul. Elizabeth Addo of the Reign took a yellow card for a foul in the sixty-second minute. Portland added on in the eighty-second minute with another Horan goal, set up by Heath. Steph Catley of Seattle received a yellow card for an eighty-seventh minute foul. Portland won 3-1, with Horan as the woman of the match. Also strong for the Thorns were Heath, Midge Purce, Caitlin Foord, and Ellie Carpenter, while the Reign's best were Lauren Barnes, Fishlock, and Addo.
On Saturday, a day filled with games begins with Sky Blue FC welcoming the Orlando Pride. Haley Kopmeyer and Kailen Sheridan are in the six-yard boxes. In the thirty-second minute, Sky Blue's Sheridan made a mental error on a free kick and earned a yellow card for handling the ball outside of the box. Sky Blue got going in the seventy-fourth minute with a Carli Lloyd goal, made possible by Shea Groom. The final held at 1-0, with Lloyd as the woman of the match. Also starring for Sky Blue were Domi Richardson, Erica Skroski, Imani Dorsey, Groom, and Sheridan (six-save clean sheet), while Orlando's best were Carson Pickett, Shelina Zadorsky, Christine Nairn, and Alex Morgan.
To the west, the Utah Royals FC bring in the Chicago Red Stars. Alyssa Naeher and Nicole Barnhart are the veterans in goal. Chicago saw a yellow card for a seventeenth minute foul by Arin Gilliland. Nikki Stanton of the Red Stars received a yellow card for a foul in the twenty-fifth minute. Chicago started in the thirty-ninth minute with a Sam Kerr goal, set up by Gilliland and Michele Vasconcelos. Utah tied it in the fifty-fifth minute with an Amy Rodriguez goal, passed from Katie Bowen. The Royals took the lead in the sixty-fourth minute on a Katie Stengel goal, fueled by Taylor Lytle. The Royals carried the lead to victory, winning 2-1 with Stengel named woman of the match. Also good for Utah were Barnhart (seven for eight in saves), Becky Sauerbrunn, Becca Moros, Gunnhildur Jonsdottir, and Rodriguez. For the Red Stars, Gilliland, Sarah Gorden, Rosie White, and Kerr led the way.
Finally, the North Carolina Courage host the Houston Dash. Jane Campbell and Katelyn Rowland are between the sticks. North Carolina led off in the thirteenth minute with a Jessica McDonald goal, set up by Abby Erceg. In the twenty-sixth minute, Crystal Dunn took a second rebound off a post from her own shot to score, adding to the Courage lead after Lynn Williams' initial shot also hit the post. North Carolina extended the lead as Williams scored in the forty-fourth minute, thanks to McDonald. The Courage padded the lead in the fifty-seventh minute with another Williams goal, against assisted by McDonald and Debinha. North Carolina capped it at 5-0 with a Kristen Hamilton goal in the seventieth minute after a steal. The woman of the match was Williams, while the Courage also had good performances from McDonald, Dunn, Denise O'Sullivan, and Erceg. The Dash's best were Janine Van Wyk, Rachel Daly, and Sofia Huerta.
NWSL Team of the Week
GK Nicole Barnhart
RB Ellie Carpenter
CB Sarah Gorden
CB Abby Erceg
LB Arin Gilliland
DM Lindsey Horan
AM Tobin Heath
AM Alyssa Mautz
FW Lynn Williams
FW Sam Kerr
FW Shea Groom
Saturday, September 8, 2018
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
MLS 2018 Week 28 Midweek
A short schedule in MLS this week gets going on Wednesday with...
New York City FC hosting the New England Revolution. Brad Knighton and Sean Johnson are in goal. New England's Cristhian Machado received a yellow card in the fifteenth minute. New York City saw a yellow card for a Valentin Castellanos foul in the forty-seventh minute. The Revolution got on the board in the seventy-first minute with a Brian Wright goal. In the eighty-ninth minute, New York City's Alexander Ring took a yellow card for persistent infringement, while New England's Cristian Penilla got booked for a foul. The Revolution received a yellow card for a Brandon Bye foul in the ninetieth minute. The final held at 1-0, with Knighton (five-save clean sheet) earning man of the match honors.
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New York City FC hosting the New England Revolution. Brad Knighton and Sean Johnson are in goal. New England's Cristhian Machado received a yellow card in the fifteenth minute. New York City saw a yellow card for a Valentin Castellanos foul in the forty-seventh minute. The Revolution got on the board in the seventy-first minute with a Brian Wright goal. In the eighty-ninth minute, New York City's Alexander Ring took a yellow card for persistent infringement, while New England's Cristian Penilla got booked for a foul. The Revolution received a yellow card for a Brandon Bye foul in the ninetieth minute. The final held at 1-0, with Knighton (five-save clean sheet) earning man of the match honors.
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Tuesday, September 4, 2018
NWSL 2018 Week 24 Midweek
The NWSL's last week of the regular season features a midweek game after a previous rescheduling was required. The Chicago Red Stars host Sky Blue FC. Kailen Sheridan and Emily Boyd make the starts in goal. Chicago began in the eighteenth minute with an Alyssa Mautz goal, helped along by Arin Gilliland. The Red Stars added on in the forty-sixth minute with another Mautz goal, again assisted by Gilliland. Chicago extended the lead in the sixty-fourth minute with a Sam Kerr goal, via Brooke Elby. The Red Stars padded the lead in the eightieth minute on a Rosie White goal, set up by Kerr and Gilliland. Chicago iced it at 5-0 with a Michele Vasconcelos goal in stoppage time, made possible by White. The woman of the match was Mautz. Also good for the Red Stars were Sarah Gorden, Gilliland, Elby, White, and Kerr, while Sky Blue's best were Mandy Freeman, Domi Richardson, Sarah Killion, and Shea Groom.
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Sunday, September 2, 2018
MLS 2018 Week 27
Ten games grace the schedule this week in MLS, beginning with nine on Saturday. First up...
The Seattle Sounders FC host Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Stefan Frei protect the nets. Kansas City began in the second minute with a Diego Rubio goal, passed from Gerso Fernandes. Seattle tied it in the twelfth minute on a Raul Ruidiaz goal, made possible by Brad Smith and Osvaldo Alonso. In the twenty-seventh minute, Kim Kee-hee of the Sounders received a yellow card for time wasting. Sporting saw yellow cards for a thirty-second minute Rubio foul, dissent by Ilie Sanchez in the forty-third minute, and Ike Opara's foul in first half stoppage time. Seattle pulled ahead in the fifty-second minute on an own goal by Graham Zusi of Kansas City. The Sounders added on in the fifty-sixth minute as Nicolas Lodeiro converted a penalty kick. Seattle went down to ten men when Chad Marshall received a straight red card on video review for a serious foul, which also led to a yellow card for dissent for the Sounders keeper Frei. Seattle held on to win 3-1, with the man of the match being Ruidiaz.
Northeast to Montreal, where the Impact welcome the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Evan Bush are the veterans in goal. Montreal led off in the thirtieth minute with a Rod Fanni goal, via Saphir Taider. The Impact added on in the thirty-eighth minute with a Bacary Sagna goal, made possible by Jukka Raitala and Daniel Lovitz. Montreal extended the lead in stoppage time as Ignacio Piatti scored, thanks to Alejandro Silva. This produced the 3-0 final score, with the man of the match named as Fanni.
Stateside, the New England Revolution bring in the Portland Timbers. Jeff Attinella and Matt Turner are set to start in goal. Sebastian Blanco of Portland had a yellow card for a nineteenth minute foul. The Timbers were forced to switch goalies in the fifty-sixth minute, with Steve Clark replacing Attinella. New England got going in the fifty-eighth minute with a Scott Caldwell goal. Luis Caicedo of the Revolution had a yellow card for a sixtieth minute foul. The Timbers' Lawrence Olum received a yellow card for his foul in the sixty-seventh minute. Portland retied it in the seventieth minute on an Olum goal, passed from Julio Cascante and David Guzman. New England had yellow cards for fouls by Caldwell in the seventy-sixth minute, Michael Mancienne in the eighty-seventh minute, and Cristian Penilla in stoppage time. The Timbers' keeper Clark had a yellow card for time wasting after Penilla's foul. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, with Olum as man of the match.
Down in Florida, Orlando City SC hosts the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Joe Bendik are in the six-yard boxes. Orlando City opened in the ninth minute with a Dominic Dwyer goal, assisted by Yoshimar Yotun. Philadelphia tied it on a thirty-second minute Cory Burke goal, helped along by Borek Dockal. The Union pulled ahead in the eighty-eighth minute with a Fabrice-Jean Picault goal, via Haris Medunjanin. Philadelphia's Alejandro Bedoya had a yellow card for an eighty-ninth minute foul. Orlando City retied it in stoppage time on a Scott Sutter goal, made possible by Josue Colman. Derrick Jones of the Union had a yellow card four minutes later for his foul. The game ended in a 2-2 draw, with the man of the match honors given to Picault.
Back north, the Columbus Crew SC welcome New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Zack Steffen are the solid keepers. New York City's Rodney Wallace had a yellow card for a foul in the forty-fifth minute. New York City dented the scoreboard in the fifty-third minute with an Ismael Tajouri-Shradi goal, coming off of Anton Tinnerholm. Columbus tied it in the sixty-first minute on a Harrison Afful goal. The Crew took the lead in the sixty-third minute with a Justin Meram goal, guided in by Pedro Santos. New York City had yellow cards for fouls by Ben Sweat, Sebastien Ibeagha, and Alexander Ring in the sixty-seventh, seventy-fifth, and ninety-third minutes, respectively. The Crew won 2-1, with Meram picked as man of the match.
South again for a second straight Texas Derby, as FC Dallas brings in the Houston Dynamo. Joe Willis and Jesse Gonzalez play in goal. Dallas started in the tenth minute with a Michael Barrios goal, via Maximiliano Urruti. Adam Lundqvist of Houston had a yellow card for a twenty-third minute foul. Dallas added on in the forty-eighth minute with a Santiago Mosquera goal. Dallas extended the lead in the fifty-first minute with another Mosquera goal, with the help of Victor Ulloa. The Dynamo got on the board in the fifty-third minute on a Mauro Manotas goal. Dallas answered with a Reto Ziegler penalty kick goal in the fifty-eighth minute. Darwin Ceren of Houston received a yellow card for his sixtieth minute foul. The Dynamo got one back with a penalty kick goal by Alberth Elis in the seventy-second minute, but 4-2 was as close as they got. Dallas won, with Mosquera leading the way as man of the match.
In Canada again, Toronto FC hosts Los Angeles FC. Tyler Miller and Clint Irwin guard the woodwork. Los Angeles saw a yellow card for a Dejan Jakovic foul in the eighteenth minute. Los Angeles struck first in the twenty-third minute on a Carlos Vela goal, made possible by Diego Rossi. Toronto's Marco Delgado had a yellow card for a thirty-fourth minute foul. Los Angeles added on in the forty-seventh minute with a Rossi goal. In the forty-eighth minute, Toronto's Jozy Altidore took a yellow card for a foul. Los Angeles extended the lead as Lee Nguyen scored in the forty-ninth minute, thanks to Vela. Toronto got on the board in the seventy-fourth minute with an Altidore goal, guided in by Sebastian Giovinco. Toronto saw a yellow card for persistent infringement by Michael Bradley in the seventy-eighth minute. Toronto got closer in stoppage time with another Altidore goal, with assists from Lucas Janson and Giovinco. Los Angeles responded a minute later to win 4-2 with Vela's second of the game, fueled by Benny Feilhaber. Vela earned the man of the match title.
Back in the west, Real Salt Lake welcomes the Los Angeles Galaxy. David Bingham and Nick Rimando are between the sticks. Los Angeles drew first blood in the first minute on a Jonathan dos Santos goal, assisted by Ashley Cole and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Salt Lake tied it on a fourteenth minute Albert Rusnak goal, via Joao Plata. The Galaxy saw a yellow card for a thirty-fifth minute Perry Kitchen foul. Real pulled ahead in first half stoppage time on a Damir Kreilach goal, passed from Brooks Lennon. Salt Lake added on in the forty-eighth minute with a Jefferson Savarino goal, coming off of Plata. Real extended the lead as Kreilach scored in the sixty-first minute, thanks to Rusnak. Romain Alessandrini got one back for the Galaxy in the sixty-third minute, with a helper from dos Santos. Rolf Feltscher of Los Angeles took a yellow card for a sixty-fourth minute foul. Salt Lake replied in the sixty-eighth minute on another Rusnak goal, set up by Savarino. Real padded the lead on a Kreilach goal to complete his hat trick, passed from Savarino. This made it 6-2, the final, with Kreilach earning the man of the match honors as Real curb-stomped another opponent.
Saturday ends in Vancouver, as the Whitecaps FC bring in the San Jose Earthquakes. Andrew Tarbell and Stefan Marinovic are the goalies. Vancouver was first to score in the twenty-second minute with an Alphonso Davies goal, assisted by Yordy Reyna and Kei Kamara. San Jose saw a yellow card for Nick Lima's forty-second minute foul. The Whitecaps had yellow cards for Cristian Techera's foul in the sixty-third minute and Reyna's foul in the sixty-seventh minute. Vancouver added on in the seventy-eighth minute with a Nicolas Mezquida goal, passed from Reyna. Magnus Eriksson of the Earthquakes took a yellow card for an eighty-third minute foul. San Jose got on the board with a Valeri Qazaishvili goal in stoppage time, set up by Jackson Yueill, but the Whitecaps hung on to win 2-1. Reyna was the man of the match.
On Sunday, DC United hosts Atlanta United FC. Brad Guzan and Bill Hamid are patrolling the penalty areas. Eric Remedi of Atlanta took a yellow card for a dive in the twenty-fifth minute. DC kicked off the scoring in the twenty-eighth minute with a Luciano Acosta goal, via Wayne Rooney and Hamid. Atlanta tied it on a Jeff Larentowicz goal in the thirty-ninth minute, passed from Ezequiel Barco. Barco of Atlanta had a yellow card for a fifty-first minute foul. DC retook the lead on a Rooney penalty kick goal in the fifty-second minute. Leandro Gonzalez Pirez of Atlanta received a yellow card for his seventy-first minute foul. Junior Moreno of DC had a yellow card for a seventy-third minute foul. DC added on in the seventy-seventh minute with an Acosta goal, helped along by Rooney and Russell Canouse. This made it 3-1, the final, with the man of the match being Acosta.
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The Seattle Sounders FC host Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Stefan Frei protect the nets. Kansas City began in the second minute with a Diego Rubio goal, passed from Gerso Fernandes. Seattle tied it in the twelfth minute on a Raul Ruidiaz goal, made possible by Brad Smith and Osvaldo Alonso. In the twenty-seventh minute, Kim Kee-hee of the Sounders received a yellow card for time wasting. Sporting saw yellow cards for a thirty-second minute Rubio foul, dissent by Ilie Sanchez in the forty-third minute, and Ike Opara's foul in first half stoppage time. Seattle pulled ahead in the fifty-second minute on an own goal by Graham Zusi of Kansas City. The Sounders added on in the fifty-sixth minute as Nicolas Lodeiro converted a penalty kick. Seattle went down to ten men when Chad Marshall received a straight red card on video review for a serious foul, which also led to a yellow card for dissent for the Sounders keeper Frei. Seattle held on to win 3-1, with the man of the match being Ruidiaz.
Northeast to Montreal, where the Impact welcome the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Evan Bush are the veterans in goal. Montreal led off in the thirtieth minute with a Rod Fanni goal, via Saphir Taider. The Impact added on in the thirty-eighth minute with a Bacary Sagna goal, made possible by Jukka Raitala and Daniel Lovitz. Montreal extended the lead in stoppage time as Ignacio Piatti scored, thanks to Alejandro Silva. This produced the 3-0 final score, with the man of the match named as Fanni.
Stateside, the New England Revolution bring in the Portland Timbers. Jeff Attinella and Matt Turner are set to start in goal. Sebastian Blanco of Portland had a yellow card for a nineteenth minute foul. The Timbers were forced to switch goalies in the fifty-sixth minute, with Steve Clark replacing Attinella. New England got going in the fifty-eighth minute with a Scott Caldwell goal. Luis Caicedo of the Revolution had a yellow card for a sixtieth minute foul. The Timbers' Lawrence Olum received a yellow card for his foul in the sixty-seventh minute. Portland retied it in the seventieth minute on an Olum goal, passed from Julio Cascante and David Guzman. New England had yellow cards for fouls by Caldwell in the seventy-sixth minute, Michael Mancienne in the eighty-seventh minute, and Cristian Penilla in stoppage time. The Timbers' keeper Clark had a yellow card for time wasting after Penilla's foul. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, with Olum as man of the match.
Down in Florida, Orlando City SC hosts the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Joe Bendik are in the six-yard boxes. Orlando City opened in the ninth minute with a Dominic Dwyer goal, assisted by Yoshimar Yotun. Philadelphia tied it on a thirty-second minute Cory Burke goal, helped along by Borek Dockal. The Union pulled ahead in the eighty-eighth minute with a Fabrice-Jean Picault goal, via Haris Medunjanin. Philadelphia's Alejandro Bedoya had a yellow card for an eighty-ninth minute foul. Orlando City retied it in stoppage time on a Scott Sutter goal, made possible by Josue Colman. Derrick Jones of the Union had a yellow card four minutes later for his foul. The game ended in a 2-2 draw, with the man of the match honors given to Picault.
Back north, the Columbus Crew SC welcome New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Zack Steffen are the solid keepers. New York City's Rodney Wallace had a yellow card for a foul in the forty-fifth minute. New York City dented the scoreboard in the fifty-third minute with an Ismael Tajouri-Shradi goal, coming off of Anton Tinnerholm. Columbus tied it in the sixty-first minute on a Harrison Afful goal. The Crew took the lead in the sixty-third minute with a Justin Meram goal, guided in by Pedro Santos. New York City had yellow cards for fouls by Ben Sweat, Sebastien Ibeagha, and Alexander Ring in the sixty-seventh, seventy-fifth, and ninety-third minutes, respectively. The Crew won 2-1, with Meram picked as man of the match.
South again for a second straight Texas Derby, as FC Dallas brings in the Houston Dynamo. Joe Willis and Jesse Gonzalez play in goal. Dallas started in the tenth minute with a Michael Barrios goal, via Maximiliano Urruti. Adam Lundqvist of Houston had a yellow card for a twenty-third minute foul. Dallas added on in the forty-eighth minute with a Santiago Mosquera goal. Dallas extended the lead in the fifty-first minute with another Mosquera goal, with the help of Victor Ulloa. The Dynamo got on the board in the fifty-third minute on a Mauro Manotas goal. Dallas answered with a Reto Ziegler penalty kick goal in the fifty-eighth minute. Darwin Ceren of Houston received a yellow card for his sixtieth minute foul. The Dynamo got one back with a penalty kick goal by Alberth Elis in the seventy-second minute, but 4-2 was as close as they got. Dallas won, with Mosquera leading the way as man of the match.
In Canada again, Toronto FC hosts Los Angeles FC. Tyler Miller and Clint Irwin guard the woodwork. Los Angeles saw a yellow card for a Dejan Jakovic foul in the eighteenth minute. Los Angeles struck first in the twenty-third minute on a Carlos Vela goal, made possible by Diego Rossi. Toronto's Marco Delgado had a yellow card for a thirty-fourth minute foul. Los Angeles added on in the forty-seventh minute with a Rossi goal. In the forty-eighth minute, Toronto's Jozy Altidore took a yellow card for a foul. Los Angeles extended the lead as Lee Nguyen scored in the forty-ninth minute, thanks to Vela. Toronto got on the board in the seventy-fourth minute with an Altidore goal, guided in by Sebastian Giovinco. Toronto saw a yellow card for persistent infringement by Michael Bradley in the seventy-eighth minute. Toronto got closer in stoppage time with another Altidore goal, with assists from Lucas Janson and Giovinco. Los Angeles responded a minute later to win 4-2 with Vela's second of the game, fueled by Benny Feilhaber. Vela earned the man of the match title.
Back in the west, Real Salt Lake welcomes the Los Angeles Galaxy. David Bingham and Nick Rimando are between the sticks. Los Angeles drew first blood in the first minute on a Jonathan dos Santos goal, assisted by Ashley Cole and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Salt Lake tied it on a fourteenth minute Albert Rusnak goal, via Joao Plata. The Galaxy saw a yellow card for a thirty-fifth minute Perry Kitchen foul. Real pulled ahead in first half stoppage time on a Damir Kreilach goal, passed from Brooks Lennon. Salt Lake added on in the forty-eighth minute with a Jefferson Savarino goal, coming off of Plata. Real extended the lead as Kreilach scored in the sixty-first minute, thanks to Rusnak. Romain Alessandrini got one back for the Galaxy in the sixty-third minute, with a helper from dos Santos. Rolf Feltscher of Los Angeles took a yellow card for a sixty-fourth minute foul. Salt Lake replied in the sixty-eighth minute on another Rusnak goal, set up by Savarino. Real padded the lead on a Kreilach goal to complete his hat trick, passed from Savarino. This made it 6-2, the final, with Kreilach earning the man of the match honors as Real curb-stomped another opponent.
Saturday ends in Vancouver, as the Whitecaps FC bring in the San Jose Earthquakes. Andrew Tarbell and Stefan Marinovic are the goalies. Vancouver was first to score in the twenty-second minute with an Alphonso Davies goal, assisted by Yordy Reyna and Kei Kamara. San Jose saw a yellow card for Nick Lima's forty-second minute foul. The Whitecaps had yellow cards for Cristian Techera's foul in the sixty-third minute and Reyna's foul in the sixty-seventh minute. Vancouver added on in the seventy-eighth minute with a Nicolas Mezquida goal, passed from Reyna. Magnus Eriksson of the Earthquakes took a yellow card for an eighty-third minute foul. San Jose got on the board with a Valeri Qazaishvili goal in stoppage time, set up by Jackson Yueill, but the Whitecaps hung on to win 2-1. Reyna was the man of the match.
On Sunday, DC United hosts Atlanta United FC. Brad Guzan and Bill Hamid are patrolling the penalty areas. Eric Remedi of Atlanta took a yellow card for a dive in the twenty-fifth minute. DC kicked off the scoring in the twenty-eighth minute with a Luciano Acosta goal, via Wayne Rooney and Hamid. Atlanta tied it on a Jeff Larentowicz goal in the thirty-ninth minute, passed from Ezequiel Barco. Barco of Atlanta had a yellow card for a fifty-first minute foul. DC retook the lead on a Rooney penalty kick goal in the fifty-second minute. Leandro Gonzalez Pirez of Atlanta received a yellow card for his seventy-first minute foul. Junior Moreno of DC had a yellow card for a seventy-third minute foul. DC added on in the seventy-seventh minute with an Acosta goal, helped along by Rooney and Russell Canouse. This made it 3-1, the final, with the man of the match being Acosta.
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NWSL 2018 Week 23
The penultimate week in women's soccer has just one game between the bottom two teams on the table. The Washington Spirit host Sky Blue FC on Sunday morning after a lightning delay wiped out the original Saturday night plans. Kailen Sheridan and Aubrey Bledsoe make the starts in goal. In the fifty-eighth minute, Sarah Killion of Sky Blue received a yellow card for a foul. Washington got going in the seventy-first minute with an Arielle Ship goal, after multiple shots by Francisca Ordega were blocked by Sheridan. Sky Blue tied it in the eighty-seventh minute with a Killion goal, set up by Madison Tiernan after a clever dummy from Shea Groom. The final remained at 1-0, with Killion as the woman of the match. Also good for Sky Blue were Domi Richardson, Mandy Freeman, Christina Gibbons, Tiernan, and Groom. The Spirit's best were Megan Crosson, Whitney Church, Havana Solaun, and Bledsoe (five for six in saves).
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Wednesday, August 29, 2018
MLS 2018 Week 27 Midweek
Four games on at midweek in MLS, beginning with...
The New York Red Bulls hosting the Houston Dynamo. Chris Seitz is mismatched with Luis Robles in goal. New York got going in the fifty-fifth minute with a Brian White goal, passed from Alex Muyl. Houston's Leonardo took a yellow card for an eighty-ninth minute foul. The final held at 1-0, with Robles (three-save clean sheet) earning man of the match honors.
Down in DC, United welcomes the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Bill Hamid are the strong goalies. Jack Elliott of Philadelphia took a yellow card for a twenty-seventh minute foul. The Union opened in the twenty-ninth minute on a C.J. Sapong goal. Philadelphia's Borek Dockal had a yellow card in the fifty-seventh minute for a foul. The Union added on in the sixty-first minute with a Fabrice-Jean Picault goal, assisted by Sapong and Dockal. Steve Birnbaum of DC received a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The Union held on for a 2-0 win, with Sapong named man of the match.
Out west, the San Jose Earthquakes bring in FC Dallas. Jimmy Maurer and Andrew Tarbell play in goal. Dallas started in the eighth minute with a Maximiliano Urruti goal. San Jose tied it in the fifteenth minute with a Valeri Qazaishvili goal. The Earthquakes took the lead with a Qazaishvili goal in the forty-second minute. Dallas retied it in the fifty-first minute with a Santiago Mosquera goal, coming off of Urruti and Michael Barrios. San Jose pulled ahead again with a Magnus Eriksson goal, helped along by Chris Wondolowski in the fifty-fourth minute. Dallas tied it again on a Dominique Badji goal, made possible by Reggie Cannon and Urruti. The Earthquakes stormed ahead in the sixty-second minute on a Wondolowski goal, passed from Qazaishvili. This made it 4-3, the eventual final, with the man of the match being Qazaishvili.
Finally, the Portland Timbers host Toronto FC. Clint Irwin and Jeff Attinella draw the starts in goal. Marco Delgado of Toronto had a yellow card for a thirty-second minute foul. Portland dented the scoreboard in the sixty-fourth minute with a Diego Chara goal, guided in by Sebastian Blanco and Zarek Valentin. The Timbers added on in the eighty-third minute with a David Guzman goal. Portland's Guzman had a yellow card for an eighty-fifth minute foul. The final remained at 2-0, with the man of the match being Chara.
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The New York Red Bulls hosting the Houston Dynamo. Chris Seitz is mismatched with Luis Robles in goal. New York got going in the fifty-fifth minute with a Brian White goal, passed from Alex Muyl. Houston's Leonardo took a yellow card for an eighty-ninth minute foul. The final held at 1-0, with Robles (three-save clean sheet) earning man of the match honors.
Down in DC, United welcomes the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Bill Hamid are the strong goalies. Jack Elliott of Philadelphia took a yellow card for a twenty-seventh minute foul. The Union opened in the twenty-ninth minute on a C.J. Sapong goal. Philadelphia's Borek Dockal had a yellow card in the fifty-seventh minute for a foul. The Union added on in the sixty-first minute with a Fabrice-Jean Picault goal, assisted by Sapong and Dockal. Steve Birnbaum of DC received a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The Union held on for a 2-0 win, with Sapong named man of the match.
Out west, the San Jose Earthquakes bring in FC Dallas. Jimmy Maurer and Andrew Tarbell play in goal. Dallas started in the eighth minute with a Maximiliano Urruti goal. San Jose tied it in the fifteenth minute with a Valeri Qazaishvili goal. The Earthquakes took the lead with a Qazaishvili goal in the forty-second minute. Dallas retied it in the fifty-first minute with a Santiago Mosquera goal, coming off of Urruti and Michael Barrios. San Jose pulled ahead again with a Magnus Eriksson goal, helped along by Chris Wondolowski in the fifty-fourth minute. Dallas tied it again on a Dominique Badji goal, made possible by Reggie Cannon and Urruti. The Earthquakes stormed ahead in the sixty-second minute on a Wondolowski goal, passed from Qazaishvili. This made it 4-3, the eventual final, with the man of the match being Qazaishvili.
Finally, the Portland Timbers host Toronto FC. Clint Irwin and Jeff Attinella draw the starts in goal. Marco Delgado of Toronto had a yellow card for a thirty-second minute foul. Portland dented the scoreboard in the sixty-fourth minute with a Diego Chara goal, guided in by Sebastian Blanco and Zarek Valentin. The Timbers added on in the eighty-third minute with a David Guzman goal. Portland's Guzman had a yellow card for an eighty-fifth minute foul. The final remained at 2-0, with the man of the match being Chara.
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Sunday, August 26, 2018
MLS 2018 Week 26
This week begins with a pair of Thursday games, as rivals around the league clash. First up...
The Chicago Fire host the Columbus Crew SC. Zack Steffen faces a lesser foe in Stefan Cleveland in goal. Michael de Leeuw of Chicago had a yellow card for a fifty-fifth minute foul. Columbus saw Federico Higuain take a yellow card for dissent in the sixty-fifth minute. The Fire got going in the sixty-seventh minute with a Nemanja Nikolic goal. Aleksandar Katai of Chicago received a yellow card for a sixty-ninth minute foul. The Crew retied it on a Niko Hansen goal in the eighty-seventh minute. Bastian Schweinsteiger of the Fire received a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, with Cleveland the man of the match for going five for six in saves.
The other game on Thursday is a Texas Derby, where the Houston Dynamo welcome FC Dallas. Jimmy Maurer and Joe Willis play in goal. Carlos Gruezo of Dallas had a yellow card for his fifty-third minute foul. Houston saw yellow cards for Oscar Boniek Garcia and Darwin Ceren in the fifty-eighth and sixty-first minutes, respectively. Dallas dented the scoreboard in the eighty-third minute with a Michael Barrios goal. The Dynamo tied it in the eighty-eighth minute with a Ronaldo Pena goal, via Tomas Martinez. Maynor Figueroa of Dallas received a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final stayed at 1-1, with Barrios as the man of the match.
On Friday, the first in a pair of games sees Orlando City SC bring in Atlanta United FC. Brad Guzan and Joe Bendik are the goalies. Atlanta opened in the twenty-first minute with a Leandro Gonzalez Pirez goal. Orlando City tied it on a Scott Sutter goal in the thirty-ninth minute, via Will Johnson and Chris Mueller. Orlando City's Johnson had a yellow card for a sixtieth minute foul. Atlanta retook the lead in the seventy-fourth minute with a Josef Martinez goal, coming off of Julian Gressel. Martinez took a yellow card for delaying the game a minute later. Orlando City had yellow cards for Oriol Rosell in the eighty-sixth minute and Jonathan Spector in stoppage time, both for fouls. The final stood at 2-1, with Martinez named man of the match.
The other game on Day 2 of Rivalry Week has the Los Angeles Galaxy hosting Los Angeles FC. Tyler Miller and David Bingham are the average goalies. The Galaxy started in the fifteenth minute with a Zlatan Ibrahimovic goal, assisted by Ola Kamara. The Galaxy's Rolf Feltscher took a yellow card for an eighteenth minute foul. Chris Pontius of the Galaxy received a yellow card for his foul in first half stoppage time. Benny Feilhaber of LAFC had a yellow card for a forty-eighth minute foul. LAFC tied it in the fifty-first minute with a Carlos Vela penalty kick goal. The Galaxy saw yellow cards for a dive by Ibrahimovic in the fifty-ninth minute and fouls by Jorgen Skjelvik and Dave Romney in the sixty-seventh and eighty-sixth minutes, respectively. The final held at 1-1, with the man of the match being Ibrahimovic.
The first of five Saturday games sees the Philadelphia Union welcome the New England Revolution. Matt Turner and Andre Blake are set to start in goal. Philadelphia cracked the scoresheet in the fifty-third minute with a Cory Burke goal, passed from Haris Medunjanin. The Union's Burke had a yellow card for delay of game in the fifty-sixth minute. New England saw yellow cards for fouls by Michael Mancienne in the seventy-eighth minute and Diego Fagundez in stoppage time. The final remained at 1-0, with Blake's four-save clean sheet making him the man of the match.
Up in Canada, Toronto FC bring in their 401 Derby rivals, the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Alexander Bono are between the sticks. Toronto led off in the seventh minute with a Sebastian Giovinco goal, assisted by Justin Morrow. Toronto added on in the twenty-second minute with another Giovinco goal, passed from Jonathan Osorio. Toronto extended the lead as Osorio scored in the twenty-ninth minute, thanks to Lucas Janson. Montreal got on the board with an Alejandro Silva goal in the thirtieth minute, made possible by Saphir Taider. The Impact's Bacary Sagna had a yellow card for a sixty-third minute foul. The final remained at 3-1, with Giovinco picked as man of the match for his brace.
Back stateside, Sporting Kansas City hosts Minnesota United FC. Bobby Shuttleworth and Tim Melia are the veterans in goal. Kansas City drew first blood in the forty-seventh minute with a Yohan Croizet goal, coming off of Johnny Russell and Diego Rubio. Minnesota received yellow cards for fouls by Francisco Calvo in the fiftieth minute and Michael Boxall in the fifty-second minute. Sporting added on with a Rubio goal in the sixty-second minute, guided in by Russell and Seth Sinovic. This produced the 2-0 final score, with the man of the match being Russell for his set-up work.
Out west, the Rocky Mountain Derby sees the Colorado Rapids welcome Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Tim Howard are the elite keepers. Salt Lake began in the sixth minute with a Damir Kreilach goal, via Joao Plata and Kyle Beckerman. Brooks Lennon of Real had a yellow card for a seventh minute foul. Colorado went down to ten men in the ninth minute with Niki Jackson earning a red card for violent conduct. Bismark Boateng of the Rapids received a yellow card for a foul in the nineteenth minute. Salt Lake added on in the thirty-third minute with a Jefferson Savarino goal. Colorado's numbers dropped to nine men in the forty-fifth minute as Boateng saw a straight red card for another foul. Aaron Herrera of Real took a yellow card for his fifty-first minute foul. Salt Lake extended the lead in the fifty-eighth minute as Savarino scored again, thanks to Corey Baird. Real padded the lead on a Plata goal in the sixty-ninth minute. Salt Lake kept going as Baird scored in the seventy-fourth minute, with the help of Savarino and Danilo Acosta. Real struck again with an Albert Rusnak goal in the eighty-sixth minute, made possible by Baird. The final stood at 6-0, with Savarino's brace and assist giving him man of the match honors in the blowout.
Saturday ends in San Jose, where the Earthquakes bring in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Stefan Marinovic and Andrew Tarbell are in the six-yard boxes. San Jose struck first in the seventh minute with a Jahmir Hyka goal. The Earthquakes added on in the eighteenth minute with a Magnus Eriksson penalty kick goal. Anibal Godoy of San Jose received a yellow card for a thirtieth minute foul. Vancouver saw yellow cards for dissent by Yordy Reyna in the fifty-first minute and fouls by Felipe and Marcel de Jong, both in the fifty-second minute. The Whitecaps got on the board with a Reyna goal in the fifty-ninth minute. Vancouver tied it in the sixty-first minute with a Cristian Techera goal, via Kei Kamara. The Whitecaps pulled ahead with a Kamara goal in the sixty-eighth minute, made possible by Reyna and Aaron Maund. This led to a 3-2 final score, with Kamara tabbed as man of the match.
On Sunday, the New York Red Bulls host DC United. Bill Hamid and Luis Robles are the gloved men. New York had yellow cards for fouls by Bradley Wright-Phillips in the ninth minute and Alejandro Romero Gamarra in the thirty-seventh minute. The Red Bulls kicked off the scoring with a Gamarra goal in the fifty-sixth minute. Zoltan Stieber of DC had a yellow card for his sixty-third minute foul, followed by yellow cards for teammates Paul Arriola in the eighty-eighth minute and Ulises Segura in stoppage time. The final remained at 1-0, with Gamarra the man of the match.
Finally, the biggest rivalry of all sees the Portland Timbers host the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Jeff Attinella are the keepers. Diego Chara of Portland had a yellow card for a twenty-second minute foul. In the sixty-fifth minute, Sebastian Blanco of the Timbers and Brad Smith of the Sounders each received yellow cards for fouls after the whistle. The Sounders got a gift from Portland when Julio Cascante bungled a clearance into his own net to put the visitors ahead. Dairon Asprilla of the Timbers took a yellow card for a foul in the eighty-seventh minute. The final held at 1-0 for the Sounders, with the man of the match being Kim Kee-hee, whose cross set up the winning goal.
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The Chicago Fire host the Columbus Crew SC. Zack Steffen faces a lesser foe in Stefan Cleveland in goal. Michael de Leeuw of Chicago had a yellow card for a fifty-fifth minute foul. Columbus saw Federico Higuain take a yellow card for dissent in the sixty-fifth minute. The Fire got going in the sixty-seventh minute with a Nemanja Nikolic goal. Aleksandar Katai of Chicago received a yellow card for a sixty-ninth minute foul. The Crew retied it on a Niko Hansen goal in the eighty-seventh minute. Bastian Schweinsteiger of the Fire received a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, with Cleveland the man of the match for going five for six in saves.
The other game on Thursday is a Texas Derby, where the Houston Dynamo welcome FC Dallas. Jimmy Maurer and Joe Willis play in goal. Carlos Gruezo of Dallas had a yellow card for his fifty-third minute foul. Houston saw yellow cards for Oscar Boniek Garcia and Darwin Ceren in the fifty-eighth and sixty-first minutes, respectively. Dallas dented the scoreboard in the eighty-third minute with a Michael Barrios goal. The Dynamo tied it in the eighty-eighth minute with a Ronaldo Pena goal, via Tomas Martinez. Maynor Figueroa of Dallas received a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final stayed at 1-1, with Barrios as the man of the match.
On Friday, the first in a pair of games sees Orlando City SC bring in Atlanta United FC. Brad Guzan and Joe Bendik are the goalies. Atlanta opened in the twenty-first minute with a Leandro Gonzalez Pirez goal. Orlando City tied it on a Scott Sutter goal in the thirty-ninth minute, via Will Johnson and Chris Mueller. Orlando City's Johnson had a yellow card for a sixtieth minute foul. Atlanta retook the lead in the seventy-fourth minute with a Josef Martinez goal, coming off of Julian Gressel. Martinez took a yellow card for delaying the game a minute later. Orlando City had yellow cards for Oriol Rosell in the eighty-sixth minute and Jonathan Spector in stoppage time, both for fouls. The final stood at 2-1, with Martinez named man of the match.
The other game on Day 2 of Rivalry Week has the Los Angeles Galaxy hosting Los Angeles FC. Tyler Miller and David Bingham are the average goalies. The Galaxy started in the fifteenth minute with a Zlatan Ibrahimovic goal, assisted by Ola Kamara. The Galaxy's Rolf Feltscher took a yellow card for an eighteenth minute foul. Chris Pontius of the Galaxy received a yellow card for his foul in first half stoppage time. Benny Feilhaber of LAFC had a yellow card for a forty-eighth minute foul. LAFC tied it in the fifty-first minute with a Carlos Vela penalty kick goal. The Galaxy saw yellow cards for a dive by Ibrahimovic in the fifty-ninth minute and fouls by Jorgen Skjelvik and Dave Romney in the sixty-seventh and eighty-sixth minutes, respectively. The final held at 1-1, with the man of the match being Ibrahimovic.
The first of five Saturday games sees the Philadelphia Union welcome the New England Revolution. Matt Turner and Andre Blake are set to start in goal. Philadelphia cracked the scoresheet in the fifty-third minute with a Cory Burke goal, passed from Haris Medunjanin. The Union's Burke had a yellow card for delay of game in the fifty-sixth minute. New England saw yellow cards for fouls by Michael Mancienne in the seventy-eighth minute and Diego Fagundez in stoppage time. The final remained at 1-0, with Blake's four-save clean sheet making him the man of the match.
Up in Canada, Toronto FC bring in their 401 Derby rivals, the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Alexander Bono are between the sticks. Toronto led off in the seventh minute with a Sebastian Giovinco goal, assisted by Justin Morrow. Toronto added on in the twenty-second minute with another Giovinco goal, passed from Jonathan Osorio. Toronto extended the lead as Osorio scored in the twenty-ninth minute, thanks to Lucas Janson. Montreal got on the board with an Alejandro Silva goal in the thirtieth minute, made possible by Saphir Taider. The Impact's Bacary Sagna had a yellow card for a sixty-third minute foul. The final remained at 3-1, with Giovinco picked as man of the match for his brace.
Back stateside, Sporting Kansas City hosts Minnesota United FC. Bobby Shuttleworth and Tim Melia are the veterans in goal. Kansas City drew first blood in the forty-seventh minute with a Yohan Croizet goal, coming off of Johnny Russell and Diego Rubio. Minnesota received yellow cards for fouls by Francisco Calvo in the fiftieth minute and Michael Boxall in the fifty-second minute. Sporting added on with a Rubio goal in the sixty-second minute, guided in by Russell and Seth Sinovic. This produced the 2-0 final score, with the man of the match being Russell for his set-up work.
Out west, the Rocky Mountain Derby sees the Colorado Rapids welcome Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Tim Howard are the elite keepers. Salt Lake began in the sixth minute with a Damir Kreilach goal, via Joao Plata and Kyle Beckerman. Brooks Lennon of Real had a yellow card for a seventh minute foul. Colorado went down to ten men in the ninth minute with Niki Jackson earning a red card for violent conduct. Bismark Boateng of the Rapids received a yellow card for a foul in the nineteenth minute. Salt Lake added on in the thirty-third minute with a Jefferson Savarino goal. Colorado's numbers dropped to nine men in the forty-fifth minute as Boateng saw a straight red card for another foul. Aaron Herrera of Real took a yellow card for his fifty-first minute foul. Salt Lake extended the lead in the fifty-eighth minute as Savarino scored again, thanks to Corey Baird. Real padded the lead on a Plata goal in the sixty-ninth minute. Salt Lake kept going as Baird scored in the seventy-fourth minute, with the help of Savarino and Danilo Acosta. Real struck again with an Albert Rusnak goal in the eighty-sixth minute, made possible by Baird. The final stood at 6-0, with Savarino's brace and assist giving him man of the match honors in the blowout.
Saturday ends in San Jose, where the Earthquakes bring in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Stefan Marinovic and Andrew Tarbell are in the six-yard boxes. San Jose struck first in the seventh minute with a Jahmir Hyka goal. The Earthquakes added on in the eighteenth minute with a Magnus Eriksson penalty kick goal. Anibal Godoy of San Jose received a yellow card for a thirtieth minute foul. Vancouver saw yellow cards for dissent by Yordy Reyna in the fifty-first minute and fouls by Felipe and Marcel de Jong, both in the fifty-second minute. The Whitecaps got on the board with a Reyna goal in the fifty-ninth minute. Vancouver tied it in the sixty-first minute with a Cristian Techera goal, via Kei Kamara. The Whitecaps pulled ahead with a Kamara goal in the sixty-eighth minute, made possible by Reyna and Aaron Maund. This led to a 3-2 final score, with Kamara tabbed as man of the match.
On Sunday, the New York Red Bulls host DC United. Bill Hamid and Luis Robles are the gloved men. New York had yellow cards for fouls by Bradley Wright-Phillips in the ninth minute and Alejandro Romero Gamarra in the thirty-seventh minute. The Red Bulls kicked off the scoring with a Gamarra goal in the fifty-sixth minute. Zoltan Stieber of DC had a yellow card for his sixty-third minute foul, followed by yellow cards for teammates Paul Arriola in the eighty-eighth minute and Ulises Segura in stoppage time. The final remained at 1-0, with Gamarra the man of the match.
Finally, the biggest rivalry of all sees the Portland Timbers host the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Jeff Attinella are the keepers. Diego Chara of Portland had a yellow card for a twenty-second minute foul. In the sixty-fifth minute, Sebastian Blanco of the Timbers and Brad Smith of the Sounders each received yellow cards for fouls after the whistle. The Sounders got a gift from Portland when Julio Cascante bungled a clearance into his own net to put the visitors ahead. Dairon Asprilla of the Timbers took a yellow card for a foul in the eighty-seventh minute. The final held at 1-0 for the Sounders, with the man of the match being Kim Kee-hee, whose cross set up the winning goal.
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