Orlando City lost its fifth consecutive MLS match on Saturday, a 5-2 defeat at the hands of the Vancouver Whitecaps. The loss was the Lions’ (6-7-1, 19 points) second MLS defeat in a row by three goals. Here are three takeaways from the match: Frustration in the attack There should be some frustration in Orlando […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”256″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Here are three things we learned about the LA Galaxy’s 3-0 win over Real Salt Lake: Clean sheet game plan Head coach Sigi Schmid mentioned in his postgame press conference that the team’s plan was to maintain a clean sheet in the first half, […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”255″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] The Seattle Sounders fought their way back from going a goal down in the second half for a 2-1 win against D.C. United Saturday. Nicolas Lodeiro provided the equalizer, while Magnus Wolff Eikrem headed in the game winner with seven minutes to play. Here […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”254″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Here are three thoughts from Houston Dynamo’s 2-0 win over the Colorado Rapids. The contagious injury bug The versatile Andrew Wenger — who has lined up as winger, midfielder and defender for Houston this season — left the game after feeling some tightness in […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”249″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] NEW YORK – In a Saturday matinee at Yankee Stadium, New York City FC’s franchise record home win streak came to a halt on what may have been its best soccer play-day of the season. Although dominating in every statistical category, City settled for […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”254″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] A first-half goal from Dynamo midfielder Tomas Martinez in the 30th minute opened the scoring and a penalty from Mauro Manotas six minutes later opened up a 2-0 Houston lead against a bunkering Colorado as the Houston Dynamo defeated the Colorado Rapids at BBVA […]
SEATTLE – A lightning fast response and a left-footed volley from midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro spurred the Seattle Sounders to victory against D.C. United at CenturyLink Field Saturday night. While United drew first blood, Seattle managed to rally back and eventually power in a game-winner in the match’s final minutes. Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer normally […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Just as it looked like the San Jose Earthquakes were going to earn their third victory of the season, Los Angeles FC had other ideas. After Amada Diomande equalized the score at three goals apiece in the 90th minute, canceling out a two-goal performance by Quakes’ captain Chris Wondolowski, rookie Joao […]
LOS ANGELES — The LA Galaxy defeated Real Salt Lake 2-0 Saturday night in front of an announced 25,462 fans at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., in their last match before the World Cup break. Zlatan Ibrahimović returned to the starting line up for the Galaxy after coming off the bench in their last MLS […]
Sporting Kansas City left Providence Park last April with a clean sheet, a statistic so atypical that Portland didn’t allow it to happen once over the ensuing 13 months. But Sporting KC returned to town Saturday. And it brought another shutout along with it. Sporting KC continued its string of success at one of the […]