Photo courtesy of LAFC.
5. VANCOUVER (2-0-0),
6. ‘Caps won six road games last year (only TFC won more) and did it again: a few key saves from Stefan Marinovic preserved a 2-1 lead in Houston.
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6. HOUSTON (1-1-0), 2. The Dynamo battled back to tie it up and couldn’t catch up again after falling behind early in the second
half.
7. PHILADELPHIA (1-0-0), 7. Philly gets a good measuring stick this weekend when Crew SC comes to town.
8. ATLANTA UNITED (1-1-0), 8. Another game,
another record – stand-alone crowd for MLS game (72,035) -- and another goal and assist for Miguel Almiron. A 3-5-2 formation with Jeff Larentowicz as defensive keystone gives foes
something new to ponder.
Photo
courtesy of Atlanta United.
9. SAN JOSE (1-0-0), 9. Quakes sat out the weekend, make first road trip of season to Sporting Kansas City
10.
LA GALAXY (1-1-0), 9. When an attacking DP is subbed at halftime with the score 0-2, something is amiss. Giovani dos Santos, to wit.
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11. SPORTING KC (1-1-0), 19. Newcomers lit up the scoresheet -- Felipe Gutierrez (two goals), Johnny Russell
(goal, assist) -- and SKC regained lead after scoring first two goals and conceding three.
12. TORONTO FC (0-1-0), 14. After Tigres on Tuesday, it’s on to Montreal for the
Impact’s home opener. Very tough week.
13. CHICAGO (0-1-0), 7. Three goals -- two by Nemanja Nikolic -- in 12 minutes wipes out 2-0 deficit. Then the Fire
concedes twice in four minutes to lose. Also a concern is the crowd of 14,021.
14. MINNESOTA UNITED (1-1-0), 21. Crushing blow to lose Kevin Molino to a torn ACL. Now comes a big test
for the squad and sporting director Manny Lagos.
15. NEW ENGLAND (1-1-0), 22. Goals for Chris Tierney and Diego Fagundez, penalty-kick save for Matt
Turner, first MLS win for head coach Brad Friedel. And no spot for Lee Nguyen.
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16. SEATTLE (0-1-0), 16.
Rotation and depth come into play again with games in Guadalajara and Frisco.
17. REAL SALT LAKE (0-1-1), 11. Even if Justen Glad is the future, is David Horst
the present? Some fight in midfield would also be nice.
18. ORLANDO CITY (0-1-1), 12. Summing up: that’s one point in two home games against teams that missed the 2017
playoffs.
19. FC DALLAS (0-1-0), 18. FCD is at home Saturday against fatigued Sounders. Can it take advantage? And what if it can't?
20. D.C. UNITED (0-1-1), 17.
Being blown out in the Benz is not as important as what happens this weekend in the “home” opener at Maryland SoccerPlex against Houston.
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21. PORTLAND (0-2-0), 13. Struggles without Diego Chara are nothing new but too many starters were not tuned in. This was Red
Bull New York, not Red Bull Leipzig.
22. MONTREAL (0-2-0), 20. After equalizing, Raheem Edwards committed the foul that gave away the late PK that decided the game. There
are some promising signs – and defensive questions -- for the Impact heading into home opener this weekend.
23. COLORADO (0-1-0), 23. Off the bench in his pro debut
Niki Jackson scored a late goal. On the road, Rapids lost on a deflected free kick in stoppage time. Not bad.