MLS players on international duty: the good news and bad news

• by Paul Kennedy  @pkedit, Mar 29, 2018

MLS clubs welcomed back 53 players who played for national teams during the March FIFA window.

The good news: six players scored, including the LA Galaxy's Ola Kamara, who had a hat trick in Norway's 4-1 win over World Cup-bound Australia, and San Jose's Vako, who scored in both of Georgia's wins.

The bad news: Three players were injured, two in training.

New York City FC midfielder Alex Ring is expected to miss four weeks with a knee injury suffered in training while with Finland. New York Red Bulls defender Fidel Escobar will be out 2-3 weeks after suffering a thigh injury ahead of Panama's match at Switzerland, and LAFC's Omar Gaber suffered a knee injury in Egypt's 1-0 loss to Greece.

Ring has been the linchpin of the NYCFC midfield since arriving last season. Young Norwegian Ebenezer Ofori stepped in for Ring for the 2-2 tie at New England and should keep his spot Saturday at San Jose.

Escobar started two of the Red Bulls' first three games as they rotated their lineup between Concacaf Champions League games.

Gaber dressed for LAFC's opener at Seattle but wasn't on the 18-player game-day squad for its second game at Real Salt Lake.

Atlanta United FC
Miguel Almiron, Paraguay, 90 minutes, 0-1 at USA
Andrew Carleton, USA U-20s, 62 minutes, 0-2 vs. France U-21s, 61 minutes, 1-0 vs. France U-21s.
Chris Goslin, USA U-20s, 45 minutes, 0-2 vs. France U-21s, 45 minutes, 1-0 vs. France U-21s.
Darlington Nagbe, USA, 89 minutes, 1-0 vs. Paraguay
Romario Williams, Jamaica, 56 minutes, 1-1 vs. Antigua & Barbuda

Chicago Fire
Nemanja Nikolic, Hungary, 76 minutes, 2-3 vs. Kazakhstan; 7 minutes, 0-1 vs. Scotland

Colorado Rapids
none

Columbus Crew SC
Zack Steffen, USA, 90 minutes, 1-0 vs. Paraguay
Wil Trapp, USA, 90 minutes, 1-0 vs. Paraguay 

D.C. United
Oniel Fisher, Jamaica, 90 minutes, 1-1 vs. Antigua
Dane Kelly, Jamaica, 87 minutes (1 goal), 1-1 vs. Antigua
Ulises Segura, Costa Rica, DNP, 1-0 at Scotland; 33 minutes, 0-1 vs. Tunisia.
Zoltan Stieber, Hungary, DNP, 2-3 vs. Kazakhstan; DNP, 0-1 vs. Scotland
Bruno Miranda, Bolivia, 78  minutes, 1-1 at Curacao; 25  minutes, 0-1 at Curacao.

FC Dallas
Tesho Akindele, Canada, 20 minutes, 1-0 vs. New Zealand

Houston Dynamo
Adolfo Machado, Panama, 90 minutes, 0-1 at Denmark; 90 minutes, 0-6  at Switzerland

LAFC
Shaft Brewer, USA U-20s, 61 minutes, 0-2 vs. France U-21s, 85 minutes, 1-0 vs. France U-21s.
Laurent Ciman, Belgium, DNP, 4-0 vs. Saudi Arabia
Omar Gaber, Egypt, DNP, 1-2 vs. Portugal; 51 minutes, 0-1 vs. Greece
Dejan Jakovic, Canada, 59 minutes, 1-0 vs. New Zealand
Mark-Anthony Kaye, Canada, 45 minutes, 1-0 vs. New Zealand
Marcos Urena, Costa Rica, 69 minutes (1 goal), 1-0 at Scotland; 72 minutes, 0-1 vs. Tunisia
Carlos Vela, Mexico, 31 minutes, 3-0 vs. Iceland; 90 minutes, 0-1 vs. Croatia

Marcos Urena goal:


LA Galaxy
Ola Kamara, Norway, 90 minutes (3 goals), 4-1 vs. Australia, DNP,  1-0 at Albania
Emrah Klimenta, Montenegro, 45 minutes, 0-0 at Cyprus; 1 minute, 2-2 vs. Turkey

Minnesota United
Michael Boxall, New Zealand, 90 minutes, 0-1 vs. Canada
Francisco Calvo, Costa Rica, 12 minutes, 1-0 at Scotland; 90 minutes, 0-1 vs. Tunisia
Rasmus Schuller, Finland, 90 minutes, 0-0 vs. Macedonia; DNP, 5-0 vs. Malta

Montreal Impact
Raheem Edward, Canada, 15 minutes, 1-0 vs. New Zealand
Michael Petrasso, Canada, 45 minutes, 1-0 vs. New Zealand
Samuel Piette, Canada, 90 minutes, 1-0 vs. New Zealand
Saphir Taider, Algeria, DNP, 4-1 vs. Tanzania; DNP, 1-2 vs. Iran

New England Revolution
Krisztian Nemeth, Hungary, 45 minutes (1 goal), 2-3 vs. Kazakhstan; 32 minutes, 0-1 vs. Scotland

New York City FC
Alexander Ring, Finland, DNP, 0-0 vs. Macedonia; DNP, 5-0 vs. Malta
Rodney Wallace, Costa Rica, 26 minutes, 1-0 at Scotland; DNP, 0-1 vs. Tunisia
  
NY Red Bulls
Tyler Adams, USA, 90 minutes, 1-0 vs. Paraguay
Fidel Escobar, Panama, 90 minutes, 0-1 at Denmark; DNP, 0-6 at Switzerland
Kemar Lawrence, Jamaica, 90 minutes, 1-1 vs. Antigua & Barbuda
Michael Murillo, Panama, 90 minutes, 0-1 at Denmark; 45 minutes, 0-6 at Switzerland
 
Orlando City
Justin Meram, Iraq, 69 minutes, 2-3 vs. Qatar, 90 minutes, 1-1 vs. Syria
Yoshi Yotun, Peru, 74 minutes, 2-0 vs. Croatia; 74 minutes, DNP, 3-1 vs. Iceland
  
Philadelphia Union
Andre Blake, Jamaica, 90 minutes, 1-1 vs. Antigua & Barbuda
Mark McKenzie, USA U-20s, 90 minutes, 0-2 vs. France U-21s, 61 minutes, 1-0 vs. France U-21s.
Haris Medunjanin, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 45 minutes, 1-0 at Bulgaria; 30 minutes, 0-0 vs. Senegal

Portland Timbers
David Guzman, 56 minutes, 1-0 at Scotland; DNP, 0-1 vs. Tunisia
Andy Polo, Peru, DNP, 2-0 vs. Croatia; DNP, 3-1 vs. Iceland
 
Real Salt Lake
Albert Rusnak, Slovakia, 90 minutes, 2-1 vs. UAE (1 goal); 82 minutes, 2-3 at Thailand

San Jose Earthquakes
Harold Cummings, Panama, DNP, 0-1 at Denmark; 90 minutes, 0-6  at Switzerland
Anibal Godoy, Panama, 90 minutes, 0-1 at Denmark; 90 minutes, 0-6  at Switzerland
Vako, Georgia, 83 minutes (1 goal), 4-0 vs. Lithuania; 90 minutes (1 goal), 2-0 vs. Estonia

Seattle Sounders
Jordy Delem, Martinique, 23 minutes, 0-0 vs. Trinidad & Tobago
Cristian Roldan, USA, 1 minute, 1-0 vs. Paraguay
Gustav Svensson, Sweden, 90 minutes, 1-2 vs. Chile; DNP, 0-1 at Romania
Roman Torres, Panama, DNP, 0-1 at Denmark; 90 minutes, 0-6  at Switzerland
 
Sporting KC
Daniel Salloi, Hungary U-21, 90 minutes, 4-0 vs. Cyprus; 49 minutes, 0-3 vs. Belgium

Toronto FC
Alex Bono, USA, DNP, 1-0 vs. Paraguay
Jay Chapman, Canada, DNP, 1-0 vs. New Zealand
Marky Delgado, USA, 5 minutes, 1-0 vs. Paraguay
Ashtone Morgan, Canada, 59 minutes, 1-0 vs. New Zealand
Jonathan Osorio, Canada, 90 minutes, 1-0 vs. New Zealand
Tosaint Ricketts, Canada, 70 minutes (1 goal), 1-0 vs. New Zealand

Vancouver Whitecaps
Kendall Waston, Costa Rica, DNP, 1-0 at Scotland; DNP, 0-1 vs. Tunisia