Resumo da 20ª rodada da MLS

Matchday 20 of the MLS season has just wrapped up, but we’d be eager to go back a few days in time and watch it happen again, as some of the matches that took place were amazing.

Philadelphia Union needs to start worrying, as they are now only one point ahead of a strong Cincinnati, which is currently building a winning streak. Nashville and Columbus are one point behind them, following the same path.

San Diego FC managed to remain the leader in the Western Conference, still holding one point over the Vancouver Whitecaps. However, Vancouver now has a 4-point lead over the 3rd-placed team.

Matches on the 20th Matchday of the MLS were contested and interesting. Now, it is time for us to give a little breakdown of what unfolded during the weekend before we dive into the next set of games.

MLS Matchday 20: Games

Resumo da 20ª rodada da MLS: Orlando City vs. Cincinnati

This was quite an eventful match, but Orlando City started to fall behind in first-half stoppage time on an easily preventable goal as Cincinnati was starting their momentum.

Sadly, even scoring once, the Lions couldn’t turn the game, resulting in a 2-1 loss. It wasn’t an impressive advertisement for the beautiful game, as both teams clearly showed the fatigue of playing midweek on the road.

Evander was the hero of the night for Cincinnati, as he scored on both sides of halftime, his second brace in as many games, to extend the Orange and Blue’s winning streak to three consecutive games.

Resumo da 20ª rodada da MLS: New England vs. Colorado

After seeing the Colorado Rapids score two goals in the first half, we’d have thought they’d claim a win, and that got reinforced when the team scored a third goal in the 55th minute for a 3-0 lead.

However, the New England Revolution managed to surprise everyone, as three minutes later, they began their charge back into the match when Gil danced on the left side of the box and sent in a dangerous cross, which Colorado’s Sam Vines deflected into his own net.

In the 86th, the Revolution was awarded a penalty kick after Gil was pulled down in the box. The captain calmly converted his seventh goal of the season to make it 3-2.

In stoppage time, Tanner Beason curled a cross into the box directly onto Urruti’s head, who sent it into the corner of the net for the dramatic equalizer.

Resumo da 20ª rodada da MLS: DC United x Nashville

Nashville kept it simple as they increased their club-record unbeaten streak to 13 and set a new mark for consecutive Liga Principal de Futebol matches without a loss.

The Boys in Gold have successfully earned six points on the road within a four-day period, mostly due to forward Sam Surridge. He scored in the 18th minute by converting a penalty kick, which was awarded after a foul on fellow Designated Player Hany Mukhtar to secure the three points.

Resumo da 20ª rodada da MLS: FC Dallas vs. San Diego FC

This one was a heavily action-packed match, as the teams kept on getting the lead, with the other closing in goal after goal. However, SDFC earned three more points and extended its unbeaten streak to four matches.

Dreyer opened the scoring in the 26th minute for San Diego, converting a penalty after FC Dallas was called for a foul on midfielder Onni Valakari. The hosts pulled level before halftime through Petar Musa and took a 2-1 lead in the 56th minute when Sebastian Lletget pounced on a rebound and slotted it home.

Lozano entered the match in the 71st minute and equalized just six minutes later, finishing a through ball from Milan Iloski. Ángel then sealed the dramatic comeback with a stoppage-time winner, finishing off a pass from Dreyer to wrap things up.