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Major League Soccer rivalry week resumed on Friday after the All-Star hiatus, but the two managerial decisions were the biggest news. On Friday, Real Salt Lake used this MLS classic as a “separation of the ways” with trainer Freddy Juarez. A little later that evening, the Vancouver Whitecaps announced their own departure from coach Marc Dos Santos.
Juarez reportedly goes for the assistant job with the Seattle Sounders. That role became open when Gonzalo Pineda went to Atlanta. It’s an interesting situation for Real Salt Lake as assistant Pablo Mastroeni takes over. Vancouver’s situation is a more traditional situation when a team separates from a head coach. Assistant coach Phillip Dos Santos also leaves. Methodology director Vanni Sartini is now an interim coach.
“We are very grateful to Marc and Phil for the hard work and sacrifices they have made over the past two and a half years to lead our team,” said Vancouver’s sporting director and CEO Axel Schuster in the press release announcing the change. “We are very determined to keep this club and team moving in the right direction and at that point we felt that a change was needed to reach our next steps.”
On the field, it was almost certain that these two teams would face each other on Sunday. After spending most of the season playing home at Real Salt Lake’s Rio Tinto Stadium, the Whitecaps are back home at BC Place. They used this advantage in the 4-1 win against RSL. An own goal put Vancouver in 33rd place, Brian White (53rd), Ryan Gauld (64th) and Florian Jungwirth (69th) scored goals. Anderson Julio scored in the 90th minute for Salt Lake.
Going back to Friday’s schedule, Columbus won the Ohio derby 3-2 at home. Lucas Zelarayan put the crew in 45th place, but the lead only lasted three minutes. Ronald Matarrita equalized in added time in the first half. Cincinnati’s Isaac Atanga put them in the lead in 74th place. Miguel Berry of the crew triggered the comeback and scored a goal in the 81st and 82nd minutes.
Montreal prevailed over Toronto in Canada and won 3-1 at Stade Saputo after playing for most of the game. Toronto’s Noble Okello saw red in 5th place. Club de Foot’s Samuel Piette scored 23rd, but Toronto’s Ifunanyachi Achara equalized in 58th place. Joaquin Torres made it 2-1 for Montreal in the 68th minute and Romell Quito scored a goal in the 75th minute.
Orlando City and Inter Miami separated 0-0 at the Exploria Stadium. Both teams finished with two shots on goal, but Orlando took 15 to Inters five.
Nashville knocked out Atlanta United 2-0 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Daniel Armando Rios scored in stoppage time in the first half and Randall Leal scored five minutes after stoppage time. Nashville goalkeeper Joe Willis made two saves to keep the clean sheet.
“Of course we lost the game and it’s painful,” said Atlanta coach Gonzalo Pineda. “It’s painful for me, painful for the players too, painful for the fans, who are the most important thing. What can I say that I am satisfied with the efforts of the players. I’m happy that they are trying to score a lot of goals, trying to come from different fields, trying to create more chances, just doing whatever it takes to win. It was disappointing because I had the feeling that the team tried and the team played well. “
Chicago won 1-0 at the Red Bulls after a goal from Robert Beric in the 32nd minute. Bobby Shuttleworth made two saves for the shutout.
“It’s a great team win,” said Chicago coach Raphael Wicky. “I’m proud of the guys and proud of everyone who’s here for the way they approached this game. Boys start, boys don’t start, boys sit on the bench, don’t play a minute, but push each other and help each other. It was a team victory from start to finish. “
LAFC and Galaxy separated 3: 3 at the Banc of California Stadium. Dejan Joveljic scored in the 20th minute for the Galaxy, but a Christian Arango penalty in the 44th minute equalized the score. Brian Rodriguez put LAFC in the 58th position in the lead. Joveljic scored his second goal of the game in the 64th, but Rodriguez responded with his second goal two minutes later. Kevin Cabral pulled the Galaxy in the 86th minute.
“This was a very important game for us and we wanted to come out with points,” said Rodriguez. “We had architectural moments and I felt very comfortable with my individual work. I was able to score two goals, but I would have loved to have finished with three points. “
NYCFC knock out New England 2-0 at Yankee Stadium. Valentin Castellanos achieved the 31st and 55th place. New York goalkeeper Sean Johnson only needed one save to concede. The Revolution played Gustavo Bou in the second half and didn’t have Tajon Buchanan due to a suspension for lack of All-Star play.
“We never prepare our team to lose a game but under the circumstances it would be difficult and leave it at that,” said New England coach Bruce Arena. Obviously, the schedule that has been put together over the past few months is very difficult for teams and players. It’s a challenge and I think it cost us everything tonight. And give NYCFC credit at the same time. They played very well and played us off and deservedly won the game. “
DC United defeated Philadelphia 3-1 at Audi Field and scored all the goals. After an own goal in the 22nd minute, DC equalized in the 36th minute with a penalty from Ola Kamara. Yordy Reyna scored in the 49th and Ramon Abila scored the goals five minutes after stoppage time.
Minnesota came back to beat Houston 2-1 on the road after falling behind with Adalberto Carrasquilla’s first-minute goal. Adrien Hunou did the job for United, scoring a goal in the 16th and 73rd minutes.
“I thought we were good in the first half and I think we were in control of the game, scoring a goal,” said Dynamo assistant coach Omid Namazi. “In a set piece situation we unfortunately had another chance where we had a chance to clear it, but we don’t have a chance and get a tip in front of our goal. It hurt us a lot and in the second half I felt like we started well, but then we lost midfield. They took over midfield and were able to really push the game through their midfield and that’s how they scored their goal. “
Sporting KC came back with a 1-1 draw at home against the Rapids. Johnny Russell put Sporting in 41st place. It was Jonathan Lewis who equalized in the 17th minute for Colorado.
On Sunday, Austin FC made it a late game in a 5-3 home loss to FC Dallas. Jesus Ferreira scored for Dallas in 5th place and Julio Cascante had reached Austin level in 13th place. Dallas stacked the gates. Ricardo Pepi scored in 36th place, Ferreira his second in 38th and it was again Pepi in 40th place. Jader Obrian made it 5-1 for Dallas in 53rd place. Diego Fagundez pulled back a goal for Austin in the 59th minute and Alexander Ring scored in the 68th minute.
Week 22 ended in Seattle, where Portland won 2-0 while fending off a powerful Sounders attack. Sebastian Blanco scored in the 58th minute and Felipe Mora doubled the lead five minutes after stoppage time. Steve Clark kept the clean sheet for the Timbers.
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