Carlos Vela is too good for MLS, FC Cincinnati can win in the league, and the Caleb Porter experience in Columbus needs a major shakeup as the embattled coach can’t push the same buttons mashed by his predecessor. (video)
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It’s all in the MLS wrap.
FC Cincinnati 3-2 Houston Dynamo
For the first time since May 11 and just the fourth time this season, FC Cincinnati won a league match. It wasn’t easy despite a 3-0 lead built by Kekuta Manneh, Rashawn Dally, and Victor Ulloa, as a PK and an own goal two minutes apart allowed the visitors within one with nine minutes to play in Ohio.
Los Angeles FC 6-1 Vancouver Whitecaps
Yordy Reyna’s fifth minute goal was... misleading for the hosts, who conceded four times between the 35th and 54th minutes as Bob Bradley’s men piled up the goals in California. Carlos Vela had two goals and an assist, while Adama Diomande, Diego Rossi, and Mark-Anthony Kaye joined a ‘Caps own goal on the score sheet.
Vela now has 19 goals and 12 assists in 19 games, which is pretty good. Both lead the league, and the goals total is six more than second-place Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
🕯️ 19 games. 18 goals. 🕯️@11carlosV's MVP campaign marches on. #LAFCvVAN 4-1 pic.twitter.com/sQpdhHLwSt
— LAFC (@LAFC) July 7, 2019
Columbus Crew 1-2 Seattle Sounders
Offsetting penalty kick conversions had it 1-1 after 56 minutes, but Seattle’s Nicolas Lodeiro completed his brace in the sixth minute of stoppage time to pour more misery on Caleb Porter’s Crew. Turns out Gregg Berhalter did some pretty good work in Ohio. Columbus is six points back of seventh place Toronto FC and a miserable 4W-6L-2T at Crew Stadium in a league which favors the home side in a big way.
Montreal Impact 2-3 Minnesota United
Anthony Jackson-Hamel scored 27 seconds after the opening kick and the Impact had a 2-1 lead after just 13 minutes after Rudy Camacho added a marker. Sandwiched in between was a Mason Toye goal, and the youngster would follow-up an Ethan Finlay equalizer at the end of the first half to win it for the Loons just after halftime.
as is tradition...
— Minnesota United FC (@MNUFC) July 7, 2019
...here are highlights pic.twitter.com/izSdW3CrCJ
Sporting KC 1-0 Chicago Fire
Yohan Croizet scored for the second time this week as SKC picked up the pieces from a midweek loss to win for just the third time since May 26.
San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 Real Salt Lake
Danny Hoesen’s goal in the third minute of stoppage time helped the Quakes rebound from a midweek hiccup and extend an impressive run to 5W-1L-2T under coach Matías Almeyda. San Jose moves into a playoff spot and sits six points back of second in the West.
Philadelphia Union (PPD) Orlando City
Lightning strikes caused a postponement until 4:30 p.m. ET Sunday.
