Only one festival of goals on Saturday in MLS, as the Los Angeles Galaxy topped the San Jose Earthquakes 4-2. Five of the other six matches on the slate finished 1-0. Despite the lack of goals, there were still some wild moments. Here's what you need to know and see from this weekend in MLS.
Scoreboard
Thursday
Chicago Fire 2, FC Dallas 1
Friday
Toronto FC 5, Columbus Crew 0
Saturday
Seattle Sounders 1, Portland Timbers 0
D.C. United 1, Vancouver Whitecaps 0
New York Red Bulls 2, New England Revolution 1
Minnesota United 1, Orlando City 0
Colorado Rapids 1, Sporting Kansas City 0
Real Salt Lake 1, Philadelphia Union 0
Los Angeles Galaxy 4, San Jose Earthquakes 2
Sunday
Atlanta United vs. New York City FC, 5 p.m. ET
FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo, 8 p.m. ET
Wild defending
Minnesota United showed off some flair at the back. Check out these two moves, the second of which is still a bit mind-boggling:
Modern defending. 😉 #MNUFC pic.twitter.com/QPx8qnavcr
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) May 28, 2017
But the defender of the week is ...
The goal frame of D.C. United. Vancouver lost at home 1-0 to the capital club, and that is after the Whitecaps hit the frame of the goal a staggering four times. Check it out:
Not one, not two, not three...#VWFC hit the woodwork FOUR times tonight. pic.twitter.com/oTvey8jh0N
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) May 28, 2017
Feel-good win
Boy, that had to feel good. Adrian Heath of Minnesota United guided his team to a win over Orlando City on Saturday, earning a victory against the club that got rid of him last year. Here's the winning goal
Pass, flick, finish 💯 #MNUFC pic.twitter.com/od01I67Qdu
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) May 28, 2017
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