Major League Soccer handed us a staggering 14 games on Saturday night, and plenty went down across the United States. Talk about upsets! Supportersā Shield leaders FC lost 3-1 at home against an impressive FC side. A missed penalty and red card compounded their nightmares.
They werenāt the only giants to tumble, either. FC beat 2-0 and blasted three past . Then, in shocking fashion, nine-man were handed a thumping 5-1 loss by 10-man .
Looking at the Canadian cohort, Toronto FC finally returned to winning ways over Philadelphia (2-1) while MontreĢal beat 10-man Atlanta United 1-0 and Vancouver thumped St. Louis City 4-1 on the road. Elsewhere, Orlando City beat New England 3-1, D.
C. United defeated Nashville 2-1, Seattle survived 1-0 against 10-man Austin and Sporting KC beat San Jose 2-1. The teams that split the points were Chicago and New York City (0-0), Houston and Minnesota (1-1), and Colorado and the NY Red Bulls (1-1).
It could have been oh-so different if goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina hadnāt denied Luciano Acosta from the spot. A super strike from Cristian DaĢjome helped secure a brace for D.C.
United and all three points to move further away from the bottom. Then, we must include the goal of the matchday from Cucho HernaĢndez. What.
A. Goal! Midfielder Facundo Torres moved closer to cementing his status as an Orlando City legend with 49 goal contributions. Thanks to his three assists, Westwood was the magician needed to cause one of the biggest upsets of the .
