After four games, Atlanta remains undefeated
Los Angeles FC (LAFC) and the Seattle Sounders drew 0-0
The Argentine Thiago Almada signed a spectacular goal this Saturday in the beating of Atlanta United while the LA Galaxy still winless after three games and St. Louis, debuting in MLS this year, continues to amaze with four straight wins in its debut.
Almada, world champion with Argentina, sealed a double in the 5-1 win against the Portland Timbers.
But above all it caused a sensation an extraordinary goal from a very long free-kick that entered the squad and that left the fans of the Mercedes Benz Stadium speechless.
Caleb Wiley, Georgios Giakoumakis and Brazilian Luiz Araújo scored the other three goals for an undefeated Atlanta after four games (three victories and a tie) and that it is in the lead of the East.
Opposite is the situation of LA Galaxy, who drew 1-1 at home against the Vancouver Whitecaps and that he only has two points with three games played (two draws and one loss).
Kelvin Leerdam scored for the Angelenos, still without the injured Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernándezwhile in the Canadians Tristan Blackmon scored with a great header.
The referee disallowed a goal to Dejan Joveljic by hand and another to the Spanish Riqui Puig for offside.
Goalless ended the visit of Los Angeles FC (LAFC) to the Seattle Sounders in a duel between two of the most powerful teams in the West.
Both remain undefeated with 7 points but Mexican Carlos Vela’s LAFC has played only three games in front of all four of the Sounders.
Who counts his matches for wins in a historic start is the St. Louis City, which has landed in the MLS surprising everyone and giving a tremendous bang on the table.
The ‘rookie’ team in the league won resoundingly by 3-0 to the San Jose Earthquakes with targets by Nicholas Gioacchini, the Brazilian João Klauss and Tomás Ostrák.
With this new triumph, St. Louis City is the lone leader in the West and the team with the most points in the entire league and also became the first MLS rookie team to win its first four games.
For his part, New York City defeated DC United 3-2 coached by Wayne Rooney with goals from the Uruguayan Santiago Rodríguez and the Brazilians Talles Magno and Thiago Andrade.
After their humiliating elimination in the Concacaf Champions League, where they fell to the lowly Violette of Haiti, Austin extended his bad moment in his visit to the Houston Dynamowho won this Texan derby 2-0 with a goal from the Mexican Héctor Herrera and another from Amine Bassi.
The great comeback of the day was signed by Montreal, which beat the Phildelphia Union 3-2 with an epic ending.
The Honduran Romell Quioto scored a penalty in minute 3, a brace from Mikael Uhre made it 1-2 for the visitors in the second halfand Chinonso Offor in minute 90 and Quioto himself in minute 98 with a header turned the game around for the locals in a spectacular way.
Argentine Julián Carranza, of the Philadelphia Union, was sent off in the second half for a double yellow card.
There were also many goals in the 3-3 between the Chicago Fire and Cincinnatiwho salvaged a point with a brace from Venezuela’s Junior Moreno and a goal from Brazil’s Sergio Santos.
Inter Miami fell 2-0 on their trip to Toronto, the New England Revolution beat Nashville 1-0 with a goal by Argentine Gustavo Bou and Orlando City lost 1-2 against Charlotte (Argentine Martín Ojeda scored for the locals and his compatriot Enzo Copetti scored for the visitors).
Finally, New York Red Bulls defeated Columbus Crew 2-1 with a goal from the Brazilian Luquinhas, FC Dallas beat Sporting Kansas City (who missed two penalties) by the same result thanks to a great goal from the Argentine Alan Velasco, and Minnesota United took Colorado 1-2 with a maximum penalty from the Paraguayan Luis Amarilla and a goal from the Mexican Miguel Tapias.