MLS Rewind: Inter Miami defeats TFC, Union dismantle D.C. United, and more
Whether the Philadelphia Union can catch Los Angeles FC in the Supporters’ Shield race, it’s clear to see the Union will have a strong shot at an MLS Cup run.
Jim Curtin’s side dismantled D.C. United on the road, with Julian Carranza scoring a hat trick twice against the same opponent this season. The Union showed its chemistry and depth in attack to notch its second win in the span of a week.
Austin FC stumbled to a 2-1 loss to Minnesota United, which has won three of its last four matches. Emanuel Reynoso scored a penalty for his tenth goal of 2022, and Franco Fragapane capitalized on a mistake at the back from Austin to score the winning goal.
In the night’s other matches, CF Montreal dispatched a beaten-down Revolution and FC Cincinnati earned a point on the road against the Red Bulls.
Here are the results from Week 26 in MLS action.
Red Bulls 1, FC Cincinnati 1
(Matt Miazga 13′) – (Patryk Klimala (pen) 23′)
Man of the Match: Matt Miazga delivered a strong return to Red Bull Arena, scoring the lone goal for FC Cincinnati and winning eight duels in defense.
Moment of the Match: Miazga’s goal helped FC Cincinnati take an early lead at Red Bull Arena.
Match to Forget: Brenner lost eight of 11 duels and only had 29 touches in the match, being held in check by the Red Bulls defense.
Revolution 0, CF Montreal 4
(Kei Kamara 26′, Romell Quioto 39′, 55′, Matko Milijevic (pen) 90+1′)
Man of the Match: Romell Quioto scored twice and assisted once as CF Montreal rolled past the Revolution.
Moment of the Match: Quioto’s second goal of the match continued a dominant night for CF Montreal.
Match to Forget: Djordje Petrovic conceded four goals, having a forgettable night in between the posts.
D.C. United 0, Union 6
(Mikael Uhre 37′, Daniel Gazdag (pen) 45+4′, Julian Carranza 47′, 70′, 74′, Cory Burke 79′)
Man of the Match: Julian Carranza continued to show his worth in the Union’s attack, scoring a second hat trick against D.C. United this season.
Moment of the Match: Carranza’s second goal early in the second half continued a dominant night for Jim Curtin’s squad.
Match to Forget: Tony Alfaro conceded one penalty kick and struggled to deal with the dynamic Union attack, along with the rest of the D.C. United defenders.
Inter Miami 2, Toronto FC 1
(Jean Mota 24′, Ariel Lassiter 44′) – (Lorenzo Insigne 28′)
Man of the Match: Jean Mota helped Inter Miami stop Toronto FC’s attack while staying dangerous offensively. Mota scored, albeit on a confusing error by TFC goalkeeper Alex Bono, and provided three tackles and one key pass.
Moment of the Match: Insigne’s late effort looked destined for the top corner but Drake Callender denied the Italian for a second time.
Match to Forget: Alex Bono’s error led to one of Inter Miami’s two goals which hurt Toronto FC’s chances at any points.
Loons 2, Austin FC 1
Emanuel Reynoso (pen) 25′, Franco Fragapane 62′) – (Sebastian Driussi (pen) 45+2′)
Man of the Match: Emanuel Reynoso scored once to continue his stellar season for Minnesota United. He also created the most chances and most dribbles in the match, to go along with the penalty kick he drew.
Moment of the Match: Franco Fragapane’s goal in the 62nd minute was the decider between both teams at Allianz Field.
Match to Forget: Austin FC centerback Julio Cascante tried dribbling away from pressure in the last line of defense, allowing Franco Fragapane to steal the ball and finish easily for the game-winning goal.
Rapids 1, Dynamo 1
Lalas Abubakar 48′) – (Sebastian Ferreira 90+5′)
Man of the Match: Hector Herrera did an excellent job patrolling the midfield for the Dynamo. Herrera made three tackles and won eight duels as the Dynamo earned a point in a difficult place to enter as an away side.
Moment of the Match: Sebastian Ferreira saved a point with an impressive volley from just outside the box in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time.
Match to Forget: Brian Acosta received a red card for a tackle in which he had no chance to win the ball. The Rapids were left down a man and without much of a shot to try for all three points in the final minutes.
