That's right, as one FANtastic week of MLS action ends, another begins! Remember to keep it neutral in the MLS N&A Game Thread. All Game times are Eastern, & national TV games are noted. All non-national TV games can be seen via your local affiliate or ESPN+ for the out of market folk. Saturday, March 9 CHI Vs. ORL 1:00PM NER Vs. CBS 2:00PM FCD Vs. LAG 3:30PM UniVision/Twitter HOU Vs. MON 5:00PM RSL Vs. VAN 6:00PM SJE Vs. MNU 8:00PM SEA Vs. COL 10:00PM Sunday, March 10 NYC Vs. DCU 3:00PM SKC Vs. PHL 3:00PM ATL Vs. FCC 5:00PM ESPN LAX Vs. POR 7:30PM FS1
I wonder if we will ever get to the point that MLS has more standard kickoff times outside of the national tv games. That saturday schedule will allow me to watch the majority of each game.
It should be entertaining? Granted FCC sucks and Colorado played in snow, but the Rapids scored 3 goals and allowed 3 goals, while the Sounders scored 4 goals. I'm fairly certain that means we won't be seeing a 0-0 snorefest. (I just doomed us, I'm sorry)
My first thought is of a scene in the Life of Brian where everyone yells “stone him”, but given this is Seattle and Colorado, “stone him” takes on a totally different meaning.
So, soccer starts tonight as Tacoma host Rio Grande Valley in USL Championship action at 10 PM EST. Start of a busy weekend of domestic soccer (and the weekends will only get worse as USL League One starts up in a few weeks and the CPL next month).
You can click through (on the date) to read the full stats threads on Twitter: #MLSRefStats 2019 Week 2@ChicagoFire vs @OrlandoCitySCREF: Robert SIBIGA - 75th gameAR1: Jason WHITE - 83rdAR2: Apolinar MARISCAL - 65th4TH: Ramy TOUCHAN - 6thVAR: Jorge GONZALEZ - 39thAVAR: Peter MANIKOWSKI - 1st#CHIvORL #cf97 #FaceOfCity— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) March 8, 2019 #MLSRefStats 2019 Week 2@NERevolution vs @ColumbusCrewSCREF: Dave GANTAR - 69th gameAR1: Oscar MITCHELL-CARVALHO - 77thAR2: Logan BROWN - 60th4TH: Rubiel VAZQUEZ - 54thVAR: Alan KELLY - 12thAVAR: Gjovalin BORI - 1st#NEvCLB #NERevs #Crew96— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) March 8, 2019 #MLSRefStats 2019 Week 2@FCDallas vs @LAGalaxyREF: Armando VILLARREAL - 115th gameAR1: Ian ANDERSON - 215thAR2: TJ ZABLOCKI - 20th4TH: Joe DICKERSON - 16thVAR: Jose Carlos RIVERO - 4thAVAR: Adam GARNER - 2nd#DALvLA #DTID #LAGalaxy— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) March 8, 2019 #MLSRefStats 2019 Week 2@HoustonDynamo vs @impactmontrealREF: Ismail ELFATH - 129th gameAR1: Kyle ATKINS - 75thAR2: Chris WATTAM - 19th4TH: Ted UNKEL - 46thVAR: Kevin TERRY Jr - 38thAVAR: Jonathan JOHNSON - 7th#HOUvMTL #ForeverOrange #IMFC— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) March 8, 2019 #MLSRefStats 2019 Week 2@realsaltlake vs @WhitecapsFCREF: Drew FISCHER - 103rd gameAR1: Claudiu BADEA - 132ndAR2: Matt NELSON - 113th4TH: Victor RIVAS - 6thVAR: Younes MARRAKCHI - 29thAVAR: Peter BALCIUNAS - 2nd#RSLvVAN #RSL #VWFC— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) March 8, 2019
#MLSRefStats 2019 Week 2@SJEarthquakes vs @MNUFCREF: Marcos DeOLIVEIRA - 18th gameAR1: Jeffrey GREESON - 56thAR2: Adam WIENCKOWSKI - 216th4TH: Alex CHILOWICZ - 63rdVAR: Kevin STOTT - 18thAVAR: Eduardo MARISCAL - 1st#SJvMIN #Quakes74 #MNUFC— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) March 8, 2019 #MLSRefStats 2019 Week 2@SoundersFC vs @ColoradoRapidsREF: Baldomero TOLEDO - 269th gameAR1: Mike ROTTERSMAN - 112thAR2: Felisha MARISCAL - 54th4TH: Alejandro MARISCAL - 194thVAR: Fotis BAZAKOS - 10thAVAR: Joshua PATLAK - 7th#SEAvCOL #SoundersMatchday #Rapids96— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) March 8, 2019 #MLSRefStats 2019 Week 2@SportingKC vs @PhilaUnionREF: Chris PENSO - 145th gameAR1: Nick URANGA - 48thAR2: Brian POESCHEL - 143rd4TH: Rosendo MENDOZA - 4thVAR: Hilario GRAJEDA - 9thAVAR: Eric WEISBROD - 2nd#SKCvPHI #ForGloryForCity #DOOP— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) March 8, 2019 #MLSRefStats 2019 Week 2@NYCFC vs @dcunitedREF: Nima SAGHAFI - 38th gameAR1: Corey PARKER - 165thAR2: Gianni FACCHINI - 82nd4TH: Rubiel VAZQUEZ - 55thVAR: Silviu PETRESCU - 17thAVAR: Tom SUPPLE - 6th#NYCvDC #NYCFC #DCU— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) March 8, 2019 #MLSRefStats 2019 Week 2@ATLUTD vs @fccincinnatiREF: Allen CHAPMAN - 136th gameAR1: Jeremy HANSON - 123rdAR2: Brian DUNN - 111th4TH: Joe DICKERSON - 17thVAR: Edvin JURISEVIC - 45thAVAR: Jeff MUSCHIK - 6th#ATLvCIN #UniteAndConquer #FCCincy— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) March 8, 2019
#MLSRefStats 2019 Week 2@LAFC vs @TimbersFCREF: Jair MARRUFO - 240th gameAR1: Frank ANDERSON - 219thAR2: Corey ROCKWELL - 244th4TH: Alex CHILOWICZ - 64thVAR: Geoff GAMBLE - 28thAVAR: Mike KAMPMEINERT - 4th#LAFCvPOR #LAFC #RCTID— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) March 8, 2019
I forgot how strong this Apple Pie Moonshine my neighbor gave me was. But its a good way to start the weekend. I wussed out and didn't head to the Tacoma game. Will just watch from my computer instead. And driving up to Seattle tomorrow night.
Yup, they will have Defiance, Reign, and Rainier's. Working on a Soccer Stadium for Defiance and Reign.
#13 for RGV is Wilmar Cabrera's kid. In case anyone couldn't put 2+2 together there or has been drinking moonshine.
I figured it out... So even those drinking the moonshine have no excuse. I am not happy with the play out of the back for the Defiance this half. Touches could be sharper all around. Need to tighten up the passing.
Just checked the weekend schedule for the first time, and boy, that Saturday schedule is pretty brutal for neutrals. Which, of course, means that some wild stuff is going to go down in those matches, while the Sunday national broadcasts will be 90 minute slogs en route to 0-0 draws.