This week, as Hinkle the Magician famously exclaimed, has a lot going on. All times Eastern, all games broadcast on MLS Live and Direct Kick unless otherwise noted. Tuesday 30 May (okay, I know the game is over by the time I am posting this, but the other CC game is listed) Vancouver at Montreal, 7:30 pm (Canadian Championship) Wednesday 31 May Ottawa at Toronto, 7:00 pm (Canadian Championship) Seattle at Columbus, 7:30 New England at NYCFC, 7:30 DC United at Orlando, 7:30 Salt Lake at Houston, 8:30 Friday 2 June San Jose at Portland, 11:00 pm, UniMas Saturday 3 June Philadelphia at NYCFC, 1:00 pm Minnesota at Kansas City, 5:00, ESPN Atlanta at Vancouver, 5:30 Los Angeles at DC United, 7:00 Toronto at New England, 7:30 NYRB at Montreal, 7:30 Salt Lake at Dallas, 8:00 Columbus at Colorado, 9:00 Venezuela at United States, 10:00, FS1 (International Friendly) Sunday 4 June Chicago at Orlando, 7:30 pm, FS1 Houston at Seattle, 10:00 As always, keep it busy here in the neutral PBP thread.
There is also the 3rd round of the U.S. Open Cup this week. Third round Home team first, times are ET First result: Tuesday, May 30 Michigan Bucks (PDL) 1-2 Saint Louis FC (USL) Wednesday, May 31 Rochester Rhinos (USL) vs. GPS Omens (Mass.) 7:00 pm Jacksonville Armada (NASL) vs. Charleston Battery (USL) 7:00 pm FC Cincinnati (USL) vs. Louisville City FC (USL) 7:00 pm Reading United AC (PDL) vs. Harrisburg City Islanders (USL) 7:30 pm North Carolina FC (NASL) vs. Charlotte Independence (USL) 7:30 pm Miami FC (NASL) vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies (USL) 7:30 pm Chicago FC United (PDL) vs. Christos FC (Md.) 8:00 pm Tulsa Roughnecks FC (USL) vs. San Antonio FC (USL) 8:00 pm Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (USL) vs. OKC Energy FC (USL) 9:00 pm Phoenix Rising FC (USL) vs. San Francisco Deltas (NASL) 9:30 pm L.A. Wolves FC (Calif.) vs. Orange County SC (USL) 10:30 pm Sacramento Republic FC (USL) vs. Reno 1868 FC (USL) 10:30 pm
Despite being in their inaugural year and being the only pro soccer team in or immediately around its city, the Deltas are last in NASL attendance. So there's that.
Time to schlep over to the stadium. I'll probably be one of the few. Beautiful evening though, 72 degrees, clear skies.
Seattle starters are from 9 different countries, with the Caribbean well represented: USA (2 players) Uruguay (2) Switzerland (1) Martinique (1) Sweden (1) Mexico (1) Jamaica (1) Cuba (1) Trinidad & Tobago (1)
Villa dribbled through six Revs on the NYCFC goal, and then laid it off oh-so-nicely to Harrison, who no Revs player bothered to mark.
The Crew, which lost 5-0 last weekend, looks likely to end the opponents from MLS Cup 2017 two-step with a positive goal differential.