MLS 2018 Week 9 Continuous PBP [Multiple R]

I just saw a ********ing Pep Boys commercial using the "I Believe" chant. I'm angry.

 

******** it.

 

Also thank you @Gamecock14 for starting the thread because I was going to start it to complain about that commercial if no one else had.

 

Orlando at Colorado seems a "non-traditional" choice for ESPN's national broadcast, especially when NY v LA is happening the same weekend.

 

They really wanted to get Tim Howard on TV.

Oops.

 

Anyway, speaking of NY-LA, Red Bulls fans are going to be just SUPER excited about the referee.

 

Sunday afternoon games are the absolute worst to boot.

 

Why do I hate Allen Chapman more than any of the other bozos in this league? It's hard to keep track.

 

11 losses in 16 games?

 

Ah right, Chapman is to New York as Mike Dean is to Arsenal.

I need to do some ref association between leagues like I'm Ted Lasso or something.

 

If it helps, the Galaxy haven't done that much better with him.

 

76 games down, 315 plus 17 playoff games to go.

Big update: I have a complete record of penalty kicks now, 1996 to present.

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON STATS: 5153 games, 3.42 Y/g, 1323 R, 1541 pens
2018 REGULAR SEASON STATS: 76 g, 22.92 F/g, 3.38 Y/g, 20 R, 33 pens

And now, your 2018 Week 9 referees.


Friday, April 27
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC vs REAL SALT LAKE
22:30 EDT - TSN, ESPN+, KMYU

REF: Sorin STOICA - 73 g, 3.97 Y/g, 27 R, 36 pens
(2018: 3 g, 26.00 F/g, 3.67 Y/g, 1 R, 1 pen)

AR1: Jeff HOSKING - 124 g
AR2: Chris WATTAM - 2 g
4TH: Daniel RADFORD
VAR: Alex CHILOWICZ

HOME: 1.90 Y/g, 13 R
AWAY: 2.07 Y/g, 14 R
HOME RECORD: 30 W - 26 D - 17 L

VANCOUVER: 6 g, 1.67 Y/g, 0 R, 2 pens
vs VAN: 1.67 Y/g, 0 R, 1 pen
VAN RECORD: 1 W - 2 D - 3 L

REAL SALT LAKE: 7 g, 2.14 Y/g, 1 R, 0 pens
vs RSL: 1.43 Y/g, 1 R, 0 pens
RSL RECORD: 2 W - 2 D - 3 L

Matching or reverse fixtures:
NONE


Saturday, April 28
ATLANTA UNITED FC vs MONTREAL IMPACT
13:00 EDT - TVAS, ESPN+, FOX Sports South

REF: Hilario GRAJEDA - 158 g, 3.44 Y/g, 24 R, 23 pens
(2018: 2 g, 23.50 F/g, 1.50 Y/g, 0 R)

AR1: Nick URANGA - 26 g
AR2: Jason WHITE - 62 g
4TH: Chris PENSO
VAR: Jorge GONZALEZ

HOME: 1.51 Y/g, 9 R
AWAY: 1.93 Y/g, 15 R
HOME RECORD: 77 W - 40 D - 41 L

ATLANTA: 1 g, 1.00 Y/g, 0 R, 0 pens
vs ATL: 1.00 Y/g, 0 R, 0 pens
ATL RECORD: 1 W - 0 D - 0 L

MONTREAL: 9 g, 2.11 Y/g, 0 R, 0 pens
vs MTL: 2.00 Y/g, 1 R, 0 pens
MTL RECORD: 2 W - 2 D - 5 L

Matching or reverse fixtures:
NONE


TORONTO FC vs CHICAGO FIRE
15:00 EDT - CTV, ESPN+

REF: Alan KELLY - 86 g, 3.30 Y/g, 14 R, 31 pens
(2018: 1 g, 19.00 F/g, 2.00 Y/g, 0 R, 1 pen)

AR1: Brian DUNN - 96 g
AR2: Logan BROWN - 39 g
4TH: Nima SAGHAFI
VAR: Kevin TERRY Jr.

HOME: 1.53 Y/g, 7 R
AWAY: 1.77 Y/g, 7 R
HOME RECORD: 47 W - 25 D - 14 L

TORONTO: 10 g, 1.00 Y/g, 1 R, 1 pen
vs TOR: 1.50 Y/g, 0 R, 1 pen
TOR RECORD: 3 W - 4 D - 3 L

CHICAGO: 7 g, 1.86 Y/g, 0 R, 1 pen
vs CHI: 1.00 Y/g, 0 R, 0 pens
CHI RECORD: 2 W - 2 D - 3 L

Matching or reverse fixtures:
NONE


PHILADELPHIA UNION vs D.C. UNITED
15:30 EDT - UniMas, Twitter, DAZN

REF: Armando VILLARREAL - 95 g, 2.97 Y/g, 22 R, 21 pens
(2018: 4 g, 24.00 F/g, 3.25 Y/g, 0 R, 1 pen)

AR1: Matthew NELSON - 93 g
AR2: Kyle LONGVILLE - 28 g
4TH: Robert SIBIGA
VAR: Christina UNKEL

HOME: 1.33 Y/g, 10 R
AWAY: 1.64 Y/g, 12 R
HOME RECORD: 45 W - 23 D - 27 L

PHILADELPHIA: 9 g, 1.44 Y/g, 1 R, 0 pens
vs PHI: 1.78 Y/g, 2 R, 1 pen
PHI RECORD: 3 W - 2 D - 4 L

D.C. UNITED: 7 g, 1.86 Y/g, 0 R, 0 pens
vs DC: 1.71 Y/g, 0 R, 1 pen
DC RECORD: 2 W - 2 D - 3 L

Matching or reverse fixtures:
NONE


COLUMBUS CREW SC vs SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
19:30 EDT - ESPN+, DAZN, NBC Sports California Plus, CW Columbus, Spectrum Sports OH, BCSN2

REF: Fotis BAZAKOS - 72 g, 3.68 Y/g, 16 R, 24 pens
(2018: 2 g, 25.50 F/g, 3.00 Y/g, 1 R, 1 pen)

AR1: C.J. MORGANTE - 167 g
AR2: Gianni FACCHINI - 64 g
4TH: Joseph DICKERSON
VAR: Younes MARRAKCHI

HOME: 1.61 Y/g, 8 R
AWAY: 2.07 Y/g, 8 R
HOME RECORD: 41 W - 22 D - 9 L

COLUMBUS: 7 g, 2.14 Y/g, 1 R, 0 pens
vs CLB: 2.00 Y/g, 0 R, 2 pens
CLB RECORD: 3 W - 3 D - 1 L

SAN JOSE: 11 g, 1.82 Y/g, 3 R, 1 pen
vs SJ: 1.91 Y/g, 0 R, 1 pen
SJ RECORD: 3 W - 3 D - 5 L

Matching or reverse fixtures:
NONE


NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION vs SPORTING KANSAS CITY
19:30 EDT - ESPN+, DAZN, NBC Sports Boston, FOX Sports KC Plus, FOX Sports Midwest Plus

REF: Dave GANTAR - 55 g, 2.55 Y/g, 23 R, 11 pens
(2018: 2 g, 24.00 F/g, 3.00 Y/g, 1 R, 0 pens)

AR1: Philippe BRIERE - 94 g
AR2: Oscar MITCHELL-CARVALHO - 56 g
4TH: Drew FISCHER
VAR: Geoff GAMBLE

HOME: 1.02 Y/g, 7 R
AWAY: 1.53 Y/g, 16 R
HOME RECORD: 25 W - 15 D - 15 L

NEW ENGLAND: 8 g, 0.88 Y/g, 2 R, 0 pens
vs NE: 1.25 Y/g, 1 R, 0 pens
NE RECORD: 3 W - 2 D - 3 L

KANSAS CITY: 5 g, 1.20 Y/g, 1 R, 0 pens
vs SKC: 1.40 Y/g, 2 R, 3 pens
SKC RECORD: 2 W - 0 D - 3 L

Matching or reverse fixtures:
NONE


MINNESOTA UNITED FC vs HOUSTON DYNAMO
20:00 EDT - ESPN+, DAZN, FOX Sports North, KUBE 57

REF: Ted UNKEL - 59 g, 4.05 Y/g, 22 R, 40 pens
(2018: 5 g, 21.40 F/g, 4.00 Y/g, 1 R, 4 pens)

AR1: Adam WIENCKOWSKI - 194 g
AR2: Kevin KLINGER - 81 g
4TH: Rubiel VAZQUEZ
VAR: Yusri RUDOLF

HOME: 2.08 Y/g, 11 R
AWAY: 1.97 Y/g, 11 R
HOME RECORD: 31 W - 12 D - 16 L

MINNESOTA: 3 g, 0.67 Y/g, 1 R, 1 pen
vs MIN: 1.67 Y/g, 1 R, 2 pens
MIN RECORD: 2 W - 0 D - 1 L

HOUSTON: 3 g, 2.67 Y/g, 0 R, 0 pens
vs HOU: 1.33 Y/g, 1 R, 1 pen
HOU RECORD: 0 W - 0 D - 3 L

Matching or reverse fixtures:
NONE


LOS ANGELES GALAXY vs RED BULL NEW YORK
22:30 EDT - ESPN+, DAZN, MSG, Spectrum SportsNet

REF: Allen CHAPMAN - 114 g, 3.69 Y/g, 25 R, 53 pens
(2018: 6 g, 21.00 F/g, 4.17 Y/g, 1 R, 8 pens)

AR1: Andrew BIGELOW - 52 g
AR2: Ian ANDERSON - 186 g
4TH: Alejandro MARISCAL
VAR: Tim FORD

HOME: 1.70 Y/g, 13 R
AWAY: 1.99 Y/g, 12 R
HOME RECORD: 69 W - 26 D - 19 L

LA GALAXY: 11 g, 1.55 Y/g, 1 R, 2 pens
vs LAG: 1.45 Y/g, 1 R, 0 pens
LAG RECORD: 3 W - 3 D - 5 L

RED BULLS: 16 g, 2.13 Y/g, 3 R, 3 pens
vs NYR: 1.88 Y/g, 2 R, 6 pens
NYR RECORD: 4 W - 1 D - 11 L

Matching or reverse fixtures:
NONE


Sunday, April 29
COLORADO RAPIDS vs ORLANDO CITY SC
16:00 EDT - ESPN, DAZN

REF: Jose Carlos RIVERO - 96 g, 3.90 Y/g, 27 R, 35 pens
(2018: 6 g, 22.50 F/g, 3.67 Y/g, 2 R, 1 pen)

AR1: Corey PARKER - 141 g
AR2: Kyle ATKINS - 55 g
4TH: Daniel RADFORD
VAR: Edvin JURISEVIC

HOME: 1.77 Y/g, 8 R
AWAY: 2.13 Y/g, 19 R
HOME RECORD: 56 W - 16 D - 24 L

COLORADO: 10 g, 2.40 Y/g, 2 R, 4 pens
vs COL: 1.90 Y/g, 2 R, 2 pens
COL RECORD: 5 W - 0 D - 5 L

ORLANDO: 6 g, 2.33 Y/g, 2 R, 1 pen
vs ORL: 2.00 Y/g, 0 R, 1 pen
ORL RECORD: 1 W - 0 D - 5 L

Matching or reverse fixtures:
NONE


NEW YORK CITY FC vs FC DALLAS
18:30 EDT - ESPN+, DAZN, YES, TXA-21

REF: Ismail ELFATH - 109 g, 3.09 Y/g, 29 R, 31 pens
(2018: 6 g, 26.33 F/g, 2.67 Y/g, 4 R, 2 pens)

AR1: Kathryn NESBITT - 37 g
AR2: Eric WEISBROD - 65 g
4TH: Marcos DeOLIVEIRA
VAR: Jorge GONZALEZ

HOME: 1.56 Y/g, 14 R
AWAY: 1.53 Y/g, 15 R
HOME RECORD: 62 W - 24 D - 23 L

NYCFC: 6 g, 1.50 Y/g, 1 R, 1 pen
vs NYC: 1.83 Y/g, 1 R, 0 pens
NYC RECORD: 2 W - 1 D - 3 L

DALLAS: 11 g, 1.36 Y/g, 1 R, 1 pen
vs DAL: 1.27 Y/g, 1 R, 1 pen
DAL RECORD: 4 W - 5 D - 2 L

Matching or reverse fixtures:
NONE


LOS ANGELES FC vs SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
21:00 EDT - FS1, DAZN

REF: Kevin STOTT - 315 g, 3.07 Y/g, 76 R, 85 pens
(2018: 1 g, 11.00 F/g, 2.00 Y/g, 2 R, 1 pen)

AR1: Brian POESCHEL - 123 g
AR2: Cameron BLANCHARD - 45 g
4TH: Baldomero TOLEDO
VAR: Alex CHILOWICZ

HOME: 1.47 Y/g, 36 R
AWAY: 1.60 Y/g, 40 R
HOME RECORD: 166 W - 72 D - 77 L

LAFC: 1st game

SEATTLE: 28 g, 1.29 Y/g, 3 R, 5 pens
vs SEA: 1.82 Y/g, 3 R, 1 pen
SEA RECORD: 12 W - 8 D - 8 L

Matching or reverse fixtures:
NONE


All team stats include playoff games
All games decided by kicks from the mark or shootout are recorded as draws

 

Code:

Pl.  TM - "PPG" (  W-  D-  L)

 1. LAF - 2.000 (  4-  0-  2)**
 2. ATL - 1.714 ( 20- 12- 10)*
 3. SEA - 1.599 (152- 78-104)
 4. LAG - 1.590 (350-184-242)
 5. NYC - 1.474 ( 47- 27- 40)*
 6. CHI - 1.433 (269-172-242)
 7. HOU - 1.424 (161-128-140)
 8. CLB - 1.411 (293-181-277)
 9. DAL - 1.411 (290-181-274)
10. SKC - 1.406 (287-195-269)
11. DCU - 1.404 (291-176-280)
12. POR - 1.389 ( 93- 78- 86)
13. NYR - 1.378 (288-172-292)
14. RSL - 1.361 (166-116-169)
15. SJE - 1.350 (237-187-241)
16. NER - 1.324 (268-184-294)
17. VAN - 1.308 ( 88- 67- 98)*
18. MIA - 1.288 ( 48- 26- 58)*
18. TBM - 1.288 ( 74- 33- 91)*
20. COL - 1.283 (259-174-308)
21. MTL - 1.264 ( 77- 47- 96)*
22. ORL - 1.257 ( 35- 32- 42)*
23. TOR - 1.227 (120-100-155)
24. PHI - 1.177 ( 83- 77-117)*
25. CHV - 1.104 ( 94- 80-154)*
26. MIN - 1.024 ( 12-  6- 23)*

*Zero MLS Cup appearances
**First year team

 

I hear Canada failed MLS.

 

I can tell you what I did NOT miss. Mmm!

 

It was me, wasn't it?

 

RSL, worried its defense with players aged 20-20-21-24 last week was too old, is going with 19-20-21-24 this week.

 

Are you suggesting we could have a 10 goal game, given Vancouver's sieve-like defense last week?

 

Maybe, because not only are they young, only one of them is actually a defender.

 

I don't understand why Vancouver traded for Aja. He's not very good. They dumped Tim Parker because they didn't want to pay him, but why acquire Aja, who was at the heart of a bad Orlando D last year?

Vancouver are a terrible team and a terrible club. Stupid "management committee", bad stadium, an academy they spend a lot of money on but don't give the kids a chance with the 1st team, a bench warmer DP....

 

This is almost as exciting as I thought it would be.

 

I'm tired.