MLS Week 4: A late winner in Chicago and late reds across the league
Week 4 of the 2024 MLS season started at Soldier Field, where Chicago came back to beat Montreal 4-3. Matias Coccaro converted Montreal penalties in the 7th and 12th with the Fire’s Maren Haile-Selassie pulling a goal back eight minutes into first-half stoppage time. Dominik Yankov made it 3-1 Montreal in the 70th. Montreal’s Raheem Edwards saw red in the 82nd and Brian Gutierrez converted the Chicago penalty. Hugo Cuypers equalized for the Fire five minutes into stoppage time and Kellyn Acosta scored four minutes later.
Inter Miami won 3-1 at DC United after falling behind to a 14th minute Jared Stroud goal. Leonardo Campana equalized for Inter Miami in the 24th and Luis Suarez scored in the 72nd and 85th. DC’s Pedro Santos saw red in the 90th minute.
Seattle and Colorado drew 1-1 at Lumen Field. Raul Ruidiaz converted a Seattle penalty in the 11th and the Sounders played a man down when Joshua Atencio saw red in the 57th. Kevin Cabral equalized for the Rapids in the 87th. Ruidiaz saw red for Seattle in the 89th minute.
Columbus shutout the Red Bulls 3-0 at home. Chucho Hernandez put the Crew up in the 13th, Jacen Russell-Rowe doubled the lead in the 56th, and Aidan Morris scored in the 66th. New York’s Daniel Edelman saw red six minutes into stoppage time.
NYCFC beat Toronto 2-1 at Yankee Stadium with Toronto taking the lead from a 7th minute Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty goal. NYCFC’s Santiago Rodriguez equalized in the 24th and Kevin O’Toole scored in the 64th. NYCFC played a man down from the 68th with a red card to Keaton Parks.
Austin drew 2-2 at home with Philadelphia after falling behind to a 13th minute Daniel Gazdag penalty. Diego Rubin equalized for Austin in the 56th and Jon Gallagher fave them the lead in the 58th. The Union’s Mikkel Uhre leveled the score in the 65th minute.
Vancouver won 3-1 at FC Dallas, going ahead in the 25th from a Mathias Laborda goal. Brian White doubled the Whitecaps’ lead in the 29th. FC Dallas’s Sebastian Llletget scored in the 40th. Fafa Picault finished off the Vancouver goals in the 42nd minute.
Houston shutout the Timbers 1-0 at home with Ibrahim Aliyu scoring in the 43rd.
Minnesota beat LAFC 2-0 at home. Robin Lod put United up in the 16th and Bongokuhle Hlongwane doubled the lead in the 88th minute.
Nashville beat Charlotte 2-1 at GEODIS Park, going ahead from a 32nd minute Sam Surridge goal. Alex Muyl made it 2-0 Nashville in the 40th with Brecht Dejargere pulling a goal back for Charlotte four minutes into first-half stoppage time.
Sporting Kansas City beat San Jose 2-1 at home after falling behind to an 11th minute. Vitor Costa goal. Daniel Rosero Valencia equalized for Sporting in the 18th and Alan Pulido scored in the 29th minute.
The LA Galaxy and St Louis City drew 3-3 at Dignity Health Sports Park. Dejan Jovelic put LA up in the 3rd with Tomas Ostrak equalizing for City in the 27th. LA retook the lead from a Joseph Paintsil goal in the 51st. St Louis equalized through Joakim Nilsson in the 60th and went ahead from an 88th minute own-goal. The Galaxy’s Maya Yoshida leveled the score five minutes into stoppage time and LA’s Martin Caceres saw red four minutes later.
On Sunday, FC Cincinnati won 2-1 at New England. Cincinnati took the lead from a Yuya Kubo goal in the 52nd and Luciano Acosta scored in the 54th. The Revolution’s Giacomo Vrioni pulled a goal back in the 62nd minute.
Week 4 ended in Atlanta on Sunday night with United beating Orlando 2-0. Saba Lobjanidze put United up in the 9th and Giorgos Giakoumakis made it 2-0 in the 70th minute.
