Week 30 in MLS started in Columbus where the Sounders won 4-0 on the road. Playing a man down from a red card to goalkeeper Abraham Romero two minutes into first-half stoppage time and without another goalkeeper on their matchday roster, the Crew had to use a field player, defender Sean Zawadzki, for the rest of the game. Seattle took the lead from an Albert Rusnak goal six minutes into first-half stoppage time. Jordan Morris scored for the Sounders in the 60th and Rusnak added goals in the 67th and 70th minutes.
New England and St Louis drew 2-2 at Gillette Stadium. Henry Kessler put St Louis up in the 23rd. New England’s Luca Langoni equalized in the 28th and Carles Gil scored in the 40th. Simon Becher equalized for St Louis in the 73rd minute.
The Red Bulls drew 1-1 at home with Sporting Kansas City. Alan Pulido scored for Sporting KC in the 89th and Julian Hall equalized for the Red Bulls in the 89th. Jacob Davis saw red for Kansas City two minutes into stoppage time.
DC United won 2-1 at Chicago, going ahead from a Christian Benteke goal in the 26th. Gabriel Pirani doubled the DC lead in the 29th. Andrew Gutman pulled a goal back for Chicago in the 54th minute.
Houston drew 0-0 at home with LAFC, finishing with three shots on goal to LAFC’s two.
Week 30 ended with Vancouver drawing 0-0 at home with FC Dallas. The Whitecaps outshot Dallas four to two.
Moving to England’s League One, Gabriel Slonina was in goal for Barnsley’s 2-1 home win over Bristol Rovers. Davis Keillor-Dunn scored for Barnsley in the 11th and Bristol Rovers equalized in the 37th. Adam Phillips put Barnsley up for good in the 65th minute.
WEEKEND SOCCER TV
Sunday has La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Celta Vigo vs Real Valladolid at 8am, Girona vs Barcelona at 10:15am, Las Palmas vs Athletic at 12:30pm, and Atletico Madrid vs Valencia at 3pm. Premier League on USA: Spurs vs Arsenal at 9am and Wolverhampton vs Newcastle at 11:30am.
Ligue 1 on beIN Sport: Rennes vs Montpellier at 9am, Nantes vs Reims at 11am, and Lens vs Lyon at 2:45pm. Primeira Liga on GolTV: Porto vs Farense at 10:30am and Braga vs Vitoria Guimaraes at 3:30pm. Serie A on Fox Deportes: Cagliari vs Napoli at 12pm and Monza vs Inter Milan at 2:45pm. Pro League on FS2: Al Ittihad vs Al Wehda at 2pm.
Uruguay’s Primera Division on GolTV: Danubio vs River Plate at `2:30pm and Wanderers vs Nacional at 6:30pm. NWSL on ESPN2: Washington vs Houston at 1pm. El Salvadoran Primera Division on beIN en Espanol: Firpo vs Aguila at 5pm. Honduran Liga Nacional on Fox Deportes: Victoria vs Olancho at 5pm. U-20 Women’s World Cup on FS2: Japan vs Spain at 7pm and Fox Soccer Plus: USA vs Germany at 7pm. MLS on FS1: Seattle vs Sporting Kansas City at 7pm.
Monday has La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Rayo Vallecano vs Osasuna at 3pm. Uruguay’s Primera Division on GolTV: Boston River vs Fenix at 6pm. NWSL on CBS Sports: Seattle vs Gotham FC at 10pm. All Times Eastern
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