MLS is rolling through its second month and the action is ramping up! Last week saw the final single-digit week of action; week nine had it all, multigoal games, scoreless draws, and dramatic comebacks. Let's take a look back at the highlights of week nine and look ahead to week 10!
MLS Matchday 9 highlights
A Full Saturday Slate
Week 9 started with an afternoon Western conference match between Portland and LAFC, then 11 matches throughout the evening. The marquee game was between Kansas City and Miami where over 72,000 came to a football stadium to see SKC take on the GOAT Messi. All that and more gave us a great MLS Saturday!
Portland 2 - 2 LAFC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz5YlWkigYg
Montreal 2 - 1 Cincinnati
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dcFBeqEKL4
Charlotte 3 - 2 Toronto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP3dw7v1GE4
DC 2 - 3 Orlando
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72C71hKSVA4
NYCFC 2 - 0 New England
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM8ni5t67QA
New York 0 - 0 Chicago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=164FVIZjNPY
Dallas 0 - 0 Seattle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BANrZ0Scwuc
Minnesota 1 - 2 Houston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib8ehuulvHE
Kansas City 2 - 3 Miami
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B-8Zz7tcrY
Salt Lake 0 - 0 Columbus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PjbXsQ9XpM
San Jose 0 - 3 Colorado
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_Gl9dcaqVA
Vancouver 1 - 3 Los Angeles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoKTpKoR1Cs
Two Sunday MLS matches
To end the matchday brought two matches that were on opposite ends of the spectrum. Atlanta looked to have a blowout on their hands, but Philly came back to earn a draw and almost a win. The second match saw two teams out west who were struggling a bit in St. Louis and Austin. There was only one goal in that match that ended the week.
Atlanta 2 - 2 Philadelphia
https://phillysportsnetwork.com/2024/04/15/union-atlanta-2-2-draw-2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzbX07YnDwk
St. Louis 1 - 0 Austin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gK6kQ-8Umc
MLS Week 10 Starts Today!
MLS is about to start its 10th week of the 2024 season. 28 of the 29 teams are in action; Philadelphia is the only team on a bye! here's a look at the matches:
Saturday, April 20
Atlanta vs Cincinnati | 7:30 pm EST
Montreal vs Orlando | 7:30 pm EST
Columbus vs Portland | 7:30 pm EST
Miami vs Nashville | 7:30 pm EST
NYCFC vs DC | 7:30 pm EST
Toronto vs New England | 7:30 pm EST
Chicago vs Salt Lake | 8:30 pm EST
Houston vs Austin | 8:30 pm EST
Kansas City vs St. Louis | 8:30 pm EST
Colorado vs Dallas | 9:30 pm EST
LAFC vs New York | 10:30 pm EST
Seattle vs Vancouver | 10:30 pm EST
Sunday, April 21
Charlotte vs Minnesota | 6 pm EST
Los Angeles vs San Jose | 8:15 pm EST
With MLS progressing at a rapid pace, we are seeing just how close most teams are to each other in the standings. Miami sits atop the league with 15 points. However, between that place and 10th there is a difference of only three points. The margins between success and disappointment are super thin. Will we see those lines blurred even more on the 10th matchday?
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