THE SOCCER REPORT
Atlanta United wins U.S. Open Cup; LA Derby highlight of MLS rivalry week
Aug 28, 2019, 6:32 am
Houston Dynamo supporters made the road trip up to Frisco for the Texas Derby match against FC Dallas. Credit: Deporte Total USA
MLS Rivalry Week gave the American soccer fan lots to speak about while the heartbeat of "the beautiful game" kept beating thanks to action from all over the world.
Top Stories
90 in 90: FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo | 2019 MLS Highlightswww.youtube.com
- Houston Dynamo lose 1-5 at FC Dallas; playoff possibility virtually over
- Houston Dash fall 0-2 vs. Sky Blue FC; playoff hopes also bleak
- Liverpool, Sevilla, Dortmund and Rennes leaders in their domestic leagues
- Serie A kicks off with Inter, Napoli and Juve all among winners
- Atlanta United defeat Minnesota United 2-1 in the 2019 U.S. Open Cup final on Tuesday night
Atlanta United down Minnesota to win US Open Cup| ESPN FCwww.youtube.com
The rest of the picture from the past week:
English Premier League
Every goal from Premier League 2019/20 Matchweek 3 | NBC Sportswww.youtube.com
Matchday 3 Results
- Aston Villa 2-0 Everton
- Norwich 2-3 Chelsea
- Brighton 0-2 Southampton
- Manchester United 1-2 Crystal Palace
- Sheffield Utd 1-2 Leicester City
- Watford 1-3 West Ham
- Liverpool 3-1 Arsenal
- Bournemouth 1-3 Man City
- Spurs 0-1 Newcastle
- Wolves 1-1 Burnley
Top four: Liverpool (9), Man City (7), Arsenal (6), Leicester City (5)
Scoring leader: 5 - Raheem Sterling (Man City) / Teemu Pukki (Norwich)
Assists leader: 4 - Kevin De Bruyne (Man City)
Spanish La Liga
Highlights FC Barcelona vs Real Betis (5-2)www.youtube.com
Matchday 2 - Top Results
- Granada 0-2 Sevilla
- Real Madrid 1-1 Valladolid
- Celta Vigo 1-0 Valencia
- Leganes 0-1 Atletico Madrid
- Barcelona 5-2 Real Betis
Top four: Sevilla (6), Atletico Madrid (6), Real Madrid (4), Valladolid (4)
Scoring leader: 2 - Six players tied
Assists leader: 2 - Ander Capa (Bilbao) / Sergi Roberto (Barcelona)
German Bundesliga
Sancho, Lewandowski, Osako & More - Top 5 Goals on Matchday 2www.youtube.com
Matchday 2 - Top Results
- Cologne 1-3 Dortmund
- Paderborn 1-3 Freiburg
- Fortuna 1-3 Bayer Leverkusen
- Werder Bremen 1-3 Fortuna
- Schalke 04 0-3 Bayern Munich
- Leipzig 2-1 Eintracht
- Hertha 0-3 Wolfsburg
Top four: Dortmund (6), Freiburg (6), Leipzig (6), Wolfburg (6)
Scoring leader: 5 - Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Assists leader: 3 - Marcel Sabitzer (Leipzig)
Italian Serie A
Parma 0-1 Juventus | CR7 goal ruled out by VAR as Chiellini scores winner | Serie Awww.youtube.com
Matchday 1 - Top Results
- Parma 0-1 Juventus
- Fiorentina 3-4 Napoli
- Udinese 1-0 Milan
- Roma 3-3 Genoa
- Inter 4-0 Lecce
French Ligue 1
Top buts 3ème journée - Ligue 1 Conforama / 2019-20www.youtube.com
Matchday 3 - Top Results
- Monaco 2-2 Nimes
- Strasbourg 0-2 Rennes
- PSG 4-0 Tolouse
- Montpellier 1-0 Lyon
Top four: Rennes (9), Lyon (6), PSG (6), Nice (6)
Scoring leader: 3 - Habib Diallo (Metz) / Memphis Depay (Lyon) / Moussa Dembele (Lyon)
Assists leader: 3 - Thiago Mendes (Lyon)
Netherlands Eredivisie
Matchday 4 - Top Results
- Heracles 1-1 Vitesse
- Heerenveen 0-0 Twente
- Utrecht 1-2 VVV
Top four: Willem II (9), Vitesse (8), Sparta (8), Ajax (7)
Scoring leader: 4 - Vangelis Pavlidis (Willem II)
Assists leader: 4 - Bryan Smeets (Sparta)
Major League Soccer
90 in 90: LAFC vs. LA Galaxy | 2019 MLS Highlightswww.youtube.com
East top seven: 1. Atlanta (48), 2. Philadelphia (48), 3. NYCFC (47), 4. NY Red Bulls (41), 5. D.C. United (39), 6. New England (38), 7. Toronto (37)
West top seven: 1. x - LAFC (62), 2. Real Salt Lake (43), 3. Seattle (43), 4. LA Galaxy (42), 5. Minnesota (42), 6. San Jose (41), 7. Dallas (40)
Scoring leader: 27 - Carlos Vela (LAFC)
Assists leader: 18 - Maxi Morales (NYCFC)
Liga MX
Top Eight: 1. Queretaro (16), 2. Santos Laguna (15), 3. Club America (15), 4. Tigres UANL (12), 5. Necaxa (10), 6. Leon (10), 7. Atlas (10), 8. Pumas (9)
Scoring leader: 5 - Two players tied
Assists leader: 4 - Luis Quinones (Tigres)
Superliga Argentina
Matchday 4 - Top Results
- Arsenal 0-2 San Lorenzo
- Gimnasia 0-1 Defensa y Justicia
- Velez 3-1 Newell's Old Boys
- Rosario 1-1 Patronato
- Independiente 2-0 Colon
- Godoy Cruz 2-1 Estudiantes
- Cordoba 0-0 Racing Club
- River Plate 0-1 Talleres Cordoba
- Banfield 0-1 Boca Juniors
Top four: Boca (10), San Lorenzo (10), Arsenal Sarandi (9), Rosario Central (8)
Scoring leader: 3 - Three players tied
Assists leader: 2 - Nicolas de la Cruz (River Plate)
National Women's Soccer League
Thorns 3 - Red Stars 0: Midge Purce and Christine Sinclair lead Portland's rout | NWSL Highlightswww.youtube.com
Standings: 1. Portland Thorns (36), 2. North Carolina Courage (31), 3. Chicago Red Stars (29), 4. Utah Royals (28), 5. Reign FC (27), 6. Washington Spirit (25), 7. Houston Dash (22), 8. Orlando Pride (16), 9. Sky Blue FC (14)
Scoring leader: 13 - Sam Kerr (Chicago)
Assists leader: 5 - Lynn Williams (North Carolina) / Yuki Nagasato (Chicago)
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Upcoming Matches (All Times CT):
Wednesday, August 28
2:00 p.m. - [UEFA Champions League] Ajax vs. APOEL (TNT, TUDN)
5:15 p.m. - [Copa Libertadores] Boca Juniors vs. LDU Quito (beIN Sports)
Thursday, August 29
12:00 p.m. - UEFA Champions League Group Draw (B/R Live)
5:15 p.m. - [Copa Libertadores] Cerro Porteno vs. River Plate (beIN Sports)
6:00 p.m. - [International Friendly] U.S. Women's National Team vs. Portugal (FS1)
9:00 p.m. - [Liga MX] Monterrey vs. Pumas (FS2)
Friday, August 30
1:00 p.m. - [La Liga] Sevilla vs. Celta (beIN Sports en Español)
1:30 p.m. - [Bundesliga] Borussia Monchengladbach vs. RB Leipzig (FS2)
Saturday, August 31
6:30 a.m. - [Premier League] Southampton vs. Manchester United (NBC Sports)
8:30 a.m. - [Bundesliga] Bayern Munich vs. Mainz (FS1, FOX Deportes)
8:30 a.m. - [Bundesliga] Schalke vs. Hertha Berlin (FS2)
9:00 a.m. - [Premier League] Chelsea vs. Sheffield United (NBC Sports)
10:00 a.m. - [La Liga] Osasuna vs. Barcelona (beIN Sports)
11:00 a.m. - [Serie A] Milan vs. Brescia (ESPN+)
11:30 a.m. - [Premier League] Burnley vs. Liverpool (NBC)
11:30 a.m. - [Bundesliga] Union Berlin vs. Borussia Dortmund (FS2, UniMas)
1:45 p.m. - [Serie A] Juventus vs. Napoli (ESPN+)
7:30 p.m. - [MLS] Sporting KC vs. Houston Dynamo (KUBE 57)
Sunday, September 1
8:00 a.m. - [Premier League] Everton vs. Wolves (NBC Sports)
10:30 a.m. - [Premier League] Arsenal vs. Spurs (NBC Sports)
12:00 p.m. - [La Liga] Atletico Madrid vs. Eibar (beIN Sports)
1:35 p.m. - [Serie A] Lazio vs. Roma (ESPN2)
2:00 p.m. - [La Liga] Villarreal vs. Real Madrid (beIN Sports)
5:30 p.m. - [MLS] Seattle Sounders FC vs. LA Galaxy (FS1)
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Marcell Ozuna hit his major league-leading eighth homer and Orlando Arcia’s RBI single in the 10th inning lifted the Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday.
It completes a three-game sweep of the struggling Astros and is Atlanta’s fourth straight victory.
The Braves scored two runs in the eighth inning to tie it at 4-4. Michael Harris II started the 10th as the automatic runner on second and there was one out in the inning when Seth Martinez (1-1) intentionally walked Matt Olson.
Ozuna lined out to right field to send Harris to third base. Arcia then singled on a ground ball to left field to score Harris and put the Braves on top.
Pinch-runner Jake Meyers was on second when Kyle Tucker walked with no outs in the 10th. Meyers moved to third on a fly out by Yainer Diaz but Jeremy Peña grounded into a double play to end it.
A.J. Minter (3-1) got the last two outs of the ninth for the win and Raisel Iglesias earned his fifth save.
Reigning NL MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. added his first homer of the season to help the Braves to the victory. Ozuna also leads the majors with 23 RBIs and he extended his hitting streak to 16 games, which ties his career best and is the longest active streak in the majors.
Yordan Alvarez and Mauricio Dubón both homered for the Astros, who fell to 6-14 and are last in the AL West.
There was one out in the first when Alvarez connected on his homer to the seats in left field to put Houston up 1-0.
Ozuna opened the second with his 432-foot shot to left field, which bounced off the wall and tied the game.
Acuña put the Braves up 2-1 when he sent the first pitch of the fifth inning to straightaway center field.
The Astros tied it on an RBI single by Alex Bregman in the fifth and Kyle Tucker’s RBI double came next to put the Astros up 3-2.
Dubón hit his first home run of the year off Jesse Chavez to start Houston’s sixth and push the lead to 4-2.
Harris singled to start the seventh before a ground-rule double by Austin Riley. Olson reached, and Harris scored on a fielding error by first baseman José Abreu when he couldn’t grab a routine ground ball.
There was one out in the inning when Riley scored on a sacrifice fly by Arcia to tie it at 4-all.
Houston starter J.P. France allowed four hits and two runs in five innings.
Max Fried gave up seven hits and three runs in five innings.
UP NEXT
Braves: Atlanta is off Thursday before opening a series against Texas on Friday night with LHP Chris Sale (1-1, 4.58 ERA) on the mound.
Astros: Houston is also off Thursday before ace Justin Verlander will make his season debut Friday night against Washington. The three-time Cy Young Award winner opened the season on the injured list with inflammation in his right shoulder.