The fifth week of the 2023 MLS season has come and gone. All teams had to deal with playing in fixtures during the international break, which meant the depth of teams would be tested. Who in MLS could weather that storm early on in the season, and who fell flat on their faces?
MLS Matchday 5 Highlights
The leaders in the east, Atlanta were without their stars and fell to a Columbus Crew side also without their big names, 6-1. While surprise front-runners in not just the west, but all MLS, St. Louis City won their fifth game in a row thrashing Real Salt Lake 4-0 at the RioT. The other matchups produced drama and excitement that comes with teams playing their bench players with their important players unavailable.
Portland Timbers 0 - 0 LA Galaxy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3Y49W5LhWU
Inter Miami CF 2 - 3 Chicago Fire FC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkbG2hdN5Kc
DC United 1 - 2 New England Revolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j--a9cpVodk
Columbus Crew SC 6 - 1 Atlanta United FC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt5LZ4RVxF0
Philadelphia Union 1 - 2 Orlando City SC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz-74uAWiDM
Charlotte FC 1 - 1 New York Red Bulls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlkPoFrotf4
Houston Dynamo FC 1 - 0 NYCFC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5SIkjNFPQQ
Nashville SC 0 - 1 FC Cincinnati
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFUYXIATxNg
Austin FC 1 - 1 Colorado Rapids FC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeWQgDRc_YI
Minnesota United FC 1 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzyW8sUZ67A
Sporting Kansas City 1 - 4 Seattle Sounders FC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkiVETBUrAI
Real Salt Lake 0 - 4 St. Louis City SC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPXG7q5hGWk
San Jose Earthquakes 0 - 0 Toronto FC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0esdwMibZ58
LAFC 2 - 1 FC Dallas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgmP3Ev9ad8
14 Matchday 6 games get played today!
Matchday six of MLS starts and concludes tonight with 14 games to be played in just five hours' worth of time. there are some big matches to be played in week six!
Toronto vs Charlotte | 7:30 pm ETCincinnati vs Miami | 7:30 pm ETColumbus vs Salt Lake | 7:30 pm ETOrlando vs Nashville | 7:30 pm ETLos Angeles vs Seattle | 7:30 pm ETPhiladelphia vs Kansas City | 7:30 pm ETAtlanta vs New York | 7:30 pm ETNew England vs NYCFC | 7:30 pm ETDallas vs Portland | 8:30 pm ETSt Louis vs Minnesota | 8:30 pm ETChicago vs DC | 8:30 pm ETColorado vs LAFC | 9:30 pm ETSan Jose vs Houston | 10:30 pm ETVancouver vs Montreal | 10:30 pm ET
Will expansion side St. Louis City win their sixth in a row and maintain dominance in the west and top all of MLS? Will we see one of New England, Cincinnati, or Atlanta take charge in the east, or will another team rise to meet them? We'll have to wait and watch the matches to find out!
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