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McCarthy named to MLS Save of the Week for Week 19

Related Topics: Save, István Sallói

John McCarthy was named to MLS Save of the Week for his diving save against Daniel Salloi in the Union's 1-1 draw against Sporting Kansas City last Thursday.

Huge thanks to all of the fans, my family and friends that voted for me for save of the week #doop #hardworkpaysoff #keepthedreamalive pic.twitter.com/WL8mlwy5Y0

— John McCarthy (@jmacdaddy77) July 13, 2017

In the 28th minute, Salloi taunted McCarthy with a right footed shot from outside the box. McCarthy protected the net fearlessly from Salloi's rocket, and saved the ball in the top center of the goal.