Though the Sounders were off this past weekend, and though they happened so far beneath the international soccer radar that normal submarines are crushed by the atmospheric pressure, a handful of Major League Soccer games were played on Saturday.
Each of the games played out to form, which itself is noteworthy in MLS. Quick — and no peeking — close your eyes and predict the results for the following matchups: New York City FC-New England, D.C.-Dallas, Vancouver-Houston.
NYCFC and the Revs played to a 1-1 draw despite a 51st-minute red card to New England’s Gershon Koffie, FCD crushed United despite heavy national-team absences and Vancouver ground past the Dynamo courtesy of a controversial penalty kick.