The best moments that left the first week of the MLS
In the Opening Day of the MLS circumstances happened that will go down in history, one of them is Cincinnati's debut in the Major League Soccer.
The match between LAFC and Sporting Kansas City was the one in charge to close week 1 of the 2019 MLS season. After all the Opening Day games we bring you the best moments left from the franchises, with the coldest game in MLS history to Efraín Álvarez's debut and Cincinnati's introduction to the American league.
¡LO MEJOR DE LA MLS! 🇺🇸
— AS USA (@US_diarioas) March 4, 2019
📍 El partido más frío en la historia. ❄️
📍 Debut de Efraín Álvarez y gol de Zlatan.
📍 Victoria de #LAFC de último minuto.
📍 Debut de Matías Almeyda.
📍 Debut de Marco Fabián.
📍 Debut de Nani. pic.twitter.com/FQ0zF6RGvw
Cincinnati's debut
As the 24th franchise of the MLS after joining in 2019, Cincinnati FC wanted to start their season in the right way; however, it couldn't happen since Seattle Sounders have no mercy on them scoring four goals to the rookie of the league. In the other hand, Leonardo Bertone will go down in history as the first player to score for Cincinnati in the MLS.
FT - #SEAvCIN 4-1 pic.twitter.com/mJGMmPLqiL
— FC Cincinnati (@fccincinnati) March 3, 2019
Efraín Álvarez in the MLS
Another debutant was the Mexican youngster Efraín Álvarez, who amazed locals and strangers since he only needed half an hour to displayed his quality with the ball. Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the first to pronounce Álvarez has a bright future when meeting the press in the mixed zone. Guillermo Barros Schelotto compared the Mexican with Edwin Cardona saying he's a player with a lot of football.
The start of the champion
For the third time in a row, current MLS champion, Atlanta United, lost their Opening day match. De Boer's team lost to DC United in a game that ended at the 58th minute when Luciano Acosta made a mid-range shot beating 'The Five Stripes' goalkeeper.
Almeyda's start with San José
Almeyda started his process as Jose Earthquakes coach facing Montreal Impact, a task that seemed easy since they played at home field, where they didn't lose an opening match since 2016. But things didn't go as expected for the former Chivas manager as he lost his first match 1-2.
The coldest game in MLS history
3/2/19: Coldest game in MLS history (18 degrees)
— Colorado Rapids (@ColoradoRapids) March 3, 2019
2/20/18: Coldest game between two North American soccer teams (3 degrees)
❄️ And we were hosts for both of them ❄️#Rapids96 | #SnowClasico3 pic.twitter.com/fa4Gl6J417
The match between Colorado Rapids and Portland Timbers goes down in MLS history as the game played at the lowest temperature. The Dick's Sporting Goods Park opened its doors for Opening Day at 19 degrees Fahrenheit, and throughout the game snow began to fall, causing the temperature to drop in a match that finished 3-3.
