{"id":459606,"date":"2026-05-25T20:19:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T20:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/459606\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T20:19:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T20:19:15","slug":"team-of-the-matchday-prince-owusu-luis-suarez-net-hat-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/459606\/","title":{"rendered":"Team of the Matchday: Prince Owusu, Luis Su\u00e1rez net hat tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the final matchday before the 2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a> pause, stars made history to earn their spot on the Matchday 15 Team of the Matchday presented by Audi.<\/p>\n

\n Full team (4-3-3, left to right)<\/p>\n

Starters: Daniel (SJ) – Andrew Gutman (CHI), Fallou Fall (STL), Maxwell Woledzi (NSH), Mohamed Farsi (CLB) – Jorge Ruvalcaba (RBNY), Evander (CIN), Timothy Tillman (LAFC) – Prince Owusu (MTL), Brian White (VAN), Luis Su\u00e1rez (MIA)<\/p>\n

Coach: Jesper S\u00f8rensen (VAN)<\/p>\n

Bench: Matt Turner (NE), Pavel Bucha (CIN), Jack Skahan (SJ), Thomas M\u00fcller (VAN), Kenji Mboma Dem (CIN), Milan Iloski (PHI), Diego Rossi (CLB), Preston Judd (SJ), Germ\u00e1n Berterame (MIA)<\/p>\n

\n Team highlights<\/p>\n

Luis Su\u00e1rez<\/a> rolled back the clock with a hat trick in Inter Miami CF<\/a>‘s thrilling 6-4 home victory<\/a> over the Philadelphia Union<\/a>. The game’s 10 combined goals were the second-most<\/a> ever in an MLS match.<\/p>\n

CF Montr\u00e9al<\/a> striker Prince Owusu<\/a> matched that tally in a 4-4 comeback draw<\/a> at D.C. United<\/a>, adding an assist to his hat trick as he became the second player in club history<\/a> to record four goal contributions in a match.<\/p>\n

FC Cincinnati<\/a> playmaker Evander<\/a> (2g\/3a) also entered the history books<\/a> as the ninth MLS player to notch five goal contributions in a match, guiding his side to a 6-2 rout<\/a> of Orlando City<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vancouver Whitecaps FC<\/a> all-time leading goalscorer Brian White<\/a> tallied 2g\/2a in a 4-2 triumph<\/a> at San Diego FC<\/a>, becoming the third American<\/a> in MLS history to score 10+ goals in four consecutive seasons. In turn, head coach Jesper S\u00f8rensen has his team atop the Western Conference heading into the break.<\/p>\n

Mexican international winger Jorge Ruvalcaba<\/a> paced Red Bull New York<\/a> to a 2-1 victory<\/a> at Sporting Kansas City<\/a>, netting both RBNY goals for his fourth in as many games.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Mohamed Farsi<\/a> set up both Columbus Crew<\/a> goals in a 2-0 bounce-back triumph<\/a> over Atlanta United<\/a> on Sunday Night Soccer presented by Continental Tire.<\/p>\n

Timothy Tillman<\/a> snapped LAFC<\/a>‘s three-match losing skid, scoring late in a 1-0 victory<\/a> over Seattle Sounders FC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Nashville SC<\/a> center back Maxwell Woledzi<\/a> headed home the game-winner in a 2-1 triumph<\/a> over New York City FC<\/a>. With that result, Nashville are atop the Supporters\u2019 Shield table heading into the World Cup pause.<\/p>\n

Completing the TotM, Daniel<\/a> helped the San Jose Earthquakes<\/a> secure their first-ever win at Providence Park with six saves in a 3-1 victory<\/a> over the Portland Timbers<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the final matchday before the 2026 FIFA World Cup pause, stars made history to earn their spot…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":448167,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[214152,47578,150066,45498,214160,214161,214173,214162,150061,214163,38961,214164,214157,214153,36146,85,15022,46,214156,214172,214165,150064,181530,214154,214174,214166,214155,150067,214167,214168,214159,150068,150073,214169,45744,214170,105,150074,214171,209638,214158,150075],"class_list":["post-459606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-andrew-gutman","tag-brian-white","tag-cf-montreal","tag-chicago-fire-fc","tag-chivstor-05-23-2026","tag-cinvsorl-05-23-2026","tag-clbvsatl-05-24-2026","tag-cltvsne-05-23-2026","tag-columbus-crew","tag-colvsdal-05-23-2026","tag-daniel","tag-dcvsmtl-05-23-2026","tag-evander","tag-fallou-fall","tag-fc-cincinnati","tag-il","tag-inter-miami-cf","tag-israel","tag-jorge-ruvalcaba","tag-lafcvssea-05-24-2026","tag-lavshou-05-23-2026","tag-los-angeles-football-club","tag-luis-suarez","tag-maxwell-woledzi","tag-miavsphi-05-24-2026","tag-minvsrsl-05-23-2026","tag-mohamed-farsi","tag-nashville-sc","tag-nshvsnyc-05-23-2026","tag-porvssj-05-23-2026","tag-prince-osei-owusu","tag-red-bull-new-york","tag-san-jose-earthquakes","tag-sdvsvan-05-23-2026","tag-sendtonews","tag-skcvsrbny-05-23-2026","tag-sports","tag-st-louis-city-sc","tag-stlvsatx-05-23-2026","tag-team-of-the-matchday","tag-timothy-tillman","tag-vancouver-whitecaps-fc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=459606"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459606\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/448167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=459606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=459606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=459606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}