2018 Fourside Eagles FC season

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The 2018 Fourside Eagles FC season is the ninth in the Fourside Eagles FC's history. It is the third season under the management of Robin Fraser, coming off a successful MLS Cup campaign the previous season.

Season Synopsis

The biggest story in the pre-season was the departure of club icon Miguel Senna to Benfica, turning in a record incoming transfer fee for the MLS of $45 million US Dollars (Approximately 37 million Euros). They used some of that money by bringing in Derlis Gonzalez for $15 million, also setting the record for the biggest outgoing transfer fee in the process. (This record was later tied by Atlanta's signing of Ezequiel Barco.) The Eagles also traded for David Accam in return for about $1.2 million dollars in Transfer Allocation Money, a move that Richard Gerhart called a "wonderful surprise," considering that they tried to trade for the player unsuccessfully in the past. However, the team was also dogged by the departure of Jordan Harvey to Los Angeles FC via free agency, leaving a hole in the teams' leadership as well as their defense.

The season started off with a low, as the Eagles were eliminated by Tigres UANL in the Round of 16 in the Champions League, despite a goal from Gonzalez on his debut. The first few games of the regular season started off rough as well, as the team only won one game within their first six games of the season. The team eventually rebounded, despite it clearly showing that the team was not being able to find a suitable replacement for Miguel Senna. Still, the Eagles were competing for a playoff spot, and had memorable wins in August, winning four straight matches. They also won their sixth straight Micronesian Championship, defeating the Dawson Lions in the final.

The Eagles had a slow end to the regular season, however. A lack of moves from the front office, instead preferring to stay put, resulted in harsh criticism from the press. Nonetheless, the Eagles still qualified for the playoffs in the fourth seed, even after dropping their last two games of the season against both New York teams. They faced DC United in the Knockout round, although they lost the match 3-1, making it the first time they were knocked out of the playoffs in the first round out of the seven straight times they made the playoffs.

Regular Season Games

Date Team Stadium Final Score W-L-T Record
March 3, 2018 New England Revolution Virgin Stadium 2-0 1-0-0
March 17, 2018 Columbus Crew SC Virgin Stadium 0-0 1-0-1
March 31, 2018 Colorado Rapids Dick's Sporting Goods Park 0-3 1-1-1
April 7, 2018 San Jose Earthquakes Virgin Stadium 1-1 1-1-2
April 13, 2018 Orlando City SC Virgin Stadium 0-2 1-2-2
April 21, 2018 FC Dallas Toyota Stadium 2-2 1-2-3
April 28, 2018 DC United Virgin Stadium 3-2 2-2-3
May 4, 2018 Toronto FC BMO Field 0-3 2-3-3
May 9, 2018 Columbus Crew SC Mapfre Stadium 1-1 2-3-4
May 12, 2018 Montreal Impact Saputo Stadium 2-0 3-3-4
May 19, 2018 Real Salt Lake Virgin Stadium 4-1 4-3-4
May 26, 2018 New York Red Bulls Red Bull Arena 1-1 4-3-5
May 30, 2018 Chicago Fire Virgin Stadium 3-1 5-3-5
June 2, 2018 Atlanta United FC Mercedes-Benz Stadium 1-3 5-4-5
June 8, 2018 Toronto FC Virgin Stadium 2-2 5-4-6
June 23, 2018 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Virgin Stadium 4-0 6-4-5
June 30, 2018 Los Angeles FC Banc of California Stadium 1-4 6-5-5
July 7, 2018 Atlanta United FC Virgin Stadium 0-2 6-6-5
July 11, 2018 Chicago Fire Toyota Park 4-3 7-6-5
July 21, 2018 LA Galaxy Virgin Stadium 1-3 7-7-5
July 25, 2018 Houston Dynamo BBVA Compass Stadium 3-1 8-7-5
August 4, 2018 Portland Timbers Providence Park 0-3 8-8-5
August 11, 2018 New England Revolution Gillette Stadium 3-2 9-8-5
August 18, 2018 New York City FC Virgin Stadium 2-0 10-8-5
August 25, 2018 New England Revolution Virgin Stadium 1-0 11-8-5
August 29, 2018 DC United Audi Field 2-0 12-8-5
September 1, 2018 Orlando City SC Orlando City Stadium 2-2 12-8-6
September 15, 2018 Montreal Impact Virgin Stadium 1-4 12-9-6
September 19, 2018 Seattle Sounders FC CenturyLink Field 1-0 13-9-6
September 23, 2018 Sporting Kansas City Virgin Stadium 2-0 14-9-6
September 29, 2018 Columbus Crew SC Mapfre Stadium 0-0 14-9-7
October 6, 2018 Minnesota United FC Virgin Stadium 5-1 15-9-7
October 21, 2018 New York Red Bulls Virgin Stadium 0-1 15-10-7
October 28, 2018 New York City FC Yankee Stadium 1-3 15-11-7

Other Games

Date Team Location Score Competition
February 20, 2018 Mexico.png Tigres UANL Virgin Stadium 2-2 CONCACAF Champions League - Round of 16
February 27, 2018 Mexico.png Tigres UANL Estadio Universitario 0-2 CONCACAF Champions League - Round of 16
June 12, 2018 Micronesia.png Oregon Tornadoes Soldier Field 2-0 Micronesian Championship
June 16, 2018 Micronesia.png Oregon Tornadoes Virgin Stadium 2-1 Micronesian Championship
June 20, 2018 Micronesia.png Dawson Lions Virgin Stadium 3-1 Micronesian Championship
October 31, 2018 USA.png DC United Virgin Stadium 1-3 MLS Cup Playoffs - Knockout Round

Goal Scorers

Player MLS Season Mic. Champ CONCACAF Playoffs Total
Paraguay.png Derlis González 15 0 1 0 16
Nigeria.png Stephen Sunday 9 1 0 0 10
USA.png Lamar Neagle 7 0 1 0 8
Ghana.png David Accam 6 0 0 1 7
USA.png Jeff Larentowicz 6 0 0 0 6
USA.png Joey Calistri 3 2 0 0 5
USA.png Sal Zizzo 2 2 0 0 4
Micronesia.png James Kelly 2 0 0 0 2
USA.png Michael Donovan 2 0 0 0 2
USA.png Nick DePuy 1 1 0 0 2
USA.png Matt Hedges 1 0 0 0 1
USA.png Derrick Jones 0 1 0 0 1