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Welcome to MLS, Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu

Under Barrage

Up a goal. Down a man. The temperature well below freezing. And a windchill in the single digits. These were the rather tumultuous circumstances in which 23-year old Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu made his MLS debut. But the Harvard Crimson man rose to the occasion after coming on for the injured Jeff Larentowicz, maintaining his composure and discipline at one of the most important positions on the pitch.

While we’ve grown accustomed to the beautiful, fast, attacking football of Tata Martino’s side, this match was anything but the norm for the Five Stripes. After going up early behind a Francisco Calvo own goal, the match turned on its head after Leandro Gonzalez Pirez was sent off for a second yellow card in the 38th minute.