MLS Matchday 28: Preston Judd and Prince Owusu join 15-goal club as Vancouver’s Thomas Mfller, Philly’s Milan Iloski headline Team of the Matchday presented by Audi

By Vancouver Television Sports Desk

Matchday 28’s Team of the Matchday presented by Audi featured a slate of standout performances tied to club records and fast-changing league storylines heading into the international break. The list, compiled around the week’s results, included several players credited with reaching season benchmarks or extending runs of form across Major League Soccer.

Philadelphia Union continued their strong Eastern Conference momentum with a sixth straight win, claiming a 4-2 victory over Orlando City. The Union’s offense was paced by Milan Iloski, who recorded a hat trick, while Indiana Vassilev contributed 1 goal and 2 assists. The source also notes that Iloski became only the third player in club history to record multiple hat tricks in a single season, and that Philadelphia tied an MLS record by reaching 32 points from their last 12 games. Philadelphia’s unbeaten stretch since the FIFA World Cup break is listed as 10 wins, 0 losses, and 2 draws.

Nashville SC’s push for a record-setting season also continued on Matchday 28, with the club becoming the second-fastest team in league history to reach 60 points in a season. The target arrived in 27 games, according to the source. Captain Hany Mukhtar delivered the result in a 2-0 win over Toronto FC, scoring both Nashville goals and driving the team toward what the source describes as the path to a century of MLS tallies for Mukhtar.

In separate 3-1 victories that each carried a personal milestone, CF Montral striker Prince Owusu and San Jose Earthquakes striker Preston Judd both scored twice to reach the 15-goal mark in regular-season campaigns. Owusu’s brace helped Montral defeat FC Cincinnati, while Judd’s two-goal effort powered San Jose’s win over the Portland Timbers. The source frames the 15-plus goals as a club-level feat, stating both players became only the fourth in their respective club histories to net 15+ goals in a regular-season season.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC’s Thomas Mfller factored into a cross-conference draw on Matchday 28, with the source detailing that his goal and assist were cancelled by a brace from D.C. United’s Kimito Nono. With the two teams finishing 3-3, the matchup stood out as one where multiple players from across the standings impacted the scoring, but the final result left both sides sharing the points.

The day’s goals were not limited to forwards or midfielders. The source highlights Justin Haak’s role in keeping the LA Galaxy’s resurgence going, as Haak contributed to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rapids. In that same vein of defensive involvement, Osaze Urhoghide is credited with helping FC Dallas record a sixth straight unbeaten result through a 1-0 victory against LAFC, with the source positioning the clean sheet as a continuation of FC Dallas’s run.

Midweek momentum carried through in the source’s selection as well, with Jack Elliott providing a game-winning assist for Chicago Fire FC in a 1-0 win at Charlotte FC. The assist arrived after a corner kick, according to the match summary provided in the Team of the Matchday presentation. Elsewhere, Sporting Kansas City received attention in the source for what it describes as signs of life after an additional upset victory in a short span, defeating Houston Dynamo FC 2-0 away from home. Stefan Cleveland’s five saves are listed as a key element of the shutout.

On the coaching and leadership front, Laurent Courtois is named in the source both as the coach of the Team of the Matchday and as the figure associated with a Sunday result that closed out the week’s slate. The source says Courtois led the Columbus Crew to a 2-1 win over Inter Miami CF on Sunday Night Soccer presented by Continental Tire. That victory is described as Columbus’s third consecutive win across all competitions and features a decisive goal in the 98th minute.

The Team of the Matchday presented by Audi also set its starting lineup with other notable names, including Stefan Cleveland in goal, with defenders Osaze Urhoghide, Jack Elliott, and Justin Haak, midfielders Indiana Vassilev, Hany Mukhtar, and Thomas Mfller, and forwards Kimito Nono, Milan Iloski, Prince Owusu, and Preston Judd. The source’s bench lists Luka Gavran, Sean Zawadzki, Albert Rusnak, Eduard L6wen, Andr Luiz, Daniel Rdos, Sergi Solans, Christian Ramrez, and Jamal Thiar.

Collectively, the Matchday 28 performances reflected the week’s mix of record-chasing team form and individual production, as Philadelphia pushed an MLS-point pace, Nashville extended its race toward 60 points, and Owusu and Judd joined club-specific 15-goal milestones. With the international break now approaching, the source’s selected players provide a snapshot of who carried momentum into the next schedule segment across MLS.

Research gap: The source supplied is limited to the Team of the Matchday announcement and match summaries. It does not provide date-by-date match locations, official statistical breakdowns beyond goals/assists and specified records, or confirmation of any additional milestones not explicitly stated in the text provided.