When it comes to accolades, goal scorers are usually the player who walk away with most of the awards and notoriety, but this week one player stood out above the rest despite not scoring a goal himself.
D.C. United midfielder Chris Pontius has been one of the biggest bright spots for D.C. all season, and on Saturday he played arguably his best match of the season. He delivered perfect assists on three goals, all scored by Charlie Davies, as D.C. United rolled past Chivas USA, 3-0. The performance earned Pontius SBI MLS Player of the Week honors.
Davies would have been the pick most weeks, and deserves credit for finishing off the chances that came courteous of Pontius, breaking his own two month scoring drought in the process, but Pontius was the star of the show, showing incredible speed and precision on the first and third assists, while flashing some poise and vision to set up the second Davies goal.
Pontius' dream night ended in sad fashion as he suffered a broken leg in the 67th minute, an injury that has likely ended his 2011 season.
Here are the match highlights from Pontius' performance.
Pontius edged out a worth field of candidates that included Davies, Sporting KC's Teal Bunbury and New England's Shalrie Joseph to name a few.
What did you think of Pontius' performance? Who got your vote for MLS Player of the Week?
Share your thoughts below.
