Houston Dynamo midfielder Tomás Martínez earned his place in the MLS Team of the Week for Week 7, presented Audi, after his sterling performance in a 2-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday.
Martínez nearly started the scoring just past the half-hour mark as he danced past defenders to get into the box and earn a penalty, but it wasn't converted. He did the work himself in the second half as a cross fell to him and he curled a left-footed shot into the net for the game-winning goal. The midfielder also completed 93% of his passes on the day. This is the first Team of the Week appearance for Martínez.
Team of the Week: Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (NYC), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA), Will Bruin (SEA), Ezequiel Barco (ATL), Tomas Martinez (HOU), Lucas Rodriguez (DC), Carlos Vela (LAFC), Jorgen Skjelvik (LA), Bastian Schweinsteiger (CHI), Nedum Onuoha (RSL), Evan Bush (MTL)
Coach: Remi Garde (MTL)
Bench:Tyler Miller (LAFC), Samuel Piette (MTL), Benny Feilhaber (COL), Gianluca Busio (SKC), Daniel Royer (RBNY), Jesus Ferreira (DAL), Jozy Altidore (TOR)
