It was the battle of the braces in Week 30, but Sebastian Fernandez ultimately came out on top.
The Vancouver Whitecaps hero was voted the MLS Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters on Monday, edging LA Galaxy striker Robbie Keane by a single vote. Both players had two-goal outings in wins for their respective clubs, but Fernandez claimed five votes to Keane's four to become the firstWhitecaps player to win the award this season.
Fernandez set the tone for the victory that kept Vancouver in a playoff spot in the Western Conference, scoring twice inside of the first 18 minutes of a 2-0 win over FC Dallas. He first netted on a header in the 14th minute, and then finished off a counterattack with a solid finish four minutes later.
2014 MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
- Week 30: Sebastian Fernandez (Vancouver Whitecaps)
- Week 29: Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)
- Week 28: Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls)
- Week 27: Blas Perez (FC Dallas)
- Week 26: Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)
- Week 25: Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)
- Week 24: Obafemi Martins (Seattle Sounders)
- Week 23: Tesho Akindele (FC Dallas)
- Week 22: Chris Schuler (Real Salt Lake)
- Week 21: Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy)
- Week 20: Yannick Djalo (San Jose Earthquakes)
- Week 19: Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City)
- Week 18: Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls)
- Week 17: Erick Torres (Chivas USA)
- Week 16: Jack McInerney (Montreal Impact)
- Week 15: Luis Silva (D.C. United)
- Week 14: Fanendo Adi (Portland Timbers)
- Week 13: Deshorn Brown (Colorado Rapids)
- Week 12: Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)
- Week 11: Federico Higuaín (Columbus Crew)
- Week 10: Harry Shipp (Chicago Fire)
- Week 9: Joao Plata (Real Salt Lake)
- Week 8: Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls)
- Week 7: Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
- Week 6: Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders)
- Week 5: Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders)
- Week 4: Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
- Week 3: Bernardo Añor (Columbus Crew)
- Week 2: Jermain Defoe (Toronto FC)
- Week 1: Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
