There are eight games to go through tonight, beginning in...
Toronto, as Toronto FC hosts the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles of New York and Joe Bendik are the goalies. New York was given an early yellow card on a Thierry Henry foul. Toronto opened the scoring in the twelfth minute with a Jermaine Defoe goal, via Bradley Orr. The teams exchanged fouls late in the first half, with both Jamison Olave of the Red Bulls and Justin Morrow of Toronto being shown yellow cards in the forty-second and forty-fifth minutes, respectively. Another set of fouls happened in the eighty-eighth minute, as Defoe was booked for unsporting behavior and Armando picked up a yellow for arguing. Toronto won 2-0 with a goal in the fifth minute of second half stoppage time, scored by Luke Moore on an assist from the goalie Bendik. Defoe was the man of the match for his tone-setting goal.
Down in Philadelphia, the Union host the New England Revolution. Brad Knighton of New England and Zac MacMath of Philadelphia are given the starting nods in goal. New England began in the thirteenth minute with an A.J. Soares goal, coming off of Chris Tierney. The Revolution added on as Diego Fagundez scored in the twenty-sixth minute, with helpers from Teal Bunbury and Lee Nguyen. Philadelphia cut the lead down in the thirty-sixth minute on a goal by Vincent Nogueira, passed from Danny Cruz. New England shot back in the forty-ninth minute as Nguyen found the back of the net on a pass from Daigo Kobayashi. The Revolution extended the lead with a Tierney goal on a free kick in the fifty-seventh minute. New England's Patrick Mullins helped them pad the lead in the sixty-seventh minute, and Fagundez was credited with the assist. the Union found themselves in the books at this time too, as Austin Berry was shown a yellow card for an off the ball foul. Philadelphia got a goal back in the seventy-sixth minute on a Sheanon Williams goal, courtesy of Berry and Sebastian Le Toux. The Union were back in the books two minutes later for a foul by Amobi Okugo that drew a yellow, and then a Cristian Maidana foul in the eighty-second minute earned him a straight red card. The Revolution's Nguyen was shown a yellow in the eighty-eighth minute for a foul. Philadelphia pulled closer in the second minute of stoppage time with a Le Toux goal, but they couldn't find any more and lost 5-3. The man of the match was Nguyen, who played a solid all-around game.
Over to DC, as United welcome the Montreal Impact. Troy Perkins of Montreal and Bill Hamid of DC are in the six yard box. The first half was quiet, with the first notable moment in the fifty-sixth minute as Montreal's Jack McInerney scored on a pass from Justin Mapp. After that, Montreal's Hernan Bernardello in the sixty-seventh minute and DC's Nick DeLeon in the seventh-seventh minute picked up yellow cards for fouls. United tied it on an eighty-fourth minute goal by Eddie Johnson, made possible by Fabian Espindola and Chris Rolfe. Another pair of yellows were exchanged, as Lewis Neal was booked in the eighty-fifth minute for DC while the Impact's Patrice Bernier was called for a yellow card in the second minute of stoppage time. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, with the man of the match being Johnson for his tying goal.
South to Dallas, as FC Dallas brings in Chivas USA. Dan Kennedy of Chivas and Raul Fernandez of Dallas are the keepers. Chivas was first shown a yellow card as Marco Delgado's foul in the forty-third minute put him in the referee's book. Delgado made up for his transgression in the sixtieth minute, scoring a goal assisted by Mauro Rosales and Martin Rivero to open the scoring for Chivas. Victor Ulloa was shown a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-sixth minute for Dallas. Dallas tied the game in the eighty-third minute as Fabian Castillo scored, thanks to Jair Benitez. Chivas drew two more yellow cards late, as Oswaldo Minda was given one for a foul in the eighty-eighth minute and the goalie Kennedy was booked for time wasting in the third minute of stoppage time. The game ended in a scoreless draw, and Castillo was the man of the match for his equalizer.
Staying in Texas, the Houston Dynamo host the Los Angeles Galaxy. Jaime Penedo of Los Angeles and Tally Hall of Houston man the nets. The teams exchanged early yellow cards with a seventeenth minute foul by Houston's Jermaine Taylor being matched by a non-visible foul by A.J. DeLaGarza in the nineteenth minute for Los Angeles. The Dynamo opened in the scoring in the sixty-first minute on a Giles Barnes goal, with an assist by Mark Sherrod. The Galaxy got another yellow card in the seventy-sixth minute with a Kofi Opare handball being the reason. Houston won 1-0, and Hall was the man of the match for his five save clean sheet.
Northwest to Salt Lake, as Real hosts the Colorado Rapids. Clint Irwin of Colorado and Jeff Attinella of Salt Lake make the starts in goal. Salt Lake was first to score with a Joao Plata goal in the twenty-third minute, thanks to Javier Morales and Devon Sandoval. Real picked up some yellow cards after this, with Cole Grossman getting one for a foul in the thirty-third minute and Luke Mulholland drawing another with dissent in the forty-fourth minute. Salt Lake added on in the scoring in the fifty-first minute with a Morales goal, coming on a penalty kick. Morales kept himself in the center of attention by picking up a yellow card for diving in the sixty-fourth minute. Colorado got on the board with a Drew Moor goal in the eighty-third minute, via Dillon Serna. Real had another yellow card in the third minute of stoppage time, as John Stertzer was booked for a foul. Salt Lake won 2-1, with the man of the match being Morales.
Continuing on to Seattle, where the Sounders FC welcome the San Jose Earthquakes. Jon Busch of San Jose and Stefan Frei of Seattle guard the nets. Seattle began in the eighth minute with a near-impossible goal by Obafemi Martins, a chip from the end line off a pass from Gonzalo Pineda. Pineda was booked in the ninetieth minute for a foul, but the Sounders were unaffected and won 1-0 in a relatively uneventful game. Martins was the man of the match for his surefire SportsCenter highlight.
Finally, in Portland, the Timbers bring in the Columbus Crew. Steve Clark of Columbus and Donovan Ricketts of Portland play goal. Portland started with a Maximiliano Urruti goal, passed from Steve Zakuani. Columbus tied it in the fourteenth minute on a Federico Higuain goal, courtesy of Hector Jimenez. The Timbers were dealt a serious blow when Alvas Powell was shown a straight red card for his foul in the thirty-fourth minute, putting them down to ten men. The Crew also saw bookings, as Josh Williams was shown a yellow card in the same minute for an argument and Higuain was called for a foul in the fortieth minute, also resulting in a yellow card. Higuain made up for it by giving Columbus the lead in the fifth minute of first half stoppage time with his second goal of game, an unassisted effort. In the seventy-eighth minute, the goalie Clark was shown a yellow card for time wasting. The Timbers cashed in on it in the eightieth minute, as Will Johnson buried a pass from Jack Jewsbury for an equalizer. Just a minute later, the Crew were back on top with an Ethan Finlay goal, assisted by Higuain. Columbus' happiness was short-lived, as in the eighty-fifth minute, Jairo Arrieta was given a yellow card for dissent, and Gaston Fernandez tied it again for Portland with a goal coming off of Fanendo Adi and Diego Valeri. The wild game ended in a 3-3 draw, with the man of the match being Higuain.
The last game of the weekend came on Sunday, as the Chicago Fire host Sporting Kansas City. Erik Kronberg of Kansas City and Sean Johnson of Chicago are set to start in goal. Chicago jumped out to an early lead with a pair of goals by Mike Magee in the seventh and fifteenth minute, both on penalty shots. Kansas City also had a pair of events, but far less positive in nature as Erik Palmer-Brown was called for yellow cards in the forty-ninth and sixty-fourth minutes, both on fouls, resulting in him being ejected from the game and putting Kansas City down to ten men. Sporting got on the board in the sixty-eighth minute as Dominic Dwyer scored, thanks to Benny Feilhaber. Kansas City picked up another yellow when Feilhaber showed too much dissent in the eighty-second minute. In six minutes of stoppage time, the Fire's Magee and Jhon-Kennedy Hurtado and Sporting's Kevin Ellis all received yellow cards. Chicago won 2-1, with the man of the match being Magee for his brace.
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Toronto, as Toronto FC hosts the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles of New York and Joe Bendik are the goalies. New York was given an early yellow card on a Thierry Henry foul. Toronto opened the scoring in the twelfth minute with a Jermaine Defoe goal, via Bradley Orr. The teams exchanged fouls late in the first half, with both Jamison Olave of the Red Bulls and Justin Morrow of Toronto being shown yellow cards in the forty-second and forty-fifth minutes, respectively. Another set of fouls happened in the eighty-eighth minute, as Defoe was booked for unsporting behavior and Armando picked up a yellow for arguing. Toronto won 2-0 with a goal in the fifth minute of second half stoppage time, scored by Luke Moore on an assist from the goalie Bendik. Defoe was the man of the match for his tone-setting goal.
Down in Philadelphia, the Union host the New England Revolution. Brad Knighton of New England and Zac MacMath of Philadelphia are given the starting nods in goal. New England began in the thirteenth minute with an A.J. Soares goal, coming off of Chris Tierney. The Revolution added on as Diego Fagundez scored in the twenty-sixth minute, with helpers from Teal Bunbury and Lee Nguyen. Philadelphia cut the lead down in the thirty-sixth minute on a goal by Vincent Nogueira, passed from Danny Cruz. New England shot back in the forty-ninth minute as Nguyen found the back of the net on a pass from Daigo Kobayashi. The Revolution extended the lead with a Tierney goal on a free kick in the fifty-seventh minute. New England's Patrick Mullins helped them pad the lead in the sixty-seventh minute, and Fagundez was credited with the assist. the Union found themselves in the books at this time too, as Austin Berry was shown a yellow card for an off the ball foul. Philadelphia got a goal back in the seventy-sixth minute on a Sheanon Williams goal, courtesy of Berry and Sebastian Le Toux. The Union were back in the books two minutes later for a foul by Amobi Okugo that drew a yellow, and then a Cristian Maidana foul in the eighty-second minute earned him a straight red card. The Revolution's Nguyen was shown a yellow in the eighty-eighth minute for a foul. Philadelphia pulled closer in the second minute of stoppage time with a Le Toux goal, but they couldn't find any more and lost 5-3. The man of the match was Nguyen, who played a solid all-around game.
Over to DC, as United welcome the Montreal Impact. Troy Perkins of Montreal and Bill Hamid of DC are in the six yard box. The first half was quiet, with the first notable moment in the fifty-sixth minute as Montreal's Jack McInerney scored on a pass from Justin Mapp. After that, Montreal's Hernan Bernardello in the sixty-seventh minute and DC's Nick DeLeon in the seventh-seventh minute picked up yellow cards for fouls. United tied it on an eighty-fourth minute goal by Eddie Johnson, made possible by Fabian Espindola and Chris Rolfe. Another pair of yellows were exchanged, as Lewis Neal was booked in the eighty-fifth minute for DC while the Impact's Patrice Bernier was called for a yellow card in the second minute of stoppage time. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, with the man of the match being Johnson for his tying goal.
South to Dallas, as FC Dallas brings in Chivas USA. Dan Kennedy of Chivas and Raul Fernandez of Dallas are the keepers. Chivas was first shown a yellow card as Marco Delgado's foul in the forty-third minute put him in the referee's book. Delgado made up for his transgression in the sixtieth minute, scoring a goal assisted by Mauro Rosales and Martin Rivero to open the scoring for Chivas. Victor Ulloa was shown a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-sixth minute for Dallas. Dallas tied the game in the eighty-third minute as Fabian Castillo scored, thanks to Jair Benitez. Chivas drew two more yellow cards late, as Oswaldo Minda was given one for a foul in the eighty-eighth minute and the goalie Kennedy was booked for time wasting in the third minute of stoppage time. The game ended in a scoreless draw, and Castillo was the man of the match for his equalizer.
Staying in Texas, the Houston Dynamo host the Los Angeles Galaxy. Jaime Penedo of Los Angeles and Tally Hall of Houston man the nets. The teams exchanged early yellow cards with a seventeenth minute foul by Houston's Jermaine Taylor being matched by a non-visible foul by A.J. DeLaGarza in the nineteenth minute for Los Angeles. The Dynamo opened in the scoring in the sixty-first minute on a Giles Barnes goal, with an assist by Mark Sherrod. The Galaxy got another yellow card in the seventy-sixth minute with a Kofi Opare handball being the reason. Houston won 1-0, and Hall was the man of the match for his five save clean sheet.
Northwest to Salt Lake, as Real hosts the Colorado Rapids. Clint Irwin of Colorado and Jeff Attinella of Salt Lake make the starts in goal. Salt Lake was first to score with a Joao Plata goal in the twenty-third minute, thanks to Javier Morales and Devon Sandoval. Real picked up some yellow cards after this, with Cole Grossman getting one for a foul in the thirty-third minute and Luke Mulholland drawing another with dissent in the forty-fourth minute. Salt Lake added on in the scoring in the fifty-first minute with a Morales goal, coming on a penalty kick. Morales kept himself in the center of attention by picking up a yellow card for diving in the sixty-fourth minute. Colorado got on the board with a Drew Moor goal in the eighty-third minute, via Dillon Serna. Real had another yellow card in the third minute of stoppage time, as John Stertzer was booked for a foul. Salt Lake won 2-1, with the man of the match being Morales.
Continuing on to Seattle, where the Sounders FC welcome the San Jose Earthquakes. Jon Busch of San Jose and Stefan Frei of Seattle guard the nets. Seattle began in the eighth minute with a near-impossible goal by Obafemi Martins, a chip from the end line off a pass from Gonzalo Pineda. Pineda was booked in the ninetieth minute for a foul, but the Sounders were unaffected and won 1-0 in a relatively uneventful game. Martins was the man of the match for his surefire SportsCenter highlight.
Finally, in Portland, the Timbers bring in the Columbus Crew. Steve Clark of Columbus and Donovan Ricketts of Portland play goal. Portland started with a Maximiliano Urruti goal, passed from Steve Zakuani. Columbus tied it in the fourteenth minute on a Federico Higuain goal, courtesy of Hector Jimenez. The Timbers were dealt a serious blow when Alvas Powell was shown a straight red card for his foul in the thirty-fourth minute, putting them down to ten men. The Crew also saw bookings, as Josh Williams was shown a yellow card in the same minute for an argument and Higuain was called for a foul in the fortieth minute, also resulting in a yellow card. Higuain made up for it by giving Columbus the lead in the fifth minute of first half stoppage time with his second goal of game, an unassisted effort. In the seventy-eighth minute, the goalie Clark was shown a yellow card for time wasting. The Timbers cashed in on it in the eightieth minute, as Will Johnson buried a pass from Jack Jewsbury for an equalizer. Just a minute later, the Crew were back on top with an Ethan Finlay goal, assisted by Higuain. Columbus' happiness was short-lived, as in the eighty-fifth minute, Jairo Arrieta was given a yellow card for dissent, and Gaston Fernandez tied it again for Portland with a goal coming off of Fanendo Adi and Diego Valeri. The wild game ended in a 3-3 draw, with the man of the match being Higuain.
The last game of the weekend came on Sunday, as the Chicago Fire host Sporting Kansas City. Erik Kronberg of Kansas City and Sean Johnson of Chicago are set to start in goal. Chicago jumped out to an early lead with a pair of goals by Mike Magee in the seventh and fifteenth minute, both on penalty shots. Kansas City also had a pair of events, but far less positive in nature as Erik Palmer-Brown was called for yellow cards in the forty-ninth and sixty-fourth minutes, both on fouls, resulting in him being ejected from the game and putting Kansas City down to ten men. Sporting got on the board in the sixty-eighth minute as Dominic Dwyer scored, thanks to Benny Feilhaber. Kansas City picked up another yellow when Feilhaber showed too much dissent in the eighty-second minute. In six minutes of stoppage time, the Fire's Magee and Jhon-Kennedy Hurtado and Sporting's Kevin Ellis all received yellow cards. Chicago won 2-1, with the man of the match being Magee for his brace.
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