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Kansas City, as Sporting hosts the Houston Dynamo. Tally Hall and Jon Kempin are in goal. After a weather delay, Houston got things going in the thirty-fifth minute with a Will Bruin goal. Closing out the half were three yellow cards, given to Kansas City's Dominic Dwyer in the forty-fifth minute for an argument, and then one to each team in the forty-fourth minute as Sporting's Benny Feilhaber and Dynamo's Kofi Sarkodie also had an argument. Houston took another yellow card for a fiftieth minute foul by Ricardo Clark. Kansas City tied the game in the fifty-fourth minute as Dwyer scored, with the help of Feilhaber. The Dyanmo gained the lead in the sixty-second minute on a David Horst goal, assisted by Brad Davis. Houston added on as Clark scored in the sixty-seventh minute, and Davis provided the assist again. The Dynamo took a yellow card in stoppage time for Oscar Garcia's time wasting, but they still won 3-1. Davis' assists on the winning and insurance goals earned him man of the match honors.
On Saturday, the Seattle Sounders FC got things going by welcoming the Colorado Rapids. Joe Nasco and Stefan Frei man the nets. In the fortieth minute, Brad Evans of Seattle took a yellow card for his foul. The Sounders began in the fifty-second minute on a Clint Dempsey goal, set up by Marco Pappa. Seattle took another yellow card for a sixty-second minute foul by Zach Scott. Colorado's Deshorn Brown got a yellow card for his eighty-fourth minute foul. The Sounders held on for a 1-0 win, and the man of the match was Dempsey for his clutch goal.
Up in Canada, Toronto FC brings in the New England Revolution. Bobby Shuttleworth and Joe Bendik are the keepers. New England struck first with a second minute goal by Lee Nguyen. In the fourth minute, Teal Bunbury of the Revolution was given a yellow card for a foul. New England added on in the twenty-first minute with a Kelyn Rowe goal, made possible by Nguyen. Rowe also took the Revolution's next yellow card for his thirty-sixth minute foul. New England was booked again in the forty-seventh minute for a Scott Caldwell foul, earning him a yellow card. The Revolution extended their lead with a Bunbury goal in the fifty-eighth minute, fueled by Charlie Davies and Rowe. Toronto's Gilberto was shown a yellow card in the eighty-second minute for a foul. The final stood at 3-0, and Nguyen was the man of the match for his quick game-winner.
Staying in Canada, the Montreal Impact host the Columbus Crew. Steve Clark and Evan Bush will play goal. The teams exchanged yellow cards in the first half, with Montreal's Ignacio Piatti getting one in the thirty-second minute, followed by Tony Tchani of Columbus being booked in the thirty-fourth minute, both for fouls. The Impact struck first in the fortieth minute as Piatta made up for his card by scoring, thanks to Felipe Martins. Montreal's Hassoun Camara was booked in the sixty-fourth minute for a foul. The Impact saw another yellow card come their way in the sixty-ninth minute, as Bush was given one for time wasting. The Crew saw Wil Trapp booked in the eighty-first minute for a foul. In the eighty-fifth minute, Waylon Francis of Columbus was given a yellow card for a foul. Piatti doubled the Montreal lead in the fifth minute of stoppage time, and the final stood at 2-0. Piatti was the man of the match for his brace.
Back stateside, the Chicago Fire welcome FC Dallas. Raul Fernandez and Sean Johnson protect the woodwork. Chicago took a yellow card for a tenth minute foul by Grant Ward. The Fire took another yellow card as Bakary Soumare was booked for a foul in the fifty-second minute. Chicago finally broke the scoring open in the eighty-third minute with a Robert Earnshaw goal, via Jeff Larentowicz. The Fire's Matt Watson closed out the game with a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time, but the team still won 1-0. The man of the match was Earnshaw, scoring the only goal off the bench.
Into Canada once more, as the Vancouver Whitecaps FC bring in the Portland Timbers for a Cascadia Cup clash. Donovan Ricketts and David Ousted are the keepers. Portland was first to score in the fifty-first minute with an Alvas Powell goal, via Diego Valeri. The Timbers saw a yellow card given to Diego Chara in the sixty-sixth minute for his foul. Portland added on in the seventy-fifth minute with a Maximiliano Urruti goal, set up by Michael Harrington. The Timbers extended their lead with a Rodney Wallace goal in the seventy-ninth minute, via Darlington Nagbe, but Wallace was also hit with a yellow card for excessive celebration. This made it a 3-0 final, with the man of the match being Ricketts for his clean sheet with three saves.
Finally, the San Jose Earthquakes host Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Jon Busch are the veteran goalies. San Jose began in the fourteenth minute on a Sam Cronin goal, set up by Chris Wondolowski. Salt Lake tied it in the thirty-sixth minute as Javier Morales buried a penalty kick. The Earthquakes took a pair of yellow cards in the second half, going to Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi in the sixty-first minute for dissent and Jason Hernandez in the sixty-eighth minute for a foul. The final held steady at 1-1, and the man of the match was Cronin for his goal.
On Sunday, the first game saw DC United welcome the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Bill Hamid are the goalies. DC opened with a fifty-seventh minute Luis Silva goal, assisted by Fabian Espindola and the keeper Hamid. In stoppage time, United extended their lead with an Eddie Johnson goal, set up by Perry Kitchen. This was good for a 2-0 win, with the man of the match being Hamid for his clean sheet with five saves as New York had the majority of the shots.
Finally, stadium-mates Chivas USA and the Los Angeles Galaxy wrap up the weekend. Jaime Penedo and Dan Kennedy are the usual keepers. Chivas took the first yellow card in the twenty-second minute for a foul by Andrew Jena-Baptiste. Los Angeles also saw a booking on a yellow card for Baggio Husidic's foul in the thirty-fifth minute. The Galaxy were first to score with a forty-first minute goal by Gyasi Zardes, thanks to Landon Donovan. Los Angeles added on in the sixty-eighth minute as Robbie Keane scored, thanks to Marcelo Sarvas. The Galaxy poured it on in the seventy-first minute with another goal by Zardes, made possible by Donovan and Keane. Things got worse for Chivas as their leading scorer, Erick Torres, was shown a straight red card for his seventy-fifth minute foul. The final stood to favor the Galaxy 3-0, and Zardes was the man of the match for his brace.
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Kansas City, as Sporting hosts the Houston Dynamo. Tally Hall and Jon Kempin are in goal. After a weather delay, Houston got things going in the thirty-fifth minute with a Will Bruin goal. Closing out the half were three yellow cards, given to Kansas City's Dominic Dwyer in the forty-fifth minute for an argument, and then one to each team in the forty-fourth minute as Sporting's Benny Feilhaber and Dynamo's Kofi Sarkodie also had an argument. Houston took another yellow card for a fiftieth minute foul by Ricardo Clark. Kansas City tied the game in the fifty-fourth minute as Dwyer scored, with the help of Feilhaber. The Dyanmo gained the lead in the sixty-second minute on a David Horst goal, assisted by Brad Davis. Houston added on as Clark scored in the sixty-seventh minute, and Davis provided the assist again. The Dynamo took a yellow card in stoppage time for Oscar Garcia's time wasting, but they still won 3-1. Davis' assists on the winning and insurance goals earned him man of the match honors.
On Saturday, the Seattle Sounders FC got things going by welcoming the Colorado Rapids. Joe Nasco and Stefan Frei man the nets. In the fortieth minute, Brad Evans of Seattle took a yellow card for his foul. The Sounders began in the fifty-second minute on a Clint Dempsey goal, set up by Marco Pappa. Seattle took another yellow card for a sixty-second minute foul by Zach Scott. Colorado's Deshorn Brown got a yellow card for his eighty-fourth minute foul. The Sounders held on for a 1-0 win, and the man of the match was Dempsey for his clutch goal.
Up in Canada, Toronto FC brings in the New England Revolution. Bobby Shuttleworth and Joe Bendik are the keepers. New England struck first with a second minute goal by Lee Nguyen. In the fourth minute, Teal Bunbury of the Revolution was given a yellow card for a foul. New England added on in the twenty-first minute with a Kelyn Rowe goal, made possible by Nguyen. Rowe also took the Revolution's next yellow card for his thirty-sixth minute foul. New England was booked again in the forty-seventh minute for a Scott Caldwell foul, earning him a yellow card. The Revolution extended their lead with a Bunbury goal in the fifty-eighth minute, fueled by Charlie Davies and Rowe. Toronto's Gilberto was shown a yellow card in the eighty-second minute for a foul. The final stood at 3-0, and Nguyen was the man of the match for his quick game-winner.
Staying in Canada, the Montreal Impact host the Columbus Crew. Steve Clark and Evan Bush will play goal. The teams exchanged yellow cards in the first half, with Montreal's Ignacio Piatti getting one in the thirty-second minute, followed by Tony Tchani of Columbus being booked in the thirty-fourth minute, both for fouls. The Impact struck first in the fortieth minute as Piatta made up for his card by scoring, thanks to Felipe Martins. Montreal's Hassoun Camara was booked in the sixty-fourth minute for a foul. The Impact saw another yellow card come their way in the sixty-ninth minute, as Bush was given one for time wasting. The Crew saw Wil Trapp booked in the eighty-first minute for a foul. In the eighty-fifth minute, Waylon Francis of Columbus was given a yellow card for a foul. Piatti doubled the Montreal lead in the fifth minute of stoppage time, and the final stood at 2-0. Piatti was the man of the match for his brace.
Back stateside, the Chicago Fire welcome FC Dallas. Raul Fernandez and Sean Johnson protect the woodwork. Chicago took a yellow card for a tenth minute foul by Grant Ward. The Fire took another yellow card as Bakary Soumare was booked for a foul in the fifty-second minute. Chicago finally broke the scoring open in the eighty-third minute with a Robert Earnshaw goal, via Jeff Larentowicz. The Fire's Matt Watson closed out the game with a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time, but the team still won 1-0. The man of the match was Earnshaw, scoring the only goal off the bench.
Into Canada once more, as the Vancouver Whitecaps FC bring in the Portland Timbers for a Cascadia Cup clash. Donovan Ricketts and David Ousted are the keepers. Portland was first to score in the fifty-first minute with an Alvas Powell goal, via Diego Valeri. The Timbers saw a yellow card given to Diego Chara in the sixty-sixth minute for his foul. Portland added on in the seventy-fifth minute with a Maximiliano Urruti goal, set up by Michael Harrington. The Timbers extended their lead with a Rodney Wallace goal in the seventy-ninth minute, via Darlington Nagbe, but Wallace was also hit with a yellow card for excessive celebration. This made it a 3-0 final, with the man of the match being Ricketts for his clean sheet with three saves.
Finally, the San Jose Earthquakes host Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Jon Busch are the veteran goalies. San Jose began in the fourteenth minute on a Sam Cronin goal, set up by Chris Wondolowski. Salt Lake tied it in the thirty-sixth minute as Javier Morales buried a penalty kick. The Earthquakes took a pair of yellow cards in the second half, going to Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi in the sixty-first minute for dissent and Jason Hernandez in the sixty-eighth minute for a foul. The final held steady at 1-1, and the man of the match was Cronin for his goal.
On Sunday, the first game saw DC United welcome the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Bill Hamid are the goalies. DC opened with a fifty-seventh minute Luis Silva goal, assisted by Fabian Espindola and the keeper Hamid. In stoppage time, United extended their lead with an Eddie Johnson goal, set up by Perry Kitchen. This was good for a 2-0 win, with the man of the match being Hamid for his clean sheet with five saves as New York had the majority of the shots.
Finally, stadium-mates Chivas USA and the Los Angeles Galaxy wrap up the weekend. Jaime Penedo and Dan Kennedy are the usual keepers. Chivas took the first yellow card in the twenty-second minute for a foul by Andrew Jena-Baptiste. Los Angeles also saw a booking on a yellow card for Baggio Husidic's foul in the thirty-fifth minute. The Galaxy were first to score with a forty-first minute goal by Gyasi Zardes, thanks to Landon Donovan. Los Angeles added on in the sixty-eighth minute as Robbie Keane scored, thanks to Marcelo Sarvas. The Galaxy poured it on in the seventy-first minute with another goal by Zardes, made possible by Donovan and Keane. Things got worse for Chivas as their leading scorer, Erick Torres, was shown a straight red card for his seventy-fifth minute foul. The final stood to favor the Galaxy 3-0, and Zardes was the man of the match for his brace.
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