Sunday, September 21, 2014

MLS Weekend September 19-21, 2014

Nine more games this weekend, beginning with a Friday Night game in...

Salt Lake City, where Real hosts the Colorado Rapids. Joe Nasco is mismatched with Nick Rimando in goal. Colorado began in the twenty-first minute on Jose Mari goal. Salt Lake tied it with a thirty-second minute goal by Joao Plata, coming off of Ned Grabavoy. Real took the lead in the thirty-third minute as Javier Morales scored an unassisted goal. The Rapids took a yellow card in the thirty-sixth minute for persistent infringement by Shane O'Neill. Salt Lake added on in the thirty-seventh minute as Chris Schuler scored a goal. Not that they needed any help at this point, but Real received a gift as Nasco put the ball in the net he was supposed to be guarding in the forty-fifth minute for an own goal. In the sixty-third minute, Salt Lake extended their lead with a Carlos Salcedo goal, going in unassisted. Colorado was given a yellow card in the eighty-fourth minute for a Dillon Serna foul. The Rapids were booked again for a Marc Burch foul in the eighty-eighth minute to bring another yellow card out. This made it a 5-1 final, and Morales was the man of the match for the game-winner.

Opening Saturday, there's a Cascadia Cup afternoon game in Portland, as the Timbers welcome the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Ousted and Donovan Ricketts are the keepers. Vancouver was first with a yellow card in the sixteenth minute on a foul by Matias Laba. The teams exchanged yellow cards in the twenty-fourth minute for a foul by Kendall Watson of the Whitecaps and Pa Modou Kah of the Timbers. Portland started in the twenty-eighth minute on a Diego Valeri goal, guided in by Jorge Villafana. In the sixty-sixth minute, the Timbers added on with a Fanendo Adi goal, passed from Valeri. Portland extended the lead in the sixty-ninth minute as Adi scored again, thanks to Darlington Nagbe. This was good for a 3-0 win, with the man of the match being Adi for his brace.

Eastward to Philadelphia, as the Union bring in the Houston Dynamo. Tyler Deric and Rais Mbolhi are in the six-yard boxes. Houston took a yellow card in the seventy-fifth minute on a Kofi Sarkodie foul. The final stood at 0-0 from here, and the man of the match was Deric for a clean sheet with three saves.

Up in Canada, the Montreal Impact host the San Jose Earthquakes. Jon Busch and Troy Perkins are the reliable goalies. Montreal waited until the eighty-first minute before Jack McInerney scored to give them a lead. In the eighty-eighth minute, the Impact added on with a Dilly Duka goal, set up by Marco Di Vaio. This was good for a 2-0 win, with the man of the match being McInerney for his timely game-winner.

Back stateside, the New York Red Bulls welcome the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Luis Robles tend the twines. New York was first to score in the first minute on a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal, going in unassisted. The Red Bulls added on in the fifty-fourth minute as Wright-Phillips converted a penalty kick. New York extended the lead as Wright-Phillips completed his hat trick in the fifty-sixth minute, assisted by Roy Miller and Thierry Henry. Seattle got on the board in the sixty-second minute as Clint Dempsey scored, with the help of Lamar Neagle. The Red Bulls took it back in the sixty-fifth minute on an unassisted Tim Cahill goal. This was good for a 4-1 win, and the man of the match was Wright-Phillips for his hat trick.

West to Columbus, where the Crew bring in the New England Revolution. Bobby Shuttleworth and Steve Clark protect the woodwork. Columbus was booked for a Justin Meram foul in the twenty-third minute, drawing out a yellow card. The Crew took another yellow card in the thirty-ninth minute for a foul by Tyson Wahl. New England had a booking for a Darrius Barnes foul in the forty-seventh minute. Columbus cashed in with a forty-eighth minute goal by Federico Higuain. The Crew took another yellow card for time wasting by Higuain in the seventy-second minute. Columbus was booked again on an Eric Gehrig foul in the seventy-fifth minute. The final was 1-0, and the man of the match was Clark for a clean sheet with six saves.

A little further west, the Chicago Fire host DC United. Bill Hamid and Sean Johnson guard the nets. Chicago struck first in the sixteenth minute on a Quincy Amarikwa goal, passed from Harrison Shipp. DC took a yellow card in the thirty-first minute, as Perry Kitchen committed a foul. The Fire cashed in with a Jeff Larentowicz penalty kick conversion a minute later to double their lead. United got one back in the thirty-ninth minute as Luis Silva put a penalty kick in the net. Chicago took a yellow card in the forty-fifth minute for a Razvan Cocis foul. DC tied it in the fifty-fourth minute with another goal from Silva. United took another yellow card in the sixty-fifth minute for a Nick DeLeon foul. DC pulled ahead in the sixty-eighth minute on a Bobby Boswell goal. The Fire retied it with a seventy-eighth minute goal by Matt Watson, with an assist from Amarikwa. Chicago took a yellow card in stoppage time for a Lovel Palmer foul. The final stood at 3-3, with the man of the match being Silva for his brace.

Closing out Saturday, we have the Los Angeles Galaxy welcoming FC Dallas. Raul Fernandez and Jaime Penedo are the goalies. Dallas took a yellow card for dissent from Kellyn Acosta in the twenty-fourth minute. Dallas had another booking as Victor Ulloa picked up a yellow card for a foul in the thirty-fifth minute. Dallas took another yellow card in the forty-second minute on a Moises Hernandez foul. Dallas began in the fifty-fourth minute with a Blas Perez goal, set up by Andres Escobar. Los Angeles tied it with a Robbie Keane goal in the sixty-second minute, via Gyasi Zardes. The Galaxy took a pair of yellow cards as Omar Gonzalez committed a foul in the sixty-ninth minute, followed by Marcelo Sarvas' foul in the seventy-fourth minute. Alan Gordon gave Los Angeles the lead with an eighty-fourth minute goal, assisted by Keane. The Galaxy picked up another yellow card on a ninetieth minute foul by Landon Donovan. They went on to win 2-1, with the man of the match being Keane with a goal and an assist.

The last game of the weekend is on Sunday, as Toronto FC brings in Chivas USA. Dan Kennedy and Joe Bendik are in front of the nets. Toronto struck first with a twenty-third minute goal by Jackson, courtesy of Gilberto and Jonathan Osorio. Chivas took a yellow card for persistent infringement by Nathan Sturgis in the thirty-eighth minute. Toronto added on in the second minute of first half stoppage time with a goal by Luke Moore, passed from Nick Hagglund and Michael Bradley. Toronto extended the lead as Gilberto scored in the fifty-fourth minute. Both teams went to ten men as Chivas' Nigel Reo-Coker and Toronto's Jackson had a fight, each getting a straight red card. Toronto's Daniel Lovitz took a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-fifth minute. The final stood at 3-0, with the man of the match being Gilberto with his goal and assist.

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