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Kansas City, as Sporting hosts the New England Revolution on Friday night. Bobby Shuttleworth and Eric Kronberg are in goal. New England got a yellow card for a Daigo Kobayashi foul in the eighth minute. The Revolution started in the twenty-second minute with a Kelyn Rowe goal, guided in by Kevin Alston and Teal Bunbury. New England added on in the thirty-fifth minute with a Jose Goncalves goal, going in unassisted. Kansas City picked up a yellow card for a thirty-ninth minute foul by Jorge Claros. Sporting got on the board in the fifty-fourth minute as Paulo Nagamura scored, with the help of Kevin Ellis. Kansas City tied it as Dominic Dwyer scored in the fifty-sixth minute, thanks to Nagamura and Toni. Sporting took another yellow card in the sixtieth minute for dissent by Graham Zusi. The Revolution pulled ahead with an eighty-fifth minute Jermaine Jones goal, courtesy of Lee Nguyen. There was a flurry of yellow cards near the end of the game. New England's Goncalves got one for a foul in the eighty-ninth minute, followed by Kansas City's Matt Besler getting one for a foul a minute later. In stoppage time, the Revolution had another yellow card issued to Charlie Davies for a dive. The final stood at 3-2, with the man of the match being Nagamura for his goal and assist.
Saturday's first game comes from Canada, as Toronto FC welcomes the Portland Timbers. Donovan Ricketts and Joe Bendik draw the starts in goal. Portland struck first in the thirteenth minute with a Fanendo Adi goal, coming off of Diego Chara. The Timbers added on in the sixteenth minute as Steven Caldwell put the ball in his own net for an own goal. In the seventh minute of first half stoppage time, Portland's Chara was given a yellow card for a foul. Toronto got on the board with a sixty-second minute Nick Hagglund goal, via Daniel Lovitz. Toronto tied it as Hagglund scored again in the seventieth minute, thanks to Gilberto and Michael Bradley. The Timbers took another yellow card in the eighty-eighth minute for a Diego Valeri foul. Toronto took the lead in the eighty-ninth minute as Bradley scored an unassisted goal. In the first minute of second half stoppage time, Toronto's Luke Moore was given a yellow card for a foul. It didn't impact their 3-2, come-from-behind win. The man of the match was Hagglund for his tying brace.
Back stateside, DC United brings in the Philadelphia Union. Rais Mbolhi and Bill Hamid are in the six-yard boxes. DC began with a tenth minute goal by Luis Silva, thanks to Chris Korb. United took a yellow card for an eighty-sixth minute hand ball by Perry Kitchen. Philadelphia had a yellow card for a Maurice Edu foul in the ninetieth minute. The final stood at 1-0, and Silva was the man of the match for his goal.
Out west, the Seattle Sounders FC host Chivas USA. Dan Kennedy and Stefan Frei are the gloved men. Chivas struck first in the twelfth minute with an unassisted Erick Torres goal. Chivas took a yellow card in the thirteenth minute for an Oswaldo Minda foul. Seattle tied it in the fourteenth minute with an Obafemi Martins goal, courtesy of Marco Pappa. Chivas took the lead back when Jalil Anibaba put the ball in his own net for an own goal. The Sounders retied it in the thirty-seventh minute on a Lamar Neagle goal. In the first minute of first half stoppage time, Clint Dempsey gave Seattle the lead with his goal, set up by Martins. The Sounders extended their lead with a Martins goal in the fifty-first minute, helped along by Neagle. Chivas was booked again in the seventy-eighth minute for a Bobby Burling foul. The final rested at 4-2 favoring Seattle, and the man of the match was Martins for his brace and an assist.
A little north, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC welcome Real Salt Lake. Jeff Attinella is mismatched with David Ousted in goal. Vancouver had a yellow card for a thirty-sixth minute foul by Steven Beitashour. Salt Lake led off in the fifty-seventh minute with a Nat Borchers goal, via Javier Morales. Real took a yellow card for a Carlos Salcedo foul in the sixtieth minute. The Whitecaps tied it on a sixty-second minute penalty kick goal by Pedro Morales. Vancouver took another yellow card on a Russell Teibert foul in the sixty-third minute. The Whitecaps took the lead as Morales scored again in the seventy-eighth minute, with helpers from Beitashour and Kekuta Manneh, but Morales also took a yellow card for unsporting behavior in the seventy-ninth minute. The final stood at 2-1, and Morales was the man of the match with his brace.
Back east, the Columbus Crew bring in the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Steve Clark are the goalies. Columbus opened in the second minute on an Ethan Finlay goal, set up by Wil Trapp. The Crew took a yellow card in the forty-ninth minute for a Tony Tchani foul. Montreal's Jeremy Gagnon-Lapare was given a yellow card in the fifty-sixth minute for his foul. Columbus cashed in on the penalty kick from that offense, as Federico Higuain converted to extend the lead. The Crew took another pair of yellow cards for fouls by Tyson Wahl and Finlay in the sixty-third and sixty-seventh minutes, respectively. The Impact had a yellow card for a Matteo Ferrari foul in the seventy-seventh minute. The final was 2-0, and the man of the match was Finlay for his quick, tone-setting goal.
Wrapping up Saturday, the Colorado Rapids host the San Jose Earthquakes. Jon Busch and Joe Nasco draw the starts in goal. Colorado took a yellow card for a Shane O'Neill foul in the eleventh minute. San Jose also had a booking for a twenty-second minute foul by Pablo Pintos. Colorado took another yellow card for a seventy-fourth minute foul by Marvell Wynne. The Rapids got on the board in the eighty-fourth minute with a Gabriel Torres goal, via Chris Klute and Dillon Serna. The Earthquakes had a yellow card given to Atiba Harris in stoppage time. Harris made up for his foul and booking by scoring three minutes later to tie the game, with the help of Matias Perez Garcia. The final stood at 1-1, and Harris' equalizer earned him man of the match honors.
Finally, the two Sunday games. The first saw the Houston Dynamo welcome the Chicago Fire. Sean Johnson and Tyler Deric man the nets. Houston's Ricardo Clark took a yellow card in the tenth minute for his foul. The Dynamo started the scoring with a fifteenth minute goal by Omar Cummings, set up by Clark. Houston took another yellow for unsporting behavior by David Horst in the twenty-first minute. Chicago had a yellow card in the forty-seventh minute as Gonzalo Segares committed a foul. The Fire had another booking for a foul by Jeff Larentowicz in the sixty-fifth minute. The Dynamo extended their lead in the sixty-seventh minute on an Oscar Garcia goal, via Brad Davis and Kofi Sarkodie. The final stood from here at 2-0, with the man of the match being Deric for his clean sheet with three saves.
Finishing up this weekend, the Los Angeles Galaxy bring in the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Jaime Penedo are the solid keepers. Los Angeles opened with an eighth minute Robbie Keane goal, passed from Landon Donovan. The Galaxy added on as Donovan scored in the fiftieth minute. New York took a yellow card in the sixty-seventh minute for a Jamison Olave foul. Los Angeles extended their lead in the sixty-ninth minute on a Gyasi Zardes goal, via Donovan. The Galaxy padded the lead with a second goal by Keane, going in unassisted. This made it 4-0, the final, and the man of the match was Keane for his brace.
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Kansas City, as Sporting hosts the New England Revolution on Friday night. Bobby Shuttleworth and Eric Kronberg are in goal. New England got a yellow card for a Daigo Kobayashi foul in the eighth minute. The Revolution started in the twenty-second minute with a Kelyn Rowe goal, guided in by Kevin Alston and Teal Bunbury. New England added on in the thirty-fifth minute with a Jose Goncalves goal, going in unassisted. Kansas City picked up a yellow card for a thirty-ninth minute foul by Jorge Claros. Sporting got on the board in the fifty-fourth minute as Paulo Nagamura scored, with the help of Kevin Ellis. Kansas City tied it as Dominic Dwyer scored in the fifty-sixth minute, thanks to Nagamura and Toni. Sporting took another yellow card in the sixtieth minute for dissent by Graham Zusi. The Revolution pulled ahead with an eighty-fifth minute Jermaine Jones goal, courtesy of Lee Nguyen. There was a flurry of yellow cards near the end of the game. New England's Goncalves got one for a foul in the eighty-ninth minute, followed by Kansas City's Matt Besler getting one for a foul a minute later. In stoppage time, the Revolution had another yellow card issued to Charlie Davies for a dive. The final stood at 3-2, with the man of the match being Nagamura for his goal and assist.
Saturday's first game comes from Canada, as Toronto FC welcomes the Portland Timbers. Donovan Ricketts and Joe Bendik draw the starts in goal. Portland struck first in the thirteenth minute with a Fanendo Adi goal, coming off of Diego Chara. The Timbers added on in the sixteenth minute as Steven Caldwell put the ball in his own net for an own goal. In the seventh minute of first half stoppage time, Portland's Chara was given a yellow card for a foul. Toronto got on the board with a sixty-second minute Nick Hagglund goal, via Daniel Lovitz. Toronto tied it as Hagglund scored again in the seventieth minute, thanks to Gilberto and Michael Bradley. The Timbers took another yellow card in the eighty-eighth minute for a Diego Valeri foul. Toronto took the lead in the eighty-ninth minute as Bradley scored an unassisted goal. In the first minute of second half stoppage time, Toronto's Luke Moore was given a yellow card for a foul. It didn't impact their 3-2, come-from-behind win. The man of the match was Hagglund for his tying brace.
Back stateside, DC United brings in the Philadelphia Union. Rais Mbolhi and Bill Hamid are in the six-yard boxes. DC began with a tenth minute goal by Luis Silva, thanks to Chris Korb. United took a yellow card for an eighty-sixth minute hand ball by Perry Kitchen. Philadelphia had a yellow card for a Maurice Edu foul in the ninetieth minute. The final stood at 1-0, and Silva was the man of the match for his goal.
Out west, the Seattle Sounders FC host Chivas USA. Dan Kennedy and Stefan Frei are the gloved men. Chivas struck first in the twelfth minute with an unassisted Erick Torres goal. Chivas took a yellow card in the thirteenth minute for an Oswaldo Minda foul. Seattle tied it in the fourteenth minute with an Obafemi Martins goal, courtesy of Marco Pappa. Chivas took the lead back when Jalil Anibaba put the ball in his own net for an own goal. The Sounders retied it in the thirty-seventh minute on a Lamar Neagle goal. In the first minute of first half stoppage time, Clint Dempsey gave Seattle the lead with his goal, set up by Martins. The Sounders extended their lead with a Martins goal in the fifty-first minute, helped along by Neagle. Chivas was booked again in the seventy-eighth minute for a Bobby Burling foul. The final rested at 4-2 favoring Seattle, and the man of the match was Martins for his brace and an assist.
A little north, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC welcome Real Salt Lake. Jeff Attinella is mismatched with David Ousted in goal. Vancouver had a yellow card for a thirty-sixth minute foul by Steven Beitashour. Salt Lake led off in the fifty-seventh minute with a Nat Borchers goal, via Javier Morales. Real took a yellow card for a Carlos Salcedo foul in the sixtieth minute. The Whitecaps tied it on a sixty-second minute penalty kick goal by Pedro Morales. Vancouver took another yellow card on a Russell Teibert foul in the sixty-third minute. The Whitecaps took the lead as Morales scored again in the seventy-eighth minute, with helpers from Beitashour and Kekuta Manneh, but Morales also took a yellow card for unsporting behavior in the seventy-ninth minute. The final stood at 2-1, and Morales was the man of the match with his brace.
Back east, the Columbus Crew bring in the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Steve Clark are the goalies. Columbus opened in the second minute on an Ethan Finlay goal, set up by Wil Trapp. The Crew took a yellow card in the forty-ninth minute for a Tony Tchani foul. Montreal's Jeremy Gagnon-Lapare was given a yellow card in the fifty-sixth minute for his foul. Columbus cashed in on the penalty kick from that offense, as Federico Higuain converted to extend the lead. The Crew took another pair of yellow cards for fouls by Tyson Wahl and Finlay in the sixty-third and sixty-seventh minutes, respectively. The Impact had a yellow card for a Matteo Ferrari foul in the seventy-seventh minute. The final was 2-0, and the man of the match was Finlay for his quick, tone-setting goal.
Wrapping up Saturday, the Colorado Rapids host the San Jose Earthquakes. Jon Busch and Joe Nasco draw the starts in goal. Colorado took a yellow card for a Shane O'Neill foul in the eleventh minute. San Jose also had a booking for a twenty-second minute foul by Pablo Pintos. Colorado took another yellow card for a seventy-fourth minute foul by Marvell Wynne. The Rapids got on the board in the eighty-fourth minute with a Gabriel Torres goal, via Chris Klute and Dillon Serna. The Earthquakes had a yellow card given to Atiba Harris in stoppage time. Harris made up for his foul and booking by scoring three minutes later to tie the game, with the help of Matias Perez Garcia. The final stood at 1-1, and Harris' equalizer earned him man of the match honors.
Finally, the two Sunday games. The first saw the Houston Dynamo welcome the Chicago Fire. Sean Johnson and Tyler Deric man the nets. Houston's Ricardo Clark took a yellow card in the tenth minute for his foul. The Dynamo started the scoring with a fifteenth minute goal by Omar Cummings, set up by Clark. Houston took another yellow for unsporting behavior by David Horst in the twenty-first minute. Chicago had a yellow card in the forty-seventh minute as Gonzalo Segares committed a foul. The Fire had another booking for a foul by Jeff Larentowicz in the sixty-fifth minute. The Dynamo extended their lead in the sixty-seventh minute on an Oscar Garcia goal, via Brad Davis and Kofi Sarkodie. The final stood from here at 2-0, with the man of the match being Deric for his clean sheet with three saves.
Finishing up this weekend, the Los Angeles Galaxy bring in the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Jaime Penedo are the solid keepers. Los Angeles opened with an eighth minute Robbie Keane goal, passed from Landon Donovan. The Galaxy added on as Donovan scored in the fiftieth minute. New York took a yellow card in the sixty-seventh minute for a Jamison Olave foul. Los Angeles extended their lead in the sixty-ninth minute on a Gyasi Zardes goal, via Donovan. The Galaxy padded the lead with a second goal by Keane, going in unassisted. This made it 4-0, the final, and the man of the match was Keane for his brace.
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