Six games on today, beginning with a Cascadia Cup game from...
Vancouver, as the Whitecaps FC host the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and David Ousted make the starts in goal. Seattle opened in the thirty-sixth minute on a Chad Barrett goal, via Kenny Cooper. Vancouver tied it in the thirty-ninth minute as Erik Hurtado put away a Pedro Morales pass for the equalizer. The Whitecaps got into some foul trouble a little bit later, as Gershon Koffie and Matias Laba both picked up yellow cards late in the first half. Koffie made up for his by putting Vancouver ahead on a goal in the sixty-sixth minute, going in unassisted. Sebastian Fernandez was then booked for a foul in the sixty-eighth minute, adding to the Whitecaps' foul trouble. The Sounders tied it on an eighty-second minute Gonzalo Pineda penalty kick goal. Seattle's Osvaldo Alonso was given a yellow card in the second minute of stoppage time for dissent, but the scoring was done. The game ended in a 2-2 draw, with Pineda being the man of the match for his equalizer.
Way east to New York, as the Red Bulls welcome the Portland Timbers. Luis Robles and Donovan Ricketts man the nets. Portland was first in the books with a yellow card to Ben Zemanski goal a foul in the fifteenth minute. New England began with a thirty-sixth minute penalty kick goal by Bradley Wright-Phillips. The Timbers tied it on a Maximiliano Urruti goal in the forty-fifth minute, set up by Steve Zakuani. There were six yellow cards issued after this goal, all for fouls. Pa Modou Kah in the forty-sixth minute, Will Johnson in the fifty-seventh, and Rauwshan McKenzie in the seventy-second had the cards for Portland. The Red Bulls had Lloyd Sam in the sixty-fourth minute, Jamison Olave in the sixty-eighth minute, and Armando in the seventy-first minute get booked. The Timbers took the lead in the seventy-fourth minute on Urruti's second of the game, going in unassisted. New York's Eric Alexander was shown a yellow card in the eighty-third minute. This was it for the game, with the Timbers earning a 2-1 win, and Urruti was the man of the match.
Staying in the east, the New England Revolution bring in DC United. Bill Hamid and Bobby Shuttleworth are in the six-yard boxes. DC got chippy near the end of the first half, with Chris Korb in the thirty-ninth minute and Perry Kitchen in the forty-second minute both picking up yellow cards for fouls. New England started the scoring in the fifty-fifth minute with a Patrick Mullins goal, courtesy of Diego Fagundez. The Revolution entered the books on a Teal Bunbury foul in the sixty-fourth minute. In the sixty-seventh minute, Fagundez and Davy Arnaud had an argument, which earned each of them yellow cards. United was able to tie the game in the seventy-third minute on a goal by Fabian Espindola, passed from Cristian. Fagundez put New England right back ahead in the seventy-seventh minute with an unassisted goal. DC's hopes were really crushed in the eighty-second minute when Eddie Johnson was shown a red card for a serious foul. The Revolution won 2-1, with the man of the match being Fagundez.
West to Columbus, as the Crew host the Chicago Fire. Sean Johnson and Steve Clark are the keepers. Columbus was first to score in the tenth minute on an Ethan Finlay goal, passed from Federico Higuain. The Crew added on as Jairo Arrieta scored, and Higuain was given credit for another assist on the play in the twenty-fifth minute. Higuain got a little too bold with his defense in the fifty-fourth minute, drawing a yellow card for encroachment. Chicago's Quincy Amarikwa evened the discipline by taking a dive in the fifty-seventh minute that was also worthy of a yellow card. The Fire's Patrick Ianni was also booked in the eighty-first minute for a yellow card on his foul. Columbus won the game 2-0, with the man of the match being Higuain.
Out in Colorado, the Rapids welcome the Montreal Impact. Troy Perkins and Clint Irwin are the goalies. Colorado got a quick start in scoring, with Dillon Powers scoring on a penalty kick in the fifth minute. Montreal's Wandrille Lefevre was shown a yellow card in the fortieth minute for an off the ball foul. The Rapids added on in the fifty-fourth minute with a Kamani Hill goal, assisted by Edson Buddle. Colorado extended the lead in the fifty-eighth minute as Shane O'Neill scored an unassisted goal. The Rapids picked up a yellow card of their own in the seventy-second minute, as Drew Moor was booked for a foul. Colorado padded their lead on another Powers goal in the eighty-fourth minute, via Marlon Hairston. Montreal avoided the shutout when Andres Romero scored in the eighty-eighth minute, with Perkins picking up the assist. O'Neill was shown a yellow card in the second minute of stoppage time for a foul. The final was 4-1, and Powers was the man of the match.
Finally, in Salt Lake City, Real brings in FC Dallas. Chris Seitz and Jeff Attinella draw the starts. The first half was fairly routine. In the second half, Salt Lake's Tony Beltran was shown a yellow card in the sixty-first minute for a foul. Dallas' Victor Ulloa evened the discipline in the sixty-seventh minute when he received a yellow card for dissent. Dallas had two more yellow cards come their way, as Matt Hedges was called for a foul in the eightieth minute and Fabian Castillo was booked for unsporting behavior in the eighty-third minute. Real also had another yellow when Javier Morales committed a foul in the eighty-fifth minute. The scoring was non-existent, resulting in scoreless draw. Attinella gets the man of the match honors for turning aside three saves for his clean sheet.
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Vancouver, as the Whitecaps FC host the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and David Ousted make the starts in goal. Seattle opened in the thirty-sixth minute on a Chad Barrett goal, via Kenny Cooper. Vancouver tied it in the thirty-ninth minute as Erik Hurtado put away a Pedro Morales pass for the equalizer. The Whitecaps got into some foul trouble a little bit later, as Gershon Koffie and Matias Laba both picked up yellow cards late in the first half. Koffie made up for his by putting Vancouver ahead on a goal in the sixty-sixth minute, going in unassisted. Sebastian Fernandez was then booked for a foul in the sixty-eighth minute, adding to the Whitecaps' foul trouble. The Sounders tied it on an eighty-second minute Gonzalo Pineda penalty kick goal. Seattle's Osvaldo Alonso was given a yellow card in the second minute of stoppage time for dissent, but the scoring was done. The game ended in a 2-2 draw, with Pineda being the man of the match for his equalizer.
Way east to New York, as the Red Bulls welcome the Portland Timbers. Luis Robles and Donovan Ricketts man the nets. Portland was first in the books with a yellow card to Ben Zemanski goal a foul in the fifteenth minute. New England began with a thirty-sixth minute penalty kick goal by Bradley Wright-Phillips. The Timbers tied it on a Maximiliano Urruti goal in the forty-fifth minute, set up by Steve Zakuani. There were six yellow cards issued after this goal, all for fouls. Pa Modou Kah in the forty-sixth minute, Will Johnson in the fifty-seventh, and Rauwshan McKenzie in the seventy-second had the cards for Portland. The Red Bulls had Lloyd Sam in the sixty-fourth minute, Jamison Olave in the sixty-eighth minute, and Armando in the seventy-first minute get booked. The Timbers took the lead in the seventy-fourth minute on Urruti's second of the game, going in unassisted. New York's Eric Alexander was shown a yellow card in the eighty-third minute. This was it for the game, with the Timbers earning a 2-1 win, and Urruti was the man of the match.
Staying in the east, the New England Revolution bring in DC United. Bill Hamid and Bobby Shuttleworth are in the six-yard boxes. DC got chippy near the end of the first half, with Chris Korb in the thirty-ninth minute and Perry Kitchen in the forty-second minute both picking up yellow cards for fouls. New England started the scoring in the fifty-fifth minute with a Patrick Mullins goal, courtesy of Diego Fagundez. The Revolution entered the books on a Teal Bunbury foul in the sixty-fourth minute. In the sixty-seventh minute, Fagundez and Davy Arnaud had an argument, which earned each of them yellow cards. United was able to tie the game in the seventy-third minute on a goal by Fabian Espindola, passed from Cristian. Fagundez put New England right back ahead in the seventy-seventh minute with an unassisted goal. DC's hopes were really crushed in the eighty-second minute when Eddie Johnson was shown a red card for a serious foul. The Revolution won 2-1, with the man of the match being Fagundez.
West to Columbus, as the Crew host the Chicago Fire. Sean Johnson and Steve Clark are the keepers. Columbus was first to score in the tenth minute on an Ethan Finlay goal, passed from Federico Higuain. The Crew added on as Jairo Arrieta scored, and Higuain was given credit for another assist on the play in the twenty-fifth minute. Higuain got a little too bold with his defense in the fifty-fourth minute, drawing a yellow card for encroachment. Chicago's Quincy Amarikwa evened the discipline by taking a dive in the fifty-seventh minute that was also worthy of a yellow card. The Fire's Patrick Ianni was also booked in the eighty-first minute for a yellow card on his foul. Columbus won the game 2-0, with the man of the match being Higuain.
Out in Colorado, the Rapids welcome the Montreal Impact. Troy Perkins and Clint Irwin are the goalies. Colorado got a quick start in scoring, with Dillon Powers scoring on a penalty kick in the fifth minute. Montreal's Wandrille Lefevre was shown a yellow card in the fortieth minute for an off the ball foul. The Rapids added on in the fifty-fourth minute with a Kamani Hill goal, assisted by Edson Buddle. Colorado extended the lead in the fifty-eighth minute as Shane O'Neill scored an unassisted goal. The Rapids picked up a yellow card of their own in the seventy-second minute, as Drew Moor was booked for a foul. Colorado padded their lead on another Powers goal in the eighty-fourth minute, via Marlon Hairston. Montreal avoided the shutout when Andres Romero scored in the eighty-eighth minute, with Perkins picking up the assist. O'Neill was shown a yellow card in the second minute of stoppage time for a foul. The final was 4-1, and Powers was the man of the match.
Finally, in Salt Lake City, Real brings in FC Dallas. Chris Seitz and Jeff Attinella draw the starts. The first half was fairly routine. In the second half, Salt Lake's Tony Beltran was shown a yellow card in the sixty-first minute for a foul. Dallas' Victor Ulloa evened the discipline in the sixty-seventh minute when he received a yellow card for dissent. Dallas had two more yellow cards come their way, as Matt Hedges was called for a foul in the eightieth minute and Fabian Castillo was booked for unsporting behavior in the eighty-third minute. Real also had another yellow when Javier Morales committed a foul in the eighty-fifth minute. The scoring was non-existent, resulting in scoreless draw. Attinella gets the man of the match honors for turning aside three saves for his clean sheet.
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