Six games on today, beginning with...
Toronto FC hosting the San Jose Earthquakes. Jon Busch and Joe Bendik are the keepers. Toronto picked up a yellow card in the seventeenth minute for unsporting behavior by Doneil Henry. Toronto opened the scoring in the twenty-seventh minute as Jermain Defoe scored on a penalty kick. San Jose picked up two yellow cards in the second half as Sam Cronin committed a foul in the sixtieth minute and Clarence Goodson had a handball in the sixty-sixth minute. Toronto picked up two yellow cards of their own afterwards, as Nick Hagglund had a foul in the eighty-fourth minute and Defoe was booked for wasting time in the third minute of stoppage time. Toronto won 1-0, and Defoe was the man of the match for his goal.
Down in DC, United welcomes the Columbus Crew. Steve Clark and Bill Hamid play goal. DC had the first action in the game, a yellow card issued to Bobby Boswell in the forty-second minute for a foul. United picked up another yellow card on Cristian foul in the seventy-eighth minute. Columbus also found themselves in the book for a Justin Meram foul in the eighty-eighth minute. The Crew picked up a second yellow card as Eric Gehrig was booked for dissent during the fourth minute of stoppage time. The scoring just was not there, as the game ended 0-0. The man of the match was Clark for his three saves and a clean sheet.
Along to Philadelphia, as the Union bring in the Vancouver Whitecaps. David Ousted and Zac MacMath are in the six yard boxes. Vancouver started with an Erik Hurtado goal in the eighteenth minute, set up by Nigel Reo-Coker and Russell Teibert. The Whitecaps added on in the forty-first minute as Nicolas Mezquida scored, thanks to Hurtado. Philadelphia's Raymon Gaddis was the first to be shown a yellow card for his foul in the fifty-third minute. The Union got on the board with a Conor Casey goal, assisted by Cristian Maidana and Fabinho in the sixty-third minute. In the sixty-eighth minute, Sebastien Le Toux tied it for Philadelphia on a goal made possible by Vincent Nogueira and Maidana. The Union gained the lead with a Casey goal in the seventy-first minute, courtesy of Maidana for his third assist. Philadelphia's goalie MacMath was given a yellow card in the eightieth minute, and doubled down with his mistake by conceding the ensuing penalty kick a minute later to Pedro Morales, as Vancouver tied the game, and Darren Mattocks was credited with an assist. The Whitecaps' Johnny Leveron and the Union's Michael Lahoud received a yellow card each in stoppage time for unsporting behavior. The game ended in a 3-3 draw, with Casey being the man of the match for rallying Philadelphia with a brace.
South to Dallas, where FC Dallas hosts the Colorado Rapids. Clint Irwin and Raul Fernandez man the nets. Colorado's Dillon Serna was shown a yellow card in the eighteenth minute for a foul. Deshorn Brown put the Rapids on the board first with a goal in the twenty-fifth minute, thanks to Drew Moor and Jose Mari. Dallas tied it in the thirty-third minute on a free kick goal by Jair Benitez. Dallas took the lead in the second minute of first half stoppage time on an unassisted Zach Loyd goal. Dallas' Peter Luccin was booked for a foul in the forty-ninth minute, good for a yellow card. Colorado tied it in the fifty-second minute as Mari scored, with the help of Dillon Powers. Dallas retook the lead on a Fabian Castillo goal in the sixty-second minute. The Rapids had a yellow card shown to Nick LaBrocca in the seventy-sixth minute for a foul. The game ended 3-2, and the man of the match was Castillo for the game winner.
Back north, the Chicago Fire welcome the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Sean Johnson protect the nets. The game began chippy, with things boiling over in the eighth minute, as Chris Ritter of Chicago and Obafemi Martins of Seattle both picked up yellow cards for unsporting behavior. Jhon Kennedy Hurtado had the next yellow card for the Fire in the twenty-fourth minute for a foul. The Sounders got on the board as Martins scored in the thirty-first minute. Hurtado was shown another yellow card in the thirty-seventh minute, his second yellow resulting in a red card that put him out of the game and his team down a man. To make matters worse for Hurtado, Martins buried the penalty kick a minute later to extend the Seattle lead. Chicago cut into the lead in the forty-first minute on a Harrison Shipp goal, passed from Quincy Amarikwa. The Sounders' man advantage disappeared in the forty-second minute, as Martins was shown a straight red card for a fight, and the teams were evenly matched again at ten men each. Seattle extended their lead with a goal in the seventy-eighth minute by Lamar Neagle, made possible by Kenny Cooper and Marco Pappa. The Fire got one back in the eighty-second minute as Shipp scored his second of the game, again assisted by Amarikwa. The chippiness returned in stoppage time, with Amarikwa picking up a yellow for unsporting behavior, Leo Gonzalez being booked a yellow card for a dive, and Frei being shown the yellow card for time wasting. The eventful game ended 3-2 favoring Seattle, and Martins was the man of the match for a crucial brace despite playing less than a half of the game.
Finally, Real Salt Lake brings in the Portland Timbers. Donovan Ricketts and Jeff Attinella are guarding the woodwork. Salt Lake began in the twenty-third minute on an unassisted Luke Mulholland goal. Portland tied it on a Fanendo Adi goal, guided in by Diego Valeri. The Timbers took the lead on an Adi goal in the forty-fifth minute, an unassisted effort. Real went down a man in the second half, as Tony Beltran committed two fouls for yellow cards in two minutes, beginning around the fifty-third minute. Salt Lake had another yellow card dished out to Olmes Garcia in the seventieth minute. Portland scored again as Will Johnson deposited a penalty kick in the seventy-third minute. Real's fourth yellow card was shown to Mulholland in the eighty-fourth minute for his foul. Portland's Diego Chara was given a yellow card in the first minute of stoppage time for a foul as well, but the Timbers still won 3-1. The man of the match was Adi for his brace.
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Toronto FC hosting the San Jose Earthquakes. Jon Busch and Joe Bendik are the keepers. Toronto picked up a yellow card in the seventeenth minute for unsporting behavior by Doneil Henry. Toronto opened the scoring in the twenty-seventh minute as Jermain Defoe scored on a penalty kick. San Jose picked up two yellow cards in the second half as Sam Cronin committed a foul in the sixtieth minute and Clarence Goodson had a handball in the sixty-sixth minute. Toronto picked up two yellow cards of their own afterwards, as Nick Hagglund had a foul in the eighty-fourth minute and Defoe was booked for wasting time in the third minute of stoppage time. Toronto won 1-0, and Defoe was the man of the match for his goal.
Down in DC, United welcomes the Columbus Crew. Steve Clark and Bill Hamid play goal. DC had the first action in the game, a yellow card issued to Bobby Boswell in the forty-second minute for a foul. United picked up another yellow card on Cristian foul in the seventy-eighth minute. Columbus also found themselves in the book for a Justin Meram foul in the eighty-eighth minute. The Crew picked up a second yellow card as Eric Gehrig was booked for dissent during the fourth minute of stoppage time. The scoring just was not there, as the game ended 0-0. The man of the match was Clark for his three saves and a clean sheet.
Along to Philadelphia, as the Union bring in the Vancouver Whitecaps. David Ousted and Zac MacMath are in the six yard boxes. Vancouver started with an Erik Hurtado goal in the eighteenth minute, set up by Nigel Reo-Coker and Russell Teibert. The Whitecaps added on in the forty-first minute as Nicolas Mezquida scored, thanks to Hurtado. Philadelphia's Raymon Gaddis was the first to be shown a yellow card for his foul in the fifty-third minute. The Union got on the board with a Conor Casey goal, assisted by Cristian Maidana and Fabinho in the sixty-third minute. In the sixty-eighth minute, Sebastien Le Toux tied it for Philadelphia on a goal made possible by Vincent Nogueira and Maidana. The Union gained the lead with a Casey goal in the seventy-first minute, courtesy of Maidana for his third assist. Philadelphia's goalie MacMath was given a yellow card in the eightieth minute, and doubled down with his mistake by conceding the ensuing penalty kick a minute later to Pedro Morales, as Vancouver tied the game, and Darren Mattocks was credited with an assist. The Whitecaps' Johnny Leveron and the Union's Michael Lahoud received a yellow card each in stoppage time for unsporting behavior. The game ended in a 3-3 draw, with Casey being the man of the match for rallying Philadelphia with a brace.
South to Dallas, where FC Dallas hosts the Colorado Rapids. Clint Irwin and Raul Fernandez man the nets. Colorado's Dillon Serna was shown a yellow card in the eighteenth minute for a foul. Deshorn Brown put the Rapids on the board first with a goal in the twenty-fifth minute, thanks to Drew Moor and Jose Mari. Dallas tied it in the thirty-third minute on a free kick goal by Jair Benitez. Dallas took the lead in the second minute of first half stoppage time on an unassisted Zach Loyd goal. Dallas' Peter Luccin was booked for a foul in the forty-ninth minute, good for a yellow card. Colorado tied it in the fifty-second minute as Mari scored, with the help of Dillon Powers. Dallas retook the lead on a Fabian Castillo goal in the sixty-second minute. The Rapids had a yellow card shown to Nick LaBrocca in the seventy-sixth minute for a foul. The game ended 3-2, and the man of the match was Castillo for the game winner.
Back north, the Chicago Fire welcome the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Sean Johnson protect the nets. The game began chippy, with things boiling over in the eighth minute, as Chris Ritter of Chicago and Obafemi Martins of Seattle both picked up yellow cards for unsporting behavior. Jhon Kennedy Hurtado had the next yellow card for the Fire in the twenty-fourth minute for a foul. The Sounders got on the board as Martins scored in the thirty-first minute. Hurtado was shown another yellow card in the thirty-seventh minute, his second yellow resulting in a red card that put him out of the game and his team down a man. To make matters worse for Hurtado, Martins buried the penalty kick a minute later to extend the Seattle lead. Chicago cut into the lead in the forty-first minute on a Harrison Shipp goal, passed from Quincy Amarikwa. The Sounders' man advantage disappeared in the forty-second minute, as Martins was shown a straight red card for a fight, and the teams were evenly matched again at ten men each. Seattle extended their lead with a goal in the seventy-eighth minute by Lamar Neagle, made possible by Kenny Cooper and Marco Pappa. The Fire got one back in the eighty-second minute as Shipp scored his second of the game, again assisted by Amarikwa. The chippiness returned in stoppage time, with Amarikwa picking up a yellow for unsporting behavior, Leo Gonzalez being booked a yellow card for a dive, and Frei being shown the yellow card for time wasting. The eventful game ended 3-2 favoring Seattle, and Martins was the man of the match for a crucial brace despite playing less than a half of the game.
Finally, Real Salt Lake brings in the Portland Timbers. Donovan Ricketts and Jeff Attinella are guarding the woodwork. Salt Lake began in the twenty-third minute on an unassisted Luke Mulholland goal. Portland tied it on a Fanendo Adi goal, guided in by Diego Valeri. The Timbers took the lead on an Adi goal in the forty-fifth minute, an unassisted effort. Real went down a man in the second half, as Tony Beltran committed two fouls for yellow cards in two minutes, beginning around the fifty-third minute. Salt Lake had another yellow card dished out to Olmes Garcia in the seventieth minute. Portland scored again as Will Johnson deposited a penalty kick in the seventy-third minute. Real's fourth yellow card was shown to Mulholland in the eighty-fourth minute for his foul. Portland's Diego Chara was given a yellow card in the first minute of stoppage time for a foul as well, but the Timbers still won 3-1. The man of the match was Adi for his brace.
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