Now that the All-Star Game has come and gone, we have nine games scheduled for this weekend. We begin with a Cali Clasico from...
Los Angeles, as the Galaxy host the San Jose Earthquakes. Jon Busch and Jaime Penedo are the keepers. San Jose began in the eighteenth minute on a Chris Wondolowski goal, via Shea Salinas. Los Angeles tied it in the twenty-ninth minute as Gyasi Zardes scored an unassisted. The Earthquakes retook the lead in the thirty-first minute on a Matias Perez Garcia goal, assisted by Wondolowski and Atiba Harris. The Galaxy tied it again in the forty-ninth minute with an Omar Gonzalez goal, fueled by Stefan Ishizaki. San Jose had the game's first yellow card for a fifty-first minute foul by Shaun Francis. The Earthquakes' Sam Cronin had the next yellow card for a foul in the seventy-ninth minute. This was it for the game, with the final score being 2-2, and the man of the match was Busch for his five saves to preserve the draw.
On Saturday, the first game came from Philadelphia, as the Union welcome the Montreal Impact. Troy Perkins and Zac MacMath guard the nets. Philadelphia started in the twelfth minute with a Sebastien Le Toux goal, going in unassisted. The Union added on as Le Toux scored again in the sixty-third minute, via Andrew Wenger. Montreal got on the board in the seventy-ninth minute as Maxim Tissot scored, with the help of Andres Romero. They couldn't pull even, losing 2-1. The man of the match was Le Toux with a brace.
West to Columbus, where the Crew bring in Toronto FC. Joe Bendik and Steve Clark man the nets. Toronto struck first with a Gilberto goal in the forty-third minute, assisted by Luke Moore. Columbus tied it in first-half stoppage time on a penalty kick conversion by Federico Higuain. Toronto was shown a yellow card in the fifty-third minute for a Doneil Henry foul. Toronto took the lead back in the fifty-ninth minute as Jonathan Osorio scored, courtesy of Moore. The Crew retied it on a Justin Meram goal in the eighty-first minute, made possible by Waylon Francis. Toronto again quickly reclaimed the lead with a Moore goal, set up by Collen Warner. This stood as the game winner in a back-and-forth 3-2 affair, with Moore being the man of the match for the clincher and two assists.
South to Texas, as FC Dallas hosts the Colorado Rapids. Clint Irwin and Raul Fernandez are the goalies. Dallas led off in the ninth minute with an unassisted Matt Hedges goal. Dallas added on as Michel converted a penalty kick goal in the eleventh minute. Colorado's Nick LaBrocca picked up a yellow card for a foul in the forty-third minute. Dallas extended their lead in the fifty-fifth minute on a Fabian Castillo goal, going in unassisted. Things got choppy around the seventieth minute, with Adam Moffat of Dallas getting a yellow card for an argument and Edson Buddle of the Rapids getting one for a foul. In the seventy-third minute, Colorado's Jose Mari was given a yellow card for a foul, and a minute later, Dallas' Tesho Akindele was also booked on a yellow card for a foul. The Rapids got on the board in the eighty-sixth minute with a penalty kick goal by Gabriel Torres. Michel was called for time wasting in the eighty-seventh minute, earning a yellow card, but it didn't affect the 3-1 final. The man of the match was Fernandez, who was kept busy but stayed strong to earn the win.
Back northwest to Salt Lake City, as Real welcomes DC United. Bill Hamid and Nick Rimando are in the six-yard boxes. DC had a yellow card shown to Jared Jeffrey in the fifth minute for a foul. Salt Lake opened in the eleventh minute on a Joao Plata goal, via Luke Mulholland. Real added on in the thirteenth minute with a Chris Schuler goal, made possible by Javier Morales. In the twenty-fourth minute, Salt Lake got another one on Schuler's second of the game, again from Morales. United's Eddie Johnson picked up a yellow card in the thirtieth minute for unsporting behavior. Real's Kenny Mansally committed a foul in the eighty-fifth minute, drawing a yellow card. The final score was 3-0, with the man of the match being Schuler with his brace.
Wrapping up Saturday, the Portland Timbers bring in Chivas USA. Dan Kennedy and Donovan Ricketts are the last line of defense. Portland struck first in the tenth minute on a Diego Valeri goal, passed from Diego Chara. Chivas picked up a pair of yellow cards after this goal, with Tony Lochhead and Oswaldo Miranda each getting one for fouls in the twelfth and thirty-third minutes, respectively. The Timbers added on in the thirty-ninth minute with a Rodney Wallace goal, set up by Fanendo Adi. The two teams exchanged yellow cards later on, with Valeri getting one for dissent in the fifty-first minute, followed by Agustin Pelletieri's foul in the fifty-ninth minute. In stoppage time, another pair of yellows were handed out to Liam Ridgewell of the Timbers and Marco Delgado of Chivas for fouls. The Timbers took the game 2-0, with the man of the match being Valeri.
On Sunday, we begin in Vancouver, as the Whitecaps FC host Sporting Kansas City. Andy Gruenebaum and David Ousted protect the woodwork. Vancouver received a gift in the seventeenth minute as Igor Juliao's own goal put them ahead first. In the twenty-fifth minute, Dominic Dwyer was called for a foul and earned a yellow card for Kansas City. The Whitecaps added on in the thirty-ninth minute as Darren Mattocks scored, thanks to Pedro Morales. In the second half, the teams exchanged yellow cards, as Benny Feilhaber of Sporting and Erik Hurtado of Vancouver were both booked for fouls around the sixty-third minute. Jordan Harvey picked up another yellow card for the Whitecaps by wasting time in the eighty-third minute. The final stood at 2-0, with the man of the match being Mattocks for a beauty of a goal.
East to Chicago, as the Fire welcome the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Sean Johnson man the nets. Chicago began in the thirty-eighth minute with a Mike Magee goal, going in unassisted. New York's Ibrahim Sekagya was booked in the sixty-sixth minute for a yellow card on a foul. The game ended without much fireworks in a 1-0 result, and the man of the match was Johnson for four saves to preserve the win and the clean sheet.
Finally, in Seattle, the Sounders FC bring in the Houston Dynamo. Tally Hall and Stefan Frei are the keepers. The big moment came early on, with Frei turning away Brad Davis' penalty kick attempt to keep the game scoreless 25 minutes in. Seattle had issues with discipline early, and Lamar Neagle (28'), Obafemi Martins (33'), and Gonzalo Pineda (55') all received visits from the referee and yellow cards for fouls. Houston's Luis Garrido got a yellow card for a foul in the sixtieth minute as well. In the sixty-ninth minute, the Sounders broke through on a Marco Pappa goal, spinning around a defender before shooting through five defenders, bouncing off the last of them and sending Hall the wrong way for the lead. In the seventy-fifth minute, Pineda made up for his earlier transgression by showing the Dynamo how to make a penalty kick, blasting it up the middle where Hall got some of it but not enough to stop it. In the eighty-first minute, Leo Gonzalez was given a yellow card for a foul. In the eighty-sixth minute, Martins had his second yellow card and an ejection for a senseless tackle from behind. The Dynamo's Kofi Sarkodie finished off the cards by picking up a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final stood at 2-0, and Frei was the man of the match for three saves and a clean sheet in what was a tighter game than the score indicates.
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Los Angeles, as the Galaxy host the San Jose Earthquakes. Jon Busch and Jaime Penedo are the keepers. San Jose began in the eighteenth minute on a Chris Wondolowski goal, via Shea Salinas. Los Angeles tied it in the twenty-ninth minute as Gyasi Zardes scored an unassisted. The Earthquakes retook the lead in the thirty-first minute on a Matias Perez Garcia goal, assisted by Wondolowski and Atiba Harris. The Galaxy tied it again in the forty-ninth minute with an Omar Gonzalez goal, fueled by Stefan Ishizaki. San Jose had the game's first yellow card for a fifty-first minute foul by Shaun Francis. The Earthquakes' Sam Cronin had the next yellow card for a foul in the seventy-ninth minute. This was it for the game, with the final score being 2-2, and the man of the match was Busch for his five saves to preserve the draw.
On Saturday, the first game came from Philadelphia, as the Union welcome the Montreal Impact. Troy Perkins and Zac MacMath guard the nets. Philadelphia started in the twelfth minute with a Sebastien Le Toux goal, going in unassisted. The Union added on as Le Toux scored again in the sixty-third minute, via Andrew Wenger. Montreal got on the board in the seventy-ninth minute as Maxim Tissot scored, with the help of Andres Romero. They couldn't pull even, losing 2-1. The man of the match was Le Toux with a brace.
West to Columbus, where the Crew bring in Toronto FC. Joe Bendik and Steve Clark man the nets. Toronto struck first with a Gilberto goal in the forty-third minute, assisted by Luke Moore. Columbus tied it in first-half stoppage time on a penalty kick conversion by Federico Higuain. Toronto was shown a yellow card in the fifty-third minute for a Doneil Henry foul. Toronto took the lead back in the fifty-ninth minute as Jonathan Osorio scored, courtesy of Moore. The Crew retied it on a Justin Meram goal in the eighty-first minute, made possible by Waylon Francis. Toronto again quickly reclaimed the lead with a Moore goal, set up by Collen Warner. This stood as the game winner in a back-and-forth 3-2 affair, with Moore being the man of the match for the clincher and two assists.
South to Texas, as FC Dallas hosts the Colorado Rapids. Clint Irwin and Raul Fernandez are the goalies. Dallas led off in the ninth minute with an unassisted Matt Hedges goal. Dallas added on as Michel converted a penalty kick goal in the eleventh minute. Colorado's Nick LaBrocca picked up a yellow card for a foul in the forty-third minute. Dallas extended their lead in the fifty-fifth minute on a Fabian Castillo goal, going in unassisted. Things got choppy around the seventieth minute, with Adam Moffat of Dallas getting a yellow card for an argument and Edson Buddle of the Rapids getting one for a foul. In the seventy-third minute, Colorado's Jose Mari was given a yellow card for a foul, and a minute later, Dallas' Tesho Akindele was also booked on a yellow card for a foul. The Rapids got on the board in the eighty-sixth minute with a penalty kick goal by Gabriel Torres. Michel was called for time wasting in the eighty-seventh minute, earning a yellow card, but it didn't affect the 3-1 final. The man of the match was Fernandez, who was kept busy but stayed strong to earn the win.
Back northwest to Salt Lake City, as Real welcomes DC United. Bill Hamid and Nick Rimando are in the six-yard boxes. DC had a yellow card shown to Jared Jeffrey in the fifth minute for a foul. Salt Lake opened in the eleventh minute on a Joao Plata goal, via Luke Mulholland. Real added on in the thirteenth minute with a Chris Schuler goal, made possible by Javier Morales. In the twenty-fourth minute, Salt Lake got another one on Schuler's second of the game, again from Morales. United's Eddie Johnson picked up a yellow card in the thirtieth minute for unsporting behavior. Real's Kenny Mansally committed a foul in the eighty-fifth minute, drawing a yellow card. The final score was 3-0, with the man of the match being Schuler with his brace.
Wrapping up Saturday, the Portland Timbers bring in Chivas USA. Dan Kennedy and Donovan Ricketts are the last line of defense. Portland struck first in the tenth minute on a Diego Valeri goal, passed from Diego Chara. Chivas picked up a pair of yellow cards after this goal, with Tony Lochhead and Oswaldo Miranda each getting one for fouls in the twelfth and thirty-third minutes, respectively. The Timbers added on in the thirty-ninth minute with a Rodney Wallace goal, set up by Fanendo Adi. The two teams exchanged yellow cards later on, with Valeri getting one for dissent in the fifty-first minute, followed by Agustin Pelletieri's foul in the fifty-ninth minute. In stoppage time, another pair of yellows were handed out to Liam Ridgewell of the Timbers and Marco Delgado of Chivas for fouls. The Timbers took the game 2-0, with the man of the match being Valeri.
On Sunday, we begin in Vancouver, as the Whitecaps FC host Sporting Kansas City. Andy Gruenebaum and David Ousted protect the woodwork. Vancouver received a gift in the seventeenth minute as Igor Juliao's own goal put them ahead first. In the twenty-fifth minute, Dominic Dwyer was called for a foul and earned a yellow card for Kansas City. The Whitecaps added on in the thirty-ninth minute as Darren Mattocks scored, thanks to Pedro Morales. In the second half, the teams exchanged yellow cards, as Benny Feilhaber of Sporting and Erik Hurtado of Vancouver were both booked for fouls around the sixty-third minute. Jordan Harvey picked up another yellow card for the Whitecaps by wasting time in the eighty-third minute. The final stood at 2-0, with the man of the match being Mattocks for a beauty of a goal.
East to Chicago, as the Fire welcome the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Sean Johnson man the nets. Chicago began in the thirty-eighth minute with a Mike Magee goal, going in unassisted. New York's Ibrahim Sekagya was booked in the sixty-sixth minute for a yellow card on a foul. The game ended without much fireworks in a 1-0 result, and the man of the match was Johnson for four saves to preserve the win and the clean sheet.
Finally, in Seattle, the Sounders FC bring in the Houston Dynamo. Tally Hall and Stefan Frei are the keepers. The big moment came early on, with Frei turning away Brad Davis' penalty kick attempt to keep the game scoreless 25 minutes in. Seattle had issues with discipline early, and Lamar Neagle (28'), Obafemi Martins (33'), and Gonzalo Pineda (55') all received visits from the referee and yellow cards for fouls. Houston's Luis Garrido got a yellow card for a foul in the sixtieth minute as well. In the sixty-ninth minute, the Sounders broke through on a Marco Pappa goal, spinning around a defender before shooting through five defenders, bouncing off the last of them and sending Hall the wrong way for the lead. In the seventy-fifth minute, Pineda made up for his earlier transgression by showing the Dynamo how to make a penalty kick, blasting it up the middle where Hall got some of it but not enough to stop it. In the eighty-first minute, Leo Gonzalez was given a yellow card for a foul. In the eighty-sixth minute, Martins had his second yellow card and an ejection for a senseless tackle from behind. The Dynamo's Kofi Sarkodie finished off the cards by picking up a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final stood at 2-0, and Frei was the man of the match for three saves and a clean sheet in what was a tighter game than the score indicates.
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