Sunday, March 29, 2015

Major League Soccer Week 4

All teams in action this Saturday and Sunday, with eight games on Saturday to begin. The first game has...

The New England Revolution hosting the San Jose Earthquakes. David Bingham and Bobby Shuttleworth. San Jose' Clarence Goodson took a yellow card for a thirteenth minute foul. New England struck first on a Kelyn Rowe goal in the twenty-first minute, set up by Lee Nguyen and Daigo Kobayashi. The Revolution added on with a Rowe goal in the thirty-seventh minute, assisted by Darrius Barnes and Chris Tierney. The Earthquakes had another yellow card in the fifty-seventh minute for a Shaun Francis foul. San Jose got on the board with a sixty-second minute penalty kick goal by Chris Wondolowski. The final stood at 2-1 for the Revolution. Rowe was the man of the match with a brace.

Up in Montreal, the Impact welcome Orlando City SC. Donovan Ricketts and Eric Kronberg are the keepers. Montreal struck first in the fourteenth minute with an Ignacio Piatti penalty kick goal, but he also received a yellow card for excessive celebration. The Impact added on with a twenty-seventh minute goal by Jack McInerney. Orlando City got on the board with a twenty-ninth minute Pedro Ribeiro goal, passed from Kaka . Orlando City tied it as Kaka scored in the thirtieth minute, thanks to Ribeiro. Montreal's Dominic Oduro took a yellow card for a thirty-fourth minute foul. In the fifty-eighth minute, the Impact took another yellow card for a foul by Marco Donadel. Orlando City saw a yellow card given to Aurelien Collin in the sixty-third minute for dissent. In the seventy-fourth minute, Nigel Reo-Coker of Montreal was given a yellow card for a foul. Orlando City had a yellow card given to Tyler Turner in the seventy-sixth minute for his foul. The game ended in a 2-2 draw. The man of the match was Kaka for the equalizer.

Back stateside, New York City FC bring in Sporting Kansas City. Luis Marin and Josh Saunders draw the starts in goal. Kansas City was first to score in the twelfth minute on an Ike Opara goal, coming off of Matt Besler. Sporting's Paulo Nagamura received a yellow card for a sixty-eighth minute foul. New York City took a yellow card for a seventy-third minute foul by Mix Diskerud. New York City's Kwame Watson-Siriboe had a yellow card for his eighty-sixth minute foul. The final stood at 1-0 for Sporting. The man of the match was Opara for his goal.

Down in DC, United host the Los Angeles Galaxy. Brian Rowe and Bill Hamid protect the nets. DC had two yellow cards in the second half, going to Davy Arnaud in the forty-sixth minute and Bobby Boswell in the eighty-ninth minute, both for fouls. United won 1-0 late with a stoppage time goal by Chris Pontius, coming off of Nick DeLeon. The man of the match was Hamid for his five-save clean sheet.

West to Columbus, as the Crew welcome the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Steve Clark guard the woodwork. New York's Damien Perrinelle took a yellow card for a seventeenth minute foul. Columbus saw a yellow card go to Federico Higuain for his foul in the thirty-ninth minute. The Red Bulls started in the forty-ninth minute on a Bradley Wright-Phillips penalty kick goal. The Crew tied it on a Tony Tchani goal in the fifty-eighth minute. New York regained the lead as Mike Grella scored in the sixty-seventh minute, thanks to Wright-Phillips. Higuain was sent off for unsporting behavior in the eighty-third minute, his second yellow card of the night putting Columbus at ten men. In stoppage time, the Red Bulls' Chris Duvall took a yellow card for a foul. New York won 2-1, and the man of the match was Wright-Phillips.

Northwest to Vancouver, where the Whitecaps FC bring in the Portland Timbers for the first installment of this season's Cascadia Cup. Adam Larsen Kwarasey and David Ousted are in the six-yard boxes. Vancouver took a yellow card in the twelfth minute for a Gershon Koffie foul. The Whitecaps added on with a Nicolas Mezquida goal in the fifteenth minute. Portland's Alvas Powell received a yellow card in the thirtieth minute for unsporting behavior. Vancouver had a yellow card assessed to Steven Beitashour in the fifty-eighth minute for a foul. The Timbers tied it on an eighty-second minute goal by Fanendo Adi. The Whitecaps suffered a yellow card for Kendall Waston's time wasting in the eighty-seventh minute. Vancouver retook the lead in the ninetieth minute on a Robert Earnshaw goal, passed from Pedro Morales. This stood for a 2-1 win, and Ousted was the man of the match for making three saves on four shots for the win.

Back southeast to Houston, as the Dynamo host the Colorado Rapids. Clint Irwin and Tyler Deric are the gloved men. Houston had a yellow card for a forty-third minute foul by Ricardo Clark. In the second half, yellow cards were assessed to the Dynamo's Alexander Lopez in the sixty-eighth minute and Kofi Sarkodie in the eighty-fourth minute, both for fouls. The final stood at 0-0, and the man of the match honors went to Deric for a three-save clean sheet.

Closing out Saturday, FC Dallas welcomes the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Chris Seitz are between the posts. Dallas went down to ten men in the eighteenth minute after a Kellyn Acosta foul drew out a red card. Dallas took a yellow card for an eightieth minute foul by Walker Zimmerman. Seattle saw yellow cards given to Micheal Azira in the eighty-fourth minute and Leonardo Gonzalez in stoppage time, both for fouls. The game ended in a 0-0 draw, with the man of the match being Azira for firing off four shot attempts.

For Sunday, we begin with the Chicago Fire bringing in the Philadelphia Union. Rais M'bolhi and Sean Johnson are the goalies. Chicago led off in the thirty-seventh minute on an Adailton goal, passed from Harrison Shipp. Philadelphia's Fred received a red card in the seventy-second minute for a fight. The Fire took a yellow card for Johnson's time wasting in the eightieth minute. The Union's Maurice Edu took a yellow card for a ninetieth minute foul. Chicago won 1-0, with the man of the match being Adailton.

Finally, Real Salt Lake hosts Toronto FC. Joe Bendik and Jeff Attinella are given the green light in goal. Toronto had a yellow card go to Luke Moore for his twentieth minute foul. Salt Lake began in the thirty-eighth minute with a Luke Mulholland goal, set up by Javier Morales, but Mulholland also received a yellow card for excessive celebration after the goal. Toronto took two yellow cards in the second half for fouls by Collen Warner in the sixtieth minute and Clement Simonin in the sixty-seventh minute. Toronto tied it in the eighty-eighth minute with a Jackson goal, passed from Bright Dike. Real regained the lead on a Jordan Allen goal, assisted by Morales in the eighty-ninth minute. This stood for a 2-1 win, and the man of the match was Morales for his role in setting up both Real goals.

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