Sunday, April 19, 2015

Major League Soccer Week 7

Nine games in the rotation this week, beginning with Friday's...

New York Red Bulls hosting the San Jose Earthquakes. David Bingham and Luis Robles are the keepers. New York had a yellow card go to Damien Perrinelle in the eleventh minute for a foul. The Red Bulls started on a Sacha Kljestan goal, courtesy of Bradley Wright-Phillips and Felipe. New York added on with a Mike Grella goal, set up by Lloyd Sam. In the thirty-sixth minute, Fatai Atashe of San Jose received a yellow card for his foul. The Earthquakes took a yellow card for a fifty-fourth minute foul by Sanna Nyassi. This made it 2-0, the final, with the man of the match being Kljestan.

The next six games were on Saturday, beginning with DC United welcoming the Houston Dynamo. Tyler Deric faces a lesser foe in Andrew Dykstra in goal. In the ninth minute, Houston's Ricardo Clark took a yellow card for a foul. DC began in the thirty-sixth minute on a Chris Rolfe goal. United saw a yellow card go to Perry Kitchen in the fiftieth minute for a foul. The Dynamo tied it on a sixty-fifth minute goal by Clark. The final stood at 1-1 and the man of the match was Clark.

West to Columbus, as the Crew SC bring in Orlando City SC. Donovan Ricketts and Steve Clark are the gloved men. In the thirty-second minute, Columbus opened with a Federico Higuain goal, passed from Ethan Finlay. In the thirty-fourth minute, the Crew had a yellow card given to Hernan Grana for an argument, while Orlando City's Rafael Ramos was ejected on a straight red card for a foul. Columbus added on in the fifty-fifth minute on a Justin Meram goal, set up by Kei Kamara. Orlando City saw Amobi Okugo take a yellow card for a foul in the fifty-eighth minute. The Crew extended their lead as Kamara scored in the sixtieth minute, thanks to Higuain. The final stood at 3-0, and Higuain was the man of the match with a goal and assist.

Down in Texas, FC Dallas hosts Toronto FC. Joe Bendik and Chris Seitz are in goal. Dallas led off in the first minute on a Fabian Castillo goal, courtesy of Moises Hernandez. Dallas added on with another Castillo goal in the tenth minute, set up by Blas Perez. Dallas extended the lead as Perez scored in the twenty-seventh minute. After a lengthy lightning storm delay, Toronto's Michael Bradley received a yellow card for a foul in the seventieth minute, as did Nick Hagglund in the eightieth minute, also for a foul. Toronto got on the board with an eighty-third minute goal by Sebastian Giovinco, passed from Hagglund. Toronto pulled closer with another Giovinco goal in the eighty-ninth minute. In stoppage time, Damien Perquis of Toronto received a yellow card for a foul. Dallas held on for a 3-2 win in the crazy game, and Castillo was the man of the match for his pre-storm brace.

Northwest to Colorado, as the Rapids welcome the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Clint Irwin are the keepers. Seattle struck first with a Lamar Neagle goal in the fifth minute, coming off of Clint Dempsey. The Sounders saw Chad Marshall take a yellow card for his fourteenth minute foul. Colorado tied it on a twenty-second minute goal by Gabriel Torres, passed from Dillon Powers. Seattle retook the lead on another Neagle goal in the twenty-fifth minute. The Sounders took another yellow card in the sixty-sixth minute for an Andy Rose foul. Seattle added on with an Obafemi Martins goal, fueled by Rose in the seventy-third minute. The Sounders had another yellow card go to Tyrone Mears in the seventy-fourth minute for a foul. This was good for a 3-1 win, with the man of the match being Neagle for his brace.

Over to Salt Lake, where Real brings in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Ousted and Nick Rimando are in the six-yard boxes. Vancouver's Russell Teibert took a yellow card in the sixth minute for a foul. In the forty-first minute, Salt Lake's Jamison Olave took a yellow card for dissent. Real went down to ten men as Sebastian Saucedo received a straight red card in the seventy-sixth minute for his foul. The Whitecaps struck first in the eightieth minute with a Darren Mattocks goal, set up by Teibert. Vancouver had a yellow card given to Sam Adekugbe for his eighty-third minute foul. Salt Lake went down to nine men as Olave committed a foul in the eighty-ninth minute, earning a second yellow card and an ejection. In stoppage time, Kyle Beckerman of Real took a yellow card for a foul. The final stood at 1-0 for the Whitecaps, Ousted was the man of the match with a four-save clean sheet.

Closing out Saturday, the Los Angeles Galaxy host Sporting Kansas City. Luis Marin and Jaime Penedo are called on for the starts in goal. Los Angeles began in the ninth minute on a Baggio Husidic goal. Kansas City tied it on a Krisztian Nemeth goal in the twenty-second minute, courtesy of Benny Feilhaber and Dominic Dwyer. Sporting's Roger Espinoza took a yellow card in the thirtieth minute for a foul. The Galaxy took a yellow card for a Dan Gargan foul in the thirty-second minute. Los Angeles' Juninho took a yellow card for unsporting behavior in the eighty-third minute, as did Kansas City's Dwyer. In stoppage time, the Galaxy gained the lead with an Omar Gonzalez goal, set up Juninho. This gave them a 2-1 win, with the man of the match being Gonzales for his late winner.

On Sunday, the Philadelphia Union welcome the New England Revolution. Bobby Shuttleworth and John McCarthy are between the posts. New England's Lee Nguyen took a yellow card for a thirty-seventh minute foul. Philadelphia had a yellow card go to Raymon Gaddis in the forty-first minute for a foul. The Union struck first in the forty-second minute on a Cristian Maidana goal. The Revolution tied it in the sixty-fourth minute on a Charles Davies goal, set up by Teal Bunbury. New England took the lead on a Bunbury goal in the seventy-sixth minute, made possible by Diego Fagundez. Philadelphia saw yellow cards go to Conor Casey in the eighty-fourth minute and Sheanon Williams in the ninetieth minute, both for fouls. The Revolution took a yellow card as Bunbury was caught wasting time in stoppage time. New England won 2-1, and Bunbury's goal and assist earned him the man of the match title.

Finally, New York City FC brings in the Portland Timbers. Adam Larsen Kwarasey and Josh Saunders man the nets. Portland had a yellow card go to Alvas Powell in the sixty-eighth minute. In the seventy-ninth minute, Dairon Asprilla of the Timbers scored. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the man of the match being Kwarasey for his five-save clean sheet.

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