All teams in action over the next three days, with two games on Friday to get us going. We begin in...
Florida, as Orlando City SC hosts the New England Revolution. Bobby Shuttleworth and Donovan Ricketts are the veteran goalies. New England opened in the nineteenth minute with a Charlie Davies goal, via Scott Caldwell. Orlando City's Brek Shea took a yellow card for a thirty-first minute foul. The Revolution saw a yellow card for a London Woodberry foul in the thirty-eighth minute. In first half stoppage time, Rafael Ramos of Orlando City took a yellow card for a foul. New England's Jermaine Jones was booked on a yellow card for his fifty-third minute foul. Orlando City took another yellow card in the sixty-fifth minute for a foul by Kaka. The Revolution added on in the seventy-first minute on a Kelyn Rowe goal. In the seventy-fifth minute, Orlando City got on the board with a Cyle Larin goal, passed from Ramos. Carlos Rivas of Orlando City had a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-sixth minute. New England saw a yellow card go to Caldwell for time wasting in the eighty-fourth minute. He didn't waste enough, as Orlando City tied the game in the ninetieth minute with an Aurelien Collin goal, set up by Luke Boden. This made it 2-2, the final, with the man of the match being Collin for his equalizer.
Out west, Friday's other game has the Colorado Rapids welcoming the San Jose Earthquakes. David Bingham and Clint Irwin man the nets. San Jose started in the nineteenth minute on a Chris Wondolowski goal, passed from Sanna Nyassi. Colorado took a yellow card for a foul by Drew Moor in the twenty-sixth minute. In the fifty-second minute, the Rapids' Sam Cronin took a yellow card for his foul. The Earthquakes saw Bingham get booked for time wasting a minute into stoppage time, but much like the last game, he didn't waste enough time. Colorado tied it two minutes later on a James Riley goal. This made it 1-1, the final, with the man of the match honors bestowed upon Riley for his late goal to salvage a point.
Saturday has six games, the first of which with the Chicago Fire bringing in Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Sean Johnson are in the six-yard boxes. Salt Lake led off in the thirteenth minute with an Alvaro Saborio goal, passed from Jordan Allen. Real's Luke Mulholland took a yellow card for his twenty-seventh minute foul. Chicago took a yellow card for a foul by Guly in the thirty-second minute. Salt Lake's Allen was booked in the fiftieth minute on a yellow card for a foul. Real added on with a Mulholland goal in the fifty-sixth minute, assisted by Devon Sandoval and Allen. The Fire's Matt Polster received a yellow card for his seventieth minute foul. Chicago got on the board in the eighty-eighth minute with a penalty kick goal by Jeff Larentowicz. Real still took the game 2-1, and Allen was the man of the match with a pair of assists on the goals he did great work to create.
Up in Montreal, the Impact host the Portland Timbers. Adam Larsen Kwarasey and Evan Bush receive the starting nods. Portland began in the sixty-fourth minute with a Nat Borchers goal. The Timbers added on in the seventieth minute with a Diego Valeri goal, passed from Rodney Wallace. Montreal got on the board with a seventy-first minute goal by Dominic Oduro. The Impact took a yellow card for Ignacio Piatti's dissent in the seventy-eighth minute. The final stood at 2-1 for Portland, and Valeri's winner was good enough for the man of the match award.
Back stateside, DC United welcome Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Bill Hamid are set to start in goal. Kansas City took a yellow card for a Roger Espinoza foul in the ninth minute. DC took a yellow card in the forty-first minute for a Davy Arnaud foul. United began in the forty-second minute on a Jairo Arrieta goal, passed from Chris Pontius and Perry Kitchen. Sporting tied it on a forty-fifth minute goal by Dominic Dwyer, set up by Espinoza. In the eighty-first minute, Kansas City's backup keeper Luis Marin received a yellow card while on the bench for interfering with the ball on the sideline. The final stayed at 1-1, and Hamid was the man of the match for four saves on five shots to preserve a draw against a bold road team.
Way out west, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC bring in the Philadelphia Union. Brian Sylvestre is mismatched with David Ousted in goal. Vancouver struck first in the thirty-second minute with a Pedro Morales goal, fueled by Cristian Techera. The Whitecaps added on with an Octavio Rivero goal in the forty-fourth minute. Philadelphia went down to ten men in the seventy-eighth minute with a straight red card going to Richie Marquez for his foul. Vancouver's Techera got a yellow card in the eightieth minute for encroachment. The Whitecaps extended the lead on a Darren Mattocks goal in the eighty-first minute, coming off of Morales. The final stood at 3-0, and the man of the match was Morales.
Back east, the Columbus Crew SC host the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Steve Clark are the gloved men. Columbus was first to score in the tenth minute with a Kei Kamara goal, passed from Waylon Francis. Seattle tied it on a Clint Dempsey goal in the twenty-fourth minute, courtesy of Marco Pappa. The Crew's Emanuel Pogatetz had a yellow card for his forty-fourth minute foul. Columbus took the lead back in the forty-ninth minute on a Federico Higuain goal, assisted by Ethan Finlay. The Crew added on with a fifty-eighth minute Kamara goal, made possible by Hector Jimenez and Justin Meram. The Sounders got one back in the seventy-fifth minute on a Dempsey goal. In the seventy-fifth minute, Seattle's Gonzalo Pineda and Columbus' Kamara received yellow cards for an argument. In stoppage time, the Crew's Aaron Schoenfeld took a yellow card for a foul. The final held at 3-2 Columbus, and Kamara was the man of the match with his brace and game-winner.
Closing out Saturday, FC Dallas welcome the Los Angeles Galaxy. Jaime Penedo and Dan Kennedy are between the posts. Dallas took a yellow card for a thirty-third minute Moises Hernandez foul. Los Angeles saw a yellow card for a forty-first minute foul by Dan Gargan. The Galaxy got going in the fifty-ninth minute on a Gyasi Zardes goal, passed from Stefan Ishizaki. Los Angeles' Ishizaki was booked in the sixty-fifth minute for a foul. Dallas tied it in the seventy-seventh minute on a Blas Perez goal, set up by Mauro Diaz. Dallas took the lead in the eighty-sixth minute as Tesho Akindele scored, thanks to Diaz. This made it 2-1, the final, and Diaz's two assists made him the man of the match.
On Sunday, Toronto FC brings in the Houston Dynamo. Tyler Deric and Chris Konopka are the goalies. Toronto's Benoit Cheyrou took a yellow card for his twelfth minute foul. Houston got going in the forty-fourth minute with an Oscar Garcia goal. The Dynamo added on in the fifty-third on a Willd Bruin goal, set up by Giles Barnes. Toronto got on the board in the seventy-seventh minute on a Jozy Altidore goal, passed from Jonathan Osorio. In stoppage time, Houston's Leonel Miranda took a yellow card for time wasting. The Dynamo won 2-1, and Bruin was the man of the match for his winner.
Finally, the first ever New York derby occurred with the New York Red Bulls hosting New York City FC. Josh Saunders and Luis Robles draw the starts in goal. The Red Bulls began in the fourth minute on a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal, via Lloyd Sam. The Red Bulls went down to ten men when Matt Miazga took yellow cards in the eighteenth and thirty-sixth minute, earning himself an ejection. The Red Bulls added on with a Wright-Phillips goal in the fifty-second minute, passed from Sacha Kljestan and Sam. In the fifty-ninth minute, the Red Bulls' Kemar Lawrence received a yellow card for a foul. NYCFC got on the board in the seventy-sixth minute with a Patrick Mullins goal, coming off of RJ Allen and Kwadwo Poku. NYCFC took three straight yellow cards late, given to Allen in the eighty-second minute, Poku in the eighty-seventh minute, and Mehdi Ballouchy in the eighty-eighth minute, all for fouls. The Red Bulls took a yellow card on a Kljestan foul in the ninetieth minute. The final stood at 2-1, and the man of the match was Wright-Phillips with a brace.
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