Full week again, beginning with two games on Friday. The first is...
The Columbus Crew SC hosting the Chicago Fire. Jon Busch and Steve Clark are the veteran goalies. Columbus led off in the eighth minute with a Kei Kamara goal, passed from Ethan Finlay and Justin Meram. The Crew's Kevan George took a yellow card for his twenty-first minute foul. In the forty-second minute, Chicago's Eric Gehrig had a yellow card for a foul. Columbus added on with a fifty-fifth minute Kamara goal, his second of the game, assisted by George and Federico Higuain. The Fire got on the board with a David Accam goal in the fifty-eighth minute. The Crew's Meram got a yellow card in stoppage time for time wasting. He didn't waste enough, as Chicago tied it with a goal two minutes later by Jason Johnson, assisted by Gehrig. The man of the 2-2 match was Kamara with the brace.
Out in Los Angeles, the Galaxy welcome the Houston Dynamo. Tyler Deric and Jaime Penedo are set to start in goal. Los Angeles saw a yellow card go to Stefan Ishizaki in the twenty-fourth minute for a foul. Houston's Raul Rodriguez took a yellow card for his forty-third minute foul. The Galaxy's Juninho received a yellow card for his fifty-eighth minute foul. The Dynamo had another yellow card in the eighty-second minute for a Giles Barnes foul. In stoppage time, Los Angeles got the goal they needed for a 1-0 win on the score by Alan Gordon, passed from Robbie Keane. Gordon got a yellow card for excessive celebration. Three minutes later, Oscar Sorto of the Galaxy was ejected on a straight red card for fighting. The man of the match was Gordon.
Leading off Saturday, Toronto FC brings in the Portland Timbers. Adam Larsen Kwarasey and Chris Konopka man the nets. Toronto began in the fifth minute with a Sebastian Giovinco goal, via Luke Moore and Michael Bradley. In the ninetieth minute, Ashtone Morgan of Toronto took a yellow card for a foul. Portland's Diego Chara had a yellow card for his foul in stoppage time. The final stood at 1-0 for Toronto, and the man of the match honors went to Konopka for a clean sheet with five saves to preserve the win throughout much of the game.
Down in New England, the Revolution host DC United. Bill Hamid and Bobby Shuttleworth protect the nets. London Woodberry of New England received a yellow card for a twenty-sixth minute foul. In first half stoppage time, the Revolution got going with a Charlie Davies goal. A minute later, Lee Nguyen took a yellow card for a foul. New England saw the men on the pitch dwindle rapidly in the second half, with a straight red card given to Chris Tierney in the fifty-second minute to put them at ten men, and a second yellow card to Nguyen in the fifty-eighth minute to put them at nine men, both cards for fouls. In the seventy-fifth minute, Sean Franklin took a yellow card for a foul for DC. United tied it in the eightieth minute as Jairo Arrieta scored, thanks to Taylor Kemp and Facundo Coria. DC's Perry Kitchen received a yellow card for an eighty-sixth minute foul. The Revolution's Jermaine Jones was booked for dissent in the eighty-eighth minute, earning a yellow card. United had another yellow card for a Davy Arnaud foul in the eighty-ninth minute. The score remained at 1-1, with the man of the match being Arrieta for salvaging a point for DC.
Back in Canada, the Montreal Impact welcome FC Dallas. Dan Kennedy and Evan Bush are in goal. Montreal was first to score in the twenty-fifth minute with an Ignacio Piatti penalty kick. The Impact saw yellow cards for Bakary Soumare in the twenty-sixth minute for a handball, and Marco Donadel in the twenty-ninth minute for unsporting behavior. Montreal added on with a Jack McInerney goal in the fiftieth minute, passed from Piatti. In the fifty-eighth minute, Andres Romero of the Impact had a yellow card for a foul. Dallas' Matt Hedges received a yellow card for his seventy-fifth minute handball. Dallas got on the board as Hedges earned redemption, scoring in the seventy-seventh minute. Montreal took two more yellow cards, for Calum Mallace in the eighty-seventh minute for a foul and McInerney in stoppage time for time wasting. The Impact won 2-1, with the man of the match being Piatti for a goal and assist.
Out west, the Colorado Rapids bring in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Ousted and Clint Irwin are the gloved men. Vancouver's Kianz Froese took a yellow card for his dive in the twenty-fourth minute. Colorado saw a yellow card for a foul by Sam Cronin in the forty-third minute. The Rapids struck first in the fifty-first minute with a Lucas Pittinari goal, passed from Gabriel Torres and Dillon Powers. The Whitecaps took two more yellow cards, for fouls by Gershon Koffie in the seventy-fifth minute and Kendall Waston in the seventy-ninth minute. Colorado's Kevin Doyle got booked on a yellow card for an eighty-seventh minute foul. The final held at 1-0, and the man of the match was Irwin for a four-save clean sheet for the win.
Northwest to Seattle, as the Sounders FC host Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Stefan Frei are between the posts. Kansas City had two yellow cards in the eighty-first minute, given to Soni Mustivar for dissent and Kevin Ellis for a foul. This was it in the mostly defensive game, with the final standing at 0-0. The man of the match was Frei for a clean sheet of three saves.
The last of Saturday's slate sees Real Salt Lake welcome New York City FC. Josh Saunders and Nick Rimando are in the six-yard boxes. Salt Lake dented the scoreboard with a John Stertzer goal in the twenty-fifth minute, made possible by Devon Sandoval and Kyle Beckerman. Real saw a yellow card for Demar Phillips in the fortieth minute for a foul. Salt Lake added on with an Alvaro Saborio goal, passed from Luke Mulholland and Jamison Olave in the forty-ninth minute. This was all they needed for the 2-0 win, with the man of the match being Stertzer for his goal.
The week ends on Sunday with two games, the first with the New York Red Bulls bringing in the Philadelphia Union. Brian Sylvestre and Luis Robles are the gloved men. Philadelphia dented the scoreboard in the fifty-seventh minute with a Vincent Nogueira goal, via Cristian Maidana. The Union added on with a C.J. Sapong goal, made possible by Fabinho and Maidana. Philadelphia's Sapong had a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-third minute. An argument in the seventy-eighth minute meant yellow cards for Maidana of the Union and Felipe of New York. Philadelphia's Nogueira took a yellow card for his eightieth minute foal. The Red Bulls saw a yellow card go to Karl Oiumette in the eighty-fourth minute for his foul. the final stood at 2-0, with the man of the match being Nogueira for his game-winner.
Finally, the San Jose Earthquakes host Orlando City SC. Tally Hall and David Bingham are the keepers. San Jose's Fatai Alashe took a yellow card for his forty-fourth minute foul. Orlando City went down to ten men as Brek Shea received a straight red card for a foul. Orlando City began with a sixty-fourth minute Kaka penalty kick goal. The Earthquakes tied it on a Chris Wondolowski penalty kick goal in the sixty-eighth minute. In the eighty-fifth minute, Martin Peterson took a yellow card for a foul for Orlando City. The game ended 1-1, with the man of the match being Wondolowski for his equalize and 100th MLS goal.
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