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Kansas City, as Sporting hosts FC Dallas. Dan Kennedy and Tim Melia are set to start in goal. Kansas City led off with a nineteenth minute goal by Krisztian Nemeth, via Kevin Ellis and Graham Zusi. Dallas' Zach Loyd had two straight yellow cards, for thirty-third minute and forty-third minute fouls that saw him ejected before halftime and put his team at ten men. Sporting added on with a Benny Feilhaber goal in the fifty-first minute, passed from Nemeth and Jalil Anibaba. Kansas City extended the lead as Ellis scored in the fifty-seventh minute, with the help of Zusi. Sporting padded the lead on a Zusi goal in the sixty-fourth minute, helped along by Connor Hallisey. Nemeth was the man of the match in Kansas City's 4-0 win for his goal and assist in a full 90 minutes.
On Saturday, the first of seven games saw Toronto FC welcome the San Jose Earthquakes. David Bingham and Chris Konopka are the goalies. Toronto opened with a twenty-second minute goal by Justin Morrow, assisted by Sebastian Giovinco and Jonathan Osorio. San Jose tied it on a twenty-fourth minute goal by Chris Wondolowski, a penalty kick goal. Toronto retook the lead on a thirty-third minute goal from Warren Creavalle, passed from Luke Moore. The Earthquakes saw a yellow card go to Sanna Nyassi for a fifty-fifth minute foul. Toronto added on with a Moore goal in the seventy-first minute, via Giovinco. This produced the 3-1 final, with the man of the match being Moore for his goal and assist.
Across Canada, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC bring in Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and David Ousted are in the six-yard boxes. Salt Lake took a yellow card for a John Stertzer foul in the twenty-seventh minute. Vancouver struck first in the thirty-sixth minute with a Gershon Koffie goal. Justen Glad of Real took a yellow card for his forty-first minute foul. The Whitecaps saw a yellow card for a Pa Modou Kah foul in the forty-fourth minute. Salt Lake tied it on a forty-fifth minute goal by Javier Morales. In the seventy-ninth minute, Vancouver took the lead on a Cristian Techera goal. Real had another yellow card for a Kenny Mansally foul in the eighty-ninth minute. Vancouver held on for a 2-1 win, and Techera was the man of the match for his winner.
Down in Yankee Stadium, New York City FC host the Houston Dynamo. Tyler Deric and Josh Saunders man the nets. Houston was first to score on a sixteenth minute Will Bruin goal, via David Horst. New York City saw a yellow card for a Chris Wingert foul in the thirty-second minute. Ricardo Clark of the Dynamo took a yellow card for his thirty-fifth minute foul. New York City tied it on a David Villa penalty kick goal in first half stoppage time. In the fifty-fourth minute, Luis Garrido of Houston took a yellow card his foul. New York City saw a yellow card for a seventy-ninth minute foul by Jason Hernandez. The Dynamo took another yellow card in second half stoppage time for time wasting by Raul Rodriguez. The final stood at 1-1, and the man of the match was Deric for six saves on seven shots to give the Dynamo a road point.
Over in DC, United welcome the Philadelphia Union. Brian Sylvestre and Bill Hamid guard the woodwork. Philadelphia started in the fifth minute on a Sebastien Le Toux goal, passed from Andrew Wenger. DC had a yellow card for a forty-fourth minute foul by Conor Doyle. United tied it in first half stoppage time on a Chris Pontius goal, via Taylor Kemp. In the fifty-ninth minute, DC's Bobby Boswell collected a yellow card for a foul. The Union saw a yellow card for a Vincent Nogueira foul in the sixty-third minute. United received a yellow card for a foul by Pontius in the sixty-fourth minute. DC took the lead on an eighty-fifth minute penalty kick goal by Chris Rolfe. The final stood at 2-1, and Rolfe was the man of the match for nabbing the winner.
South to Florida, as Orlando City SC brings in the Columbus Crew. Steve Clark and Tally Hall are the veteran goalies. Columbus began in the sixth minute on a Tony Tchani goal, passed from Hector Jimenez and Ethan Finlay. The Crew went down to ten men when Michael Parkhurst received a red card for handling on the goal line, and Orlando City tied the game on a Kaka penalty kick in the seventeenth minute. Columbus took the next two yellow cards, for Justin Meram in the thirty-second minute and Jimenez in the fortieth, both for fouls. In first half stoppage time, Carlos Rivas of Orlando City took a yellow card for a foul. The Crew retook the lead in the sixty-first minute as Kei Kamara scored, thanks to Waylon Francis. Orlando City tied it again in the eighty-ninth minute on a Pedro Ribeiro goal. Columbus had yellow cards in the ninetieth minute and first minute of stoppage time for time wasting by Mohammed Saeid and Chris Klute, as well as a foul by Francis. The final stood at 2-2, and the man of the match was Kamara for what served to give the Crew a point.
Northwest to Chicago, as the Fire host the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Jon Busch are the similarly named goalies. In the third minute, Nigel Reo-Coker of Montreal took a yellow card for a foul. Chicago got going with a Harrison Shipp goal in the thirteenth minute, made possible by Kennedy Igboananike. The Impact went to ten men after consecutive yellow cards went to Marco Donadel, for fouls in the twenty-third and thirty-seventh minutes. In the forty-fifth minute, the Fire added on with a Jeff Larentowicz penalty kick goal. Montreal took another yellow card in the seventieth minute for a foul by Calum Mallace. Chicago extended the lead as Igboananike scored in the seventy-second minute, with the help of Razvan Cocis. The final stood at 3-0, with the man of the match being Igboananike for his goal and assist.
Finally, closing out Saturday, the Colorado Rapids welcome the Portland Timbers. Adam Larsen Kwarasey and Clint Irwin are the gloved men. Portland dented the scoreboard in the thirty-eighth minute with a Gaston Fernandez goal, courtesy of Maximiliano Urruti. In the forty-second minute, the Timbers saw a yellow card for a Jack Jewsbury foul. Colorado had a yellow card given to Sam Cronin for his forty-fourth minute foul. The Rapids took another yellow card on a forty-sixth minute foul by James Riley. In the eighty-ninth minute, Colorado tied it on a goal by Cronin. Portland took a 2-1 lead with a stoppage time goal from Jewsbury, and that lead held up as the final. Jewsbury was the man of the match for the late winner.
On Sunday, the first of two games sees the Seattle Sounders FC bring in the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Stefan Frei are the keepers. New York opened in the thirty-sixth minute with a Lloyd Sam goal. In the fifty-first minute, Damien Perrinelle took a yellow card for a foul for the Red Bulls. New York had another yellow card in the sixtieth minute for Sam's persistent infringement. The Red Bulls' Felipe had a yellow card for dissent in the sixty-seventh minute. Seattle tied it on a Marco Pappa goal in the sixty-ninth minute, via Obafemi Martins. The Sounders' Osvaldo Alonso took a yellow card for his seventy-second minute foul. In stoppage time, Seattle took a 2-1 lead with a Chad Barrett goal, set up by Clint Dempsey and Tyrone Mears. This was the final, and Barrett was the man of the match for his winner.
Finally, the New England Revolution host the Los Angeles Galaxy. Jaime Penedo and Bobby Shuttleworth tend the nets. New England started with a fifth minute goal by Teal Bunbury, assisted by Scott Caldwell and Juan Agudelo. Los Angeles tied it on an eighteenth minute goal by Ignacio Maganto, via Baggio Husidic. The Revolution took a yellow card for a foul by Kevin Alston in the twenty-fourth minute. The Galaxy pulled ahead as Gyasi Zardes scored, thanks to Jose Villarreal and Maganto. In the thirty-seventh minute, New England tied it on a Diego Fagundez goal. The Revolution saw a yellow card assessed to Andy Dorman in the sixty-first minute for a foul. This was a final, with the man of the match being Maganto for a goal and assist.
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