Nine games on in MLS play around the Gold Cup this week. We begin with one on Friday, with...
The San Jose Earthquakes hosting the Houston Dynamo. Tyler Deric and David Bingham man the nets. Houston opened with Ricardo Clark's tenth minute goal, via Alexander Lopez. The Dynamo goalie, Deric, received a yellow card in the thirty-first minute for a foul. Houston had a yellow card go to DaMarcus Beasley in the thirty-seventh minute for his foul. In first half stoppage time, the Dynamo took two more yellow cards, for fouls by Raul Rodriguez and Nathan Sturgis. Houston added on with a Will Bruin goal in the eighty-first minute, passed from Leonel Miranda. This made it 2-0, the final, with the man of the match being Deric for a three-save clean sheet.
Saturday's first game sees the New York Red Bulls welcome the New England Revolution. Bobby Shuttleworth and Luis Robles are in goal. New York started in the fourth minute with a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal, via Lloyd Sam. The Red Bulls added on in the ninth minute with a Sam goal, passed from Mike Grella and Wright-Phillips. New York extended the lead as Wright-Phillips scored again in the twelfth minute, with the help of Dax McCarty and Sacha Kljestan. New England took a yellow card for dissent by Jose Goncalves in the thirty-fifth minute. The Revolution got on the board with a thirty-seventh minute goal by Andy Dorman, assisted by Lee Nguyen and Teal Bunbury. In the fifty-fourth minute, the Red Bulls' Felipe took a yellow card for dangerous play. New York padded their lead in the fifty-sixth minute with an Anthony Wallace goal, set up by McCarty. London Woodberry of New England had a yellow card for his persistent infringement in the fifty-eighth minute. The Red Bulls saw yellow cards go to McCarty in the sixty-second minute for dissent, Robles in the sixty-fifth minute for time wasting, and Connor Lade in the seventy-sixth minute for a foul. In the eighty-eighth minute, Goncalves took his second yellow card of the game for the Revolution for a foul, putting his team at ten men with the ejection. The final remained at 4-1, with the man of the match being Wright-Phillips with a brace and an assist.
Over in Philadelphia, the Union bring in the Portland Timbers. Andrew Weber and Brian Sylvestre are in the six-yard boxes. Philadelphia saw a yellow card for a thirty-fifth minute foul by Maurice Edu. The Union took another yellow card in the sixty-fourth minute for a Sebastien Le Toux foul. Philadelphia dented the scoreboard in the sixty-ninth minute with an Andrew Wenger goal, set up by Cristian Maidana. The Union added on with a Vincent Nogueira goal in the seventy-first minute, courtesy of Maidana. Philadelphia extended the lead with another Nogueira goal in the eighty-second minute, via Maidana, who got a sock trick for his third assist. In the eighty-sixth minute, Diego Valeri of Portland received a yellow card for a foul. The final stood at 3-0, with Maidana the man of the match for setting up all of the goals.
Down in Florida, Orlando City SC hosts FC Dallas. Dan Kennedy and Tally Hall are the gloved men. Dallas began in first half stoppage time with a Mauro Diaz penalty kick goal. In the sixty-fourth minute, David Texeira added on for Dallas with his goal, passed from Victor Ulloa and Fabian Castillo. In the seventy-seventh minute, Dallas' Ryan Hollingshead and Orlando City's Luke Boden received yellow cards for fouls. Dallas took another yellow card for a Kennedy foul. Orlando City went down to ten men in second half stoppage time as Boden took a second yellow card for another foul, earning his ejection. The final remained 2-0, with the man of the match being Diaz for the timely PK.
North to Canada, where the Montreal Impact welcome the Columbus Crew SC. Steve Clark and Evan Bush are the experienced goalies. Montreal was first to score in the fifth minute on a Dominic Oduro goal, assisted by Ignacio Piatti. The Impact added on with a Marco Donadel goal in the eighth minute, via Calum Mallace. In the twenty-fourth minute, Montreal's Dilly Duka took a yellow card for a foul. Columbus saw a yellow card for a twenty-fifth minute foul by Mohamed Saeid. In the fifty-fifth minute, Justin Meram of the Crew took a yellow card for his foul. The Impact took another yellow card in the sixty-sixth minute for an Ambroise Oyongo foul. Montreal extended the lead in the eightieth minute with a goal by Oduro. Columbus. The Impact saw Bakary Soumare receive a yellow card for dissent in the eighty-sixth minute. The final stood at 3-0 for Montreal, with Oduro's brace earning him man of the match honors.
Back stateside, the Chicago Fire bring in the Seattle Sounders FC. Troy Perkins and Sean Johnson guard the woodwork. Seattle took the first yellow card in the eightieth minute for an Andy Craven foul. Chicago had a pair of yellow cards for Razvan Cocis' persistent infringement in the eighty-second minute and Adailton's foul in the eighty-fourth minute. The Fire got a late 1-0 winner in stoppage time on a Jason Johnson goal, coming off of Michael Stephens. The man of the match was Sean Johnson for his two-save clean sheet, including a late save on Craven at point-blank range.
Ending Saturday, the Colorado Rapids host Real Salt Lake. Jeff Attinella and Clint Irwin are the keepers. Salt Lake got going with a Sebastian Jaime goal in the seventy-ninth minute. Colorado tied it on an eighty-first minute goal by Drew Moor, made possible by Charles Eloundou. The Rapids took a yellow card for an eighty-third minute foul by Bobby Burling. Real went down to ten men when Jaime received a straight red card for his foul in the eighty-fourth minute. Colorado took the lead a minute into stoppage time on a Jared Watts goal. The Rapids added on six minutes later with a Juan Ramirez goal, assisted by Eloundou. The final was 3-1, with the man of the match being Watts for his game-winner.
The first Sunday game sees New York City FC welcome Toronto FC. Chris Konopka and Josh Saunders are set to start in goal. New York City struck first with a seventeenth minute goal by David Villa. Toronto's Nick Hagglund took a yellow card for his twenty-sixth minute foul. New York City added on with an own goal by Damien Perquis. In the thirty-fourth minute, Toronto got on the board with a Sebastian Giovinco penalty kick goal. Toronto tied it in the fortieth minute as Giovinco scored again, thanks to Jackson and Collen Warner. Toronto gained the lead in the forty-third minute when Giovinco completed his hat trick on a goal assisted by Robbie Findley and Marco Delgado. New York City took a yellow card for a Andoni Iraola foul in the sixtieth minute. Toronto's Warner took a yellow card for his sixty-second minute foul. In the sixty-fifth minute, Villa scored on a penalty kick to tie the game for New York City on his second of the game. New York City had a yellow card given to Mehdi Ballouchy for his sixty-sixth minute foul. In the eighty-second minute, Toronto regained the lead on a Delgado goal, set up by Giovinco. New York City tied the game again in the eighty-fourth minute with a Patrick Mullins goal. In stoppage time, Justin Morrow of Toronto took a yellow card for a foul. The final was 4-4, with the man of the match being Giovinco.
Finally, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC bring in Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and David Ousted are given the starting nods in goal. Kansas City took a yellow card for a Benny Feilhaber foul in the twentieth minute. Sporting led off with a fifty-second minute goal by Kevin Ellis, assisted by Krisztian Nemeth. Kansas City took a yellow card for a Soni Mustivar foul in the fifty-eighth minute. Vancouver saw a yellow card go to Kendall Waston in the seventy-third minute for dissent. In the eighty-sixth minute, Sporting's Nemeth took a yellow card for time wasting, followed by a yellow card to Dominic Dwyer in the eighty-eighth minute for an argument. The final was 1-0, with the man of the match being Melia for a six-save clean sheet.
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