It was All Star Week during the middle of the week, but all teams are back in action on the weekend, with eight games on Saturday and two on Sunday. We begin with a matinee at...
Yankee Stadium, as New York City FC host the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Josh Saunders are the goalies. Montreal's Dominic Oduro scored in the fifth minute to open the game, assisted by Laurent Ciman. In the twenty-second minute, New York City's Javier Calle took a yellow card for a foul. The Impact added on in the thirty-second minute with an Ignacio Piatti goal, coming off of Andres Romero. New York City's Jefferson Mena had a yellow card for a forty-third minute foul. Montreal saw a yellow card given to Marco Donadel in first half stoppage time for a foul. New York City's Jason Hernandez took a yellow card for a foul in the fifty-third minute. New York City got on the board with a sixty-eighth minute penalty kick goal by David Villa. The Impact's Romero took a yellow card for dissent in the seventy-fifth minute. Montreal answered as Piatti scored on a penalty kick in the eighty-fourth minute. In the eighty-fifth minute, New York City pulled right back on a Thomas McNamara goal, passed from Angelino and Villa. This made it 3-2, which was the final, with Piatti as the man of the match for his brace.
Over in Philadelphia, the Union welcome the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and John McCarthy are set to start in goal. New York saw yellow cards go to Damien Perrinelle in the fifty-first minute and Anthony Wallace in the fifty-sixth minute for fouls. Philadelphia saw a yellow card for a Sebastien Le Toux handball in the sixty-second minute. The Red Bulls started with a Sacha Kljestan penalty kick goal in the sixty-sixth minute. In the seventy-third minute, the Union tied it on a Le Toux goal, via Fernando Aristeguieta and Cristian Maidana. New York retook the lead on a seventy-fourth minute goal from Bradley Wright-Phillips, passed from Shaun Wright-Phillips. In the eighty-ninth minute, Aristeguieta took a yellow card for his foul. The Red Bulls made it 3-1 with a stoppage time goal by Anatole Bertrand Abang, made possible by Kljestan and Dax McCarty. The man of the match was Kljestan for a goal and assist.
Continuing along, DC United brings in Real Salt Lake. Jeff Attinella and Andrew Dykstra are the unprepared goalies for what's about to be written. Salt Lake struck first with a Joao Plata goal in the second minute, assisted by Sebastian Jaime. In the twenty-first minute, Real added on with a Kyle Beckerman goal, via Plata. Salt Lake's Justen Glad had a yellow card for a foul in the twenty-eighth minute. DC got on the board on a forty-second minute goal by Chris Rolfe. In the fifty-third minute, Devon Sandoval committed a yellow card-worthy foul for Real, leading to Rolfe's second of the night a minute later on a penalty kick for United, tying the game. Taylor Kemp put DC ahead in the fifty-ninth minute with his goal. Salt Lake retied it on an Aaron Maund goal in the sixty-second minute, with an assist from Javier Morales. United shot back in the sixty-third minute with a Fabian Espindola goal to take the lead back. Real retied it again on a sixty-eighth minute Abdoulie Mansally goal, guided in by Morales. Salt Lake's Beckerman took a yellow card for dissent in the seventieth minute. DC took the lead again on a Perry Kitchen goal in the seventy-ninth minute, fueled by Kemp. In the eighty-fifth minute, United extended the lead with a Nick DeLeon goal. In stoppage time, Kemp got a yellow card for time wasting for DC. The final score stood at a ridiculous 6-4, with the man of the match being Rolfe for his brace that set the tone for United in their crazy win.
Down in Florida, Orlando City SC hosts Columbus Crew SC. Steve Clark and Tally Hall are the veteran goalies. Columbus began in the fifth minute, on a Federico Higuain goal, made possible by Justin Meram. Orlando City tied it on a Cyle Larin goal in the eighteenth minute, fueled by Corey Ashe and Servando Carrasco. Orlando City took the lead with a thirty-eighth minute goal by Darwin Ceren. Orlando City added on with another Larin goal in the fifty-third minute, helped along by Ashe. In the sixty-third minute, Orlando City's Seb Hines received a yellow card for a foul. The Crew took a yellow card for a seventy-fourth minute foul by Waylon Francis. Orlando City extended the lead in the seventy-seventh minute with an Aurelien Collin goal, courtesy of Luke Boden. Orlando City padded the lead as Cristian Higuita scored, thanks to Kaka. In stoppage time, Columbus got one back as Collin put a ball into his own net. This produced the 5-2 final score, with the man of the match being Larin for his brace as he continues an unprecedented pace for a rookie.
Back north, the New England Revolution welcome Toronto FC. Joe Bendik and Bobby Shuttleworth get the starting nods in goal. New England had a yellow card for a Jose Goncalves foul in the thirtieth minute. Toronto's Robbie Findley took a yellow card for his thirty-fourth minute foul. The Revolution led off with a Charlie Davies goal in the thirty-fifth minute, set up by Kelyn Rowe and Chris Tierney. Toronto went down to ten men as Jozy Altidore was sent off in the thirty-ninth minute for violent conduct. New England added on with a forty-fourth minute goal by Lee Nguyen, a penalty kick goal. Toronto had three yellow cards in the second half, for fouls by Ahmed Kantari in the forty-eighth minute and Bendik in the sixtieth minute, and for dissent from Damien Perquis in the sixty-first minute. The Revolution extended their lead on a Davies goal in the sixty-second minute. Toronto got on the board with a Jonathan Osorio goal in the seventy-fifth minute, passed from Marco Delgado. The final remained from here at 3-1, with the man of the match being Davies for his brace.
Out west, Sporting Kansas City brings in the Houston Dynamo. Tyler Deric and Tim Melia are the inexperienced goalies. Kansas City was first to score in the sixth minute with a Dominic Dwyer goal, made possible by Benny Feilhaber. Sporting's Matt Besler took a yellow card for a foul in the twentieth minute. In the forty-fifth minute, Kansas City's Dwyer and Houston's goalie Deric both received yellow cards for fouls. Sporting had two yellow cards in the second half, for Kevin Ellis wasting time in the sixty-fifth minute and a seventy-sixth minute Chance Myers foul. The Dynamo tied it on a seventy-eighth minute goal from Ricardo Clark, assisted by Brad Davis. In the eightieth minute, Houston saw a yellow card go to Erick Torres for a foul. The Dynamo ended the game with ten men due to a red card for a foul by Nathan Sturgis in the eighty-sixth minute. The game ended in a 1-1 tie, with the man of the match being Clark for his equalizer.
Further west, the Colorado Rapids host the Los Angeles Galaxy. Donovan Ricketts and Clint Irwin man the nets. Colorado dented the scoreboard in the twelfth minute on a Marcelo Sarvas. The Rapids saw yellow cards for Bobby Burling's forty-second minute foul and an argument a minute later from Sam Cronin. Los Angeles tied it in the fifty-sixth minute on a Sebastian Lletget goal, via Juninho. The Galaxy took the lead with a sixty-ninth minute goal by Alan Gordon. Los Angeles saw yellow cards administered to Edson Buddle in the eightieth minute, Rafael Garcia in the eighty-eighth minute, and Robbie Keane in stoppage time, all for fouls. Two minutes after his yellow card, Keane added on for the Galaxy, with the help of Steven Gerrard. The man of the match was Gordon for his game-winner in the 3-1 game.
Ending Saturday's crazy slate, the Seattle Sounders FC welcome the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Ousted and Stefan Frei are the gloved men. Vancouver got going in the sixth minute with a Pa Modou Kah goal. The Whitecaps added on with a forty-ninth minute goal from Kah, courtesy of Cristian Techera and Kekuta Manneh. Seattle saw a yellow card given to Clint Dempsey for a fifty-third minute foul. Vancouver took a yellow card for a Kendall Waston foul in the sixty-seventh minute. The Sounders' Osvaldo Alonso received a yellow card for his foul in the seventy-fourth minute. The Whitecaps extended the lead as Pedro Morales scored in the seventy-fifth minute. The final was 3-0, with the man of the match being Kah for his brace.
The first Sunday game is the San Jose Earthquakes bringing in the Portland Timbers. Adam Larsen Kwarasey and David Bingham are in the six-yard boxes. San Jose had a fourteenth minute yellow card for a Shaun Francis foul. In the eighty-eighth minute, Jordan Stewart of the Earthquakes received a yellow card for a foul. The game ended in a 0-0 draw, with the man of the match being Bingham for his five-save clean sheet.
Rounding out the week, the Chicago Fire host FC Dallas. Dan Kennedy and Sean Johnson are the keepers. Chicago led off in the fourth minute with a David Accam goal, passed from Jason Johnson. Dallas had a yellow card for a Mauro Diaz argument in the thirty-fifth minute. Dallas' Tesho Akindele took a yellow card for his forty-eighth minute foul. In the seventy-sixth minute, Kellyn Acosta of Dallas took a yellow card for his foul. The Fire went down to ten men in the seventy-ninth minute as Matt Watson received a straight red card for his foul. Chicago added on in the eighty-fifth minute with a penalty kick goal by Shaun Maloney. The final stood from here at 2-0, with the man of the match being Accam.
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