Sunday, August 16, 2015

Major League Soccer Week 24

It's another week of nine games, beginning on Thursday in...

New York, as NYCFC hosts DC United. Bill Hamid and Josh Saunders are in goal. New York City had a yellow card for Shay Facey's thirty-first minute foul. DC started in the thirty-sixth minute on an Alvaro Saborio goal, passed from Chris Rolfe. New York City tied it on a fifty-first minute goal by Thomas McNamara, guided in by Kwadwo Poku and David Villa. In the seventy-fifth minute, McNamara received a yellow card for his foul. New York City took the lead with a Villa goal in the eightieth minute, assisted by Andrea Pirlo. Villa received a yellow card for his excessive celebration. New York City added on with a Poku goal, via McNamara in the eighty-eighth minute. This produced the 3-1 final, with the man of the match being Villa for his game-winner and assist.

On Friday, the San Jose Earthquakes welcome the Colorado Rapids. Clint Irwin and David Bingham are the goalies. San Jose's Victor Bernardez took a yellow card for a forty-ninth minute foul. The Earthquakes began with a Clarence Goodson goal in the fifty-third minute, assisted by Quincy Amarikwa. Colorado had yellow cards assessed to Bobby Burling in the sixty-fifth minute for a foul, Sam Cronin in the seventy-fourth minute for persistent infringement, and Maynor Figueroa in the eighty-fourth minute for a foul. San Jose had a yellow card handed to Marc Pelosi in the eighty-eighth minute for his foul. The final stood at 1-0, and Goodson was the man of the match.

The first of five Saturday games comes from New York, as the Red Bulls bring in Toronto FC. Joe Bendik and Luis Robles are set to start in goal. Toronto's Michael Bradley had a yellow card for a twenty-third minute foul. New York led off with a twenty-seventh minute Bradley Wright-Phillips goal, passed from Mike Grella. The Red Bulls saw a yellow card for a Dax McCarty foul in the thirtieth minute. Toronto had a yellow card assessed to Jozy Altidore for his thirty-seventh minute foul. New York's Lloyd Sam took a yellow card for his sixtieth minute foul. The Red Bulls added on in the sixty-fifth minute with an Anthony Wallace goal, via Sacha Kljestan. New York's Connor Lade had a yellow card for his foul in the seventy-eighth minute. The Red Bulls made it 3-0, the final, on a stoppage time goal by Gonzalo Veron. The man of the match was Wright-Phillips for his game-winner.

Over in New England, the Revolution host the Houston Dynamo in a weather-plagued game. Tyler Deric and Bobby Shuttleworth are between the posts when lightning isn't striking. Houston's Luis Garrido took a yellow card for his fifty-ninth minute foul. New England got going in the sixty-ninth minute, about four and a half hours after kickoff, with a Jose Goncalves goal. The Dynamo's David Horst took a yellow card for a foul in the eighty-fifth minute. The Revolution added on as Juan Agudelo scored in the eighty-eighth minute, via Lee Nguyen. This produced the 2-0 final, with the man of the match being Goncalves for his winner.

Down in Texas, FC Dallas welcomes the Los Angeles Galaxy. Donovan Ricketts and Dan Kennedy are the veteran keepers. Dallas opened in the thirty-third minute with a Michael Barrios goal. In the thirty-eighth minute, Dallas had a yellow card given to Kellyn Acosta for his foul. Los Angeles tied it in the fifty-first minute with a Robbie Keane goal, assisted by Robbie Rogers. In the fifty-sixth minute, the Galaxy took the lead on a Keane goal, made possible by Giovani dos Santos. In the fifty-seventh minute, A.J. DeLaGarza took a yellow card for a foul for Los Angeles. Dallas had a yellow card go to Blas Perez in the sixty-first minute for his dissent. The Galaxy had the last two yellow cards, for time wasting by Ricketts in the seventy-seventh minute and an argument from Gyasi Zardes in stoppage time. Los Angeles took the game 2-1, with the man of the match being Keane for his brace.

Backtracking to Sporting Kansas City bringing in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Ousted and Tim Melia protect the nets. Vancouver struck first in the ninth minute on a Kekuta Manneh goal. The Whitecaps added on as Manneh scored again in the forty-first minute, with the help of Steven Beitashour. Kansas City got one back with a Kevin Ellis goal in the fifty-third minute, courtesy of Soni Mustivar. Sporting saw a yellow card for an Amadou Dia foul in the sixty-first minute. Vancouver's Matias Laba took a yellow card for his sixty-fourth minute foul. The Whitecaps responded with a seventy-fifth minute Pedro Morales goal. Kansas City shot back on a Dominic Dwyer goal in the eighty-first minute, fueled by Krisztian Nemeth. Sporting tied it on a Paulo Nagamura goal in the eighty-seventh minute, helped along by Chance Myers and Benny Feilhaber. Kansas City took the lead four minutes into stoppage time with another Nagamura goal, dished from Mustivar. Sporting's Nagamura took a yellow card delay of game a minute later, but Sporting still won 4-3 and Nagamura's tying and winning goals earned him man of the match honors.

The final Saturday game has Real Salt Lake hosting the Portland Timbers. Adam Larsen Kwarasey and Nick Rimando are the gloved men. Salt Lake's Demar Phillips took a yellow card for a twelfth minute foul. Portland had a yellow card given to Liam Ridgewell for his eightieth minute foul. The Timbers won 1-0 with a last gasp goal by Nat Borchers, passed from Diego Valeri in stoppage time, earning Borchers man of the match honors.

The first Sunday game has the Seattle Sounders FC welcome Orlando City SC. Tally Hall and Stefan Frei are the reliable keepers. Seattle began with a seventeenth minute Obafemi Martins goal, via Lmar Neagle. Orlando City went down to ten men after Tyler Turner ended up with two yellow cards, for fouls in the twenty-third and fortieth minutes. The Sounders added on with a fifty-first minute goal by Nelson Valdez, guided in by Erik Friberg. Orlando City took a yellow card for a Darwin Ceren foul in the sixty-first minute. Seattle extended the lead as Martins scored again in the sixty-second minute, thanks to Thomas. Bryan Rochez of Orlando City had a yellow card for his foul in the seventy-seventh minute. The Sounders iced it at 4-0 with a stoppage time goal by Thomas, set up by Roman Torres. Martins is the man of the match for his brace.

Finally, the Philadelphia Union bring in the Chicago Fire. Sean Johnson and John McCarthy are between the posts. Chicago led off with a ninth minute goal by Kennedy Igboananike goal, coming off of Patrick Nyarko and Jason Johnson. Philadelphia tied it in the twenty-first minute as Fernando Aristeguieta scored, thanks to Cristian Maidana. The Union took the lead in the thirty-first minute on a Fabinho goal, via Maidana. In the thirty-fourth minute, Warren Creavalle of Philadelphia had a yellow card for a foul. The Fire retied it in the fifty-fourth minute on a Nyarko goal, made possible by Igboananike. In the fifty-fifth minute, the Union had a yellow card assessed to Tranquillo Barnetta for a foul. Nyarko of Chicago had a yellow card for his foul in the seventieth minute. Philadelphia took the lead on a Sebastien Le Toux goal in the ninetieth minute. In stoppage time, Le Toux got a yellow card for delay of game. He didn't delay enough, as Igboananike scored to tie it again for the Fire in the next minute, with helpers from Mike Magee and Harry Shipp. The man of the match was Igboananike, who had a brace and assist in salvaging a point for Chicago.

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