Sunday, August 23, 2015

Major League Soccer Week 25

Another nine-game week this time around, beginning on Friday with...

The Portland Timbers hosting the Houston Dynamo. Tyler Deric and Adam Larsen Kwarasey are in goal. Houston's Oscar Garcia had a yellow card for a thirty-second minute foul. The Dynamo began with a fortieth minute Garcia goal, passed from Will Bruin. Houston added on in the forty-fifth minute as Bruin scored, thanks to Brad Davis. The Dynamo saw a yellow card for a Luis Garrido foul in the seventy-third minute. Portland got on the board with a seventy-sixth minute goal by Darlington Nagbe, via Lucas Melano. The Timbers tied it in the eighty-sixth minute when Melano scored, with the help of Diego Valeri. Portland went down to ten men in stoppage time as Diego Chara received a straight red card for his foul. The score held at 2-2, with Melano as the man of the match for hauling the Timbers to a draw.

The first of seven games on Saturday features Toronto FC welcoming Orlando City SC. Tally Hall and Chris Konopka are the goalies. Toronto saw a yellow card for a twenty-third minute foul by Sebastian Giovinco. Orlando City had a yellow card for a thirtieth minute foul by Servando Carrasco. In the thirty-sixth minute, Orlando City went down to ten men when Rafael Ramos picked up a straight red card for his foul. Orlando City took another yellow card for a Kaka foul in the thirty-ninth minute. Toronto's Ahmed Kantari had a yellow card for a forty-second minute foul. Toronto got going in the forty-sixth minute with a Marco Delgado goal, assisted by Michael Bradley. Orlando City's Adrian Winter took a yellow card for a fifty-sixth minute foul. Toronto added on in the fifty-seventh minute with a Giovinco goal. Toronto extended the lead with a Justin Morrow goal in the seventy-first minute, assisted by Bradley and Giovinco. In the eighty-second minute, Orlando City went down to nine men when Winter committed his second yellow card-worthy foul in the penalty area, earning himself an ejection. Jozy Altidore converted the penalty kick in the next minute to pad the Toronto lead. Orlando City saw a yellow card for an eighty-fourth minute foul by Cristian Higuita. Toronto kept the attack going with an Altidore goal set up by Robbie Findley and Bradley in the eighty-fifth minute. This made it a 5-0 final score, with Bradley's three assists earning him man of the match honors.

Next up, DC United brings in the San Jose Earthquakes. Andrew Dykstra and David Bingham are the gloved men. San Jose opened with a fourth minute goal by Chris Wondolowski. The Earthquakes added on as Shea Salinas scored in the fifty-second minute, with the help of Quincy Amarikwa. San Jose's Anibal Godoy took a yellow card in the ninetieth minute for time wasting. The final remained at 2-0, with the man of the match being Bingham for a four-save clean sheet.

West to Columbus, as the Crew SC host Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Steve Clark are between the posts. Kansas City began in the fourteenth minute on a Marcel de Jong goal, via Saad Abdul-Salaam and Dominic Dwyer. Sporting's Dwyer took a yellow card for a thirty-third minute foul. Columbus tied it on an Ethan Finlay goal in the thirty-fifth minute, coming off of Kei Kamara. In the thirty-ninth minute, Jimmy Medranda of Kansas City had a yellow card for his foul. Sporting retook the lead in the sixty-second minute with a Graham Zusi goal, passed from Matt Besler. Mikey Lopez of Kansas City took a yellow card for his foul in the seventy-ninth minute. The Crew tied it on an eightieth minute goal by Tony Tchani, courtesy of Tyson Wahl and Federico Higuain. Columbus took the lead in the eighty-eighth minute on a goal by Jack McInerney. The Crew's McInerney took a yellow card for time wasting in stoppage time, but they still won 3-2. The man of the match was McInerney for his winner.

Up in Montreal, the Impact welcome the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake is mismatched with Evan Bush in goal. Montreal had a yellow card given to Marco Donadel in the twenty-fifth minute for a foul. Philadelphia's Fabinho took a yellow card for his seventy-third minute foul. The Union dented the scoreboard in the seventy-eighth minute on a Sebastien Le Toux goal, made possible by Eric Ayuk Mbu and C.J. Sapong. In stoppage time, the Impact's Dominic Oduro took a yellow card for dissent. The final remained at 1-0, with Blake named man of the match for a clean sheet with four saves.

Back stateside, the Chicago Fire bring in the Colorado Rapids. Clint Irwin and Sean Johnson are the veteran keepers. Colorado got a dream start on a Dillon Serna goal in the first minute, courtesy of Gabriel Torres and Kevin Doyle. In the tenth minute, Irwin of the Rapids took a yellow card for a handball outside the box. Chicago had a yellow card for a Jeff Larentowicz foul in the thirty-fifth minute. The Fire saw a yellow card go to Patrick Nyarko for a fifty-first minute foul. In the eighty-second minute, Colorado had a yellow card for a foul by Drew Moor. The Rapids' Torres took a yellow card for time wasting in the eighty-ninth minute. The final held at 1-0, with the man of the match being Irwin for his four-save clean sheet.

Northwest to Vancouver, as the Whitecaps FC host FC Dallas. Jose Gonzalez and David Ousted protect the nets. Vancouver had a yellow card go to Cristian Techera in the twenty-fourth minute, for a foul. The Whitecaps led off in the thirty-second minute as Techera redeemed himself with a goal, via Kekuta Manneh. Dallas had a yellow card go to Atiba Harris in the thirty-fifth minute for his foul. Vancouver took a yellow card when Christian Dean received a yellow card for his eighty-fifth minute foul. The final stood at 1-0, and Techera was the man of the match for his critical goal.

Rounding out Saturday, Real Salt Lake welcomes the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Nick Rimando tend the nets. Salt Lake struck first in the twelfth minute on a Javier Morales penalty kick goal. Real added on with a Sebastian Jaime goal in the nineteenth minute. In the twenty-fifth minute, Erik Friberg of Seattle received a yellow card for dissent. In the thirty-ninth minute, the Sounders' Andy Rose took a yellow card for a foul. Seattle saw a yellow card given to Oniel Fisher in the fiftieth minute for his foul. Salt Lake's Olmes Garcia took a yellow card for his eighty-third minute foul. Real took a yellow card for time wasting by Tony Beltran in stoppage time. The final remained at 2-0, with the man of the match being Morales for his game-winner.

The week finishes with the Los Angeles Galaxy bringing in New York City FC. Josh Saunders and Donovan Ricketts will play in goal. Los Angeles got going with a thirty-sixth minute goal by Gyasi Zardes, made possible by Robbie Keane and Juninho. In the fifty-fourth minute, the Galaxy added on with a Keane goal, passed from Giovani dos Santos. Los Angeles extended the lead on a dos Santos goal in the sixty-seventh minute, via Keane. The Galaxy padded the lead with a Sebastian Lletget goal in the seventieth minute, assisted by Steven Gerrard and Zardes. In the eightieth minute, David Villa got New York City on the board with a penalty kick goal. Los Angeles shot right back with a Keane goal in the eighty-first minute, set up by Robbie Rogers and Lletget. New York City's Ned Grabavoy took a yellow card in the eighty-third minute for a foul. The final stood at 5-1, with Keane's two-pair of a brace and two assists earning him man of the match honors. 

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