Sunday, September 6, 2015

Major League Soccer Week 27

Only a half-schedule this week, as five games are to be played, beginning with four on Saturday. The first is...

The New England Revolution hosting Orlando City SC. Tally Hall and Bobby Shuttleworth guard the nets. New England had a yellow card go to Diego Fagundez in the sixth minute for a foul. In the thirty-sixth minute, Cristian Higuita of Orlando City took a yellow card for his foul. The Revolution started with a Fagundez goal in the forty-third minute, assisted by Lee Nguyen and Charlie Davies. New England added on in the eighty-fourth minute with a Juan Agudelo goal, passed from Teal Bunbury and Nguyen. The Revolution iced it at 3-0 on a stoppage time Chris Tierney goal, set up by Nguyen and Fagundez. The man of the match was Nguyen, who had a hand in setting up all three goals.

Up in Montreal, the Impact welcome the Chicago Fire. Sean Johnson and Evan Bush man the nets. In the twenty-fourth minute, Montreal saw a yellow card go to Maxim Tissot for a foul. The Impact began in the twenty-seventh minute with a Didier Drogba goal, coming off of Nigel Reo-Coker. Chicago tied it with a Jeff Larentowicz penalty kick goal in the thirty-sixth minute. In the forty-second minute, Montreal regained the lead on a Wandrille Lefevre goal, passed from Marco Donadel. The Fire retied it on a forty-fourth minute goal from Gilberto, guided in by Kennedy Igboananike. In the fifty-fourth minute, Gilberto of Chicago received a yellow card for a foul. The Fire took the lead with an Igboananike goal in the fifty-ninth minute, set up by Harry Shipp. In the sixty-first minute, the Impact tied it on a Drogba goal, courtesy of Ignacio Piatti. Montreal gained the lead as Drogba finished his hat trick with a sixty-fifth minute goal. The Impact's Bush took a yellow card for time wasting in the eighty-sixth minute. The final held at 4-3, with Drogba's hat trick making him the man of the match.

Out west, the Seattle Sounders FC host Toronto FC. Chris Konopka and Stefan Frei are set to start in goal. Seattle led off in the sixth minute on an Obafemi Martins goal, assisted by Clint Dempsey. The Sounders' Zach Scott took a yellow card for his nineteenth minute foul. In the thirtieth minute, Seattle's Osvaldo Alonso had a yellow card for a dive. Toronto got on the board with a fifty-ninth minute goal from Eriq Zavaleta, via Ashtone Morgan. In the sixty-eighth minute, Marco Delgado of Toronto received a yellow card for his foul. The Sounders regained the lead as Dempsey scored in the seventy-seventh minute. This held for a 2-1 final, and Dempsey was named man of the match.

Ending Saturday, the San Jose Earthquakes bring in the Philadelphia Union. John McCarthy and David Bingham are the gloved men. San Jose took a yellow card for a fifty-second minute foul by Clarence Goodson. In the sixty-third minute, Philadelphia's Fabinho took a yellow card for a handball, which directly led to Chris Wondolowski burying the penalty kick for the Earthquakes to take the first lead of the game a minute later. The Union tied it on a seventy-fourth minute Conor Casey goal, via Raymon Gaddis. Philadelphia saw a yellow card assessed to Casey for a foul in the seventy-ninth minute. The Union took the lead as Casey scored again in the eighty-sixth minute, thanks to Tranquillo Barnetta. This made it a 2-1 game, and Casey earned the man of the match honors with his brace.

On Sunday, the Columbus Crew SC host FC Dallas. Jesse Gonzalez and Steve Clark are in goal. Dallas was first to score with a twenty-seventh minute goal by Atiba Harris, via David Texeira and Kellyn Acosta. The Dallas goalie Gonzalez received a yellow card for time wasting in the sixty-third minute. Dallas added on with a sixty-ninth minute Michael Barrios goal, courtesy of Harris. Dallas extended the lead in the seventy-first minute on a Texeira goal. The final stood at 3-0, with the man of the match being Harris.

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