Nine games on for this weekend, beginning with Friday's game in...
New York, where the Red Bulls host the Chicago Fire. Sean Johnson and Luis Robles are the solid keepers. Chicago led off with a fourteenth minute penalty kick goal by Jeff Larentowicz. The Fire added on with a David Accam goal in the twenty-sixth minute. New York got on the board as Bradley Wright-Phillips scored in the twenty-eighth minute, thanks to Sacha Kljestan. The Red Bulls tied it on a Mike Grella goal in the thirty-eighth minute, via Lloyd Sam. Chicago had a yellow card go to Kennedy Igboananike in the fifty-first minute for a foul. The Fire had a yellow card for Matt Polster in the sixty-fifth minute for his foul. New York took the lead on a seventy-first minute penalty kick goal by Kljestan. Chicago's Daneil Cyrus received a yellow card for a seventy-fourth minute foul. The Red Bulls saw a yellow card for an eighty-first minute foul by Wright-Phillips. The Fire's Ty Harden received a yellow card in the eighty-fourth minute for a foul. The final stood at 3-2, with the man of the match being Kljestan for his winner and an assist.
On Saturday, the first of six games has the Philadelphia Union welcoming the Columbus Crew SC. Steve Clark and John McCarthy are in the six-yard boxes. Columbus began in the twenty-first minute with a Kei Kamara goal. In the twenty-sixth minute, Kamara added on with another goal for the Crew, set up by Harrison Afful. Philadelphia got on the board in the sixty-sixth minute with a C.J. Sapong goal, assisted by Sebastien Le Toux. In the eighty-sixth minute, Steven Vitoria of the Union received a yellow card for a handball. In stoppage time, Columbus' goalie Clark took a yellow card for time wasting. The final stood at 2-1 for Columbus, with Kamara's brace earning him man of the match honors.
Down in Texas, FC Dallas brings in New York City FC. Josh Saunders and Jesse Gonzalez are the mediocre goalies. Dallas had a yellow card for a thirtieth minute foul by Atiba Harris. Dallas started in the forty-fifth minute with a goal by Tesho Akindele, passed from Michel. In first half stoppage time, Dallas added on with a goal from Michel. In the sixty-second minute, Chris Wingert of New York City took a yellow card for his foul. Dallas had a yellow card go to Michel for a sixty-fourth minute foul. New York City got on the board with a Patrick Mullins penalty kick goal in the seventieth minute. This only made it 2-1, the final, with Michel being the man of the match.
Staying in the state, the Houston Dynamo host Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Tyler Deric are in the six-yard boxes. In the forty-fourth minute, Sheanon Williams of Houston took a yellow card for a foul. Salt Lake opened in first half stoppage time on a Javier Morales goal. Real added on in the fifty-first minute with a Devon Sandoval goal. Salt Lake's Jordan Allen took a yellow card for a fifty-third minute foul. The Dynamo got on the board with a Brad Davis penalty kick goal in the sixty-fifth minute. Real replied with a sixty-eighth minute goal by Juan Manuel Martinez, via Morales. In the seventy-seventh minute, Salt Lake's Aaron Maund took a yellow card for a foul. Nathan Sturgis of Houston had a yellow card for his foul in the eighty-ninth minute. This made it 3-1, the final, with the man of the match being Morales for his goal and assist.
Northwest to Colorado, as the Rapids welcome DC United. Bill Hamid and Clint Irwin are the veteran goalies. In the twenty-eighth minute, Colorado was first to score on a Bobby Burling goal. In the sixty-fifth minute, Vicente Sanchez of the Rapids had a yellow card for his foul. DC tied it in the eighty-seventh minute on a Steve Birnbaum goal, passed from Fabian Espindola. The score held at 1-1 for the final, with the man of the match being Birnbaum for his late equalizer.
Out in Los Angeles, the Galaxy bring in the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Donovan Ricketts guard the woodwork. Montreal had a yellow card go to Nigel Reo-Coker for his foul in the thirty-seventh minute. In the fifty-second minute, Andres Romero took a yellow card for his foul for the Impact. The score stayed 0-0, and the man of the match was Ricketts for a five-save clean sheet.
Ending Saturday, we head up to San Jose, where the Earthquakes host the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and David Bingham are the keepers. San Jose had a yellow card for a foul by Anibal Godoy in the twenty-ninth minute. In the thirty-seventh minute, Fatai Alashe of the Earthquakes had a yellow card for persistent infringement. In the fifty-fifth minute, Gonzalo Pineda of Seattle had a yellow card for not retreating. In the sixty-ninth minute, the Sounders saw a yellow card given to Oniel Fisher for a foul. San Jose dented the scoreboard in the seventieth minute on an Alashe goal, assisted by Matias Perez Garcia. Seattle tied it in the eighty-second minute with an Obafemi Martins goal. The final stayed at 1-1, with the man of the match being Martins for his equalizer.
On Sunday, the first game featured Toronto FC welcoming the New England Revolution. Bobby Shuttleworth and Chris Konopka are in goal. New England got an early gift when Toronto's Damien Perquis put the ball in his own net in the fourth minute for an own goal. The Revolution saw a yellow card for Jermaine Jones' foul in the twenty-seventh minute. New England extended the lead with a thirty-ninth minute goal from Diego Fagundez, via Lee Nguyen. Toronto saw Robbie Findley take a yellow card for his foul in the fifty-first minute. Toronto got on the board with a Findley goal in the fifty-fifth minute, assisted by Justin Morrow. The Revolution's Andrew Farrell received a yellow card for his foul in the fifty-ninth minute. In the sixty-third minute, Kelyn Rowe of New England had a yellow card for his foul. In the seventy-first minute, the Revolution extended their lead as Rowe made up for his transgression with a goal, set up by Nguyen. Toronto's Ahmed Kantari received a yellow card for a seventy-fourth minute foul. The final score held at 3-1, with Nguyen named man of the match for his two assists.
Finally, Orlando City SC brings in Sporting Kansas City. Jon Kempin is mismatched with Tally Hall in goal. Orlando City was first to score with a third minute goal by Adrian Winter, with an assist from Luke Boden. In the fifty-ninth minute, Kansas City tied it on a Krisztian Nemeth goal, passed from Benny Feilhaber. Orlando City regained the lead on a sixty-sixth minute goal by Bryan Rochez, via Brek Shea and David Mateos. Orlando City added on with another Winter goal, set up by Lewis Neal in the seventy-second minute. In the eighty-third minute, Sporting's Matt Besler received a yellow card for his foul, as did Shea for his dissent for Orlando City. Kansas City had a straight red card given to Dominic Dwyer for his violent conduct in the eighty-seventh minute. The score stood at 3-1, with the man of the match being Winter, who had a brace to lead Orlando City to victory.
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