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New York, as the Red Bulls host Orlando City SC. Tally Hall and Luis Robles get the starting nods in goal. New York saw a yellow card go to Matt Miazga for his fifteenth minute foul. Orlando City struck first in the twenty-fourth minute on a Cyle Larin goal, via Kaka. Orlando City's Cristian Higuita took a yellow card for a twenty-eighth minute foul. The Red Bulls tied it in the twenty-ninth minute on a Dax McCarty goal, set up by Miazga and Sacha Kljestan. Orlando City regained the lead in the forty-third minute on another Larin goal, made possible by Carlos Rivas and Kaka. In the forty-sixth minute, Damien Perrinelle gave Orlando City a gift when he redirected the ball past his own keeper. In the fifty-second minute, Kaka received a yellow card for a foul for Orlando City. In the fifty-sixth minute, Hall was booked on a yellow card for time wasting. New York pulled a little closer in the fifty-eighth minute with a Lloyd Sam goal, passed from Gonzalo Veron. Orlando City replied with Larin finishing his hat trick, with the help of Rivas and Brek Shea. The Red Bulls saw a yellow card assessed to Ronald Zubar for illegally entering the field in the sixty-fifth minute. In the seventy-seventh minute, New York's Miazga took a second yellow card for another foul, putting the Red Bulls at ten men. Orlando City iced the game at 5-2 in stoppage time with a Bryan Rochez goal, assisted by Kaka, who got a sock trick for three assists. The man of the match was hat trick hero Larin.
Saturday's first game comes from Canada, where Toronto FC welcomes the Chicago Fire. Jon Busch and Chris Konopka make the starts in goal. Chicago was first to score with a Gilberto goal in the first minute, via Patrick Nyarko. Toronto tied it on a twenty-ninth minute goal from Jonathan Osorio, passed from Sebastian Giovinco and Damien Perquis. The Fire took the lead back on another Gilberto goal in the fifty-second minute, assisted by Mike Magee and Nyarko. Toronto equalized with a Michael Bradley goal in the fifty-ninth minute, coming off of Giovinco. In the seventy-ninth minute, Toronto took the lead with a Jozy Altidore goal, set up by Giovinco. This held up for a 3-2 win, and the three-assist/sock trick performance by Giovinco earns him man of the match honors.
Staying in Canada, we head to Quebec as the Montreal Impact bring in DC United. Bill Hamid and Evan Bush are in the six-yard boxes. Montreal started with a fourth minute Didier Drogba goal. The Impact added on as Drogba scored again in the eleventh minute. DC had a yellow card go to Nick DeLeon in the forty-ninth minute for a foul, and another in the fiftieth minute for Steve Birnbaum's foul. In the fifty-third minute, Montreal took a yellow card for Drogba's foul. United's Conor Doyle received a yellow card for a foul in the sixty-second minute. The Impact saw a yellow card given to Nigel Reo-Coker for his foul in the sixty-sixth minute. The final stood at 2-0 for Montreal, and Drogba's brace made him the man of the match.
Stateside, the New England Revolution host the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Bobby Shuttleworth man the nets. New England got going on a thirty-sixth minute penalty kick goal by Lee Nguyen. Philadelphia tied it on a Fernando Aristeguieta goal in the sixty-fifth minute, via Warren Creavalle. This produced the 1-1 tie, with the man of the match being Blake for saving ten of eleven shots on goal in a busy night for the Union keeper.
To the west, the Columbus Crew SC welcome the Portland Timbers. Adam Larsen Kwarasey and Steve Clark protect the nets. Portland opened on a twenty-eighth minute goal by Fanendo Adi, courtesy of Darlington Nagbe. Columbus tied it on a Kei Kamara goal in the forty-third minute, via Federico Higuain. In first half stoppage time, Diego Chara of the Timbers took a yellow card for his foul. Portland took the lead back on another Adi goal in the fiftieth minute, set up by Rodney Wallace and Diego Valeri. In the eighty-eighth minute, Higuain of the Crew received a yellow card for a foul. The Timbers saw two yellow cards in second half stoppage time, for a foul by George Fochive, and for time wasting by Kwarasey. The final stood at 2-1 for Portland, with Adi's brace making him man of the match.
Down in Texas, the Houston Dynamo bring in the Colorado Rapids. Clint Irwin and Tyler Deric man the nets. Houston led off in the third minute on a Leonel Miranda goal, passed from Giles Barnes and Will Bruin. Colorado tied it on an eighth minute goal by Vicente Sanchez. In the twenty-fourth minute, the Dynamo retook the lead on a Barnes goal, assisted by Bruin. The Rapids tied it again with a forty-fourth minute goal by Sanchez, set up by Dillon Powers. Houston retook the lead on a forty-seventh minute goal from Brad Davis. In the sixty-sixth minute, Marcelo Sarvas of Colorado received a yellow card for dissent. The Dynamo saw a yellow card go to Raul Rodriguez for his foul in the seventy-eighth minute. The final stood at 3-2, with the man of the match being Barnes for his goal and assist.
Ending Saturday, we have the Vancouver Whitecaps FC hosting New York City FC. Josh Saunders and David Ousted are in goal. In the twelfth minute, New York City saw Shay Facey take a yellow card for a foul. New York City began in the twenty-ninth minute with a Frank Lampard goal, passed from Angelino and Andrea Pirlo. Vancouver had yellow cards for fouls by Pedro Morales in the eighty-second minute and Cristian Techera in the eighty-third minute. In the eighty-eighth minute, the Whitecaps tied it as Morales buried a penalty kick. New York City regained the lead deep in stoppage time on a penalty kick goal by David Villa. New York City claimed a 2-1 win, with the man of the match being Saunders for stopping five of the six shots to come on his goal.
The first of three Sunday games has Sporting Kansas City welcoming the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Jon Kempin are in goal. Seattle dented the scoreboard on a thirty-second minute Obafemi Martins goal, via Gonzalo Pineda. Kansas City had a yellow card for a thirty-fifth minute foul by Paulo Nagamura. The Sounders saw a yellow card go to Osvaldo Alonso for his forty-fourth minute foul. Sporting tied it in the seventy-ninth minute on a Dominic Dwyer goal, assisted by Amadou Dia and Jacob Peterson. Kansas City's Erik Palmer-Brown took a yellow card for his eighty-second minute foul. The final stood at 1-1, with the man of the match being Frei for making six saves on seven shots on goal to preserve the draw.
Out in California, the San Jose Earthquakes bring in Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and David Bingham occupy the six-yard boxes. San Jose saw a yellow card go to Anibal Godoy in the thirty-fourth minute for a foul. In the sixty-third minute, Salt Lake's Kyle Beckerman took a yellow card for encroachment. The Earthquakes had three straight yellow cards for persistent infringement by Marc Pelosi in the seventy-third minute, dissent by Chris Wondolowski in the seventy-fourth minute, and a foul by Matias Perez Garcia in the seventy-seventh minute. Real took a yellow card for a Tony Beltran foul in the eighty-fourth minute. San Jose got the scoring started on a Garcia goal, coming off of Quincy Amarikwa and Victor Bernardez, but he also got ejected for excessive celebration, his second yellow card of the game putting the Earthquakes down to ten men. Salt Lake had a yellow card given to Aaron Maund in the ninetieth minute for his foul. San Jose held on for a 1-0 win, with Garcia named man of the match despite the ejection for his winner.
Finally, the Los Angeles Galaxy host FC Dallas. Jesse Gonzales and Donovan Ricketts man the nets. Los Angeles drew first blood in the eleventh minute on a Giovani dos Santos goal, assisted by Gyasi Zardes and Robbie Keane. The Galaxy added on with a Keane goal in the fourteenth minute, coming off of dos Santos. Dallas got on the board with a thirty-fifth minute goal by Michael Barrios, set up by Mauro Diaz. Los Angeles shot back on a Steven Gerrard goal in the fifty-seventh minute. The Galaxy's Juninho received a yellow card in the sixty-ninth minute for time wasting. Dallas pulled back on an eighty-sixth minute goal from Atiba Harris, with assists from Matt Hedges and Ryan Hollingshead. In stoppage time, Los Angeles took a yellow card for an Alan Gordon foul. The final stayed at 3-2, with the man of the match being dos Santos.
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