As is standard in soccer, we have all ten games on the same day so that competition remains high. We begin with the Eastern Conference, where four games went simultaneously. First on the list...
The Columbus Crew host DC United. Bill Hamid and Steve Clark are the veteran goalies. Columbus was first to score with a twenty-fifth minute goal by Jack McInerney, set up by Mohammed Saeid. The Crew added on with a Justin Meram goal in the fifty-fourth minute, via Michael Parkhurst. DC had a yellow card go to Taylor Kemp for his fifty-eighth minute foul. Columbus' McInerney received a yellow card for his fifty-ninth minute foul. The Crew extended the lead as Ethan Finlay scored in the sixty-sixth minute, thanks to McInerney and Wil Trapp. In the sixty-seventh minute, Columbus got another goal from Finlay, with an assist by Tony Tchani. The Crew padded the lead in the eightieth minute on an Aaron Schoenfeld goal, helped along by Waylon Francis. The final stood at 5-0, with the man of the match being Finlay for a brace.
Back east, New York City FC welcomes the New England Revolution. Bobby Shuttleworth and Josh Saunders are in goal. New England struck first in the second minute on a Lee Nguyen goal, assisted by Charlie Davies. The Revolution added on with a Davies goal in the thirty-eighth minute, coming off of Jose Goncalves. New England extended the lead as Kelyn Rowe scored in the fifty-fifth minute, thanks to Chris Tierney. New York City had yellow cards go to Kwame Watson-Siriboe in the seventy-seventh minute and Thomas McNamara in the eighty-sixth minute, both for fouls. The Revolution's Diego Fagundez had a yellow card for his eighty-eighth minute foul. In stoppage time, New York City escaped a shutout on a David Villa penalty kick goal. The final stood at 3-1, with Davies named man of the match.
Along to Philadelphia, where the Union bring in Orlando City SC. Josh Ford and Andre Blake are set to start in goal. Richie Marquez of Philadelphia had a yellow card for his foul in the fifteenth minute. Orlando City saw yellow cards given to Brek Shea in the twentieth minute and Darwin Ceren in the thirty-eighth minute, both for fouls. The Union capitalized on a penalty kick goal by Sebastien Le Toux in the forty-first minute to take the initial lead. Luke Boden of Orlando City picked up a yellow card for a forty-second minute foul. Orlando City's Adrian Winter took a yellow card for a fiftieth minute foul. Philadelphia saw a yellow card go to Raymon Gaddis in the fifty-ninth minute. Orlando City saw three more yellow cards, assessed to Rafael Ramos in the sixty-ninth minute for a foul and twice to Cristian Higuita for his fouls in the seventy-second and eighty-sixth minutes. The Union's Vincent Nogueira had a yellow card for his eighty-eighth minute foul. Philadelphia took the game 1-0, and Blake is the man of the match for a five-save clean sheet.
Into Canada, where the Montreal Impact host Toronto FC. Chris Konopka and Evan Bush man the nets. Toronto's Jackson had a yellow card for his twenty-seventh minute foul. Toronto led off in the forty-fifth minute with a Jozy Altidore goal, passed from Sebastian Giovinco. Montreal tied it on a fifty-fourth minute Didier Drogba goal, courtesy of Ignacio Piatti. The Impact took the lead in the fifty-fifth minute on another Drogba goal, assisted by Marco Donadel and Piatti. Montreal's Victor Cabrera had a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final held at 2-1 for the Impact, and Drogba's brace made him the man of the match.
At the Western Conference's time, the Portland Timbers welcome the Colorado Rapids. Zac MacMath and Adam Larsen Kwarasey are the goalies. Portland began in the fifth minute with a Darlington Nagbe goal. Colorado tied it on a Dominique Badji goal in the thirteenth minute. Alvas Powell of the Timbers had a yellow card for his foul in the twenty-fourth minute. Portland retook the lead in the thirty-third minute on a Nagbe goal, coming off of Lucas Melano. The Rapids took yellow cards for fouls by Dillon Powers in the fortieth minute and Lucas Pittinari in the forty-fourth minute. In the fifty-third minute, the Timbers had a yellow card given to Melano for a foul. Portland added on in the sixty-third minute as Jorge Villafana goal, passed from Nagbe and Rodney Wallace. The Timbers extended the lead with a Fanendo Adi goal in the eighty-eighth minute, via Dairon Asprilla and George Fochive. The final stood at 4-1, with the man of the match being Nagbe for his brace and assist.
Up in Vancouver, the Whitecaps FC bring in the Houston Dynamo. Joe Willis and David Ousted are in the six-yard boxes. Houston's Luis Garrido picked up a yellow card for a fifty-second minute foul. Vancouver got going in the fifty-ninth minute on a Kekuta Manneh goal, via Gershon Koffie and Matias Laba. In the seventy-second minute, the Whitecaps added on with a Kendall Waston goal, made possible by Cristian Techera. Vancouver had a yellow card for an eighty-fourth minute Manneh foul. The Whitecaps iced it at 3-0 on a Robert Earnshaw stoppage time goal, coming off of Mauro Rosales. The man of the match was Manneh for his winner.
Southeast to Kansas City, where Sporting hosts the Los Angeles Galaxy. Donovan Ricketts and Tim Melia receive the starting nods in goal. Kansas City had a yellow card go to Dominic Dwyer for a seventeenth minute argument. Los Angeles saw A.J. DeLaGarza take a yellow card for his foul in the twenty-fourth minute. Sporting opened in the thirty-eighth minute on a Kevin Ellis goal. The Galaxy tied it on a first half stoppage time goal by Robbie Keane, assisted by Giovani dos Santos. Chance Myers of Kansas City took a yellow card for a fifty-eighth minute foul. Sporting took the lead on a Dwyer goal in the sixty-fifth minute, courtesy of Benny Feilhaber. Kansas City's Paulo Nagamura took a yellow card for his foul in the sixty-sixth minute. Sporting had another yellow card in second half stoppage time as Feilhaber was caught time wasting. Kansas City claimed a 2-1 win, with Dwyer as the man of the match.
The east gets one last look, with the Chicago Fire welcoming the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles faces a lesser foe in Alec Kann in goal. New York started in the eighth minute on a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal, assisted by Sal Zizzo and Sacha Kljestan. The Red Bulls added on with a thirty-fifth minute penalty kick goal by Kljestan. Chicago saw yellow cards given to Matt Polster in the seventy-first minute and Jeff Larentowicz in the seventy-fourth minute, both for fouls. The Fire got on the board with a Gilberto goal in the seventy-eighth minute, set up by Patrick Nyarko and Patrick Doody. The final rested at 2-1, with the man of the match being Kljestan for his goal and assist.
Back in the northwest, the Seattle Sounders FC brings in Real Salt Lake. Jeff Attinella and Stefan Frei are the gloved men. Seattle drew first blood with a Clint Dempsey goal in the fifth minute, via Obafemi Martins and Leonardo Gonzalez. The Sounders added on with a tenth minute Marco Pappa goal, set up by Dempsey. Seattle extended the lead as Dempsey scored again in the twentieth minute. Salt Lake had a yellow card for a forty-third minute foul by Juan Manuel Martinez. Real had another yellow card in the fifty-fifth minute on a John Stertzer foul. Salt Lake got on the board in the seventy-seventh minute with a Luis Gil goal, assisted by Tony Beltran and Javier Morales. In the eighty-ninth minute, Sebastian Jaime took a yellow card for his foul for Real. The Sounders won 3-1, with Dempsey's brace and assist putting him as the man of the match.
Finally, the regular season closes with FC Dallas hosting the San Jose Earthquakes. David Bingham and Jesse Gonzalez draw the starts in goal. San Jose dented the scoreboard in the thirteenth minute on a Quincy Amarikwa goal, courtesy of Chris Wondolowski and Fatai Alashe. The Earthquakes had a yellow card for a twenty-seventh minute foul by Victor Bernardez. In the thirty-eighth minute, Dallas tied it on a Mauro Diaz goal. In the sixty-seventh minute, Dallas' Diaz went in the book for his foul, drawing a yellow card, but San Jose watched their season die when Matias Perez Garcia's violent conduct earned him a red card as the visitors go to ten men. The Earthquakes had yellow cards for Marc Pelosi in the seventy-first minute and Clarence Goodson in the seventy-fourth minute, both for fouls. Dallas took the lead on a seventy-ninth minute goal from Victor Ulloa, with an assist from Fabian Castillo. The final remained at 2-1, with Ulloa the man of the match for his winner.
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