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Houston, as the Dynamo host the New York Red Bulls on Friday. Luis Robles and Tyler Deric are the gloved men. New York had a yellow card for a Chris Duvall foul in the twenty-seventh minute. The Red Bulls began with a Mike Grella goal in the forty-second minute, passed from Bradley Wright-Phillips. Houston tied it on a fifty-ninth minute Oscar Garcia goal, assisted by Will Bruin. New York saw a yellow card go to Grella for a sixty-second minute dive. The Dynamo pulled ahead with a Ricardo Clark goal, set up by Garcia, in the seventy-second minute. Houston added on with a Bruin goal, via Garcia in the eightieth minute. The Red Bulls got one back on a ninetieth minute Anatole Bertrand Abang goal, courtesy of Marius Obekop. The Dynamo iced it at 4-2 with another Bruin goal in stoppage time. The man of the match was Bruin for his brace to secure the game with a wild ending.
On Saturday, the first game saw the Philadelphia Union welcome New York City FC. Josh Saunders and Brian Sylvestre are in goal. New York City saw a yellow card go to Jason Hernandez in the fourth minute for a foul. Philadelphia struck first with a forty-sixth minute C.J. Sapong goal, passed from Sebastien Le Toux. New York City tied it on a Thomas McNamara goal in the fifty-third minute, via Kwadwo Poku. New York City took the lead on a Patrick Mullins goal in the eighty-seventh minute, courtesy of Jeb Brovsky. The Union's Maurice Edu took a yellow card for his eighty-ninth minute foul. The final stood at 2-1, with the man of the match being Mullins for his winner.
Over in DC, United brings in Toronto FC. Chris Konopka and Andrew Dykstra man the nets. DC led off in the sixth minute with a Steve Birnbaum goal, assisted by Fabian Espindola. Toronto tied it on a thirty-fourth minute goal by Sebastian Giovinco, coming off of Luke Moore. Around the sixty-fourth minute, Warren Creavalle took a yellow card for his foul for Toronto, while Toronto's Damien Perquis and United's Perry Kitchen received yellow cards for dissent. Toronto took the lead with an eighty-third minute Giovinco goal, made possible by Benoit Cheyrou. In the eighty-seventh minute, Birnbaum of DC had a yellow card for a foul. Toronto took a yellow card for time wasting in stoppage time by the goalie Konopka. The final stood at 2-1, and the man of the match was Giovinco with a brace.
West to Columbus, as the Crew SC host the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Steve Clark are in the six-yard boxes. Montreal was first to score in the fifty-fifth minute with a Maxim Tissot goal. The Impact saw yellow cards for Marco Donadel in the seventy-fifth minute and Andres Romero in the seventy-eighth minute, both for dissent. Romero made up for his card by adding onto the Montreal lead in the seventy-ninth minute, with the help of Ignacio Piatti. In the eighty-seventh minute, Donny Toia of the Impact took a yellow card for a foul. Columbus got on the board with a Federico Higuian goal in stoppage time. Two minutes later, Jack McInerney took a yellow card for Montreal for his foul. The final stood at 2-1, with Romero being the man of the match by scoring the winner.
Into Chicago, where the Fire welcome Orlando City SC. Tally Hall and Jon Busch are the veteran goalies. Chicago opened with a ninth minute goal by Kennedy Igboananike, coming off of David Accam and Razvan Cocis. Orlando City took yellow cards for fouls in the twenty-fifth minute by Aurelien Collin and in the thirty-fourth minute by Cristian Higuita. Orlando City got an equalizer when the Fire's Adailton put the ball in his own net for an own goal. Chicago retook the lead on a fifty-seventh minute goal by Accam, made possible by Harry Shipp. Orlando City took another pair of yellow cards, going to Darwin Ceren in the sixty-first minute and Sean St. Ledger in the sixty-fourth minute, both for fouls. Orlando City tied it again on a Cyle Larin goal, via Eric Avila in the eighty-second minute. Orlando City took the lead on another own goal by the Fire's Adailton, which can be dubbed the "own-brace." In stoppage time, Chicago took yellow cards for fouls from Lovel Palmer and Quincy Amarikwa. The final stood at 3-2 for Orlando City, and Larin was the man of the match for the only goal they actually earned.
Down in Kansas City, Sporting brings in the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Tim Melia are set to start in goal. Seattle had a yellow card for Frei's dissent in the eighty-second minute. Kansas City cashed in on what he barked about, scoring on a Benny Feilhaber penalty kick in the eighty-fourth minute. The final was 1-0, and Melia was the man of the match with his six-save clean sheet.
Out west, the Portland Timbers host the New England Revolution. Bobby Shuttleworth and Adam Larsen Kwarasey are the keepers. New England took a yellow card for a seventh minute foul by Teal Bunbury, but Portland also had a yellow card for Jorge Villafana for unsporting behavior. The Timbers saw a yellow card go to Maximiliano Urruti in the thirty-ninth minute for dissent. The Revolution took a yellow card for London Woodberry's persistent infringement in the forty-fifth minute. In the eighty-fifth minute, New England saw a yellow card for a Lee Nguyen foul. Portland gained the lead as Fanendo Adi scored in the eighty-sixth minute, with the help of Villafana. The Timbers had a yellow card for an eighty-eighth minute Rodney Wallace foul. Portland added on as Adi scored in the eighty-ninth minutes, thanks to Alvas Powell and Diego Chara. In stoppage time, the Revolution's Kevin Alston drew a yellow card for a foul. The final stood at 2-0 for Portland, and Adi was the man of the match for his late brace.
Ending Saturday, the Los Angeles Galaxy welcome the Vancouver Whitecaps. David Ousted and Brian Rowe are the goalies. In the twentieth minute, Steven Beitashour of Vancouver took a yellow card for a foul. The Whitecaps started in the thirty-second minute with a Kekuta Manneh goal, via Octavio Rivero. Los Angeles' Leonardo took a yellow card for a thirty-fourth minute foul. This was all the action in the game, with the final holding at 1-0. Manneh was the man of the match for his goal.
For Sunday, Real Salt Lake brings in the Colorado Rapids. Clint Irwin and Nick Rimando are the experienced goalies. Salt Lake had a yellow card go to John Stertzer in the twenty-fifth minute for a foul. Colorado had a yellow card for an Axel Sjoberg foul in the thirty-second minute. The Rapids saw a yellow card for a seventy-ninth minute foul by Bobby Burling. The score remained 0-0 to the end, and the man of the match was Rimando for his clean sheet.
Finally, the San Jose Earthquakes host FC Dallas. David Bingham and Dan Kennedy man the nets. San Jose took a yellow card for an eleventh minute foul by Marvell Wynne. Dallas had three yellow cards in the first half, for a sixteenth minute foul by Victor Ulloa, and for a fortieth minute Michel foul that was followed by dissent from Mauro Diaz. In the second half, the referee lost his yellow card and went straight to the red card. In the fifty-third minute, Mark Sherrod of the Earthquakes took a red for his foul, putting the hosts at ten men. Dallas went to ten men when Je-Vaughn Watson received a yellow card for his foul in the seventy-fifth minute. San Jose ended the game at nine men when J.J. Koval was sent off for a foul in the eighty-seventh minute. Despite the extra space on the field, the final held at 0-0. Bingham's two save clean sheet earned him man of the match honors.
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