The weekend carries nine games for MLS, beginning with Friday's...
FC Dallas hosting the Houston Dynamo. Tyler Deric and Dan Kennedy are in goal. Houston took a yellow card for a Daivd Horst foul in the thirtieth minute. Dallas got on the board with an own goal by Jermaine Taylor in the thirty-third minute. Dallas added on in the forty-second minute as Fabian Castillo scored, with the help of Mauro Diaz after a yellow card went to Giles Barnes for encroachment. Dallas saw yellow cards given to Kellyn Acosta in the fifty-fourth minute, Matt Hedges in the sixty-sixth minute, and Atiba Harris in the sixty-eighth minute, all for fouls. The Dynamo's Taylor had another bad mark on his record with a yellow card in the seventy-seventh minute for his foul. The final stood at 3-0, and Kennedy was the man of the match with a three-save clean sheet.
The first of Saturday's six games saw Toronto FC welcome DC United. Bill Hamid and Chris Konopka man the nets. Toronto took a yellow card for a Collen Warner handball in the fifty-third minute. DC had four yellow cards, given to Chris Korb in the fifty-fourth minute, Miguel Aguilar in the sixty-first minute, Facundo Coria in the eighty-ninth minute, and Davy Arnaud in stoppage time, all for fouls. The final stood at 0-0, with the man of the match being Toronto's Sebastian Giovinco, who attempted nine shots and put three on target, which Hamid turned aside.
Down in Philadelphia, the Union bring in the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Brian Sylvestre are in the six-yard boxes. Philadelphia led off in the eighth minute with an Eric Ayuk Mbu goal, via C.J. Sapong and Cristian Maidana. Montreal took yellow cards for fouls by Andres Romero in the sixteenth minute and Patrice Bernier in the twenty-second minute. The Impact tied it on a twenty-eighth minute goal by Ignacio Piatti, assisted by Dilly Duka. In the forty-first minute, the Union's Maurice Edu took a yellow card for a foul. Philadelphia saw another yellow card for Mbu's foul in the sixty-second minute. Montreal went down to ten men when Bernier picked up another yellow card for a foul in the sixty-seventh, earning his ejection with his second yellow of the game. The Impact still managed to take the lead in the seventieth minute with a Jack McInerney goal, coming off of Romero. In the seventy-second minute, Montreal took a yellow card for a Donny Toia foul. The Union leveled the score with an Edu goal in the seventy-sixth minute. Philadelphia went down to ten men when Mbu took his second yellow card of the game in the seventy-seventh minute for a foul, earning an ejection. The final stayed at 2-2, with the man of the match being Edu for his equalizer.
Over to the New England Revolution hosting the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Ousted and Bobby Shuttleworth protect the nets. Vancouver opened in the eighteenth minute with a Cristian Techera goal. New England's Andrew Farrell had a rough go of things, picking up a yellow card for a twentieth minute foul before drawing a straight red in the twenty-ninth minute for his tactical foul. The Whitecaps added on in the thirty-first minute with an Octavio Rivero penalty kick goal stemming from Farrell's second foul. Vancouver's Jordan Harvey took a yellow card for a thirty-third minute foul. In the forty-first minute, Diego Fagundez of the Revolution had a yellow card for a foul. In the fifty-fourth minute, New England received a yellow card for persistent infringement by Teal Bunbury. The Whitecaps saw Darren Mattocks get booked on a yellow card for his eighty-second minute foul. The Revolution got on the board in the eighty-fourth minute with a Bunbury goal, passed from Kelyn Rowe. Vancouver took two more yellow cards, for an eighty-eighth minute foul by Steven Beitashour and time wasting in stoppage time by Nicolas Mezquida. The final stayed at 2-1, and Ousted was the man of the match for turning away eight of the nine shots that went on target from the Revolution.
Southwest to Kansas City, where Sporting welcomes the Colorado Rapids. Clint Irwin and Tim Melia are the gloved men. Kansas City began with a thirty-second minute goal by Krisztian Nemeth, assisted by Chance Myers and Benny Feilhaber. Colorado had a pair of yellow cards for a fifty-second minute Jared Watts foul and a sixty-first minute foul by Joseph Greenspan. Sporting went up 2-0 when Sam Cronin put the ball in his own net in the sixty-fourth minute. The Rapids saw a yellow card for a seventieth minute Kevin Doyle foul. Kansas City took two late yellow cards for Dominic Dwyer's foul in the eightieth minute and encroachment by Jacob Peterson in stoppage time. The final stayed at 2-0, with Nemeth as the man of the match for his winner.
Further west, Real Salt Lake brings in the Columbus Crew SC. Steve Clark and Nick Rimando guard the woodwork. Salt Lake was first to score in the thirty-sixth minute on an Olmes Garcia goal, via Joao Plata and Kyle Beckerman. Columbus tied it on a forty-second minute goal by Tony Tchani, courtesy of Hector Jimenez and Ethan Finlay. Real had a yellow card in first half stoppage time for Tony Beltran's foul. Salt Lake retook the lead in the forty-sixth minute on a Sebastian Jaime goal, coming off of Abdoulie Mansally. Real had a yellow card for a fifty-ninth minute foul by Luke Mulholland. The Crew tied it again in the sixty-second minute with a goal by Finlay, assisted by Federico Higuain and Kei Kamara. Salt Lake had a yellow card given to Devon Sandoval for his seventieth minute foul. Columbus took a yellow card on a Waylon Francis foul in the seventy-third minute. Real's Aaron Maund was booked on a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-sixth minute. Salt Lake went to ten men in the seventy-seventh minute as Jordan Allen received a straight red card for his foul. The Crew's Kamara took a yellow card for an eighty-second minute foul. The game stood at 2-2 when the final whistle blew, with the man of the match honors going to Finlay for his equalizer and an assist.
Ending Saturday, there's a Cali Clasico with the San Jose Earthquakes hosting the Los Angeles Galaxy. Jaime Penedo and David Bingham are the keepers. San Jose saw a thirteenth minute yellow card for Sanna Nyassi's foul. In the seventeenth minute, Los Angeles got going with a Juninho goal. The Galaxy received a yellow card for a Stefan Ishizaki foul in the nineteenth minute. The Earthquakes' Victor Bernardez had a yellow card in the twenty-third minute for his foul. In the twenty-eighth minute, San Jose tied the game on a Chris Wondolowski goal, passed from Matias Perez Garcia. The Earthquakes gained the lead in the fifty-third minute on a Clarence Goodson goal, via Garcia. San Jose added on in the seventy-second minute with a Cordell Cato goal, coming off of Shea Salinas. In the eighty-eighth minute, the Galaxy's Alan Gordon took a yellow card for a foul. The final stood at 3-1, with the man of the match being Goodson for his winner.
The first of two Sunday games sees New York City FC welcome the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Josh Saunders receive the starting nods. New York City was first to score in the sixth minute on a Thomas McNamara goal, via Andrew Jacobson and Mix Diskerud. In the thirty-fourth minute, Chris Duvall of New York took a yellow card for his foul. In the forty first minute, both New York City's David Villa and the Red Bulls' goalie Robles received yellow cards for unsporting behavior. New York tied it on a forty-seventh minute goal by Bradley Wright-Phillips, passed from Sacha Kljestan. The Red Bulls took the lead on a fifty-second minute Duvall goal, set up by Anatole Bertrand Abang and Mike Grella. New York saw a yellow card in the fifty-fourth minute for Damien Perrinelle's foul. The Red Bulls added on in the seventy-third minute with a Matt Miazga goal, with an assist from Kljestan. This made it 3-1, the final, with the man of the match being Kljestan for his two assists.
Finally, the Portland Timbers bring in the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Adam Larsen Kwarasey are the goalies. Portland started in the twelfth minute on a Darlington Nagbe goal, assisted by Diego Valeri. Seattle took a yellow card for a Gonzalo Pineda foul in the seventeenth minute. The Sounders tied it on a thirty-eighth minute goal by Lamar Neagle, via Tyrone Mears. In the fifty-second minute, Andy Rose of Seattle took a yellow card for a foul. The Timbers saw a yellow card go to Valeri for dissent in the fifty-third minute. In the seventy-first minute, Neagle took a yellow card for a foul. Portland regained the lead on a Fanendo Adi goal in the seventy-fourth minute, passed from Nagbe. The Timbers added on in the seventy-sixth minute as Adi scored again, with the help of Rodney Wallace. Portland iced it at 4-1 with a stoppage time goal from Wallace, set up by Maximiliano Urruti. The man of the match was Adi for his quick brace to win the game.
