There's nine games this holiday weekend, as well as a big Women's World Cup game for the United States on Sunday. We begin on Friday, with two games beginning in...
Houston, with the Dynamo hosting the Chicago Fire. Sean Johnson faces a lesser foe in Joe Willis in goal. Chicago took two yellow cards for fouls by Lovel Palmer in the thirty-eighth minute and Guly in the fortieth minute. Houston got going with a fifty-sixth minute goal by Alex, assisted by Brad Davis. Raul Rodriguez took a yellow card for his sixty-sixth minute foul for the Dynamo. Chicago tied it in the seventy-second minute as Patrick Nyarko scored. Nyarko took a yellow card for dissent in the eighty-sixth minute for the Fire. The final stood at 1-1, with Nyarko as the man of the match.
Up in Seattle, the other Friday game has the Sounders FC welcoming DC United. Andrew Dykstra and Stefan Frei make the starts in goal. Seattle took a yellow card for a thirteenth minute foul by Zach Scott. DC went down to ten men when Fabian Espindola earned a straight red card for his foul in the twenty-seventh minute. In the fifty-eighth minute, Conor Doyle of United took a yellow card for a foul. The seventy-eighth minute saw yellow cards for Perry Kitchen of DC and Osvaldo Alonso of the Sounders for unsporting behavior. In the eighty-eighth minute, Seattle took the lead with a Tyrone Mears goal. The Sounders' Lamar Neagle received a yellow card for his foul in stoppage time. The game ended at 1-0 with Mears being the man of the match.
Saturday began in Columbus, with the Crew SC bringing in the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Steve Clark are in the six yard boxes. New York started on an eighth minute Anatole Bertrand Abang goal, passed from Bradley Wright-Phillips. In the thirtieth minute, Tony Tchani of Columbus took a yellow card for dissent. The Crew tied it on an Ethan Finlay goal in the thirty-third minute, made possible by Kei Kamara and the goalie Clark. In the fifty-fifth minute, the Red Bulls took a yellow card for a Damien Perrinelle foul. Columbus took the lead as Finlay scored again in the seventy-fourth minute, assisted by Kamara and Federico Higuain. In stoppage time, Felipe of New York took a yellow card for dissent. The final stood at 2-1 and Finlay was the man of the match for his brace.
Up in Montreal, the Impact host New York City FC. Josh Saunders and Evan Bush are set to start in goal. New York City opened in the thirty-fourth minute with a David Villa goal, passed from Patrick Mullins. In first half stoppage time, Kwadwo Poku of New York City took a yellow card for encroachment. New York City saw yellow cards for a Mullins foul in the fifty-third minute and time wasting by RJ Allen in the sixty-first minute. Montreal had a yellow card given to Laurent Ciman in the sixty-ninth minute for a foul. In the seventy-seventh minute, Ignacio Piatti converted a penalty kick to tie the game for the Impact. New York City regained the lead on a Villa goal in the eighty-second minute. Montreal's Andres Romero had a yellow card for a second half stoppage time dive. The final stood at 2-1, with the man of the match being Villa with his brace.
Back stateside, FC Dallas welcomes the New England Revolution. Bobby Shuttleworth and Dan Kennedy man the nets. Dallas led off with a Mauro Diaz goal in the ninth minute. Dallas added on with a sixty-fourth minute goal by Fabian Castillo. Dallas extended the lead as Michael Barrios scored in the seventy-third minute, thanks to Diaz. In the seventy-sixth minute, Scott Caldwell of New England took a yellow card for a foul. In the eighty-fourth minute, Dallas had a yellow card for a Zach Loyd foul. The final remained at 3-0 with the man of the match being Diaz.
Northwest to Colorado, the Rapids bring in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Ousted and Clint Irwin are the gloved men. Colorado struck first in the second minute with a Vicente Sanchez goal, assisted by Luis Solignac. Vancouver tied it on a Kekuta Manneh goal in the twentieth minute, coming off of Mauro Rosales and Steven Beitashour. Cristian Techera of the Whitecaps took a yellow card for a foul in the twenty-ninth minute. The Rapids retied it in the fifty-sixth minute with a Kevin Doyle goal, courtesy of Lucas Pittinari. Vancouver saw a yellow card for a Diego Rodriguez foul in the sixty-first minute. Colorado took three yellow cards for fouls by Jared Watts in the sixty-fifth minute, Pittinari in the seventy-second minute, and Drew Moor in the seventy-seventh minute. The score stayed at 2-1, with the man of the match being Doyle for his game-winner.
Over in Utah, Real Salt Lake host Orlando City SC. Tally Hall and Jeff Attinella protect the nets. Orlando City dented the scoreboard in the fifth minute on a Kaka goal, via Pedro Ribeiro and Eric Avila. Salt Lake tied it on a Sebastian Jaime goal, set up by Tony Beltran in the twenty-eighth minute. In the thirty-eighth minute, Orlando City's Cristian Higuita took a yellow card for his foul. Orlando City went down to ten men in the forty-fifth minute as Kaka received a red card for his foul. In the seventy-ninth minute, Rafael Ramos of Orlando City received a yellow card for time wasting. Real took a yellow card for an Abdoulie Mansally foul in the eighty-ninth minute. The final stood at 1-1, with the man of the match being Jaime for his equalizer.
Closing out Saturday, the Los Angeles Galaxy welcome Toronto FC. Chris Konopka and Brian Rowe protect the woodwork. Los Angeles got going with a ninth minute penalty kick goal by Robbie Keane. The Galaxy added on with a Keane goal in the forty-first minute, made possible by Baggio Husidic and Stefan Ishizaki. Los Angeles saw yellow cards for Jose Villarreal in the fifty-fourth minute and Husidic in the fifty-eighth minute, both for fouls. The Galaxy extended the lead as Keane scored in the fifty-ninth minute to secure a hat trick. Toronto took yellow cards for Eriq Zavaleta in the sixtieth minute and Marco Delgado in the sixty-eighth minute, both for fouls. Los Angeles saw a yellow card for an A.J. DeLaGarza foul in the eightieth minute. Toronto's Collen Warner had a yellow card for a foul in the eighty-fifth minute. The Galaxy iced it at 4-0 with a Sebastian Lletget goal in stoppage time, with the help of Ignacio Maganto.
Finally, the Portland Timbers bring in the San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday night. David Bingham and Adam Larsen Kwarasey are the goalies. San Jose saw a yellow card go to Clarence Goodson in the fifty-first minute for a foul. In the seventy-fifth minute, Mark Sherrod took a yellow card for a foul for the Earthquakes. Portland got a late goal from Jack Jewsbury in stoppage time, via Gaston Fernandez to win the game 1-0. Jewsbury was the man of the match for his winner.
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