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Los Angeles, with the Galaxy hosting the San Jose Earthquakes for a Cali Clasico. David Bingham and Brian Rowe are called on to start in goal. San Jose started in the twenty-second minute with a Quincy Amarikwa goal, assisted by Sanna Nyassi. The Earthquakes added on with an Amarikwa goal in the twenty-fifth minute, courtesy of Clarence Goodson. In the thirtieth minute, Tommy Thompson of San Jose received a yellow card for a foul, and Los Angeles got a goal back as Robbie Keane scored on the ensuing penalty kick. In the thirty-sixth minute, Robbie Rogers of the Galaxy had a yellow card for a foul. Los Angeles tied it on a thirty-seventh minute Steven Gerrard goal. The Earthquakes saw a yellow card for Shea Salinas' foul in the fifty-fifth minute. The Galaxy took the lead on another Keane goal, set up by Gerrard. San Jose saw yellow cards by the goalie Bingham in the sixty-ninth minute for unsporting behavior and by Jordan Stewart for a foul in the seventieth minute. In the eightieth minute, Keane completed his hat trick for Los Angeles with another penalty kick goal. In the eighty-ninth minute, the Galaxy's Keane received a yellow card for a foul. In stoppage time, Los Angeles made it 5-2 with a Sebastian Lletget goal, passed from Rogers. This was the final score, with the man of the match being Keane for his hat trick.
The first of eight Saturday games is Toronto FC welcoming the Philadelphia Union north of the border. Brian Sylvestre and Joe Bendik are set to start in goal. Toronto began in the twenty-ninth minute on a Marco Delgado goal, via Sebastian Giovinco and Jonathan Osorio. Toronto added on with a Giovinco goal in the thirty-second minute. Philadelphia got on the board with a stoppage time goal by Conor Casey, coming off of C.J. Sapong. This made it 2-1, the final, with Giovinco the man of the match.
Next up, the New England Revolution bring in New York City FC. Josh Saunders and Brad Knighton are the goalies. New England opened with a Lee Nguyen goal in the twelfth minute, courtesy of Diego Fagundez and Daigo Kobayashi. The Revolution took yellow cards for a Nguyen foul in the twenty-ninth minute and a Scott Caldwell foul in the forty-second minute. New York City took a yellow card in the forty-eighth minute for a foul by Jason Hernandez. New York City went down to ten men when Ned Grabavoy received a red card for his fifty-fifth minute foul. New York City got another booking for a sixty-eighth minute Andrew Jacobson foul. In stoppage time, New England's Jeremy Hall received a yellow card for a foul. The final stood at 1-0, with the man of the match being Nguyen.
Down in Florida, Orlando City SC hosts the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Tally Hall are the veteran goalies. New York led off in the twenty-first minute with a Sacha Kljestan goal, assisted by Dax McCarty. Orlando City went down to ten men when Cyle Larin received a red card for a foul in the thirty-second minute. The Red Bulls saw Anatole Bertrand Abang take a yellow card for his foul in the fifty-ninth minute. Orlando City's Cristian Higuita received a yellow card for a sixty-fifth minute foul. In stoppage time, Mike Grella made it a 2-0 win for the Red Bulls, with the help of McCarty. The man of the match was Robles for a four-save clean sheet.
Northwest to Kansas City, as Sporting welcomes the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Tim Melia are in the six-yard boxes. Kansas City got going in the fourth minute with a Benny Feilhaber goal, assisted by Krisztian Nemeth and Roger Espinoza. Sporting added on in the thirty-fourth minute as Dominic Dwyer scored, thanks to Feilhaber. Montreal got one back in the fifty-ninth minute with an Ignacio Piatti goal, via Calum Mallace. The Impact saw Marco Donadel take a yellow card for an eighty-fourth minute foul. The final stood at 2-1, with Feilhaber named man of the match.
To the south, FC Dallas brings in DC United. Andrew Dykstra and Dan Kennedy protect the nets. Dallas dented the scoreboard in the seventy-third minute on a Kellyn Acosta goal, fueled by David Texeira. DC got on the board as Matt Hedges recorded an own goal in the seventy-seventh minute. In stoppage time, Dallas retook the lead with a Fabian Castillo goal. Two minutes later, United's Jairo Arrieta took a yellow card for unsporting behavior. The final was 2-1, and the man of the match was Castillo for his late winner.
Way northwest, the Seattle Sounders FC host the Colorado Rapids. Clint Irwin and Troy Perkins are the gloved men. Colorado saw a yellow card for Lucas Pittinari in the twelfth minute for a foul. Seattle's Erik Friberg took a yellow card for his thirtieth minute foul. In the seventy-first minute, the Sounders' Tyrone Mears received a yellow card for a foul. The Rapids' Michael Harrington was booked on a yellow card in the seventy-ninth minute for a foul. Colorado struck first in the eighty-fourth minute as Kevin Doyle scored, thanks to Jared Watts. This held up for a 1-0 win, with Doyle named man of the match.
Backtracking to Salt Lake, as Real welcomes the Houston Dynamo. Tyler Deric and Jeff Attinella make the starts in goal. Salt Lake was first to score on a thirty-sixth minute goal by Javier Morales, via Joao Plata. Houston went down to ten men with a red card for Kofi Sarkodie in the fifty-first minute for his foul. Real added on with a Plata goal in the sixty-fifth minute, passed from Morales. The Dynamo saw a yellow card for Luis Garrido in the sixty-eighth minute. The final stood at 2-0, with the man of the match being Morales for his goal and assist.
Ending Saturday, the Portland Timbers bring in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Ousted and Adam Larsen Kwarasey are the keepers. Vancouver saw a yellow card given to Tim Parker in the twenty-second minute. Portland began in the thirty-third minute on a Diego Valeri goal, assisted by Fanendo Adi. In the thirty-sixth minute, Liam Ridgewell of the Timbers received a yellow card for dissent. In the forty-seventh minute, Diego Chara of Portland took a yellow card for a foul. The Whitecaps tied it in the fifty-seventh minute with a Matias Laba goal, made possible by Kekuta Manneh. In stoppage time, Vancouver went down to ten men as Jordan Harvey received a red card for his foul. The Timbers saw yellow cards given to Rodney Wallace for a foul and Will Johnson for unsporting behavior in stoppage time. The final stood at 1-1, and the man of the match was Laba for his equalizer.
Finally, Sunday's single game is a rematch from Wednesday, as the Columbus Crew SC get their turn to host the Chicago Fire to end the week. Sean Johnson and Steve Clark again handle the goalkeeping. Columbus struck first in the second minute with a Federico Higuain penalty kick goal. Chicago tied it in the ninth minute on a David Accam goal. The Crew retook the lead in the seventeenth minute as Kei Kamara scored, thanks to Waylon Francis. In the thirty-fifth minute, Jason Johnson of the Fire took a yellow card for a foul. In first half stoppage time, Chicago's Adailton took a yellow card for his handball. In the fiftieth minute, the Fire went to ten men as Jason Johnson received another yellow card for a dive, earning him an ejection. In the fifty-third minute, Columbus'
Tony Tchani received a yellow card for a foul. In the sixty-fifth minute, the Crew saw a yellow card assessed to Higuain for his foul. Columbus added on in the eighty-third minute on an Ethan Finlay goal, assisted by Chad Barson. This made it 3-1, the final, with Kamara being the man of the match.
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