Nine games this week as the schedule fleshes out again. We begin with...
The New England Revolution hosting the New York Red Bulls on Friday. Luis Robles and Bobby Shuttleworth tend the nets. New England saw a yellow card for a thirty-ninth minute foul by Juan Agudelo. The Revolution got going in the fifty-fifth minute with a Diego Fagundez goal, via Agudelo and Scott Caldwell. New York's Robles took a yellow card for dissent during the play. The Red Bulls went down to ten men when Felipe took a straight red card in the sixty-first minute for violent conduct. In the eighty-sixth minute, Mike Grella of New York took a yellow card an argument, as did New England's Teal Bunbury for delaying the restart of play. The score held at 1-0, with the man of the match being Fagundez for the decisive goal.
On Saturday, the first of seven games sees the Chicago Fire welcome the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Matt Lampson are the goalies. Philadelphia saw a yellow card for Warren Creavalle in the thirteenth minute for his foul. Rodrigo Ramos of Chicago had a yellow card for a thirty-seventh minute foul. In the forty-seventh minute, the Union found themselves down a man as Creavalle took a straight red card for a foul. The Fire capitalized on the advantage with a fifty-first minute Kennedy Igboananike goal, via Michael Harrington. Chicago had a yellow card given to Matt Polster for a foul in the seventy-second minute. The game ended in a 1-0 final, with Igboananike earning man of the match honors for his winner.
West to Colorado, with the Rapids bringing in Toronto FC. Clint Irwin and Zac MacMath are the goalies. Toronto went down to ten men with two yellow cards to Benoit Cheyrou in the eleventh and thirteenth minutes for fouls. Colorado capitalized, leading off the scoring with an eighteenth minute Luis Solignac goal, passed from Marco Pappa. The Rapids saw a yellow card for a forty-fifth minute Marc Burch foul. Toronto had a yellow card given to Damien Perquis for his forty-eighth minute foul. Colorado had a yellow card given to Bobby Burling in the fifty-ninth minute for persistent infringement, followed by an eighty-second minute booking for Conor Doyle for his foul. The final stayed at 1-0, with the man of the match being Solignac for his winner early on.
Back east, Sporting Kansas City hosts Real Salt Lake. Jeff Attinella and Tim Melia play goal. Salt Lake began with a twenty-ninth minute Justen Glad goal, assisted by Joao Plata. Real had a yellow card given to Yura Movsisyan in the sixty-seventh minute for a foul. Salt Lake's Plata took a yellow card for time wasting in the seventy-seventh minute. Real added on with a Luke Mulholland goal in the seventy-ninth minute. In the ninetieth minute, Benny Feilhaber of Kansas City and Salt Lake's Mulholland took yellow cards for a foul and an argument, respectively. In stoppage time, Feilhaber scored on a penalty kick to get Sporting on the board. The final held at 2-1 for Real, with Mulholland named man of the match for the critical winner.
Down in Texas, FC Dallas welcomes the Columbus Crew SC. Steve Clark and Chris Seitz receive the starting nods in goal. Columbus opened in the ninth minute with a Justin Meram goal, passed from Federico Higuain. Dallas tied it in the seventy-seventh minute with a Tesho Akindele goal. Dallas had a yellow card go to Carlos Gruezo for his foul in the seventy-eighth minute and another to Zach Loyd for an eightieth minute foul. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, with the man of the match being Seitz, who went five for six in saves to keep Dallas in it long enough to earn a draw.
Northwest to Seattle, where the Sounders FC brings in the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Stefan Frei are the gloved men. Montreal had a yellow card for a sixty-fourth minute foul by Hassoun Camara. Seattle's Andreas Ivanschitz took a yellow card for his dissent in the sixty-seventh minute. The Impact saw a yellow card given to Lucas Ontivero in the seventy-fifth minute for persistent infringement, and another to Donny Toia in the seventy-eighth minute for a foul. The Sounders dented the scoreboard in the seventy-ninth minute with a Clint Dempsey goal, set up by Ivanschitz. This stood for a 1-0 win, with Dempsey being the man of the match for scoring the winner.
In Canada, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC host the Los Angeles Galaxy. Brian Rowe and David Ousted man the six-yard boxes. Los Angeles had yellow cards given to Daniel Steres and Jelle Van Damme for fouls in the seventeenth and twenty-fourth minutes, respectively. Vancouver went down to ten men in the twenty-eighth minute as Matias Laba earned a straight red card for his foul. The game ended in a 0-0 draw, with the man of the match being Ousted for a four-save clean sheet after an hour of being a man down.
Saturday ends with the San Jose Earthquakes welcoming DC United. Travis Worra and David Bingham make the starts in goal. San Jose had a yellow card for a Shaun Francis foul in the thirty-first minute. DC started in the thirty-fourth minute with a Patrick Nyarko goal, assisted by Lamar Neagle and Chris Rolfe. Andres Imperiale of the Earthquakes took a yellow card for his fifty-fifth minute foul. United saw yellow cards for Taylor Kemp in the fifty-ninth minute, Nyarko in the sixty-fourth minute, and Luciano Acosta in the eighty-sixth minute, the first two for fouls and the third for dissent. San Jose tied it on an eighty-eighth minute Adam Jahn goal, coming off of Shea Salinas. The goal earned Jahn man of the match honors for creating a 1-1 draw.
Finally, Orlando City SC brings in the Portland Timbers to close the week on Sunday. Adam Larsen Kwarasey and Joe Bendik are the gloved men. Orlando City drew first blood in the thirteenth minute with a Seb Hines goal, via Kaka. Orlando City had a yellow card given to Brek Shea in the fifteenth minute for a foul. Orlando City added on with a Shea goal in the thirty-second minute, assisted by Kaka. Portland saw Alvas Powell take a yellow card for his thirty-eighth minute foul and Jack Barmby receive a yellow card for a forty-first minute foul. Orlando City extended the lead on a forty-eighth minute goal by Kaka. In the seventieth minute, Orlando City keeper Bendik took a yellow card for time wasting. The Timbers' Jermaine Taylor received a yellow card in the seventy-fourth minute for a foul. Orlando City padded the lead with a Kevin Molino penalty kick goal in the seventy-sixth minute. Portland avoided the shutout with an eighty-ninth minute goal by Jack McInerney, courtesy of Diego Valeri. The final stood at 4-1, with Kaka being the man of the match.
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