It's a full ten-game slate this weekend. We begin with...
The Philadelphia Union hosting Orlando City SC on Friday night. Joe Bendik and Andre Blake are the keepers. Philadelphia struck first with a C.J. Sapong goal in the second minute. Fabinho of the Union took a yellow card for a foul in the thirtieth minute. Orlando City tied it in the forty-third minute with an Adrian Winter goal, via Kevin Molino. The Union took the lead with a ninetieth minute Tranquillo Barnetta goal. This stood for a 2-1 win, and earned the sub Barnetta the man of the match honors.
On Saturday, the Montreal Impact welcome the Columbus Crew SC as the first of six games. Steve Clark and Evan Bush man the nets. Montreal got going in the forty-eighth minute with a Hassoun Camara goal, via Lucas Ontivero. In the fifty-third minute, Ignacio Piatti of the Impact had a yellow card for his foul. Montreal added on in the eighty-sixth minute with a Kyle Bekker goal, guided in by Ambroise Oyongo, but he also received a yellow card when it took too long to restart play. The Impact still won 2-0, with the man of the match being Camara.
Stateside, the New England Revolution bring in Toronto FC. Clint Irwin and Bobby Shuttleworth draw the starts in goal. New England opened in the fourteenth minute with a Kelyn Rowe goal, assisted by Je-Vaughn Watson and Gershon Koffie. The Revolution had a yellow card given to Koffie for a twentieth minute foul. Toronto tied it in the fifty-eighth minute with a Sebastian Giovinco goal, coming off of Jozy Altidore. Toronto saw yellow cards for Justin Morrow in the fifty-eighth minute, Altidore in the sixty-first minute, Will Johnson in the seventy-third minute, and Mo Babouli in stoppage time. The first three were for fouls, while the final one was for time wasting. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, with Irwin named man of the match for making seven out of eight saves.
Next up, DC United hosts the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Ousted and Travis Worra are the goalies. DC was first to score in the thirty-ninth minute with a Fabian Espindola goal. United added on with another Espindola goal in the fifty-fourth minute. Kianz Froese of Vancouver took a yellow card for a sixty-fifth minute foul. DC had a yellow card given to Sean Franklin in the seventieth minute for a foul. United extended the lead as Alvaro Saborio scored in the eighty-eighth minute, thanks to Luciano Acosta. DC padded the lead on another Saborio goal set up by Acosta in stoppage time. The final held at 4-0, with Espindola named man of the match for his brace that included the winner.
Over to the New York Red Bulls welcoming Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Luis Robles are the gloved men. Kansas City started in the seventeenth minute with a Benny Feilhaber goal, assisted by Graham Zusi and Dominic Dwyer. New York saw a yellow card given to Sal Zizzo in the forty-fourth minute for dissent. Sporting added on with a Dwyer goal in the sixtieth minute, set up by Saad Abdul-Salaam. Kansas City saw Roger Espinoza take a yellow card for a seventy-fourth minute foul. The final stood at 2-0, with the man of the match being Dwyer for his roles in both goals.
South to Texas, where FC Dallas brings in the San Jose Earthquakes. David Bingham and Chris Seitz are in goal. San Jose led off in the fourth minute with an Alberto Quintero goal, via Quincy Amarikwa and Simon Francis. Dallas had yellow cards for fouls by Kellyn Acosta in the fourteenth minute and Carlos Gruezo in the thirty-first minute. Dallas tied it with a penalty kick goal by Tesho Akindele in the thirty-sixth minute. The Earthquakes saw a yellow card given to Fatai Alashe in the forty-first minute for a foul. San Jose took the lead in the fifty-fifth minute on a Chris Wondolowski goal, set up by Amarikwa. Dallas tied it again when the Earthquakes' Victor Bernardez put the ball in his own net for an own goal in the sixty-second minute. Dallas' Mauro Rosales received a yellow card for a foul in the eighty-fourth minute, as did teammate Maynor Figueroa in the eighty-seventh minute for the same reason. The game ended in a 2-2 draw, with the man of the match being Wondolowski.
Ending Saturday is a Rocky Mountain Derby with Real Salt Lake hosting the Colorado Rapids. Zac MacMath and Nick Rimando protect the woodwork. Colorado had a yellow card given to Bobby Burling for a sixty-first minute foul. Salt Lake dented the scoreboard in the seventy-second minute with a Joao Plata goal. In the eighty-third minute, Yura Movsisyan took a yellow card for Real for an argument. The Rapids had a yellow card for an Eric Miller foul in stoppage time. The game ended 1-0 for Real, with Plata the man of the match for the winner.
On Sunday, the first of three games sees the Houston Dynamo welcome the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Joe Willis are the gloved men. Houston began in the thirty-fifth minute with a Giles Barnes goal, assisted by Jalil Anibaba. The Dynamo saw a yellow card given to Anibaba in the forty-first minute. Seattle saw a yellow card go to Joevin Jones in the fifty-fifth minute for a foul. The Sounders tied it deep in stoppage time with a Chad Marshall goal. This made it a 1-1 draw, with Marshall the man of the match for the dangerously late equalizer.
Northeast to the Bronx, where New York City FC brings in the Chicago Fire. Matt Lampson and Josh Saunders are the keepers. New York City saw Ronald Matarrita take a yellow card for a fifty-fourth minute foul. Nick LaBrocca of Chicago had a yellow card for his foul in the eighty-sixth minute. The game ended in a scoreless draw, with the man of the match being Lampson for his eight-save clean sheet.
Finally, the Los Angeles Galaxy host the Portland Timbers. Adam Larsen Kwarasey and Brian Rowe make the starts in goal. Portland had a yellow card given to Nat Borchers in the seventeenth minute for a foul. The Timbers drew first blood in the fifty-second minute with a Fanendo Adi goal, via Diego Valeri. Los Angeles had a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-third minute by Nigel de Jong. In the eighty-fourth minute, the Galaxy tied it with a gift from Borchers, whose own goal should prove a costly mistake. Portland saw Ned Grabavoy take a yellow card for an eighty-eighth minute foul. The Timbers' Diego Chara took a yellow card for a handball in stoppage time. The final stood at 1-1, with the man of the match honors bestowed upon Adi for earning the Timbers a point with his goal.
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