We're back with a full week of soccer. There will be a blip in Saturday coverage of the league as I'll be on the road, but I should get everything done when I return. We begin with...
The New York Red Bulls hosting FC Dallas. Jesse Gonzalez and Luis Robles man the nets. In the twenty-second minute, Ronald Zubar of New York took a yellow card for a foul. The Red Bulls opened in the thirty-seventh minute on a Lloyd Sam goal, passed from Sal Zizzo and Sacha Kljestan. In the thirty-eighth minute, Dallas had a yellow card for a Mauro Diaz foul. New York added on with a Kljestan goal in the fifty-second minute. The Red Bulls extended the lead as Mike Grella scored in the seventy-first minute, assisted by Felipe and Sam. In the eighty-third minute, New York padded the lead with a Felipe goal, set up by Alex Muyl. The final held at 4-0, with Sam named man of the match.
The first of Saturday's seven sees the Montreal Impact welcome the Colorado Rapids. Zac MacMath and Evan Bush are the goalies. Montreal began in the ninth minute with a Didier Drogba goal. Colorado's Marlon Hairston took a yellow card for his dissent in the forty-fifth minute. The Rapids tied it on a forty-seventh minute Shkelzen Gashi goal, assisted by Mekeil Williams and Jermaine Jones. The Impact retied it with a fiftieth minute Maxim Tissot goal, set up by Harry Shipp. In the sixty-first minute, Axel Sjoberg of Colorado had a yellow card for a foul. Laurent Ciman of Montreal had a yellow card for a sixty-sixth minute. The Rapids retied it in the seventy-third minute on a Bobby Burling goal, passed from Sjoberg and Gashi. Gashi had a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-eighth minute. This made it 2-2, the final, with the man of the match being Gashi.
Stateside, New York City FC bring in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Ousted and Josh Saunders man the nets. Vancouver started in the first minute with an Octavio Rivero goal, via Nicolas Mezquida. New York City tied it on a thirty-fifth minute David Villa goal, assisted by Khiry Shelton. New York City took the lead in the forty-first minute with another Villa goal, coming off of Andrea Pirlo. In the forty-sixth minute, Mikey Lopez of New York City received a yellow card for his foul. The Whitecaps tied it with a Christian Bolanos goal in the sixty-third minute. New York City regained the lead on a Steven Mendoza goal, made possible by Thomas McNamara and Ronald Matarrita. In the eightieth minute, Frederic Brillant took a yellow card for an argument for New York City. In stoppage time, Pa Modou Kah of Vancouver took a yellow card for his foul, as did New York City's Matarrita for time wasting. New York City won 3-2, and Villa's brace earned him man of the match honors.
Into Pennsylvania, as the Philadelphia Union host the San Jose Earthquakes. David Bingham and Andre Blake man the nets. Philadelphia led off in the thirtieth minute with a Chris Pontius goal, courtesy of Tranquillo Barnetta. San Jose had yellow cards given to Fatai Alashe in the thirty-first minute for dissent and Anibal Godoy's foul in the thirty-fifth minute. The Earthquakes went down to ten men when Godoy took a second yellow card for a foul in the fifty-ninth minute. San Jose tied it on an eighty-third minute Simon Dawkins goal. This made it 1-1, the final, with Dawkins earning the man of the match honors for a shorthanded equalizer.
Out west, the Seattle Sounders FC welcome the Columbus Crew SC. Steve Clark and Stefan Frei tend the nets. Seattle had a yellow card for an Osvaldo Alonso foul in the twenty-seventh minute. The Sounders took a yellow card on an eighty-second minute Erik Friberg foul. Columbus had yellow cards for fouls by Waylon Francis in the eighty-sixth minute and Ethan Finlay in the eighty-seventh minute. Seattle got going in the eighty-eighth minute on a Jordan Morris goal. This stood for a 1-0 win, with Morris named man of the match for the late winner.
Back east, the Chicago Fire bring in DC United. Travis Worra and Matt Lampson are the unknown goalies. Chicago dented the scoreboard in the forty-first minute with a Jonathan Campbell goal, via Arturo Alvarez. In the forty-fourth minute, Kennedy Igboananike of the Fire had a yellow card for his foul. DC had a yellow card given to Chris Rolfe for his foul in first half stoppage time. United tied it on a sixty-fourth minute Patrick Nyarko goal, guided in by Luciano Acosta and Lamar Neagle. DC's Steve Birnbaum had a yellow card for his eighty-third minute foul. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, with Rolfe's equalizer making him the man of the match.
Further east, the New England Revolution host Orlando City SC. Joe Bendik and Bobby Shuttleworth are between the posts. New England struck first in the seventh minute on a Diego Fagundez goal, courtesy of Lee Nguyen. Darwin Ceren of Orlando City took a yellow card for his twenty-fourth minute foul. Orlando City tied it on a thirtieth minute goal by Kevin Molino. The Revolution took the lead on a seventy-first minute Juan Agudelo goal, set up by Kelyn Rowe and Nguyen. In the seventy-eighth minute, Fagundez took a yellow card for his foul for New England. In the eighty-seventh minute, Orlando City's Carlos Rivas had a yellow card for a foul. Rivas atoned for the mistake with a ninetieth minute goal to tie it for Orlando City. Rafael Ramos of Orlando City had a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The game ended 2-2, with the man of the match being Nguyen for his role in both Revolution goals.
Saturday ends with Real Salt Lake welcoming the Houston Dynamo. Joe Willis is mismatched with Nick Rimando. Houston had yellow cards given to DaMarcus Beasley in the third minute and Ricardo Clark in the twenty-fourth minute, both for fouls. In the fifty-fourth minute, the Dynamo were first to score with a Leonel Miranda goal, set up by Giles Barnes. Salt Lake tied it on a sixty-second minute goal by Jordan Allen, via Justen Glad. Real took the lead with a Yura Movsisyan goal, assisted by Demar Phillips and Allen. This stood for a 2-1 win, with Allen being the man of the match for a goal and an assist.
On Sunday, the Portland Timbers bring in Toronto FC. Clint Irwin and Jake Gleeson are the keepers. Portland was first to score in the seventeenth minute with a Fanendo Adi goal, coming off of Diego Valeri and Darren Mattocks. Toronto tied it on a Will Johnson goal in the fortieth minute, set up by Sebastian Giovinco. In the fifty-seventh minute, Toronto had a yellow card given to Damien Perquis for his foul. Liam Ridgewell of the Timbers took a yellow card for a sixty-second minute foul. Portland took the lead back with a seventy-fourth minute goal by Valeri. The Timbers had a yellow card go to Dairon Asprilla in the eighty-second minute for his foul. This held for a 2-1 win, with the man of the match being Valeri for his winner and assist.
Finally, Sporting Kansas City host the Los Angeles Galaxy. Brian Rowe and Tim Melia draw the starts in goal. Kansas City cracked the scoresheet in the thirtieth minute on a Brad Davis goal, via Graham Zusi and Matt Besler. Los Angeles tied it on a forty-second minute Giovani Dos Santos goal, helped along by Gyasi Zardes. The Galaxy went down to ten men when Ashley Cole took two yellow cards in quick succession, for time wasting in the sixty-ninth minute and a foul in the seventieth minute to seal the ejection. Ike Opara of Sporting had a yellow card for an eighty-second minute foul. Los Angeles' Jose Villarreal took a yellow card in stoppage time for dissent. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, with Dos Santos the man of the match for his equalizer to grab a road point.
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