MLS is back for nine games this weekend. The first is a Friday game...
As Orlando City SC hosts the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Joe Bendik are in goal. Aurelien Collin of New York had a yellow card for a foul in the eighteenth minute. The Red Bulls led off in the nineteenth minute with a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal, passed from Sacha Kljestan and Sal Zizzo. Orlando City's Rafael Ramos and Kaka had yellow cards for dissent in the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth minutes, respectively. New York had a yellow card given to Ronald Zubar for his fifty-eighth minute foul. Orlando City saw a yellow card go to David Mateos for a foul in the fifty-ninth minute. In the sixty-first minute, Lloyd Sam of the Red Bulls took a yellow card for dangerous play. Brek Shea of Orlando City received a yellow card for a sixty-fifth minute foul. Orlando City tied it on a Kevin Molino goal in the sixty-seventh minute, courtesy of Cyle Larin and Darwin Ceren. Orlando City went down to ten men in the eighty-fifth minute when Cristian Higuita's foul brought out a straight red card. New York's Kemar Lawrence took a yellow card for an eighty-seventh minute foul. The game ended 1-1, with the man of the match being Molino for the equalizer.
The first of Saturday's six games has the Vancouver Whitecaps FC welcoming the Portland Timbers in a Cascadia Cup clash. Jake Gleeson and David Ousted are the keepers. Vancouver's Pedro Morales had a yellow card for an eleventh minute foul, and teammate Kendall Waston took a yellow card for his foul in the sixteenth minute. Portland began in the thirty-fourth minute with a Nat Borchers goal, set up by Darlington Nagbe and Fanendo Adi. The Whitecaps tied it on a sixtieth minute Masato Kudo goal. In the sixty-sixth minute, Vancouver gained the lead on a Christian Bolanos goal, via Kudo. The Whitecaps' Blas Perez took a yellow card for a sixty-ninth minute foul. The Timbers had a yellow card given to Nagbe for his seventieth minute foul. Diego Chara of Portland had a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. Vancouver won 2-1, with the man of the match being Kudo for his goal and assist.
Along to Columbus, where the Crew SC bring in the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Steve Clark man the nets. Columbus opened in the sixteenth minute with a Kei Kamara goal, assisted by Justin Meram and Corey Ashe. Montreal tied it in the twenty-sixth minute on an Ignacio Piatti goal, set up by Didier Drogba. In first half stoppage time, the Crew retook the lead with a Kamara goal, coming off of Michael Parkhurst. Columbus added on with a forty-eighth minute Federico Higuain goal. The Crew extended the lead as Higuain scored a penalty kick goal in the fifty-third minute. The Impact pulled back with a fifty-seventh minute Drogba penalty kick goal. Montreal edged closer on a Piatti goal in the fifty-eighth minute, passed from Dominic Oduro. In the eighty-second minute, Lucas Ontivero of the Impact and Waylon Francis of Columbus took yellow cards for their argument. In stoppage time, Montreal tied it with an Oduro goal, fueled by Drogba and Ambroise Oyongo. The final stood at 4-4, with the man of the match being Oduro for his assist and equalizing goal.
Up in Canada, Toronto FC hosts FC Dallas. Jesse Gonzalez and Clint Irwin play goal. Toronto had a yellow card for a fourteenth minute foul by Marco Delgado. Toronto started in the twenty-eighth minute with a Tsubasa Endoh goal, courtesy of Sebastian Giovinco. Dallas had a yellow card given to Victor Ulloa for his thirty-ninth minute foul. Toronto's Michael Bradley took a yellow card for a forty-third minute foul. Toronto had yellow cards for Steven Beitashour in the seventy-fourth minute for time wasting and Will Johnson's eighty-seventh minute foul. Toronto's Jozy Altidore took a yellow card for a handball in stoppage time, but it didn't matter, with Toronto winning 1-0. The man of the match was Endoh for his winner.
Stateside, the Houston Dynamo welcome Sporting Kansas City (while the corresponding women's teams play in KC tonight). Tim Melia and Tyler Deric are in the six-yard boxes. Houston's Alex received a yellow card for a fifth minute foul. The Dynamo struck first in the thirtieth minute on a Giles Barnes goal, set up by Erick Torres. Houston added on in first half stoppage time with an Andrew Wenger goal, passed from Cristian Maidana and Barnes. The Dynamo saw a yellow card for Jalil Anibaba in the fifty-third minute for a foul. Kansas City had a yellow card given to Roger Espinoza in the sixty-second minute for his foul. Houston's Ricardo Clark had a yellow card for a foul in second half stoppage time. The game ended 2-0, with the man of the match being Barnes with his goal and assist.
Out west, the Colorado Rapids bring in Real Salt Lake for a Rocky Mountain Derby. Nick Rimando and Zac MacMath are in goal. Mekeil Williams of Colorado had a yellow card for persistent infringement in the fifteenth minute. Sunny of Salt Lake took a yellow card for his twenty-ninth minute foul. The Rapids were first to score in the forty-seventh minute on a Jermaine Jones goal, via Kevin Doyle and Luis Solignac. Colorado's Jones had a yellow card for a foul in the fifty-third minute. In the seventy-ninth minute, Tony Beltran had a yellow card for Real for a foul. The Rapids had yellow cards for Shkelzen Gashi in the eighty-first minute and MacMath in stoppage time for time wasting. Colorado won 1-0, with MacMath the man of the match for his five-save clean sheet.
Saturday ends with the Seattle Sounders FC hosting the San Jose Earthquakes. David Bingham and Stefan Frei tend the nets. Seattle drew first blood in the twenty-sixth minute with a Clint Dempsey goal, assisted by Erik Friberg and Jordan Morris. The Sounders saw Osvaldo Alonso take a yellow card for a forty-third minute foul. Seattle added on in the eighty-ninth minute with a Morris goal, set up by Alonso. This made it 2-0, the final, with the man of the match being Morris for his powerful strike and work to set up the first goal.
On Sunday, the Los Angeles Galaxy welcome the New England Revolution. Bobby Shuttleworth and Brian Rowe are set to start in goal. Los Angeles got going in the thirteenth minute on a Robbie Keane goal, passed from Gyasi Zardes. The Galaxy added on with a Giovani Dos Santos goal in the twenty-fourth minute. Los Angeles extended the lead as Keane scored in first half stoppage time, thanks to Zardes and Dos Santos. New England had a yellow card for a Je-Vaughn Watson foul in the fifty-eighth minute. The Revolution got on the board with a sixty-seventh minute goal by Kelyn Rowe, coming off of Gershon Koffie. New England got closer with a Juan Agudelo goal in the seventieth minute, set up by Femi Hollinger-Janzen. In stoppage time, A.J. DeLaGarza of the Galaxy had a yellow card for time wasting. Two minutes later, Steven Gerrard scored to make it 4-2, with the help of Mike Magee. Los Angeles won by this margin, with Keane named man of the match.
Finally, DC United bring in New York City FC. Josh Saunders and Travis Worra are between the posts. Luciano Acosta of DC had a yellow card for a third minute foul. United's Jared Jeffrey received a yellow card for his forty-seventh minute foul. New York City dented the scoreboard in the forty-ninth minute on a David Villa goal, assisted by Thomas McNamara and Khiry Shelton. New York City added on with a Shelton goal, via Ronald Matarrita. New York City had yellow cards for Frederic Brillant in the fifty-ninth minute for a foul, Saunders in the seventy-eighth minute for time wasting, and Federico Bravo in the seventy-ninth minute for an argument. Julian Buescher of DC took a yellow card for his foul in stoppage time. The final stood at 2-0 for New York City, and Shelton was the man of the match.
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