We're up for nine games this week on the schedule, beginning with Friday's...
DC United hosting the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Travis Worra protect the nets. DC had a yellow card for an eighth minute Marcelo Sarvas foul. New York's Mike Grella received a yellow card for his eleventh minute foul. United opened in the twentieth minute with an Alvaro Saborio goal, assisted by Sarvas and Patrick Nyarko. Chris Duvall of the Red Bulls had a yellow card for his forty-first minute foul. DC added on with a forty-third minute Nyarko goal, passed from Lamar Neagle and Saborio. In first half stoppage time, Steve Birnbaum had a yellow card for his foul for United. In the eighty-third minute, Nick DeLeon of DC took a yellow card for a foul. The final stood at 2-0, with Saborio the man of the match for his goal and assist.
On Saturday, the games began in Montreal, with the Impact welcoming the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Evan Bush are in goal. Montreal started in the third minute on a Didier Drogba goal. Philadelphia tied it on a C.J. Sapong goal in the twenty-fourth minute, via Sebastien Le Toux and Chris Pontius. The Impact's Ignacio Piatti had a yellow card for dissent in the thirty-sixth minute. Montreal saw yellow cards go to Marco Donadel in the fiftieth minute and Ambroise Oyongo in the eightieth minute, both for fouls. The Union's Raymon Gaddis took a yellow card for a foul in the eighty-first minute. The game ended 1-1, with the man of the match being Blake, who went five for six in saves.
Down in Columbus, the Crew SC bring in the Colorado Rapids. Zac MacMath and Steve Clark are in the six-yard boxes. Colorado had a yellow card for a tenth minute foul by Kevin Doyle. Columbus began in the twenty-third minute on a Cedrick goal, passed from Harrison Afful. The Rapids tied it with a Doyle goal in the fifty-fifth minute, set up by Shkelzen Gashi. In the sixty-third minute, Colorado's Gashi took a yellow card for a foul. The game ended 1-1, and Doyle was the man of the match for the equalizer.
To the east, the New England Revolution host the Chicago Fire. Matt Lampson and Bobby Shuttleworth protect the nets. Chicago's Alturo Alvarez took a yellow card for a nineteenth minute foul. New England led off in the twenty-second minute with a Lee Nguyen goal, assisted by Scott Caldwell. The Revolution's Gershon Koffie took a yellow card for a twenty-fourth minute foul. New England saw yellow cards assessed to London Woodberry in the fifty-seventh minute and Juan Agudelo in the eightieth minute, both for fouls. The Revolution added on with a Femi Hollinger-Janzen goal in the eighty-fourth minute, coming off of Agudelo and Nguyen. This made it 2-0, the final, with the man of the match honors awarded to Nguyen.
Into Canada again, as Toronto FC welcomes the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Ousted and Clint Irwin are the gloved men. Vancouver struck first in the twelfth minute on a Kekuta Manneh goal. The Whitecaps added on with an eighteenth minute Christian Bolanos goal. Pa Modou Kah of Vancouver had a yellow card for a thirty-fifth minute foul. Toronto got on the board in the thirty-seventh minute with a Sebastian Giovinco goal, courtesy of Damien Perquis. Fraser Aird of the Whitecaps received a yellow card for dissent in the sixty-third minute. Toronto tied it on a sixty-sixth minute Giovinco goal, passed from Michael Bradley. In the seventieth minute, Vancouver retook the lead on a Manneh goal, assisted by Pedro Morales. The Whitecaps extended the lead as Morales scored in the seventy-second minute, thanks to Manneh. In the seventy-sixth minute, Aird earned a second yellow card for a foul, putting Vancouver at ten men. Toronto got one back with an eightieth minute Drew Moor goal, helped along by Giovinco. Blas Perez of the Whitecaps had a yellow card for time wasting in the eighty-ninth minute. Toronto's Giovinco took a yellow card for dangerous play in stoppage time. Vancouver held on for a 4-3 win, with Manneh the man of the match.
Ending Saturday, FC Dallas brings in the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Chris Seitz are between the posts. Dallas was first to score on a third minute Mauro Diaz penalty kick goal. Dallas added on with a Michael Barrios goal in the eightieth minute, via Mauro Rosales. This made it 2-0, the final, with the man of the match being Barrios.
On Sunday, the first game is a make up from yesterday, as the Houston Dynamo host Real Salt Lake after they were postponed for weather. Jeff Attinella and Joe Willis are the backups in goal. Alex of Houston had a yellow card for a thirty-first minute foul. In the sixty-fifth minute, Houston got going on a Giles Barnes goal, set up by his keeper Willis. Salt Lake had a yellow card given to Tony Beltran in the eighty-first minute for a foul. The Dynamo won 1-0, with the man of the match being Barnes for his goal.
Up in Kansas City, Sporting welcomes Orlando City SC. Joe Bendik and Tim Melia man the nets. Jimmy Medranda of Kansas City had a yellow card for his forty-ninth minute foul. In the sixty-seventh minute, Sporting's Medranda saw his day get worse as he was charged with an own goal to allow Orlando City to crack the scoresheet. Kansas City tied it on a seventy-fourth minute Dominic Dwyer goal, assisted by Jacob Peterson and Benny Feilhaber. Sporting took the lead with a Peterson goal in the seventy-ninth minute, via Roger Espinoza and Saad Abdul-Salaam. Nuno Coeho of Kansas City had a yellow card for a foul in the eighty-fourth minute. The final stood at 2-1 for Sporting, with Peterson the man of the match for turning things around for his team and getting a win.
Finally, the Portland Timbers bring in New York City FC. Josh Saunders and Jake Gleeson will play goal. New York City drew first blood with a David Villa goal in the twelfth minute, courtesy of RJ Allen. In the twenty-fourth minute, New York City's Allen had a yellow card for a foul. Ben Zemanski of Portland took a yellow card for his thirty-eighth minute foul. The Timbers tied it in the fifty-fifth minute on a Fanendo Adi goal, passed from Darlington Nagbe. New York City regained the lead with a Thomas McNamara goal in the sixty-fifth minute, assisted by Andrea Pirlo. New York City's keeper Saunders took a yellow card for time wasting in the eighty-seventh minute. New York City won 2-1, with McNamara the man of the match for his winner.
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