All teams are in action this weekend, with an international break looming next weekend. We begin with Friday's game, featuring...
Sporting Kansas City hosting DC United. Bill Hamid and Tim Melia man the nets. DC had yellow cards for Marcelo Sarvas in the seventh minute and Jared Jeffrey in the forty-second minute, both for fouls. The game was delayed at halftime for weather concerns, but eventually resumed. United had a yellow card for Lamar Neagle in the sixty-eighth minute for his foul. Kansas City's Dominic Dwyer took a yellow card for persistent infringement in the seventy-first minute, as did teammate Paulo Nagamura in the seventy-eighth minute for a foul. DC got going with an Alhaji Kamara goal in the eighty-sixth minute, courtesy of Taylor Kemp. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the man of the match being Hamid for a three-save clean sheet.
On Saturday, the first of eight games has the Vancouver Whitecaps FC welcoming the Houston Dynamo. Tyler Deric and David Ousted protect the nets. Houston started in the twentieth minute with a DaMarcus Beasley goal, assisted by Alex and Boniek Garcia. Vancouver had yellow cards for Jordan Smith in the twenty-second minute and Russell Teibert in the fortieth minute, both for fouls. In the forty-second minute, both the Dynamo's Alex and the Whitecaps' Pedro Morales received straight red cards for violent conduct. In the fifty-first minute, Garcia of Houston took a yellow card for not retreating, and a minute later, Vancouver tied the game with an Octavio Rivero goal. The Whitecaps had a yellow card for a Matias Laba foul in the sixty-ninth minute. The Dynamo saw a yellow card go to Andrew Wenger in the sixty-ninth minute for his foul. The game ended 1-1, with the man of the match being Rivero for the equalizer.
Out east, the New York Red Bulls bring in Toronto FC. Clint Irwin and Luis Robles are the gloved men. New York began in the fourth minute with a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal, set up by Sacha Kljestan. The Red Bulls added on with another Wright-Phillips goal in the twenty-fifth minute, via Kljestan. New York extended the lead as Wright-Phillips scored in the twenty-seventh minute, thanks to Mike Grella and Felipe. In the forty-third minute, Gonzalo Veron of the Red Bulls had a straight red card for a foul. Toronto saw a yellow card given to Ashtone Morgan in the sixty-third minute for a foul. New York's Dax McCarty had a yellow card for a sixty-eighth minute foul. Toronto received a yellow card for an eighty-third minute foul by Damien Perquis. The final stood at 3-0, and Wright-Phillips' hat trick made him the man of the match.
Backtracking to Columbus, where the Crew SC hosts Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Steve Clark play goal. The start was delayed for weather. Salt Lake opened in the thirteenth minute with a Luke Mulholland goal, courtesy of Joao Plata. Columbus tied it with an Ola Kamara goal in the seventeenth minute, via Justin Meram and Corey Ashe. In the twentieth minute, the Crew took a lead with Justen Glad's own goal. Aaron Maund of Real had a yellow card for a foul in the forty-first minute. Columbus added on with a Kamara goal in the sixty-fourth minute, helped along by Waylon Francis and Meram. The Crew extended the lead as Kamara finished his hat trick on a seventy-fourth minute goal, made possible by Federico Higuain. Salt Lake pulled back with a Jordan Allen goal in the seventy-eighth minute, coming off of Demar Phillips. In the eighty-first minute, Mohammed Saeid of Columbus took a yellow card for his foul. Real pulled closer with a Plata goal in the eighty-third minute, passed from Mulholland. This only made it 4-3, the final, and Kamara was the man of the match for a hat trick.
East again to New England, with the Revolution welcoming the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Bobby Shuttleworth are the steady hands in goal. Seattle led off in the seventh minute with an Aaron Kovar goal. New England tied it on a Lee Nguyen penalty kick goal in the twenty-fourth minute. The Revolution's Diego Fagundez had a yellow card for a thirty-fourth minute foul. New England took the lead with a Femi Hollinger-Janzen goal in the eightieth minute, set up by Nguyen. The final stood at 2-1, with the man of the match being Nguyen for the goal and assist in a victory.
Up in Montreal, the Impact bring in the Los Angeles Galaxy. Brian Rowe and Evan Bush are between the posts. Los Angeles struck first in the eighth minute with a Giovani dos Santos goal. Montreal tied it in the twenty-sixth minute with an Ignacio Piatti goal, passed from Dominic Oduro and Didier Drogba. The Impact took the lead in the fifty-sixth minute with a Lucas Ontivero goal, assisted by Piatti. The Galaxy retied it on a fifty-eighth minute goal from Mike Magee, coming off of Steven Gerrard and Sebastian Lletget. In the sixty-eighth minute, Patrice Bernier of Montreal had a yellow card for a foul. Los Angeles saw yellow cards for Alan Gordon and Daniel Steres in stoppage time, both for fouls. The latter of the two resulted in a Drogba goal, and he himself received a yellow card for delaying the restart of play, but this carried Montreal to the 3-2 win. The man of the match was Piatti for a goal and assist.
Back stateside, the Chicago Fire host the Portland Timbers. Jake Gleeson and Sean Johnson are the keepers. Portland was first to score in the eighteenth minute on a Diego Valeri goal. Chicago tied it on a twentieth minute goal by David Accam, passed from Kennedy Igboananike and Joao Meira. Johan Kappelhof of the Fire had a yellow card for his thirty-eighth minute foul. The Timbers took a yellow card for a sixty-ninth minute foul by Liam Ridgewell. Chicago saw a yellow card given to Rodrigo Ramos for his seventy-seventh minute foul. Portland's Chris Klute took a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The game ended 1-1, with Accam the man of the match for his quick and steady equalizer.
Westward to Colorado, with the Rapids welcoming the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake faces former Union goalie Zac MacMath in goal. Colorado dented the scoreboard in the eighty-seventh minute with a Sam Cronin goal, passed from Marlon Hairston and Mekeil Williams. Philadelphia tied it in stoppage time with a Brian Carroll goal, assisted by Fabian Herbers and Raymon Gaddis. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, with Carroll earning the man of the match honors for a timely equalizer.
Saturday ends with the San Jose Earthquakes bringing in FC Dallas. Chris Seitz and David Bingham are the overrated goalies. Dallas had a yellow card for a fifty-third minute foul by Ryan Hollingshead. San Jose saw a yellow card for a foul by Tommy Thompson in the sixty-seventh minute. The game ended in a scoreless draw with Bingham as the man of the match for his two-save clean sheet.
On Sunday, the lone game has New York City FC hosting Orlando City SC. Joe Bendik and Josh Saunders are the keepers. Orlando City's Servando Carrasco had a yellow card for delaying the game in the eighth minute, and teammate Harrison Heath received a yellow card for a tenth minute foul. New York City drew first blood in the forty-second minute with a Frederic Brillant goal, via RJ Allen and Andrea Pirlo. Kevin Alston of Orlando City took a yellow card for persistent infringement in the sixty-second minute. New York City added on with a sixty-sixth minute David Villa goal, assisted by Pirlo. Orlando City got on the board with a Julio Baptista goal in the seventy-second minute, courtesy of Kevin Molino. In stoppage time, Brek Shea of Orlando City and Villa of New York City took yellow cards for fouls. A minute later, Orlando City tied it on a Molino goal, passed from Cyle Larin and Carlos Rivas. The game ended in a 2-2 draw, with Molino the man of the match for the late equalizer.
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