We're back in full as the Copa America continues in the knockout stages and MLS teams have enough players back to compete. Saturday holds eight games, beginning with a matinee from...
The Bronx, as New York City FC hosts the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Josh Saunders protect the nets. New York City opened with an eighth minute Frank Lampard goal, assisted by Thomas McNamara and RJ Allen. New York City added on with a twenty-first minute David Villa goal, via Jack Harrison. Philadelphia's Tranquillo Barnetta had a yellow card for his thirty-first minute foul. New York City took yellow cards for fouls by Lampard in the forty-third minute and Allen in the forty-fifth minute. Raymon Gaddis of the Union had a yellow card for his forty-ninth minute foul. New York City extended the lead as Andrea Pirlo scored in the fiftieth minute. In the fifty-fourth minute, Jason Hernandez of New York City took a yellow card for his foul, and Philadelphia got on the board with a Roland Alberg penalty kick goal a minute later. In the eighty-fifth minute, Hernandez took a second yellow card for another foul, putting New York City at ten men. New York City's Frederic Brillant committed an own goal in the eighty-eighth minute to get the Union even closer. Ronald Matarrita of New York City had a yellow card for dissent in stoppage time, but his team held on for the 3-2 win. Pirlo was the man of the match for his winner.
Out west, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC welcomes the New England Revolution. Brad Knighton and David Ousted are in goal. New England started in the thirty-first minute on a London Woodberry goal, via Lee Nguyen. Vancouver had yellow cards for Jordan Smith in the thirty-fifth minute and Andrew Jacobson in the thirty-sixth minute, both for fouls. In the fortieth minute, the Revolution's Woodberry took a yellow card for a handball. The Whitecaps tied it with a Nicolas Mezquida goal in the forty-first minute. New England took the lead back on a fifty-fifth minute Kelyn Rowe goal, assisted by Teal Bunbury. Vancouver saw a yellow card for an eighty-second minute foul by Matias Laba. The Revolution's Jose Goncalves had a yellow card for his foul in the eighty-eighth minute. The final stood at 2-1 for New England, with Rowe the man of the match.
Back east, the Columbus Crew SC brings in the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Steve Clark are the goalies. In the fourteenth minute, Corey Ashe of Columbus took a yellow card for his foul. Montreal had a yellow card for Didier Drogba not retreating in the fifty-ninth minute. In the sixty-eighth minute, Tyson Wahl had a yellow card for his foul, and Tony Tchani had another for dissent for the Crew. Hassoun Camara of the Impact took a yellow card for a stoppage time foul. The game ended 0-0, with the man of the match being Clark for his three-save clean sheet.
Southeast to Florida, where Orlando City SC hosts the San Jose Earthquakes. David Bingham and Joe Bendik man the nets. San Jose had yellow cards for Fatai Alashe in the thirty-seventh minute and Shaun Francis in the thirty-ninth minute, both for fouls. Victor Bernardez of the Earthquakes took a yellow card for a forty-sixth minute foul. In the forty-ninth minute, Seb Hines of Orlando City took a yellow card for a foul. Orlando City got going with a sixty-sixth minute Hines goal, passed from Adrian Winter. Orlando City's Cristian Higuita took a yellow card for a sixty-ninth minute foul. San Jose tied it on an eighty-fifth minute goal from Chad Barrett, assisted by Shea Salinas. Orlando City took the lead back as Julio Baptista scored in stoppage time, via Carlos Rivas. Baptista received a yellow card for delaying the restart of play. The tactic failed anyway, as the Earthquakes tied it with a Salinas goal three minutes later, resulting in a 2-2 draw. The man of the match was Salinas for the goal and assist.
North to Canada, as Toronto FC welcomes the Los Angeles Galaxy. Brian Rowe and Clint Irwin are the gloved men. Los Angeles had a yellow card for a twenty-eighth minute foul by A.J. DeLaGarza. Toronto dented the scoreboard with a Drew Moor goal in the seventy-sixth minute, passed from Eriq Zavaleta and Benoit Cheyrou. This held for a 1-0 win, with Moor the man of the match for his stunning goal.
Back stateside, the Colorado Rapids bring in the Chicago Fire. Sean Johnson and Zac MacMath are the overrated goalies. Colorado was first to score in the fifty-seventh minute with a Kevin Doyle goal, passed from Dillon Powers. Rodrigo Ramos of Chicago had a yellow card for a sixty-seventh minute foul. The Fire tied it on a Joey Calistri goal in the eighty-first minute, coming off of Ramos and David Accam. The Rapids took the lead back on an eighty-ninth minute Marco Pappa goal, courtesy of Sam Cronin. Colorado's Marc Burch had a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The Rapids won 2-1, and the scorer Doyle was the man of the match.
Down in Texas, the Houston Dynamo host DC United, although the start was delayed for weather. Bill Hamid and Tyler Deric played in the six-yard boxes once things started. DC had yellow cards given to Nick DeLeon in the ninth minute and Bobby Boswell in the twenty-eighth minute, both for fouls. Raul Rodriguez of Houston took a yellow card for a forty-second minute foul. Jared Jeffrey of United took a yellow card for delaying the restart of play in the eighty-seventh minute. The game ended in a 0-0 draw, with the man of the match being Hamid for his four-save clean sheet.
Saturday's eight-pack ends with Real Salt Lake welcoming the Portland Timbers. Jake Gleeson and Nick Rimando are between the posts. Salt Lake struck first in the seventeenth minute with a Juan Manuel Martinez goal, via Javier Morales. Portland tied it on a twenty-ninth minute Fanendo Adi goal, courtesy of Jermaine Taylor. The Timbers had yellow cards for thirty-third minute fouls by Diego Chara and Ben Zemanski. Portland took the lead with a forty-fourth minute goal by Lucas Melano. Real saw yellow cards for Tony Beltran in the fifty-sixth minute and Justen Glad in the sixty-sixth minute, both for fouls. Salt Lake tied it on a seventieth minute penalty kick goal by Yura Movsisyan. The Timbers took a yellow card for a Zarek Valentin foul in the eighty-fourth minute. The final stood at 2-2, with Movsisyan the man of the match for his equalizer.
On Sunday, Sporting Kansas City brings in FC Dallas. Chris Seitz and Tim Melia guard the woodwork. Kansas City had a yellow card for a Lawrence Olum foul in the twenty-eighth minute. Sporting led off in the forty-third minute with an Olum goal, set up by Benny Feilhaber. Kansas City added on in first half stoppage time with a Feilhaber penalty kick goal. Sporting took yellow cards for Dominic Dwyer in the seventy-sixth minute and the keeper Melia in the eightieth minute, both for time wasting. The game ended 2-0 for Sporting, with Feilhaber named man of the match for his goal and assist.
Finally, the New York Red Bulls host the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Luis Robles are the stalwart keepers. In the fourth minute, Seattle's Osvaldo Alonso and New York's Felipe had yellow cards for fouls. Bradley Wright-Phillips had a yellow card for his seventh minute foul for the Red Bulls. New York began with an eighteenth minute goal by Mike Grella. The Red Bulls added on with a Grella goal in the fifty-ninth minute. New York had yellow cards for Connor Lade in the seventy-ninth minute and Aurelien Collin in the eighty-second minute, both for fouls. The Sounders saw Erik Friberg take a yellow card in the eighty-sixth minute for a foul. The game ended 2-0, and Grella's brace made him the man of the match.
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