Six games were on the schedule for midweek, although the weather in places threatened some of these events. We begin with one such game, as...
The Columbus Crew SC host Toronto FC. Alex Bono and Steve Clark man the nets. Mark Bloom of Toronto had a yellow card for his thirty-second minute foul. Columbus got going in the fifty-fourth minute with a Harrison Afful goal. Toronto tied it on a Jordan Hamilton goal in the sixty-fourth minute, thanks to Jay Chapman and Benoit Cheyrou. The game ended at 1-1, with the man of the match being Hamilton for the equalizer.
East to the New York Red Bulls welcoming Orlando City SC. Joe Bendik and Luis Robles are in goal. New York started with a thirty-seventh minute goal by Connor Lade, set up by Bradley Wright-Phillips and Alex Muyl. The Red Bulls' Muyl took a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time. Orlando City had yellow cards given to David Mateos in the forty-ninth minute and Brek Shea in the fifty-second minute, the first for a foul and the second for dissent. New York added on with a fifty-ninth minute goal by Felipe. Orlando City's Cristian Higuita took a yellow card for dissent in the sixty-eighth minute. The game ended 2-0 for the Red Bulls, with Lade the man of the match for his winner.
In the only game delayed from the start by weather, the Chicago Fire kicked off about two hours later as they brought in Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Sean Johnson play goal. Chicago opened in the nineteenth minute with a Michael de Leeuw goal, made possible by Razvan Cocis and Brandon Vincent. The Fire had a yellow card for a Khaly Thiam foul in the twenty-sixth minute. Soni Mustivar of Kansas City had a yellow card for his twenty-ninth minute foul. Chicago's Alturo Alvarez had a yellow card in the sixty-eighth minute for a foul. Sporting's Dominic Dwyer received a yellow card for a seventy-first minute foul. Joao Meira of the Fire took a yellow card for a seventy-ninth minute foul. Kansas City saw a yellow card for Jimmy Medranda in the eighty-fifth minute for his foul. The game ended 1-0, with the man of the match being de Leeuw for his winner.
Westward to Portland, with the Timbers hosting the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Jake Gleeson protect the nets. Portland led off with a fourteenth minute goal by Jack McInerney, via Jack Jewsbury. Montreal saw a yellow card for an eighteenth minute Ignacio Piatti foul. The Impact tied it on a forty-fourth minute Piatti goal. In the sixty-eighth minute, Harry Shipp took a yellow card for his foul for Montreal. The Timbers' Fanendo Adi and the Impact's Hassoun Camara each had yellow cards in the seventieth minute, one for a foul and the other for dissent. The game ended 1-1, with Piatti the man of the match for his equalizer.
Up to Seattle, as the Sounders FC welcome FC Dallas. Chris Seitz and Stefan Frei are the gloved men. Dallas went down to ten men after Maynor Figueroa took a red card for a handball in the penalty area in the fourth minute. Seattle began with a sixth minute Clint Dempsey penalty kick goal. The Sounders added on with an eighteenth minute Andreas Ivanschitz goal, courtesy of Osvaldo Alonso. Seattle extended the lead as Jordan Morris scored in the twenty-second minute, with the help of Dempsey and Alonso. Juan Esteban Ortiz of Dallas had a yellow card for his thirty-third minute foul, but Dempsey of the Sounders took a straight red card at the same time for violent conduct, leveling the field at ten players each. Seattle padded the lead with a sixty-first minute goal by Joevin Jones, coming off of Oniel Fisher. The Sounders continued with a seventy-third minute Cristian Roldan goal, assisted by Ivanschitz. Seattle cruised to a 5-0 with, with Ivanschitz awarded the man of the match honors for his goal and assist.
Finally, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC bring in Real Salt Lake. Jeff Attinella and David Ousted are the reliable keepers. Jordan Allen of Salt Lake had a yellow card for a thirteenth minute foul. Vancouver's Andrew Jacobson had a yellow card for his twenty-fifth minute foul. Real's Tony Beltran received a yellow card for his twenty-eighth minute foul. Salt Lake saw a miscue in the thirty-fourth minute by Justen Glad lead to the Whitecaps' first goal. Vancouver added on in the thirty-seventh minute with a Cristian Techera goal, courtesy of Christian Bolanos. Kendall Waston of the Whitecaps took a yellow card in the fifty-fourth minute for his foul. Real had yellow cards given to Luke Mulholland in the fifty-ninth minute and Olmes Garcia in the seventy-fourth minute. Marcel de Jong of Vancouver took a yellow card for an eighty-ninth minute foul. The game ended at 2-0, with Techera the man of the match for his clincher.
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