We're on for a full weekend. Expect a slight delay in Sunday game coverage, as I am traveling all day. We begin with...
The Vancouver Whitecaps FC hosting the San Jose Earthquakes. David Bingham and David Ousted are in goal. San Jose began in the fourteenth minute with a Quincy Amarikwa goal, via Anibal Godoy. Fatai Alashe of the Earthquakes took a yellow card for a thirty-fifth minute foul. San Jose added on in the sixtieth minute with a Simon Dawkins goal, set up by Alberto Quintero. Vancouver got on the board with a Nicolas Mezquida goal in stoppage time, assisted by Kendall Waston and Christian Bolanos. The game ended 2-1, with the man of the match being Dawkins for the winner.
Seven games played out on Saturday, beginning with the New York Red Bulls welcoming the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Luis Robles protect the nets. Aurelien Collin of New York had a yellow card for a fourteenth minute handball. Montreal led off in the twenty-first minute with an Ignacio Piatti goal, assisted by Matteo Mancosu and Marco Donadel. The Red Bulls tied it in the twenty-second minute as Bradley Wright-Phillips scored, thanks to Sacha Kljestan and Sean Davis. New York took the lead in the forty-first minute on a Wright-Phillips goal, his second of the game, made possible by Davis. The Red Bulls added on with a Davis goal in the forty-sixth minute, via Mike Grella. The Impact went down to ten men as Ambroise Oyongo took a straight red card for a foul in the forty-eighth minute. Montreal also saw yellow cards for Hernan Bernardello in the fiftieth minute and Calum Mallace in the sixty-ninth minute. Alex Muyl took a yellow card for New York in the eighty-seventh minute for a foul. The game ended at 3-1, with Wright-Phillips the man of the match for his brace.
Next up, the Columbus Crew SC bring in New York City FC. Josh Saunders and Steve Clark are the goalies. New York City struck first in the forty-first minute with a Frank Lampard goal. Columbus tied it on a forty-ninth minute Justin Meram goal, via Waylon Francis and Wil Trapp. The Crew took the lead on a penalty kick goal in the eightieth minute from Ethan Finlay. In the eighty-third minute, David Villa scored to tie it again for New York City. Tony Tchani of Columbus had a yellow card for a foul in the first minute of stoppage time. New York City gained the lead on a Villa penalty kick goal a minute later, but three minutes after that, Finlay scored to tie it again for the Crew. The game ended 3-3, with Finlay's late equalizer creating a brace to make him the man of the match.
East to New England, with the Revolution hosting the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Bobby Shuttleworth are the gloved men. Philadelphia opened in the second minute with a C.J. Sapong goal, assisted by Fabinho. New England took yellow cards for Scott Caldwell's eighteenth minute foul and dissent by Kei Kamara in the forty-first minute. The Union added on with a Chris Pontius goal in the fifty-first minute. Philadelphia extended the lead as Richie Marquez scored in the fifty-fourth minute, thanks to Pontius. Fabian Herbers of the Union had a yellow card for an eightieth minute foul. Philadelphia iced it at 4-0 with a Roland Alberg goal in stoppage time, set up by Charlie Davies. The man of the match was Pontius with his goal and assist.
Down in DC, United welcomes the Portland Timbers. Jake Gleeson and Bill Hamid guard the woodwork. DC started in the seventh minute with a Steve Birnbaum goal, assisted by Bobby Boswell and Lloyd Sam. United added on with a Luciano Acosta goal in the twenty-ninth minute, set up by Patrick Mullins. Liam Ridgewell of Portland had a yellow card for a fiftieth minute foul. DC's Boswell took a yellow card for a fifty-sixth minute foul. The Timbers saw a yellow card given to Jack Jewsbury for his fifty-seventh minute foul. Sean Franklin of United had a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-fifth minute. Portland's Vytautas Andriuskevicius received a yellow card for an eighty-third minute foul. The game ended 2-0, with Hamid the man of the match for his three-save clean sheet.
Southwest to Texas, as FC Dallas brings in Sporting Kansas City. Alec Kann and Chris Seitz are between the posts. Matt Hedges of Dallas had a yellow card for a twenty-second minute foul. Dallas got going in the sixty-sixth minute with a Tesho Akindele goal, assisted by Atiba Harris and Carlos Gruezo. Kansas City tied it on a Dominic Dwyer goal in the sixty-eighth minute, guided in by Brad Davis and Benny Feilhaber. Sporting took the lead with a Dwyer goal in the seventy-third minute. Dallas tied it again on an eighty-sixth minute Maximiliano Urruti goal. Dallas had a yellow card for an eighty-third minute foul by Harris. Kansas City had yellow cards given to Saad Abdul-Salaam in the eighty-sixth minute and Jimmy Medranda in the eighty-eighth minute, both for fouls. The game ended in a 2-2 draw, with Dwyer's brace making him the man of the match.
The Houston Dynamo were supposed to host Toronto FC in the next game, but severe weather postponed this match to tomorrow evening. When they did play, Alex Bono and Joe Willis took control of the nets. Houston cracked the scoresheet in the eighth minute on a Cristian Maidana goal, via Mauro Manotas and Andrew Wenger. Toronto tied it on a twenty-fourth minute goal from Jozy Altidore, courtesy of Sebastian Giovinco. The Dynamo went down to ten men when Abdoulie Mansally denied an obvious goal scoring opportunity in first half stoppage time and took a straight red card. Michael Bradley of Toronto took an eighty-second minute yellow card for a foul. The game ended at 1-1, with Altidore the man of the match for his equalizer.
Saturday ended in California, with the Los Angeles Galaxy welcoming the Colorado Rapids. Tim Howard and Brian Rowe man the nets. Colorado dented the scoreboard with a Shkelzen Gashi goal in the fifty-first minute, assisted by Marlon Hairston. Los Angeles tied it on a Daniel Steres goal in the sixty-second minute, set up by Steven Gerrard. Nigel De Jong of the Galaxy had a yellow card in the eighty-sixth minute. Micheal Azira of the Rapids received a yellow card for an eighty-seventh minute foul. The game ended 1-1, with Steres the man of the match.
On Sunday, the Chicago Fire bring in Orlando City SC. Joe Bendik and Sean Johnson are in goal. Chicago was first to score in the sixth minute on a John Goossens goal, assisted by Matt Polster. Orlando City tied it with a ninth minute Cyle Larin goal, set up by Kaka. Tommy Redding of Orlando City took a yellow card for a seventeenth minute foul. Orlando City took the lead on a thirty-second minute goal by Kaka. David Accam took a yellow card for the Fire in first half stoppage time. Chicago tied it in the seventy-eighth minute on a Razvan Cocis goal, coming off of Brandon Vincent. Jose Aja of Orlando City received a yellow card for an eighty-sixth minute foul. The game ended 2-2, with the man of the match being Kaka for his goal and assist.
Not the last game of the week, but last by original listing, sees the Seattle Sounders FC host Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Stefan Frei tend the nets. Seattle drew first blood in the twenty-fourth minute with a Nicolas Lodeiro goal, assisted by Andreas Ivanschitz. The Sounders added on with a thirty-seventh minute Jordan Morris goal, via Lodeiro and Clint Dempsey. Salt Lake got on the board with a Joao Plata goal, coming off of Yura Movsisyan. Justen Glad took a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The game ended 2-1, with Lodeiro the man of the match for his goal and assist.
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