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San Jose, as the Earthquakes host the Houston Dynamo. Joe Willis and David Bingham are in goal. Houston led off in the sixth minute with a Ricardo Clark goal. Jalil Anibaba of the Dynamo took a yellow card for an eighteenth minute foul. San Jose's Jordan Stewart had a yellow card for his forty-eighth minute foul. Houston added on in the fiftieth minute with a David Horst goal, coming off of Cristian Maidana. In the fifty-fourth minute, the Earthquakes got on the board with a Victor Bernardez goal, assisted by Alberto Quintero. Dynamo keeper Willis argued against the goal, and earned a yellow card for dissent. Bernardez took a yellow card for San Jose for his fifty-fifth minute foul. Houston saw a yellow card given to Boniek Garcia in the eighty-sixth minute for a foul. The game ended 2-1 for the Dynamo, with Horst's winner making him the man of the match.
On Saturday, the first of seven games has New York City FC welcoming the Los Angeles Galaxy. Clement Diop is mismatched with Josh Saunders in goal. New York City was first to score in the sixth minute with a David Villa goal. Los Angeles saw a yellow card for a foul by A.J. DeLaGarza in stoppage time. The game ended at 1-0, with the man of the match being Villa for his winner.
In Philadelphia, the Union bring in Toronto FC. Alex Bono and Andre Blake man the nets. Toronto began in the eighteenth minute on a Sebastian Giovinco goal, assisted by Marco Delgado. Philadelphia tied it on a Ken Tribbett goal, via Tranquillo Barnetta in the twenty-fourth minute. Toronto retook the lead in the thirtieth minute as Drew Moor scored, thanks to Michael Bradley. Moor had a yellow card for a foul in the fortieth minute, and his Toronto teammate Justin Morrow got booked for time wasting in the forty-second minute. Toronto added on with a forty-fourth minute Jozy Altidore goal, passed from Will Johnson. Toronto's Johnson took a yellow card for a forty-fifth minute foul. In the fifty-eighth minute, Bradley of Toronto had a yellow card for his foul. The Union saw yellow cards given to Barnetta for dissent in the sixty-seventh minute and Joshua Yaro for a seventy-third minute foul. The game ended 3-1, with the man of the match being Moor for his winning goal.
Crossing into Canada, the Montreal Impact host the Chicago Fire. Sean Johnson and Evan Bush are the veterans in goal. Chicago struck first in the fifteenth minute on a Luis Solignac goal, assisted by David Accam. Solignac took a yellow card for a thirty-first minute foul for the Fire. Laurent Ciman of Montreal had a yellow card for his forty-fourth minute foul. Didier Drogba of the Impact received a yellow card in the seventy-first minute for dissent. Chicago added on with an Accam goal in the seventy-third minute, made possible by Arturo Alvarez and Michael de Leeuw. The Fire extended the lead as Matt Polster scored, thanks to Alvarez. The game ended at 3-0, with Accam the man of the match for his goal and assist.
Back stateside, the New England Revolution welcome the Columbus Crew SC. Steve Clark and Brad Knighton are in the six-yard boxes. Columbus opened in the eighth minute on an Ethan Finlay goal, set up by Justin Meram and Hector Jimenez. New England saw yellow cards for a twenty-sixth minute London Woodberry foul and dissent from Teal Bunbury in the thirty-fifth minute. The Crew added on with a forty-ninth minute goal by Federico Higuain, assisted by Ola Kamara. Columbus' Mohammed Saeid took a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-second minute. The Revolution's Kei Kamara had a yellow card for an eighty-sixth minute. The game ended at 2-0, with the man of the match being Clark for his five-save clean sheet.
Out west, the Colorado Rapids bring in Orlando City SC. Joe Bendik and Tim Howard play goal. Colorado's Kevin Doyle and Orlando City's Jose Aja each took yellow cards for fouls in the forty-third minute. Orlando City saw two more yellow cards in the game, for a sixty-sixth minute David Mateos foul and time wasting by Brek Shea in the seventy-ninth minute. The game ended in a 0-0 draw, with the man of the match being Howard for his two-save clean sheet.
Backtracking to Kansas City, where Sporting hosts the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Ousted faces a lesser foe in Alec Kann in goal. Kansas City had yellow cards for Kevin Ellis in the tenth minute and Matt Besler in the sixteenth minute, both for fouls. Sporting got going with a thirty-ninth minute Jacob Peterson goal, passed from Nuno Coelho and Benny Feilhaber. Kansas City added on with a sixty-fourth minute penalty kick goal from Feilhaber. Sporting's Dominic Dwyer had a seventy-seventh minute yellow card for a foul. The game ended at 2-0, and Feilhaber was the man of the match for his role in all the scoring.
Saturday ends with Real Salt Lake welcoming FC Dallas. Chris Seitz and Nick Rimando are the gloved men. Salt Lake saw a yellow card for a Tony Beltran foul in the forty-third minute. Real's Luke Mulholland had a yellow card for a fifty-seventh minute foul. Salt Lake dented the scoreboard on a seventy-eighth minute goal by Jamison Olave. Dallas had yellow cards given to Aubrey David in the eighty-first minute and Maynor Figueroa in the eighty-third minute, for a foul and dangerous play, respectively. Real's Joao Plata had a yellow card for a stoppage time foul. The game ended at 1-0, with Olave the man of the match for his winner.
On Sunday, DC United bring in the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Bill Hamid protect the nets. DC had a yellow card for a foul by Luciano Acosta in the thirty-sixth minute for a foul. New York started with a thirty-eighth minute Bradley Wright-Phillips goal, assisted by Mike Grella and Alex Muyl. Marcelo Sarvas of United took a yellow card for his foul in the fifty-second minute. The Red Bulls added on with a sixty-fourth minute goal by Felipe, courtesy of Wright-Phillips and Sacha Kljestan. DC got on the board with a Sarvas penalty kick goal in the seventieth minute. United tied it on a seventy-third minute Patrick Mullins goal, passed from Steve Birnbaum and Taylor Kemp. The game ended at 2-2, with the man of the match being Wright-Phillips.
Finally, the Seattle Sounders FC host the Portland Timbers. Jake Gleeson and Stefan Frei guard the woodwork. Seattle saw yellow cards for an Andreas Ivanschitz foul in the thirty-seventh minute and a dive from Joevin Jones in the fortieth minute. Portland's Diego Chara received a yellow card for a forty-second minute foul. The Sounders drew first blood in the sixty-first minute on a Clint Dempsey penalty kick goal. Seattle added on with an eightieth minute Dempsey goal, coming off of Cristian Roldan. The Sounders extended the lead as Roldan scored in the eighty-third minute, thanks to Brad Evans and Nicolas Lodeiro. Lodeiro also took a yellow card for time wasting in the eighty-fourth minute before the play restarted. In stoppage time, the Timbers got on the board with a Fanendo Adi goal, made possible by Alvas Powell. The game ended 3-1, with Dempsey the man of the match for his brace.
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