The weekend is full of action for MLS. We begin with one Friday game in...
Salt Lake, as Real hosts the Colorado Rapids in the Rocky Mountain Derby. Tim Howard and Nick Rimando are the American goalies. Colorado opened in the fifth minute with a Shkelzen Gashi goal. Salt Lake tied it in the thirty-ninth minute with a Yura Movsisyan goal, assisted by Demar Phillips. Real took the lead with a Movsisyan goal in the forty-eighth minute, made possible by Plata. The Rapids saw yellow cards for Dillon Powers in the sixtieth minute, Marc Burch in the eighty-fourth minute, and Howard in stoppage time, the first and third for fouls and the second for dissent. The game ended at 2-1, with Movsisyan named man of the match for his brace.
On Saturday, DC United welcomed Chicago Fire in the first of six games. Sean Johnson and Bill Hamid are the experienced goalies. Jared Jeffrey of DC took a yellow card in the nineteenth minute for his foul. United struck first in the twenty-fifth minute on a Luciano Acosta goal, assisted by Marcelo Sarvas and Patrick Nyarko. Michael de Leeuw tied it in the thirty-first minute with his goal for Chicago. Khaly Thiam of the Fire took a red card for a foul and abusive language in the thirty-fourth minute, putting them at ten men. Johan Kappelhof of Chicago took a yellow card in the thirty-sixth minute for his foul. DC took the lead back in the fortieth minute with a Patrick Mullins goal, coming off of Nyarko. United added on with a Mullins goal in first half stoppage time, passed from Acosta. The Fire chipped back with a goal a minute later from Razvan Cocis, courtesy of de Leeuw and Kappelhof. de Leeuw of Chicago had a yellow card for a forty-seventh minute foul. DC extended the lead in the fifty-first minute on a Nyarko goal, with assists from Steve Birnbaum and Lloyd Sam. United padded the lead as Mullins finished his hat trick, thanks to Sean Franklin and Acosta in the seventy-fourth minute. DC refused to stop, scoring again in the eighty-ninth minute on a Nick DeLeon goal set up by Acosta. The game mercifully ended at 6-2, with the man of the match being Mullins for his hat trick in a thorough victory for the hosts.
Over to Philadelphia, where the Union bring in Sporting Kansas City. Alec Kann and Andre Blake play goal. Kansas City saw yellow cards in the twentieth minute for Jimmy Medranda's foul and Roger Espinoza's dissent. Philadelphia's Warren Creavalle took a yellow card for a fifty-first minute foul. In the fifty-ninth minute, Medranda took a second yellow card for a foul, putting Sporting down to ten men. The Union got going in the sixty-seventh minute on a Roland Alberg goal, set up by Fabinho. Espinoza of Kansas City took a straight red card for his eighty-seventh minute foul, putting his team down to nine men. Philadelphia added on with a stoppage time goal from Tranquillo Barnetta, assisted by Alberg. The Union's Alejandro Bedoya received a yellow card a minute later for a foul. The game ended at 2-0, with Alberg the man of the match for his goal and assist.
Along to Columbus, where the Crew SC host the San Jose Earthquakes. David Bingham and Steve Clark are the keepers. Columbus started in the thirty-second minute on an Ethan Finlay goal, set up by Justin Meram and Nicolai Naess. Bingham exited the match at halftime, replaced by Andrew Tarbell. Darwin Ceren of San Jose had a yellow card for a sixty-fifth minute foul. The Crew added on in the eighty-fourth minute with a Meram penalty kick goal. This made it 2-0, the final, with the man of the match being Meram for his goal and assist.
Up in Canada, Toronto FC welcomes the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Alex Bono are set to start in goal. Montreal went down to ten men in the forty-third minute when Calum Mallace took a straight red card for violent conduct. Toronto's Marco Delgado received a yellow card in the forty-fourth minute for his foul. Toronto saw a yellow card for a forty-eighth minute Eriq Zavaleta foul. Jonathan Osorio of Toronto took a yellow card for a foul in the seventieth minute. The Impact dented the scoreboard on an Ignacio Piatti goal in the seventy-third minute, made possible by Dominic Oduro and Matteo Mancosu. Montreal saw yellow cards for the keeper Bush in the seventy-third minute for time wasting, and for fouls by Mancosu in the eighty-first minute and Kyle Bekker in stoppage time. Still, the Impact won 1-0, with the man of the match being Piatti for his winner.
Down in Texas, the Houston Dynamo bring in FC Dallas. Chris Seitz and Joe Willis are between the posts. Houston was first to score in the nineteenth minute on an Alex goal, assisted by Boniek Garcia. Dallas tied it with a fifty-ninth minute Mauro Diaz penalty kick goal. Dallas took the lead on a sixtieth minute goal by Michael Barrios, coming off Maynor Figueroa. Dallas added on with a Barrios goal in the seventy-ninth minute, via Tesho Akindele. The Dynamo's Erick Torres had a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The game ended at 3-1, with Barrios the man of the match for his brace.
Finally, the Los Angeles Galaxy host the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Ousted and Brian Rowe guard the woodwork. Vancouver took a yellow card for Fraser Aird in the twenty-seventh minute for his foul. Los Angeles took a yellow card for a fifty-third minute foul by Robbie Rogers. The game ended at 0-0. The man of the match was Ousted for his three-save clean sheet.
On Sunday, the first of three games sees the New York Red Bulls welcome the New England Revolution. Brad Knighton is mismatched with Luis Robles in goal. New York drew first blood in the fifty-fifth minute on a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal. New England had yellow cards for Gershon Koffie in the seventy-first minute and Kelyn Rowe in the eighty-fifth minute. Gonzalo Veron of the Red Bulls took a yellow card for his foul in stoppage time. Four minutes later, the Revolution's Juan Agudelo and New York's Robles each took yellow cards for fouls. The game ended at 1-0, with Wright-Phillips the man of the match for his winner.
Out west, the Portland Timbers bring in the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Jake Gleeson are the gloved men. Portland led off in the sixteenth minute with a goal by Vytautas Andriuskevicius, assisted by Jack Jewsbury. The Timbers added on in the twenty-first minute with a Fanendo Adi goal. Seattle's Nicolas Lodeiro took a yellow card for a foul in the twenty-sixth minute. Portland extended the lead as Lucas Melano scored in the twenty-ninth minute, thanks to Diego Chara and Diego Valeri. The Timbers padded the lead on a Steven Taylor goal in the forty-fourth minute, courtesy of Valeri. Andreas Ivanschitz of the Sounders had a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time. Seattle got on the board in the forty-seventh minute with an Ivanschitz goal, coming off of Lodeiro. The Sounders got closer with a fifty-first minute Jordan Morris goal, fueled by Lodeiro and Ivanschitz. In the seventy-eighth minute, Seattle's Joevin Jones took a yellow card for a foul. The Sounders' Nelson Valdez had a yellow card in second half stoppage time for dissent. The game ended at 4-2, with the man of the match being Melano for his game-winner.
Finally, the week ends with Orlando City SC hosting New York City FC. Josh Saunders and Joe Bendik protect the nets. Orlando City began in the thirty-second minute with a goal by Kaka. Maxine Chanot of New York City took a yellow card for a fifty-fourth minute foul. In the fifty-fifth minute, New York City tied it on a Steven Mendoza goal. In the fifty-ninth minute, Thomas McNamara of New York City received a yellow card for his foul. Orlando City retook the lead with a Kaka penalty kick goal in the sixty-third minute. Orlando City's Antonio Nocerino took a yellow card for delaying the restart of play in the eightieth minute. The game ended at 2-1, with the man of the match being Kaka for his brace.
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