All teams are in action as the regular season comes to a close for MLS this year. We'll go right down the list, beginning with...
The Colorado Rapids hosting the Houston Dynamo. Joe Willis and Tim Howard are in the six-yard boxes. Houston opened in the twentieth minute with an Andrew Wenger goal. Colorado tied it in the sixty-seventh minute on a Shkelzen Gashi goal, passed from Marlon Hairston and Dominique Badji. In the seventy-fourth minute, the Dynamo's Boniek Garcia took a yellow card for a foul. The Rapids saw a yellow card for an eighty-eighth minute Jermaine Jones foul. In stoppage time, yellow cards went to Houston's Sheanon Williams and Colorado's Marc Burch for fouls. The game ended at 1-1, with Gashi earning man of the match honors for the equalizer.
East to Kansas City, where Sporting welcomes the San Jose Earthquakes. David Bingham and Tim Melia man the nets. Kansas City started in the twenty-seventh minute with a Benny Feilhaber penalty kick goal. Sporting's Seth Sinovic took a yellow card for a thirty-third minute foul. In the forty-ninth minute, Fatai Alashe of San Jose had a yellow card for dissent. Kansas City's Dominic Dwyer received a yellow card for a foul in the fiftieth minute. The Earthquakes saw yellow cards for Victor Bernardez in the fifty-fourth minute and Tommy Thompson in the sixty-ninth minute, both for fouls. Soni Mustivar of Sporting had a yellow card for his foul in the seventieth minute. Kansas City added on with a Graham Zusi goal in the eighty-eighth minute, made possible by Feilhaber. The result held at 2-0, with Feilhaber's goal and assist making him the man of the match.
Back west, the Los Angeles Galaxy bring in FC Dallas. Chris Seitz and Brian Rowe are the goalies. Los Angeles had a yellow card for a thirty-first minute foul by Landon Donovan. Dallas saw a yellow card given to Tesho Akindele in the thirty-ninth minute for his foul. Dallas had two more yellow cards in the second half, for fouls by Carlos Gruezo in the forty-seventh minute and Mauro Rosales in stoppage time. The final was 0-0, with the man of the match being Rowe for a two-save clean sheet.
All the way east, the New England Revolution host the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Cody Cropper play goal. New England led off in the thirteenth minute with a Diego Fagundez goal. Montreal had a yellow card for a foul by Calum Mallace in the fifty-fifth minute. Juan Agudelo of the Revolutino took a yellow card for a fifty-sixth minute bout of dangerous play. New England added on with an Agudelo goal in the sixtieth minute, made possible by Scott Caldwell. Dominic Oduro of the Impact had a yellow card for a sixty-fourth minute foul. The Revolution extended the lead as Kei Kamara scored in the seventy-first minute, thanks to Fagundez and Lee Nguyen. Kamara also took a yellow card for delay of game in the seventy-second minute. Johan Venegas of Montreal received a yellow card for a foul in the eighty-third minute.
Down in the Bronx, New York City FC welcomes the Columbus Crew SC. Brad Stuver and Erik Johansen are the inexperienced goalies. New York City's Maxime Chanot took a yellow card for a foul in the twenty-fifth minute. New York City was first to score in the forty-fifth minute with a Steven Mendoza goal, helped along by David Villa. Columbus tied it in the fifty-ninth minute on an Ola Kamara goal, via Justin Meram and Corey Ashe. New York City retook the lead in the seventy-fifth minute with a Jack Harrison goal, set up by Frank Lampard. New York City added on in the seventy-seventh minute with a Khiry Shelton goal, coming off of Jack Harrison. The Crew's Tony Tchani had a yellow card for dissent in the seventy-ninth minute. New York City finished it at 4-1 with a Villa goal in stoppage time, assisted by Lampard. The man of the match was Lampard for assisting on two goals.
Further south, Orlando City SC brings in DC United. Bill Hamid and Joe Bendik are the keepers. Orlando City began in the thirteenth minute with a Kevin Molino goal, assisted by Rafael Ramos and Kaka. Orlando City added on in the twenty-first minute on a Kaka goal, via Molino. DC got one back with an Alvaro Saborio goal in the forty-third minute, helped along by Julian Buescher. Orlando City replied in the fiftieth minute on a Cristian Higuita goal, set up by Kaka. In the seventy-eighth minute, United countered on a Kennedy Igboananike goal, guided in by Buescher. Orlando City finished it at 4-2 with an eighty-ninth minute Julio Baptista goal, passed from Higuita. The game ended at 4-2, with Higuita the man of the match for his winner and assist.
Back up the coast, the Philadelphia Union host the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Andre Blake are between the posts. In the twenty-second minute, Ilsinho of Philadelphia and Mike Grella of New York each took yellow cards for their argument. The Red Bulls drew first blood in the twenty-sixth minute on a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal, fueled by Aurelien Collin. Warren Creavalle of the Union took a yellow card for his foul in first half stoppage time. In the fifty-fourth minute, Damien Perrinelle of New York had a yellow card for his foul. The Red Bulls added on in the fifty-seventh minute with an Alex Muyl goal. Philadelphia saw yellow card for a Ken Tribbett foul in the seventy-eighth minute. The final held at 2-0, with the man of the match being Wright-Phillips, the league's Golden Boot winner.
To the northwest, the Seattle Sounders FC welcome Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Stefan Frei guard the woodwork. Seattle stuck first in the third minute with an Alvaro Fernandez goal, passed from Jordan Morris and Tyrone Mears. Salt Lake tied it in the fourth minute on a Luke Mulholland goal, coming off of Jordan Allen. Real had a yellow card for Joao Plata in the eighth minute for dissent. The Sounders retook the lead in the thirty-first minute on a Cristian Roldan goal. Chad Marshall took a thirty-seventh minute yellow card for a foul for Seattle, as did his teammate Erik Friberg in the fortieth minute. Salt Lake's Kyle Beckerman took a yellow card for persistent infringement in the forty-eighth minute, followed by Chris Wingert's yellow card for a seventy-eighth minute foul. The game ended at 2-1, with Roldan the man of the match.
Back to the east, Toronto FC bring in the Chicago Fire. Patrick McLain and Clint Irwin protect the nets. Chicago got going with a Michael de Leeuw goal in the eighteenth minute, via Arturo Alvarez. Toronto tied it on a forty-fifth minute Sebastian Giovinco penalty kick goal. Eriq Zavaleta of Toronto had a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time. Toronto took the lead with a fifty-fourth minute Justin Morrow goal, helped along by Giovinco and Michael Bradley. Toronto added on with a Jonathan Osorio goal in the sixty-second minute, set up by Armando Cooper. The Fire got one back with an eighty-third minute goal by John Goossens. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the man of the match honors given to Giovinco.
Finally, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC host the Portland Timbers. Jake Gleeson and David Ousted patrol the penalty areas. Vancouver dented the scoreboard in the thirteenth minute with a Giles Barnes goal. Kendall Waston of the Whitecaps had a yellow card for his twenty-sixth minute foul. Vancouver added on with another Barnes goal in the thirty-second minute. Portland saw Fanendo Adi take a yellow card for a thirty-seventh minute foul. The Whitecaps extended the lead as Pedro Morales scored in the fifty-fourth minute, but he also took a yellow card for delay of game. In the fifty-fifth minute, Vancouver padded the lead as Nicolas Mezquida scored, with the help of Christian Bolanos. The Timbers got on the board in the seventy-second minute with a Diego Valeri penalty kick goal. This only made it 4-1, the final, with the the man of the match being Barnes for his brace.
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