Only ten games this week, as a match between the New England Revolution and Orlando City SC was postponed due to weather. The first of seven on Saturday is...
The Chicago Fire hosting Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Jorge Bava are the goalies. Chicago led off in the eleventh minute with a Nemanja Nikolic goal. The Fire added on in the fifteenth minute with an Arturo Alvarez goal, made possible by Johan Kappelhof. Salt Lake had a yellow card for a Chris Wingert foul in the seventy-ninth minute. This stood for a 2-0 Fire win, with the man of the match being Nikolic for the winner, his first with the team.
East to Red Bull Arena, as the New York Red Bulls welcome the Colorado Rapids. Tim Howard and Luis Robles tend the nets. New York's Sean Davis had a yellow card for a thirty-fifth minute foul. The Red Bulls cracked the scoresheet first on an own goal from Colorado's Eric Miller in the forty-fifth minute. New York's Derrick Etienne had a yellow card for a fifty-fifth minute foul. The Red Bulls' Daniel Royer had a yellow card for time wasting in the seventy-ninth minute. Micheal Azira of the Rapids took a yellow card in stoppage time for a foul. The final held at 1-0 Red Bulls, with the man of the match being Robles for the clean sheet.
Over in Philadelphia, the Union bring in Toronto FC. Clint Irwin and Andre Blake are the keepers. Philadelphia opened in the eleventh minute with a Jay Simpson goal, assisted by Chris Pontius and Haris Medunjanin. Toronto tied it in first half stoppage time with a Jozy Altidore penalty kick goal. Toronto's Eriq Zavaleta took a yellow card for a fifty-second minute foul, as did the Union's Fabinho in the fifty-third minute. In the fifty-seventh minute, Armando Cooper of Toronto had a yellow card for a foul. Toronto took the lead in the seventy-first minute with a Justin Morrow goal, set up by Michael Bradley. Philadelphia retied it on a C.J. Sapong goal in the seventy-third minute, coming off of Fabian Herbers. The game ended 2-2, with the man of the match being Sapong for equalizing quickly.
Up to Montreal, where the Impact host the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Evan Bush guard the woodwork. Montreal had a yellow card for an eleventh minute foul by Laurent Ciman. The Impact began in the seventeenth minute with a Matteo Mancosu goal, passed from Ignacio Piatti and Patrice Bernier. Montreal added on in the fifty-first minute with a Piatti goal, helped along by Bernier. The Impact's Mancosu received a yellow card for a sixty-fifth minute foul. Seattle got on the board in the eighty-third minute with a Nicolas Lodeiro penalty kick goal. The Sounders tied it in stoppage time with a Will Bruin goal, set up by Jordan Morris and Cristian Roldan. This made it 2-2, the final, with the man of the match being Piatti for his goal and assist.
Down in Houston, the Dynamo welcome the Columbus Crew SC. Zack Steffen and Tyler Deric are the gloved men. Houston started in the second minute on a Romell Quioto goal. The Dynamo added on in the thirty-fifth minute with an Alberth Elis goal, passed from Alex. Ethan Finlay of Columbus had a yellow card for dissent in the fifty-ninth minute. Houston extended the lead in the sixty-fifth minute on an Erick Torres goal, with the help of Alex. Elis had a yellow card for a sixty-eighth minute foul for the Dynamo. In the seventy-second minute, the Crew's Jukka Raitala took a yellow card for a foul. Columbus went down to ten men when Jonathan Mensah received a straight red card in the eighty-seventh minute for violent conduct. The Crew got on the board in stoppage time with an Ola Kamara goal, passed from Justin Meram and Raitala. This only made it 3-1, the final, with Alex the man of the match for his setup work.
Backtracking to Kansas City, where Sporting brings in FC Dallas. Jesse Gonzalez and Tim Melia are in goal. Dallas saw yellow cards to Aaron Guillen in the fourth minute for a handball and Maynor Figueroa in the twenty-ninth minute for a foul. Dallas' Atiba Harris took a yellow card for a sixty-ninth minute foul. Kansas City saw yellow cards for a foul by Seth Sinovic in the seventy-ninth minute and an argument from Dominic Dwyer in the eighty-first minute. Dallas' Carlos Gruezo took a yellow card in the eighty-sixth minute, as did teammate Carlos Cermeno in stoppage time. Three minutes later, Sporting's Gerso Fernandes took a yellow card for dissent. The game ended 0-0, with the man of the match being Melia for a four-save clean sheet.
Saturday ends with the San Jose Earthquakes hosting the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Ousted and David Bingham are the similarly named keepers. Vancouver struck first in the second minute with an Erik Hurtado goal. Fatai Alashe of San Jose had a yellow card for a seventh minute foul. Russel Teibert of the Whitecaps took a yellow card for a foul in the fifteenth minute. Vancouver added on with a Nicolas Mezquida goal in the seventeenth minute, courtesy of Hurtado. In the twenty-third minute, Ousted earned a red card for denial of a goal scoring opportunity, forcing Paolo Tornaghi into the match for Mezquida. San Jose got on the board in the thirty-second minute with a Chris Wondolowski goal, assisted by Victor Bernardez. The Earthquakes tied it on a Nick Lima goal in the fifty-fourth minute, coming off of Wondolowski and Jahmir Hyka. San Jose took the lead with a seventy-ninth minute Anibal Godoy goal, via Hyka. Christian Dean of the Whitecaps took a yellow card for a handball. The game ended 3-2, with Wondolowski the man of the match.
On Sunday, the first of three games has New York City FC welcoming DC United. Bill Hamid and Sean Johnson are the solid goalies. New York City was first to score in the eighth minute with a Rodney Wallace goal. DC had a yellow card for a Steve Birnbaum foul in the twenty-fourth minute. New York City added on with a David Villa goal, passed from Wallace and Maximiliano Moralez. DC took a yellow card for a thirty-fifth minute foul by Jared Jeffrey. In the thirty-ninth minute, Moralez scored to extend the New York City lead, with the help of Villa. Nick DeLeon of DC received a yellow card for a foul in the sixty-third minute. New York City padded the lead with a seventy-fifth minute goal by Villa, set up by Moralez. DC had a yellow card for a seventy-seventh minute foul by Rob Vincent. Lamar Neagle of DC had a yellow card for an eighty-fifth minute foul. The game ended at 4-0, with the man of the match being Villa for a brace and assist.
The next game sees Minnesota United FC bring in fellow expansion side Atlanta United. Alec Kann and John Alvbage are in the six-yard boxes. Atlanta drew first blood in the third minute on a Josef Martinez goal, via Miguel Almiron. Atlanta added on in the thirteenth minute with an Almiron goal, set up by Julian Gressel. Minnesota's Rasmus Schuller took a yellow card for a nineteenth minute foul. Atlanta extended the lead as Martinez scored in the twenty-seventh minute, thanks to Yamil Asad. Minnesota got on the board in the thirtieth minute with a Kevin Molino penalty kick goal. Atlanta's Leandro Gonzalez Pirez took a yellow card for a thirty-fourth minute foul. Minnesota's Francisco Calvo took a yellow card for a foul in the forty-first minute. Hector Villalba of Atlanta took a yellow card in the forty-eighth minute for delaying the restart of play. Atlanta replied on the scoring side of things with a fifty-second minute goal by Almiron. Minnesota's Molino took a yellow card for persistent infringement in the fifty-seventh minute. Atlanta padded the lead with a Martinez goal, with an assist from Villalba in the seventy-fifth minute, completing Martinez's hat trick. Atlanta made it 6-1 in stoppage time with a Jacob Peterson goal, coming off of Greg Garza. The man of the match was Martinez for the hat trick.
Finally, the Los Angeles Galaxy host the Portland Timbers. Jake Gleeson and Clement Diop man the nets. Portland cracked the scoresheet in the eighth minute with a Diego Chara goal, set up by Diego Valeri. Darlington Nagbe of the Timbers had a yellow card for a foul in the twenty-fourth minute. Los Angeles went down to ten men after two consecutive yellow cards for fouls by Jelle Van Damme in the thirty-first and thirty-fourth minutes. Rafael Garcia of the Galaxy had a yellow card for a fifty-second minute foul. Portland's Alvas Powell took a yellow card for a seventy-fifth minute handball. The Timbers held on to win 1-0, with the man of the match being Chara.
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