All teams are in action this weekend, on Saturday (ten games) and Sunday (one game). We begin in...
Yankee Stadium, as New York City FC hosts the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Sean Johnson play goal. Seattle had yellow cards for fouls by Gustav Svensson in the twenty-eighth minute and Cristian Roldan in the twenty-ninth minute. Rodney Wallace of New York City took a yellow card for his foul in the thirty-fifth minute. The Sounders led off in the fortieth minute on a Roldan goal. In the forty-eighth minute, Seattle's Osvaldo Alonso took a yellow card for his foul. Chad Marshall of the Sounders took a yellow card for dissent in the fifty-second minute, protesting the penalty kick call that led to David Villa's tying goal for New York City. New York City took the lead in the seventy-seventh minute goal by Villa, passed from Jack Harrison. New York City had yellow cards for Ethan White in the eightieth minute and Sean Okoli in stoppage time. New York City won 2-1, with Villa the man of the match for his brace.
Down in Georgia, Atlanta United welcomes the Columbus Crew SC. Zack Steffen and Alec Kann are the keepers. Atlanta opened in the sixteenth minute with a Hector Villalba goal, via Yamil Asad. Carlos Carmona of Atlanta took a yellow card for his foul in the twenty-first minute. Federico Higuain tied it for Columbus in the twenty-sixth minute with his goal assisted by Ola Kamara and Harrison Afful. Afful of the Crew had a yellow card for fifty-third minute foul. Asad of Atlanta took a yellow card for his foul in the fifty-fourth minute. Atlanta took the lead back in the sixty-seventh minute on a Miguel Almiron goal, set up by Leandro Gonzalez Pirez. Atlanta iced it at 3-1 in the eighty-eighth minute on a Josef Martinez goal, courtesy of Kevin Kratz. The man of the match was Almiron for his winner.
Back north, the New England Revolution bring in the Chicago Fire. Matt Lampson and Cody Cropper are the inexperienced goalies. Chicago began in the eighteenth minute with a Nemanja Nikolic goal. Kelyn Rowe of New England had a yellow card for his twenty-first minute foul. The Fire added on with a Luis Solignac goal in the sixty-first minute, coming off of Michael de Leeuw. The Revolution got on the board with an Antonio Mlinar Delamea goal in the seventieth minute. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the man of the match being Nikolic for his goal and assist.
South again to Florida, where Orlando City SC hosts the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Joe Bendik play in the six-yard boxes. Orlando City started in the eighth minute with a Matias Perez Garcia goal, via Kaka and Giles Barnes. Montreal tied it in the sixteenth minute with a Blerim Dzemaili goal, courtesy of Ignacio Piatti. Laurent Ciman of the Impact had a yellow card for his foul in the eighteenth minute. Orlando City retook the lead with a Carlos Rivas goal in the twenty-third minute. In first half stoppage time, Dzemaili of Montreal had a yellow card for dissent. Daniel Lovitz of the Impact took a yellow card for his fifty-second minute foul. Montreal tied it again in the fifty-eighth minute on a Piatti goal, set up by Dzemaili and Matteo Mancosu. The Impact took the lead on a fifty-ninth minute goal by Piatti. Orlando City had yellow cards for Jose Aja in the sixtieth minute and Garcia in the eighty-ninth minute, both for fouls. Jonathan Spector of Orlando City tied it in second half stoppage time with his goal, passed from Garcia. The man of the 3-3 match was Piatti for his brace and assist.
In Canada, Toronto FC welcomes DC United. Bill Hamid and Alexander Bono are between the posts. Toronto's Victor Vazquez took a yellow card for his twenty-seventh minute foul. Toronto had a yellow card for Sebastian Giovinco's dissent in the fortieth minute. Toronto got going in the sixtieth minute with a Jozy Altidore goal, passed from Giovinco. In the sixty-fifth minute, Toronto's Altidore took a yellow card for a foul. DC had yellow cards given to Kofi Opare in the seventy-second minute and Ian Harkes in the eighty-third minute, both for fouls. Toronto added on in the eighty-fifth minute with a Jordan Hamilton goal, coming off of Giovinco. The man of the 2-0 match was Giovinco for his pair of assists.
Out in California, the San Jose Earthquakes bring in Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and David Bingham are the gloved men. San Jose had yellow cards for an Anibal Godoy foul in the seventy-third minute and dissent by Chris Wondolowski in the seventy-fourth minute. Kansas City saw yellow cards for Matt Besler in the seventy-eighth minute and Roger Espinoza in the eighty-sixth minute, both for fouls. The final held at 0-0, with the man of the match being Melia for his three-save clean sheet.
Backtracking to Colorado, where the Rapids host the Portland Timbers. Jake Gleeson and Tim Howard guard the woodwork. Portland struck first in the eighteenth minute with a Sebastian Blanco goal, made possible by Diego Valeri. Colorado tied it in the fifty-first minute with a Dominque Badji goal, courtesy of Kevin Doyle. Valeri took a yellow card for his foul in the sixty-first minute for the Timbers. The Rapids pulled ahead on an eighty-ninth minute Alan Gordon goal, passed from Mohammed Saeid and Caleb Calvert. Colorado's Gordon took a yellow card for delaying the game in the ninetieth minute through his celebration. The Rapids won 2-1, and Badji was the man of the match.
Over in Utah, Real Salt Lake welcomes Minnesota United FC. Bobby Shuttleworth and Nick Rimando are the goalies. Minnesota's Brent Kallman took a yellow card for a foul in the twenty-first minute. Salt Lake had a yellow card for Kyle Beckerman's foul in the seventy-fourth minute. Real dented the scoreboard in the eighty-fourth minute with a Yura Movsisyan goal. Ibson of Minnesota took a yellow card for dissent in the eighty-sixth minute. The game ended at 1-0, with Movsisyan the man of the match.
Northwest to Vancouver, where the Whitecaps FC bring in FC Dallas. Jesse Gonzalez and David Ousted man the nets. Matias Laba of Vancouver took a yellow card for a handball in the forty-ninth minute. Dallas drew first blood in the fifty-second minute with a Maximiliano Urruti. The Whitecaps tied it on a seventy-fourth minute goal by Cristian Techera. Dallas' Atiba Harris took a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The game ended 1-1, with the man of the match being Techera for the equalizer.
Saturday ends with the Los Angeles Galaxy hosting the Houston Dynamo. Tyler Deric and Clement Diop are called on to start in goal. Houston was first to score in the twenty-second minute with a Mauro Manotas goal. Los Angeles tied it in the thirty-fifth minute with an Emmanuel Boateng goal, helped along by Romain Alessandrini. The Dynamo took yellow cards for Alberth Elis in the fifty-eighth minute, Leonardo in the sixty-ninth minute, and Manotas in the seventy-third minute, all for fouls. Houston retook the lead in the seventy-fourth minute on an Elis goal, set up by Boniek Garcia. A.J. DeLaGarza of the Dynamo had a yellow card for dissent in stoppage time. The Galaxy tied it three minutes later with an Alessandrini goal, made possible by Bradford Jamieson and Jose Villarreal. Los Angeles' Nathan Smith had a yellow card for his foul three minutes after that. The man of the 2-2 match was Alessandrini for his equalizer and assist.
Finally, on Sunday, the Philadelphia Union host the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Andre Blake are the keepers. Philadelphia went down to ten men when Derrick Jones took a straight red card for violent conduct. Warren Creavalle of the Union had a yellow card for dissent in the sixty-seventh minute. New York saw yellow cards for fouls by Damien Perrinelle in the seventy-first minute and Aurelien Collin in the eighty-fourth minute. The Red Bulls cracked the scoresheet in the eighty-seventh minute on a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal, assisted by Kemar Lawrence and Gonzalo Veron. New York iced it at 2-0 with a Wright-Phillips goal in stoppage time, made possible by Sal Zizzo and Veron. The man of the match was Wright-Phillips for his brace.
I'm currently having some technological issues, resulting in late publication for the MLS and NWSL action this week. I plan to have the NWSL fully covered by tomorrow night, and I apologize for the delay. I hope my issues will be resolved by the midweek games for MLS.
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