We're just about halfway through the MLS season at this point. All teams are in action this weekend, beginning with a pair of games on Friday night. The first is...
Toronto FC hosting the New England Revolution. Cody Cropper and Alexander Bono draw the starts in goal. Toronto led off in the eleventh minute with a Drew Moor goal, via Tsubasa Endoh and Armando Cooper. In the twenty-second minute, Toronto's Sebastian Giovinco took a yellow card for a foul. Antonio Mlinar Delamea of New England had a yellow card for a foul in the fiftieth minute. Toronto saw a yellow card for a Jozy Altidore foul in the fifty-second minute. Toronto iced it at 2-0 with a Giovinco goal in stoppage time, set up by Victor Vazquez. The man of the match was Moor for his early winner.
Down in Texas, the Houston Dynamo welcome their in-state rivals, FC Dallas. Jesse Gonzalez and Tyler Deric play goal. Houston began in the nineteenth minute with an Erick Torres goal, helped along by Adolfo Machado. Atiba Harris of Dallas took a yellow card for his fifty-fifth minute foul. Dallas tied it on a fifty-ninth minute goal by Maximiliano Urruti, assisted by Michael Barrios and Mauro Diaz. The Dynamo's Alex and Dallas' Hernan Grana each took a yellow card for fouls in the eightieth minute. Houston's Torres had a yellow card for an eighty-fourth minute foul. The game ended at 1-1, with the man of the match being Urruti.
On Saturday, the first of eight games has the New York Red Bulls bringing in New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Luis Robles are the veteran keepers. Michael Amir Murillo of New York had a yellow card for an eleventh minute foul. New York City saw yellow cards for Maxime Chanot in the twentieth minute and Thomas McNamara in the twenty-eighth minute, both for fouls. New York City opened in the thirty-third minute with a Jack Harrison goal, passed from Ben Sweat and Rodney Wallace. New York City added on in the sixty-fifth minute with a Sweat goal, via Alexander Ring. Alex Muyl of the Red Bulls took a yellow card for a dive in the seventy-seventh minute. Ring of New York City received a yellow card for his eighty-fourth minute foul. Kemar Lawrence of New York had a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. New York City won 2-0, with Sweat named man of the match.
Next up, Atlanta United hosts the Colorado Rapids. Tim Howard and Alec Kann are in the six-yard boxes. Colorado had a yellow card for a thirty-fifth minute Dennis Castillo foul. Joshua Gatt of the Rapids took a yellow card for a forty-eighth minute foul. Atlanta got going in the sixty-seventh minute with a Josef Martinez goal, assisted by Brandon Vazquez and Miguel Almiron. Colorado saw yellow cards for Dillon Powers in the seventy-second minute and Micheal Azira in the eighty-first minute, both for fouls. In the eighty-fourth minute, Atlanta's Almiron had a yellow card for dissent. The final stood at 1-0, with the man of the match being Martinez for his goal.
Up in Philadelphia, the Union welcome DC United. Bill Hamid and Andre Blake are the talented keepers. All the action came in the thirty-first minute, when Philadelphia's Fabrice-Jean Picault scored with the help of Alejandro Bedoya and Raymon Gaddis, and DC's Jose Guillermo Ortiz took a yellow card for a foul. The 1-0 final saw Picault named man of the match.
West to Columbus, where the Crew SC brings in the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Zack Steffen draw the starts in goal. Kyle Fisher of Montreal had a yellow card for a sixteenth minute foul. Columbus started in the seventeenth minute on a Federico Higuain goal. The Impact tied it on a nineteenth minute goal by Anthony Jackson-Hamel. Hassoun Camara of Montreal had a yellow card for a thirty-fourth minute foul. Justin Meram of the Crew took a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time. Columbus took the lead in the seventieth minute on a Kekuta Manneh goal, passed from Ola Kamara. The Crew added on with a seventy-second minute Kamara goal, set up by Manneh. Harrison Afful of Columbus took a yellow card for his seventy-eighth minute foul. The Crew extended the lead as Higuain scored in the eighty-eighth minute, thanks to Adam Jahn and the keeper Steffen. The man of the 4-1 match was Higuain for his brace.
Up to Minnesota United FC hosting the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Ousted and Bobby Shuttleworth are the veterans in goal. Minnesota's keeper Shuttleworth had a yellow card for a sixteenth minute foul, leading to Vancouver striking first on a Cristian Techera penalty kick goal a minute later. Tony Tchani of the Whitecaps had a yellow card in the twenty-sixth minute for his foul. Brent Kallman of Minnesota had a yellow card in first half stoppage time for a foul, leading to a Tchani goal a minute later to extend the Vancouver lead with an assist from Techera. Minnesota got on the board in the fiftieth minute with a Francisco Calvo goal, helped along by Kevin Molino. Minnesota had yellow cards for Jerome Thiesson's handball in the fifty-fourth minute and an Ibson foul in the fifty-ninth minute. Minnesota tied it on a Thiesson goal in the sixty-third minute, coming off of Miguel Ibarra. Techera of the Whitecaps had a yellow card for his sixty-fifth minute foul. The game ended in a 2-2 draw, with the man of the match being Techera for his goal and assist.
Back down to Chicago, where the Fire welcome Orlando City SC. Joe Bendik and Matt Lampson are between the posts. Chicago was first to score in the third minute with a David Accam goal, via Matt Polster. The Fire added on with an Accam goal in the eighth minute, his second of the night set up by Bastian Schweinsteiger. Orlando City saw yellow cards for a twenty-second minute Will Johnson foul and persistent infringement by Cristian Higuita in the thirty-third minute. Chicago extended the lead in the fifty-second minute on a Nemanja Nikolic goal, with the help of Accam. The Fire had yellow cards for a fifty-third minute Schweinsteiger foul and a fifty-sixth minute foul by Michael de Leeuw. Kaka of Orlando City took a yellow card in the fifty-eighth minute for his foul. Chicago padded the lead as Accam completed his hat trick on a sixty-third minute penalty kick goal. Nikolic of the Fire had a yellow card for a sixty-ninth minute foul. Victor Pagliari Giro of Orlando City was booked on a yellow card for his eighty-fourth minute foul. The final was 4-0, with Accam the obvious man of the match, and likely player of the week.
In California, the Los Angeles Galaxy bring in Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Clement Diop guard the woodwork. Kansas City drew first blood in the twenty-second minute with a Roger Espinoza goal, via Gerso Fernandes. Jaime Villarreal of Los Angeles had a yellow card for a thirty-third minute foul. Sporting added on in the thirty-fifth minute with an Ike Opara goal, passed from Matt Besler. Nathan Smith of the Galaxy took a yellow card for a fifty-ninth minute foul. Kansas City's Fernandes had a yellow card for his seventy-third minute foul. Los Angeles got on the board in the seventy-seventh minute with a Dave Romney goal. Jelle Van Damme of the Galaxy took a yellow card for his eighty-first minute foul. The final held at 2-1, with the man of the match being Opara for his winner.
Finishing the day, the San Jose Earthquakes host Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and David Bingham are the gloved men. San Jose cracked the scoresheet in the thirteenth minute on a Danny Hoesen goal. The Earthquakes saw yellow cards for Andres Imperiale in the fiftieth minute and Nick Lima in the sixty-seventh minute. San Jose added on in the sixty-eighth minute with a Marco Urena goal, assisted by Hoesen. Lima of the Earthquakes took a second yellow card in the seventy-first minute, putting them at ten men. Sebastian Saucedo of Salt Lake took a yellow card for an eighty-ninth minute foul. Real got on the board in stoppage time with a Jose Hernandez goal, via Saucedo and Luke Mulholland. The game ended at 2-1, with Hoesen the man of the match for his goal and assist.
Finally, on Sunday, the Portland Timbers host the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Jake Gleeson are between the posts. Portland's Alvas Powell took a yellow card for a tenth minute foul. Seattle dented the scoreboard in the twenty-seventh minute with a Joevin Jones goal. The Sounders went down to ten men when Brad Evans took a straight red card for denying a goal scoring opportunity. The Timbers tied it on a Fanendo Adi penalty kick goal. Portland took the lead in first half stoppage time with a Dairon Asprilla goal, passed from David Guzman. In the ninetieth minute, the Timbers' Guzman had a yellow card for a foul. Seattle retied it in second half stoppage time with a Clint Dempsey goal, assisted by Roman Torres and Osvaldo Alonso. The game ended in a 2-2 draw, with the man of the match being Dempsey for the late equalizer.
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