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The Houston Dynamo host the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Ousted and Joe Willis protect the nets. Houston began in the fifteenth minute with an Alberth Elis goal, via Romell Quioto. Adolfo Machado of the Dynamo had a yellow card for a foul in the twenty-first minute. Vancouver's Matias Laba took a yellow card for his thirty-ninth minute foul. Mauro Manotas of Houston received a yellow card for time wasting in the sixty-first minute. In the sixty-seventh minute, Kendall Waston took a yellow card for a foul for the Whitecaps, leading the Dynamo to add to their lead on an Erick Torres penalty kick goal. Vancouver got on the board with an eighty-fifth minute goal by Brek Shea, coming off of Christian Bolanos. A.J. DeLaGarza of Houston had a yellow card in stoppage time for time wasting. The final held at 2-1, with the man of the match being Torres.
Saturday had seven games, beginning as Toronto FC welcomes Minnesota United FC. Bobby Shuttleworth and Alexander Bono are the keepers. Toronto led off in the twentieth minute with a Sebastian Giovinco penalty kick goal. Minnesota got on the board with a fifty-second minute Kevin Molino goal, set up by Abu Danladi. Toronto retook the lead as Minnesota's Christian Ramirez committed an own goal in the fifty-fourth minute. Minnesota tied it again with a sixty-second minute Molino goal. In the seventy-seventh minute, Toronto gained the lead as Tosaint Ricketts scored, thanks to Jozy Altidore. Toronto's Altidore took a yellow card for not retreating in stoppage time. Toronto won 3-2, but the man of the match was Molino for his brace.
West to Colorado, where the Rapids bring in San Jose Earthquakes. David Bingham and Tim Howard guard the woodwork. Colorado opened in the twenty-ninth minute with a Shkelzen Gashi goal, assisted by Mohammed Saeid and Dillon Powers. The Rapids added on with a Dominique Badji goal in the thirty-fifth minute, via Alan Gordon. Colorado's Powers took a yellow card for a foul in the forty-second minute. The Rapids' Eric Miller had a yellow card for his fifty-fifth minute foul. Colorado extended the lead as Gashi scored in the fifty-sixth minute, his second of the game, guided in by Badji and Gordon. The Rapids won 3-0, with the man of the match being Gashi for his brace.
Back in Canada, the Montreal Impact host the Columbus Crew SC. Zack Steffen and Evan Bush draw the starts in goal. Columbus started in the fourteenth minute with a Justin Meram goal. The Crew added on in the twenty-eighth minute with another Meram goal. In the thirty-first minute, Columbus' Adam Jahn took a yellow card for a foul. Steffen, the Crew goalie, had a yellow card in the fifty-second minute, alongside Montreal's goal by Ignacio Piatti. Yellow cards for dissent went to the Impact's Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla in the fifty-seventh minute and Columbus' Federico Higuain in the fifty-eighth minute. Anthony Jackson-Hamel pulled Montreal level in the seventy-seventh minute with his goal. The Impact's Chris Duvall had an eighty-ninth minute yellow card for a foul. The Crew's Meram regained the lead for the visitors on his hat trick goal in stoppage time, set up by Niko Hansen. The man of the 3-2 match was Meram for his hat trick.
Down in DC, United welcomes the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Bill Hamid are the solid keepers. Philadelphia saw yellow cards in the fourth and ninth minutes for fouls by Fabinho and Alejandro Bedoya. DC's Lamar Neagle had a nineteenth minute yellow card for his foul. The Union struck first in the thirty-ninth minute on a Haris Medunjanin goal, assisted by Chris Pontius. DC went down to ten men in the fifty-fifth minute as Luciano Acosta took a straight red card for a foul. In the sixty-fourth minute, DC had a yellow card for dissent by Marcelo Sarvas, coming as Philadelphia added to their lead with an Oguchi Onyewu goal, via Medunjanin. The Union extended the lead as Fabrice-Jean Picault scored in the seventy-eighth minute, thanks to Medunjanin. Philadelphia padded the lead on an eighty-eighth minute Fabian Herbers goal, courtesy of Bedoya. The Union won 4-0, with the man of the match being Medunjanin for his goal and two assists.
Further south, Orlando City SC brings in Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Joe Bendik are the gloved men. Kansas City was first to score in the ninth minute with a Latif Blessing goal, via Matt Besler. Jose Aja of Orlando City had a yellow card for his eleventh minute foul. Orlando City tied it on a sixteenth minute Cyle Larin goal, passed from Carlos Rivas and Donny Toia. Orlando City took the lead with a twenty-sixth minute Kaka goal, set up by Scott Sutter. Cristian Higuita of Orlando City took a fortieth minute yellow card for his foul. Graham Zusi of Sporting took a yellow card for his forty-eighth minute foul. Kansas City tied it on a Blessing goal in the seventy-fourth minute. Sporting saw yellow cards in the seventy-ninth minute for an Ilie Sanchez foul and a dive by Blessing. The game ended 2-2, with the man of the match being Blessing for his brace.
Back north, the New England Revolution host Real Salt Lake. Matt Van Oekel and Cody Cropper are the young goalies. New England led off in the fourth minute with a Scott Caldwell goal, assisted by Diego Fagundez and Chris Tierney. The Revolution added on in the eighteenth minute with a Kei Kamara goal, set up by Lee Nguyen. Caldwell of New England had a twenty-ninth minute yellow card for a foul. The Revolution extended the lead in the thirty-fourth minute as Fagundez scored, thanks to Kelyn Rowe and Nguyen. Salt Lake saw yellow cards in the thirty-fifth and forty-fourth minutes for fouls by Omar Holness and Ricardo Velazco. New England padded the lead on a forty-first minute Nguyen goal, guided in by Kamara and Tierney. Andrew Farrell of the Revolution had a yellow card in the seventy-ninth minute for his foul. Jose Hernandez and Luis Silva of Real had yellow cards for fouls in the eightieth and eighty-fourth minutes, respectively. The final held at 4-0, with the man of the match being Kamara.
Saturday ends with the Chicago Fire welcoming the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Matt Lampson are in the six-yard boxes. Chicago began in the twenty-fifth minute with a Nemanja Nikolic penalty kick goal. Seattle's Frei had a yellow card for dissent in the twenty-sixth minute. The Sounders tied it on a twenty-eighth minute Clint Dempsey goal, via Cristian Roldan. In the forty-eighth minute, Lampson had a yellow card for a foul for the Fire. Chicago took the lead in the sixtieth minute with a David Accam goal, courtesy of Michael de Leeuw and Bastian Schweinsteiger. The Fire added on in the seventy-third minute with a Luis Solignac goal, coming off of Nikolic and Brandon Vincent. In the seventy-sixth minute, Chicago extended the lead as Nikolic scored, with the help of Accam and Johan Kappelhof. Vincent of the Fire had a seventy-eighth minute foul that drew a yellow card. In the eighty-seventh minute, Seattle had a yellow card for a Joevin Jones foul, and he doubled down with a second yellow card in the eighty-ninth minute, putting the Sounders down at ten men. The game ended 4-1, with the man of the match being Nikolic for his brace and assist.
On Sunday, the Portland Timbers bring in Atlanta United. Alec Kann and Jake Gleeson play goal. Atlanta saw yellow cards for Michael Parkhurst in the twenty-eighth minute and Carlos Carmona in the thirty-sixth minute, both for fouls. Atlanta got going in the forty-sixth minute with a Julian Gressel goal, via Jeff Larentowicz. Portland tied it on a fiftieth minute goal by Liam Ridgewell, assisted by David Guzman. In the fifty-fourth minute, the Timbers' Guzman took a yellow card for persistent infringement. Portland saw yellow cards for Vytautas Andriuskevicius and Roy Miller for fouls in the seventy-third and eighty-fourth minutes respectively. The final held at 1-1, with the man of the match being Ridgewell for his equalizer.
Next up, the New York Red Bulls host the Los Angeles Galaxy. Brian Rowe and Luis Robles guard the woodwork. Los Angeles started in the eighth minute with a Romain Alessandrini goal. The Galaxy added on in the ninth minute with an Alessandrini goal, assisted by Giovani dos Santos. Los Angeles' Bradley Diallo had a yellow card for a twenty-seventh minute foul. New York's Aaron Long received a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time. The Red Bulls' Sacha Kljestan took a yellow card for a fifty-fifth minute foul. The Galaxy extended the lead in the seventy-eighth minute as dos Santos scored a penalty kick goal. In the eighty-fourth minute, Los Angeles' Jack McBean took a yellow card for a foul. The Galaxy went down to ten men in the ninetieth minute when Diallo took a second yellow card for a foul. New York got on the board in second half stoppage time with a Daniel Royer goal, helped along by Kemar Lawrence and Kljestan. The final stood at 3-1, with the man of the match being Alessandrini.
Finally, FC Dallas hosts New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Jesse Gonzalez are the goalies. Dallas opened in the twentieth minute with a Kellyn Acosta goal, passed from Maximiliano Urruti and Michael Barrios. New York City had a yellow card for a thirty-fourth minute foul by Thomas McNamara. New York City's Alexander Ring took a yellow card for his fifty-first minute foul. Dallas saw a yellow card for Carlos Gruezo not retreating in the sixty-eighth minute, and New York City tied it with a McNamara goal at the same point in the game. New York City's Ben Sweat took a yellow card for his eighty-eighth minute foul. The game ended at 1-1, with the man of the match being McNamara for his equalizer.
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