We begin on Thursday this week, with one game in...
Chicago, as the Fire host FC Dallas. Chris Seitz and Matt Lampson man the nets. Chicago led off in the third minute with a Nemanja Nikolic goal, passed from Brandon Vincent and Bastian Schweinsteiger. Dallas tied it on a Roland Lamah goal, assisted by Cristian Colman. The Fire reclaimed the lead with a David Accam goal in the ninth minute, via Johan Kappelhof. Luis Solignac of Chicago took a yellow card for his eighteenth minute foul. Dallas had yellow cards for fouls by Carlos Gruezo in the twenty-first minute, Aaron Guillen in the twenty-third minute, Walker Hume in the forty-fifth minute, and Matt Hedges in the seventieth minute. Kappelhof of the Fire took a yellow card for an eighty-second minute foul. The final held at 2-1, with the man of the match being Accam for his winner.
On Friday, Toronto FC welcomes the Columbus Crew SC. Zack Steffen and Alexander Bono are in goal. Jonathan Mensah of Columbus took a yellow card for a fifth minute foul. Toronto began in the sixth minute with a Victor Vazquez penalty kick goal. Toronto added on in the thirty-ninth minute with a Justin Morrow goal, via Ben Spencer. Toronto extended the lead in the fifty-ninth minute as Vazquez scored again. Toronto went down to ten men in the eighty-first minute with a straight red card to Marco Delgado for his foul. Toronto padded the lead in the eighty-sixth minute as Jonathan Osorio scored, thanks to Jordan Hamilton. Toronto iced it at 5-0 with a Hamilton goal in stoppage time, set up by Raheem Edwards and Osorio. The man of the match was Vazquez for his brace.
Saturday's seven begin in Seattle, with the Sounders FC bringing in the Portland Timbers. Jake Gleeson and Stefan Frei protect the nets. Seattle started in the fourth minute with a Cristian Roldan goal, assisted by Chad Marshall and Nicolas Lodeiro. The Sounders had a yellow card given to Frei in the forty-first minute for time wasting. Portland's Amobi Okugo received a yellow card for a sixtieth minute foul. The Sounders won 1-0, with Roldan being the man of the match.
Up in Vancouver, the Whitecaps FC host DC United. Bill Hamid and David Ousted are the keepers. Tony Tchani of Vancouver had a yellow card for a fifty-third minute foul. DC got going in the sixty-first minute on a Lamar Neagle penalty kick goal. Kofi Opare of DC had a yellow card for time wasting in the seventy-sixth minute. Tim Parker of the Whitecaps received a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final stood at 1-0, with the man of the match being Hamid for his four-save clean sheet.
Back east, the New York Red Bulls welcome the New England Revolution. Cody Cropper and Luis Robles are in the six-yard boxes. New England opened in the ninth minute with a Lee Nguyen penalty kick goal. Je-Vaughn Watson of the Revolution had a yellow card for a thirty-ninth minute foul. New York tied it on a forty-seventh minute goal by Bradley Wright-Phillips. The Red Bulls took the lead with a seventy-fourth minute goal by Daniel Royer, set up by Kemar Lawrence and Felipe. In the seventy-eighth minute, Felipe received a yellow card for persistent infringement, and his teammate Alex Muyl was booked for time wasting in the eighty-eighth minute. New England's Xavier Kouassi and Teal Bunbury each took yellow cards for fouls in stoppage time. The final stood at 2-1, with Royer's winner making him the man of the match.
Back west, the Colorado Rapids bring in Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Tim Howard play goal. Colorado struck first in the eleventh minute on a Kortne Ford goal, set up by Shkelzen Gashi. The Rapids had yellow cards in the nineteenth and twenty-second minutes for fouls by Bobby Burling and Eric Miller. Kansas City took a yellow card for a forty-first minute foul by Roger Espinoza. Colorado had two more yellow cards, for Howard's time wasting in the eighty-sixth minute and Kevin Doyle's foul in the eighty-ninth minute. Sporting went down to ten men when Espinoza took a second yellow card for his foul in stoppage time. The final was 1-0 to the Rapids, with Ford the man of the match.
Northeast to Minnesota, where United FC hosts Orlando City SC. Joe Bendik and Bobby Shuttleworth are the veteran goalies. Minnesota had a yellow card for a Johan Venegas foul in the thirty-eighth minute. Minnesota dented the scoreboard in the fifty-sixth minute on a Christian Ramirez goal, passed from Venegas and Ibson. Minnesota saw yellow cards for fouls by Sam Cronin and Ismaila Jome in the sixty-sixth and seventy-sixth minutes, Marc Burch for time wasting in the eighty-first minute, and Miguel Ibarra for not retreating in stoppage time. The final stood at 1-0 Minnesota, with the man of the match being Shuttleworth for his seven-save clean sheet.
Back in the Rockies, Real Salt Lake welcomes the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Nick Rimando are between the posts. Salt Lake's Luis Silva took a yellow card for a twenty-eighth minute foul. Real was first to score in the thirty-sixth minute on a Joao Plata goal, passed from Jefferson Savarino. Salt Lake's Chris Wingert had a yellow card for a fifty-second minute foul. Philadelphia saw yellow cards for fouls by Oguchi Onyewu in the seventieth minute and Alejandro Bedoya in the seventy-seventh minute. The final stood at 1-0, with Plata the man of the match.
Closing out Saturday, the San Jose Earthquakes bring in the Los Angeles Galaxy. Brian Rowe and David Bingham are the gloved men. San Jose drew first blood in the tenth minute with a Chris Wondolowski goal, set up by Danny Hoesen. Los Angeles tied it in the nineteenth minute with a Joao Pedro goal, made possible by Ashley Cole and Jelle Van Damme. The Galaxy took the lead on a Giovani dos Santos penalty kick goal in the thirty-fifth minute. The Earthquakes retied it in the thirty-seventh minute with a Hoesen goal, passed from Tommy Thompson. Los Angeles pulled ahead when San Jose's Victor Bernardez committed an owl goal in the forty-fourth minute. The Galaxy added on with a dos Santos goal in the sixty-fourth minute, assisted by Romain Alessandrini. Bradley Diallo of Los Angeles had a yellow card for a sixty-sixth minute foul. Wondolowski of the Earthquakes received a yellow card for his foul in the sixty-ninth minute. Jack McInerney took a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The game ended 4-2, with dos Santos named man of the match for his brace.
On Sunday, Atlanta United hosts New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Alec Kann are the veterans in goal. Atlanta opened in the sixteenth minute with a Miguel Almiron goal, via Julian Gressel and Hector Villalba. Atlanta added on with a Villalba goal, set up by Yamil Asad. Atlanta extended the lead as Almiron scored in the twenty-third minute, thanks to Gressel. Michael Parkhurst of Atlanta had a yellow card for a thirty-sixth minute foul. New York City took a yellow card for a foul by Alexander Ring in the forty-third minute. Carlos Carmona of Atlanta had a yellow card for his sixty-fifth minute foul. New York City got on the board in the seventy-first minute on a Jack Harrison goal, made possible by Ben Sweat. Maximiliano Moralez of New York City had a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The game ended 3-1, with the man of the match being Almiron for his brace.
Finally, FC Dallas hosts the Houston Dynamo. Tyler Deric and Jesse Gonzalez are the keepers. Ricardo Clark of Houston had a yellow card for a seventeenth minute foul. The Dynamo's Juan Cabezas had a yellow card for an eighty-third minute foul. Houston's Deric took a yellow card time wasting in stoppage time. The game ended at 0-0, with Deric the man of the match for his four-save clean sheet.
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