Just ten games this weekend after the Houston Dynamo's match against Sporting Kansas City was postponed due to Hurricane Harvey. We begin on Friday with...
The New York Derby, as the Red Bulls host City FC. Sean Johnson and Luis Robles man the nets. Alexander Ring of New York City had a yellow card for his nineteenth minute foul. Kemar Lawrence of New York took a yellow card for a thirty-fifth minute foul. In the forty-third minute, a dive by Rodney Wallace of New York City earned a yellow card. New York City got going in the fifty-sixth minute with a Maximiliano Moralez goal, set up by David Villa. New York tied it in the seventieth minute with a Gonzalo Veron penalty kick goal. The final stood at 1-1, with Moralez the man of the match.
On Saturday, the first of six games is DC United welcoming the New England Revolution. Cody Cropper and Bill Hamid protect the nets. Russell Canouse of DC had a yellow card for a twenty-sixth minute foul. New England saw yellow cards for fouls by Claude Dielna in the sixty-third minute and Kei Kamara in the sixty-fifth minute. DC dented the scoreboard in the seventy-first minute with a Luciano Acosta goal, set up by Kofi Opare and Lloyd Sam. DC's Marcelo Sarvas took a yellow card for an eighty-first minute foul. The final stood at 1-0, with the man of the match being Acosta.
Next up, the Philadelphia Union bring in Atlanta United FC. Brad Guzan and Andre Blake are the gloved men. Alejandro Bedoya of Philadelphia took a yellow card for a tenth minute foul. Atlanta's Josef Martinez received a yellow card for a thirteenth minute foul. The Union led off in the eighteenth minute with a Roland Alberg goal, courtesy of Giliano Wijnaldum. Philadelphia added on with a Bedoya goal in the twenty-third minute, via Jack Eillott and Alberg. Atlanta got on the board in the twenty-sixth minute with a Yamil Asad goal, passed from Martinez and Greg Garza. The Union's C.J. Sapong had a yellow card for his twenty-ninth minute foul. Joshua Yaro of Philadelphia put his team down to ten men when he took a straight red card for denying a goal-scoring opportunity in the fifty-second minute. Atlanta tied the game in stoppage time on a Tyrone Mears goal. The man of the match was Alberg.
Over in Ohio, the Columbus Crew SC host FC Dallas. Jesse Gonzalez and Zack Steffen are in between the posts. Columbus drew first blood in the fiftieth minute with an Ola Kamara goal, via Hector Jimenez and Federico Higuain. Tesho Akindele of Dallas had a yellow card for a seventieth minute foul. The Crew added on in the seventy-first minute with a Jonathan Mensah goal, guided in by Higuain. Dallas got on the board in the seventy-eighth minute with a Walker Zimmerman goal, assisted by Javier Morales. Matt Hedges of Dallas took a yellow card in stoppage time for a foul.
Down in Florida, Orlando City SC welcomes the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Stefan Marinovic is mismatched with Joe Bendik in goal. Orlando City's Tommy Redding began the scoring with an own goal that put Vancouver ahead in the ninth minute. Aaron Maund of the Whitecaps had a yellow card for a twenty-fifth minute foul. Donny Toia of Orlando City took a yellow card for his twenty-seventh minute foul. Vancouver added on in the fifty-third minute with a Brek Shea goal, set up by Erik Hurtado. Orlando City got on the board in the sixty-second minute with a Cyle Larin goal, helped along by Yoshimar Yotun and Cristian Higuita. Orlando City had yellow cards for Redding in the seventy-first minute and Kaka in the seventy-fifth minute, both for fouls. The final stood at 2-1, with the man of the match being Shea.
Northwest to Chicago, where the Fire bring in Minnesota United FC. Bobby Shuttleworth and Matt Lampson play in goal. Minnesota started in the thirty-sixth minute with an Abu Danladi goal, assisted by Ethan Finlay. Minnesota added on with a Danladi goal in the forty-fifth minute, via Jerome Thiesson. Dax McCarty took a yellow card for a sixty-ninth minute foul for Chicago. The Fire got on the board in the seventy-seventh minute with a David Accam goal, made possible by Bastian Schweinsteiger. In the seventy-eighth minute, Minnesota's Danladi received a yellow card for a foul. Chicago's Schweinsteiger took a yellow card for his eighty-fourth minute foul. The final held at 2-1, with Danladi named man of the match.
Saturday ends with Real Salt Lake hosting the Colorado Rapids. Tim Howard and Nick Rimando are the American keepers. Justen Glad of Salt Lake had a yellow card for a thirty-second minute foul. Real opened in the forty-first minute with a Joao Plata goal, assisted by Albert Rusnak. In the fiftieth minute, Real added on with a Luis Silva goal, and he received a yellow card for delaying the game after the goal. Salt Lake went down to ten men in the fifty-seventh minute as Danilo Acosta took a straight red card for his foul. Colorado went down to ten men as well after Alan Gordon had a yellow card for dissent in the seventy-third minute, followed by a second yellow card for a seventy-seventh minute foul. The Rapids got on the board in the eighty-second minute with a Joshua Gatt goal, via Micheal Azira. Salt Lake replied two minutes into stoppage time on a Silva goal, made possible by Brooks Lennon. Kevin Doyle of Colorado had a yellow card two minutes later for a foul. Real iced it at 4-1 with a Lennon goal two minutes after that, with the help of Sebastian Saucedo and Luke Mulholland. The man of the match was Silva.
Sunday brings three derbies, the first seeing the Montreal Impact welcome Toronto FC. Alexander Bono and Evan Bush draw the starts in goal. Toronto was first to score in the forty-first minute with a Sebastian Giovinco goal. Blerim Dzemaili took a yellow card for dissent for Montreal in first half stoppage time. Toronto added on in the fifty-second minute with a Jozy Altidore goal, via Marco Delgado and Victor Vazquez. Victor Cabrera of the Impact had a yellow card for his seventy-fourth minute foul. Toronto saw a yellow card for an Eriq Zavaleta foul in the seventy-eighth minute. Montreal's Laurent Ciman took a yellow card for an eighty-ninth minute foul. The Impact got on the board in second half stoppage time with an Ignacio Piatti goal, helped along by Dzemaili. Toronto iced it at 3-1 a minute later with a Giovinco goal, passed from Steven Beitashour. Giovinco was named man of the match.
Out in California, the Los Angeles Galaxy bring in the San Jose Earthquakes. Andrew Tarbell and Jon Kempin are the backups in goal. Fatai Alashe of San Jose had a yellow card for his twentieth minute foul. Bradley Diallo of Los Angeles took a yellow card for a forty-fifth minute foul. In first half stoppage time, San Jose cracked the scoresheet on a Valeri Qazaishvili goal, made possible by Shea Salinas. The Galaxy went down to ten men in the fifty-seventh minute as Nathan Smith took a straight red card for violent conduct. The Earthquakes added on in the eightieth minute with a Marco Urena goal, via Jackson Yueill. The Earthquakes saw a yellow card for an eighty-seventh minute Danny Hoesen foul. San Jose iced it at 3-0 as Chris Wondolowski scored in second half stoppage time. Qazaishvili is the man of the match.
Finally, the Seattle Sounders FC host the Portland Timbers. Jeff Attinella is mismatched with Stefan Frei in goal. Seattle struck first in the eighteenth minute with a Cristian Roldan goal. Portland's Sebastian Blanco took a yellow card for a twentieth minute foul. The Timbers tied it in first half stoppage time with a Diego Valeri penalty kick goal. Lawrence Olum of Portland had a yellow card for time wasting in the seventieth minute. The Sounders went down to ten men in second half stoppage time when Nouhou took a straight red card for violent conduct. The score held at 1-1, with Roldan the man of the match.
