We've got six midweek games this time, beginning on Tuesday with...
The Houston Dynamo hosting Los Angeles FC. Tyler Miller and Joe Willis protect the nets. Los Angeles began in the fifth minute with a Latif Blessing goal, assisted by Adama Diomande and Lee Nguyen. Los Angeles saw yellow cards for Walker Zimmerman in the twenty-second minute and Diomande in the twenty-seventh minute, both for fouls. Houston's Alejandro Fuenmayor took a yellow card for a thirtieth minute foul. The Dynamo took a yellow card for an Oscar Boniek Garcia foul in the fifty-sixth minute. Los Angeles added on in the seventy-second minute with a Mark-Anthony Kaye goal, via Diomande. Tristan Blackmon of Los Angeles had a yellow card for a seventy-fifth minute foul. Houston got on the board with a Mauro Manotas goal in stoppage time, set up by DaMarcus Beasley. The Dynamo tied it on a Philippe Senderos goal two minutes later, made possible by Alberth Elis and Romell Quioto. This made it 2-2, the final, with the man of the match being Senderos.
On Wednesday, the action begins with Minnesota United FC welcoming Toronto FC. Clint Irwin and Bobby Shuttleworth are the veterans in goal. Minnesota led off in the eighth minute with a Darwin Quintero goal. Minnesota added on in the thirteenth minute with a Miguel Ibarra goal, via Francisco Calvo. Collen Warner of Minnesota took a yellow card for a forty-first minute foul. Toronto got on the board with a Justin Morrow goal in the forty-second minute. Minnesota's Calvo received a yellow card for a foul in the forty-ninth minute. Minnesota replied with a Quintero goal in the fifty-second minute, set up by Ibarra. Minnesota extended the lead as Quintero scored in the fifty-seventh minute to complete his hat trick, and he earned a yellow card for excessive celebration. Toronto shot back with a Sebastian Giovinco goal in the seventieth minute, helped along by Nicolas Hasler. Toronto got closer in stoppage time with a Jordan Hamilton goal, guided in by Gregory van der Wiel. This only made it 4-3, the final, with Quintero named man of the match.
Down in Texas, FC Dallas brings in Atlanta United FC. Brad Guzan and Jesse Gonzalez man the nets. Roland Lamah of Dallas had a yellow card for dissent in the fourteenth minute. Dallas started in the twenty-second minute with a Reto Ziegler goal. Atlanta tied it in the forty-fifth minute with a Josef Martinez goal, assisted by Hector Villalba. Atlanta's Franco Escobar took a yellow card for a forty-fifth minute foul. Atlanta took the lead in the seventy-third minute on a Martinez goal, helped along by Miguel Almiron and Julian Gressel. Dallas retied it in the eighty-sixth minute with a Tesho Akindele goal, via Maximiliano Urruti and Ryan Hollingshead. Dallas took the lead with an Akindele goal in the eighty-eighth minute. This made it a 3-2 final, with the man of the match being Martinez.
Northwest to Colorado, as the Rapids host the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Tim Howard are the gloved men. Seattle opened in the nineteenth minute with a Will Bruin goal. Colorado tied it in the fortieth minute with a Sam Nicholson goal, assisted by Edgar Castillo and Dominique Badji. Yannick Boli of the Rapids had a yellow card for his forty-third minute foul. Castillo of Colorado received a yellow card for time wasting in the forty-eighth minute. The Sounders retook the lead in the fifty-ninth minute on another Bruin goal, made possible by Victor Rodriguez and Nicolas Lodeiro. The Rapids saw yellow cards for fouls by Nicholson and Badji in the sixty-fifth and sixty-sixth minutes, respectively, and then dissent from Micheal Azira in the seventieth minute and Joe Mason in the eighty-seventh minute. Seattle's Magnus Wolff Eikrem had a yellow card for time wasting in stoppage time. The final held at 2-1 for the Sounders, with Bruin as the man of the match.
Over in Utah, Real Salt Lake welcomes Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Nick Rimando guard the woodwork. Kansas City struck first in the twentieth minute with a Daniel Salloi goal, via Seth Sinovic and Roger Espinoza. Salt Lake tied it on a twenty-ninth minute goal by Jefferson Savarino. Real took the lead in the thirty-seventh minute with a Corey Baird goal. In the forty-third minute, Salloi of Sporting had a yellow card for dissent. Salt Lake's Sebastian Saucedo received a yellow card for a foul in the forty-fourth minute. Real added on with a Saucedo goal in first half stoppage time, courtesy of Damir Kreilach. Kansas City took yellow cards for fouls by Emiliano Amor in the fifty-ninth minute and Espinoza in the sixtieth minute. Sporting got one back with an Ike Opara goal in the sixty-fourth minute, coming off of Johnny Russell and Espinoza. Opara took a yellow card in the sixty-sixth minute for Kansas City for his foul. Salt Lake's Kreilach took a yellow card for his seventy-seventh minute foul. Sporting went down to ten men in the ninetieth minute as Salloi received a straight red card for violent conduct. In second half stoppage time, Kansas City's Gerso Fernandes took a yellow card for a foul, and a minute later, they went down to nine men as Espinoza took a second yellow card, also for a foul. Ilie Sanchez of Sporting also took a yellow card for a foul about five minutes later, leading to Real icing the win at 4-2 on a Luis Silva penalty kick goal. The man of the match was Saucedo.
Finally, the Los Angeles Galaxy bring in DC United. David Ousted and David Bingham are in the six-yard boxes. Los Angeles kicked off the scoring in the fifth minute with a Zlatan Ibrahimovic goal, passed from Dave Romney. The Galaxy added on in the twenty-fifth minute with a Chris Pontius goal, assisted by Jorgen Skjelvik. DC got on the board in the twenty-sixth minute with a Zoltan Stieber goal, coming off of Luciano Acosta. Christopher Durkin of DC had a yellow card for a twenty-ninth minute foul. Los Angeles saw a yellow card for dissent by Perry Kitchen in the thirtieth minute. DC saw a yellow card for Joseph Mora's eightieth minute foul. DC tied it in the eighty-fifth minute with a Darren Mattocks goal, fueled by Paul Arriola. Baggio Husidic of the Galaxy received a yellow card for his eighty-seventh minute foul. The final held at 2-2, with the man of the match being Mattocks for his equalizer.
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