This week begins with a pair of Thursday games, as rivals around the league clash. First up...
The Chicago Fire host the Columbus Crew SC. Zack Steffen faces a lesser foe in Stefan Cleveland in goal. Michael de Leeuw of Chicago had a yellow card for a fifty-fifth minute foul. Columbus saw Federico Higuain take a yellow card for dissent in the sixty-fifth minute. The Fire got going in the sixty-seventh minute with a Nemanja Nikolic goal. Aleksandar Katai of Chicago received a yellow card for a sixty-ninth minute foul. The Crew retied it on a Niko Hansen goal in the eighty-seventh minute. Bastian Schweinsteiger of the Fire received a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, with Cleveland the man of the match for going five for six in saves.
The other game on Thursday is a Texas Derby, where the Houston Dynamo welcome FC Dallas. Jimmy Maurer and Joe Willis play in goal. Carlos Gruezo of Dallas had a yellow card for his fifty-third minute foul. Houston saw yellow cards for Oscar Boniek Garcia and Darwin Ceren in the fifty-eighth and sixty-first minutes, respectively. Dallas dented the scoreboard in the eighty-third minute with a Michael Barrios goal. The Dynamo tied it in the eighty-eighth minute with a Ronaldo Pena goal, via Tomas Martinez. Maynor Figueroa of Dallas received a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final stayed at 1-1, with Barrios as the man of the match.
On Friday, the first in a pair of games sees Orlando City SC bring in Atlanta United FC. Brad Guzan and Joe Bendik are the goalies. Atlanta opened in the twenty-first minute with a Leandro Gonzalez Pirez goal. Orlando City tied it on a Scott Sutter goal in the thirty-ninth minute, via Will Johnson and Chris Mueller. Orlando City's Johnson had a yellow card for a sixtieth minute foul. Atlanta retook the lead in the seventy-fourth minute with a Josef Martinez goal, coming off of Julian Gressel. Martinez took a yellow card for delaying the game a minute later. Orlando City had yellow cards for Oriol Rosell in the eighty-sixth minute and Jonathan Spector in stoppage time, both for fouls. The final stood at 2-1, with Martinez named man of the match.
The other game on Day 2 of Rivalry Week has the Los Angeles Galaxy hosting Los Angeles FC. Tyler Miller and David Bingham are the average goalies. The Galaxy started in the fifteenth minute with a Zlatan Ibrahimovic goal, assisted by Ola Kamara. The Galaxy's Rolf Feltscher took a yellow card for an eighteenth minute foul. Chris Pontius of the Galaxy received a yellow card for his foul in first half stoppage time. Benny Feilhaber of LAFC had a yellow card for a forty-eighth minute foul. LAFC tied it in the fifty-first minute with a Carlos Vela penalty kick goal. The Galaxy saw yellow cards for a dive by Ibrahimovic in the fifty-ninth minute and fouls by Jorgen Skjelvik and Dave Romney in the sixty-seventh and eighty-sixth minutes, respectively. The final held at 1-1, with the man of the match being Ibrahimovic.
The first of five Saturday games sees the Philadelphia Union welcome the New England Revolution. Matt Turner and Andre Blake are set to start in goal. Philadelphia cracked the scoresheet in the fifty-third minute with a Cory Burke goal, passed from Haris Medunjanin. The Union's Burke had a yellow card for delay of game in the fifty-sixth minute. New England saw yellow cards for fouls by Michael Mancienne in the seventy-eighth minute and Diego Fagundez in stoppage time. The final remained at 1-0, with Blake's four-save clean sheet making him the man of the match.
Up in Canada, Toronto FC bring in their 401 Derby rivals, the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Alexander Bono are between the sticks. Toronto led off in the seventh minute with a Sebastian Giovinco goal, assisted by Justin Morrow. Toronto added on in the twenty-second minute with another Giovinco goal, passed from Jonathan Osorio. Toronto extended the lead as Osorio scored in the twenty-ninth minute, thanks to Lucas Janson. Montreal got on the board with an Alejandro Silva goal in the thirtieth minute, made possible by Saphir Taider. The Impact's Bacary Sagna had a yellow card for a sixty-third minute foul. The final remained at 3-1, with Giovinco picked as man of the match for his brace.
Back stateside, Sporting Kansas City hosts Minnesota United FC. Bobby Shuttleworth and Tim Melia are the veterans in goal. Kansas City drew first blood in the forty-seventh minute with a Yohan Croizet goal, coming off of Johnny Russell and Diego Rubio. Minnesota received yellow cards for fouls by Francisco Calvo in the fiftieth minute and Michael Boxall in the fifty-second minute. Sporting added on with a Rubio goal in the sixty-second minute, guided in by Russell and Seth Sinovic. This produced the 2-0 final score, with the man of the match being Russell for his set-up work.
Out west, the Rocky Mountain Derby sees the Colorado Rapids welcome Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Tim Howard are the elite keepers. Salt Lake began in the sixth minute with a Damir Kreilach goal, via Joao Plata and Kyle Beckerman. Brooks Lennon of Real had a yellow card for a seventh minute foul. Colorado went down to ten men in the ninth minute with Niki Jackson earning a red card for violent conduct. Bismark Boateng of the Rapids received a yellow card for a foul in the nineteenth minute. Salt Lake added on in the thirty-third minute with a Jefferson Savarino goal. Colorado's numbers dropped to nine men in the forty-fifth minute as Boateng saw a straight red card for another foul. Aaron Herrera of Real took a yellow card for his fifty-first minute foul. Salt Lake extended the lead in the fifty-eighth minute as Savarino scored again, thanks to Corey Baird. Real padded the lead on a Plata goal in the sixty-ninth minute. Salt Lake kept going as Baird scored in the seventy-fourth minute, with the help of Savarino and Danilo Acosta. Real struck again with an Albert Rusnak goal in the eighty-sixth minute, made possible by Baird. The final stood at 6-0, with Savarino's brace and assist giving him man of the match honors in the blowout.
Saturday ends in San Jose, where the Earthquakes bring in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Stefan Marinovic and Andrew Tarbell are in the six-yard boxes. San Jose struck first in the seventh minute with a Jahmir Hyka goal. The Earthquakes added on in the eighteenth minute with a Magnus Eriksson penalty kick goal. Anibal Godoy of San Jose received a yellow card for a thirtieth minute foul. Vancouver saw yellow cards for dissent by Yordy Reyna in the fifty-first minute and fouls by Felipe and Marcel de Jong, both in the fifty-second minute. The Whitecaps got on the board with a Reyna goal in the fifty-ninth minute. Vancouver tied it in the sixty-first minute with a Cristian Techera goal, via Kei Kamara. The Whitecaps pulled ahead with a Kamara goal in the sixty-eighth minute, made possible by Reyna and Aaron Maund. This led to a 3-2 final score, with Kamara tabbed as man of the match.
On Sunday, the New York Red Bulls host DC United. Bill Hamid and Luis Robles are the gloved men. New York had yellow cards for fouls by Bradley Wright-Phillips in the ninth minute and Alejandro Romero Gamarra in the thirty-seventh minute. The Red Bulls kicked off the scoring with a Gamarra goal in the fifty-sixth minute. Zoltan Stieber of DC had a yellow card for his sixty-third minute foul, followed by yellow cards for teammates Paul Arriola in the eighty-eighth minute and Ulises Segura in stoppage time. The final remained at 1-0, with Gamarra the man of the match.
Finally, the biggest rivalry of all sees the Portland Timbers host the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Jeff Attinella are the keepers. Diego Chara of Portland had a yellow card for a twenty-second minute foul. In the sixty-fifth minute, Sebastian Blanco of the Timbers and Brad Smith of the Sounders each received yellow cards for fouls after the whistle. The Sounders got a gift from Portland when Julio Cascante bungled a clearance into his own net to put the visitors ahead. Dairon Asprilla of the Timbers took a yellow card for a foul in the eighty-seventh minute. The final held at 1-0 for the Sounders, with the man of the match being Kim Kee-hee, whose cross set up the winning goal.
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