Four games grace the midweek slate this time, beginning with...
Atlanta United FC hosting Toronto FC. Alex Bono and Brad Guzan are in goal. Atlanta began in the 17th minute on a Hector Villalba goal, set up by Josef Martinez. Richie Laryea of Toronto took a yellow card in the 21st minute. Franco Escobar of the Five Stripes had a yellow card for a 56th minute foul. Atlanta added on with a Julian Gressel goal in the 67th minute, made possible by Martinez. The Reds saw yellow cards for a handball by Eriq Zavaleta in the 74th minute, fouls by Michael Bradley and Terrence Boyd in the 76th and 77th minutes respectively, and a dive by Jonathan Osorio in the 83rd minute. The final stayed at 2-0, with the man of the match being Martinez.
Up in Columbus, the Crew SC welcome the Los Angeles Galaxy. David Bingham and Zack Steffen draw the starts in goal. Columbus led off in the 27th minute with a Gyasi Zardes goal, assisted by Robinho and Federico Higuain. The Crew added on with a Higuain goal in the 53rd minute, courtesy of Zardes. Uriel Antuna of Los Angeles took a yellow card for his 59th minute foul. Jonathan Mensah of Columbus received a yellow card for time wasting in the 61st minute. The Crew extended the lead as Hector Jimenez scored in the 66th minute. Diego Polenta of the Galaxy had a yellow card for a handball in the 80th minute. Los Angeles got on the board with a Daniel Steres goal, via Sebastian Lletget in the 87th minute. This only made it 3-1, with Zardes named man of the match.
Over to Chicago, where the Fire bring in the New England Revolution. Matt Turner and David Ousted protect the nets. Chicago opened in the 28th minute with a Nemanja Nikolic goal, via Nicolas Gaitan. The Fire added on in the 40th minute with a Nikolic goal, set up by Bastian Schweinsteiger and Gaitan. Chicago's Johan Kappelhof took a yellow card for a 55th minute foul. New England saw a yellow card for a 58th minute foul by Luis Caicedo. The Fire extended the lead in the 78th minute as Brandt Bronico scored, thanks to Aleksandar Katai. Chicago padded the lead on a Gaitan goal, helped along by Katai. The Fire kept going with a Przemyslaw Frankowski goal in the 89th minute. This made it 5-0, the final, with the man of the match being Nikolic.
Finally, the New York Red Bulls host the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Luis Robles are the gloved men. New York's Amro Tarek had a yellow card for a foul in the 23rd minute. The Red Bulls started in the 36th minute with an Aaron Long goal, assisted by Marc Rzatkowski. Maximiliano Urruti of Montreal had a yellow card for a 51st minute foul. New York saw Tim Parker received a yellow card for his 63rd minute foul. The Impact tied it in the 64th minute with a Zakaria Diallo goal, coming off of Urruti and Omar Browne. In the 73rd minute, Montreal's Samuel Piette took a yellow card for a foul. The Impact pulled ahead in the 79th minute with an Urruti penalty kick goal. The final held from here at 2-1, with Urruti as the man of the match.
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