Eastern Conference Finals: Montreal Canadiens VS. New York Rangers

This post is a reference for the above referenced series, so check back here for each game.

Game 1: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec. In goal: Henrik Lundqvist and Carey Price. New York opened in the first period with a Martin St. Louis goal, his fourth of the postseason, courtesy of Dominic Moore and Kevin Klein. The Rangers added on with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his fourth of the playoffs, assisted by Ryan McDonagh and Dominic Moore. Montreal got on the board in the second period on a Rene Bourque goal, his fifth of the postseason, via Brian Gionta and Lars Eller. New York shot back with a Chris Kreider goal, his second of the playoffs, coming off of Rick Nash. The Rangers extended the lead as Brad Richards potted his fifth of the postseason, thanks to Zuccarello and Marc Staal. New York padded the lead in the third period with a McDonagh power play goal, his second of the playoffs, powered by Derek Stepan and Kreider. The Rangers kept going with a Stepan power play goal, his third of the postseason, with assists provided by St. Louis and McDonagh. New York struck again on a Nash power play goal, made possible by Zuccarello and John Moore. The Canadiens got one back with a shorthanded Eller goal, his fifth of the playoffs, going in unassisted. The final stood from here at 7-2, with the three stars going to Zuccarello, St. Louis, and McDonagh, while Dominic Moore, Eller, Kreider, Nash, and Stepan all get honorable mentions. New York dominated their way to a 1-0 series lead.

Game 2: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec. In goal: Henrik Lundqvist and Dustin Tokarski. Montreal was first to score in the first period on a Max Pacioretty goal, his fourth of the postseason, going in unassisted. New York tied it on a Ryan McDonagh goal, his third of the playoffs, an unassisted goal. The Rangers took the lead as Rick Nash scored his second of the postseason, thanks to Chris Kreider and Derek Stepan. New York added on in the second period with a Martin St. Louis power play goal, his fifth of the playoffs, powered by Stepan and McDonagh. This was all they needed for a 3-1 win, with the three stars going to Lundqvist (40 for 41 in saves), McDonagh, and Stepan. The Rangers head home with a 2-0 series lead.

Game 3: Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York. In goal: Dustin Tokarski and Henrik Lundqvist. New York started with a Carl Hagelin first period goal, his fifth of the postseason, fueled by Martin St. Louis. Montreal tied it in the second period on an Andrei Markov goal, assisted by Max Pacioretty and Brendan Gallagher. The Canadiens took the lead on a Daniel Briere goal in the third period, his third of the playoffs, guided in by Thomas Vanek and Rene Bourque. The Rangers tied it on a Chris Kreider goal, his third of the postseason, via Dan Girardi and Derek Stepan. Montreal won 3-2 with an Alex Galchenyuk goal in overtime, coming off of Tomas Plekanec and Brian Gionta. The three stars were Galchenyuk, Tokarski (35 for 37 in saves), and Briere. The Rangers still hold a 2-1 series lead.

Game 4: Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York. In goal: Dustin Tokarski and Henrik Lundqvist. New York began in the first period with a Carl Hagelin shorthanded goal, his sixth of the postseason, set up by Brian Boyle and Ryan McDonagh. Montreal tied it in the second period on a Fancis Bouillon goal, his second of the playoffs, coming off of David Desharnais and Rene Bourque. The
Rangers retook the lead on a Derick Brassard goal, his fifth of the postseason, made possible by Dan Girardi and the goalie Lundqvist. The Canadiens tied it on a third period P.K. Subban power play goal, his fifth of the playoffs, powered by Andrei Markov and Desharnais. New York won 3-2 with a Martin St. Louis overtime goal, his sixth of the postseason, assisted by Hagelin and Brad Richards. The three stars were Hagelin, Desharnais, and St. Louis. New York will head north and push their opponents to the brink with a 3-1 series lead.

Game 5: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec. In goal: Henrik Lundqvist and Dustin Tokarski. Montreal led off with an Alex Galchenyuk power play goal, his second of the postseason, powered by P.K. Subban and Andrei Markov. New York tied it on a Derek Stepan goal, his fourth of the playoffs, made possible by Chris Kreider and Marc Staal. The Canadiens took the lead back with a Tomas Plekanec goal, his fourth of the postseason, fueled by Brian Gionta and Galchenyuk. Montreal added on in the second period with a Max Pacioretty goal, his fifth of the playoffs, passed from Brendan Gallagher and Markov. The Canadiens extended the lead on a Rene Bourque goal, his sixth of the postseason, guided in by Lars Eller and Thomas Vanek. The Rangers got one back as Rick Nash scored his third of the playoffs, a power play goal set up by Ryan McDonagh and Kreider. New York pulled closer with Stepan's second of the game and fifth of the postseason, via Kreider, who got a sock trick, and Nash. The Rangers tied it on a Kreider power play goal, his fourth of the playoffs, with assists from McDonagh and Derick Brassard. Montreal retook the lead as Bourque scored his second of the game and seventh of the postseason, helped along by Dale Weise and Eller. The Canadiens padded the lead with Bourque completing his hat trick on his eighth of the playoffs, with assists provided by Weise and Markov, the latter getting a sock trick. Montreal iced it at 7-4 with a David Desharnais empty net goal, his second of the postseason, courtesy of Pacioretty. The three stars were Bourque, Markov, and Kreider, while Stepan, Galchenyuk, Pacioretty, Eller, Nash, McDonagh, and Weise all get honorable mentions. The series still favors New York 3-2.

Game 6: Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York. In goal: Dustin Tokarski and Henrik Lundqvist. New York got going in the second period on a Dominic Moore goal, his third of the postseason, via Brian Boyle and Ryan McDonagh. This was all they needed for a 1-0 win. The three stars were Lundqvist (18 save shutout), Moore, and Tokarski (31 for 32 in saves). The Rangers advance to the Stanley Cup Finals on a 4-2 series win. 

MLS Midweek Games, May 27 and 28, 2014

There's a handful of games on during the week. The first is a Tuesday game, as...

Sporting Kansas City hosts the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Eric Kronberg are set to start. Kansas City opened with a Toni goal, assisted by Benny Feilhaber. New York picked up some yellow cards as Bradley Wright-Phillips and Dax McCarty committed fouls in the fourteenth and twentieth minutes. The Red Bulls tied it in the fiftieth minute on a Wright-Phillips goal, passed from Thierry Henry. Sporting saw Kevin Ellis pick up a yellow card for a foul in the sixty-third minute. Kansas City also was given a yellow in the eighty-seventh minute on a foul by Toni. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, with the man of the match being Wright-Phillips for his equalizer.

On Wednesday, Chivas USA hosts the Portland Timbers. Donovan Ricketts and Dan Kennedy are manning the nets. The two teams traded yellow cards early in the first half, as Danny O'Rourke of Portland committed a foul in the eighth minute, followed by Marco Delgado's foul in the tenth minute for Chivas. Chivas got another yellow card in the twenty-eighth minute on a foul by Agustin Pelletieri. Portland got on the board in the sixty-fifth minute with a Fanendo Adi goal, assisted by Jorge Villafaña and Darlington Nagbe. The Timbers added on in the seventy-first minute as Adi scored his second of the game, set up by Diego Valeri. Chivas, already behind on the scoreboard, went down a man after Bobby Burling committed a serious foul in the eighty-fourth minute, for which he got a straight red. In the eighty-seventh minute, Chivas' Carlos Alvarez was booked for a yellow card on a foul. The Timbers' Rauwshan McKenzie was shown a yellow card for a foul in the third minute of stoppage time. The final was 2-0, with Adi being the man of the match for his brace.

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MLS Sunday May 25th, 2014

Two games on today to close out the week's schedule. The first is in...

Los Angeles, as the Galaxy host the Philadelphia Union. Zac MacMath and Jaime Penedo man the nets. Los Angeles quickly started in the second minute as Leonardo knocked in a Landon Donovan pass for a goal. The Galaxy's Juninho picked up a yellow card in the thirty-first minute for a foul. Los Angeles added on to the score with a Donovan goal in the forty-ninth minute, via Robbie Keane. The Galaxy extended the lead with a Keane goal in the sixty-fourth minute, going in unassisted. Los Angeles padded the lead in the eighty-first minute as Donovan scored his second of the game, courtesy of Keane. Philadelphia avoided the shutout when Maurice Edu scored on a penalty kick in the eighty-eighth minute. This made it 4-1, the final, with Donovan being the man of the match for his record-breaking 135th MLS goal, the first in his brace, while Keane gets an honorable mention.

The other game is from San Jose, as the Earthquakes host the Houston Dynamo. Tally Hall and Jon Busch are the keepers. San Jose began in the thirty-eighth minute on a Khari Stephenson goal, set up by Shea Salinas. The Earthquakes added on as Stephenson scored his second of the night on a penalty kick in the fifty-eighth minute. Steven Lenhart was given a yellow card in the sixtieth minute for a foul, the first booking going to San Jose. The Earthquakes padded their lead on an Atiba Harris goal in the seventieth minute. This was good for a 3-0 win, with Stephenson being the man of the match.

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MLS Saturday May 24th, 2014

Six games on today, beginning with a Cascadia Cup game from...

Vancouver, as the Whitecaps FC host the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and David Ousted make the starts in goal. Seattle opened in the thirty-sixth minute on a Chad Barrett goal, via Kenny Cooper. Vancouver tied it in the thirty-ninth minute as Erik Hurtado put away a Pedro Morales pass for the equalizer. The Whitecaps got into some foul trouble a little bit later, as Gershon Koffie and Matias Laba both picked up yellow cards late in the first half. Koffie made up for his by putting Vancouver ahead on a goal in the sixty-sixth minute, going in unassisted. Sebastian Fernandez was then booked for a foul in the sixty-eighth minute, adding to the Whitecaps' foul trouble. The Sounders tied it on an eighty-second minute Gonzalo Pineda penalty kick goal. Seattle's Osvaldo Alonso was given a yellow card in the second minute of stoppage time for dissent, but the scoring was done. The game ended in a 2-2 draw, with Pineda being the man of the match for his equalizer.

Way east to New York, as the Red Bulls welcome the Portland Timbers. Luis Robles and Donovan Ricketts man the nets. Portland was first in the books with a yellow card to Ben Zemanski goal a foul in the fifteenth minute. New England began with a thirty-sixth minute penalty kick goal by Bradley Wright-Phillips. The Timbers tied it on a Maximiliano Urruti goal in the forty-fifth minute, set up by Steve Zakuani. There were six yellow cards issued after this goal, all for fouls. Pa Modou Kah in the forty-sixth minute, Will Johnson in the fifty-seventh, and Rauwshan McKenzie in the seventy-second had the cards for Portland. The Red Bulls had Lloyd Sam in the sixty-fourth minute, Jamison Olave in the sixty-eighth minute, and Armando in the seventy-first minute get booked. The Timbers took the lead in the seventy-fourth minute on Urruti's second of the game, going in unassisted. New York's Eric Alexander was shown a yellow card in the eighty-third minute. This was it for the game, with the Timbers earning a 2-1 win, and Urruti was the man of the match.

Staying in the east, the New England Revolution bring in DC United. Bill Hamid and Bobby Shuttleworth are in the six-yard boxes. DC got chippy near the end of the first half, with Chris Korb in the thirty-ninth minute and Perry Kitchen in the forty-second minute both picking up yellow cards for fouls. New England started the scoring in the fifty-fifth minute with a Patrick Mullins goal, courtesy of Diego Fagundez. The Revolution entered the books on a Teal Bunbury foul in the sixty-fourth minute. In the sixty-seventh minute, Fagundez and Davy Arnaud had an argument, which earned each of them yellow cards. United was able to tie the game in the seventy-third minute on a goal by Fabian Espindola, passed from Cristian. Fagundez put New England right back ahead in the seventy-seventh minute with an unassisted goal. DC's hopes were really crushed in the eighty-second minute when Eddie Johnson was shown a red card for a serious foul. The Revolution won 2-1, with the man of the match being Fagundez.

West to Columbus, as the Crew host the Chicago Fire. Sean Johnson and Steve Clark are the keepers. Columbus was first to score in the tenth minute on an Ethan Finlay goal, passed from Federico Higuain. The Crew added on as Jairo Arrieta scored, and Higuain was given credit for another assist on the play in the twenty-fifth minute. Higuain got a little too bold with his defense in the fifty-fourth minute, drawing a yellow card for encroachment. Chicago's Quincy Amarikwa evened the discipline by taking a dive in the fifty-seventh minute that was also worthy of a yellow card. The Fire's Patrick Ianni was also booked in the eighty-first minute for a yellow card on his foul. Columbus won the game 2-0, with the man of the match being Higuain.

Out in Colorado, the Rapids welcome the Montreal Impact. Troy Perkins and Clint Irwin are the goalies. Colorado got a quick start in scoring, with Dillon Powers scoring on a penalty kick in the fifth minute. Montreal's Wandrille Lefevre was shown a yellow card in the fortieth minute for an off the ball foul. The Rapids added on in the fifty-fourth minute with a Kamani Hill goal, assisted by Edson Buddle. Colorado extended the lead in the fifty-eighth minute as Shane O'Neill scored an unassisted goal. The Rapids picked up a yellow card of their own in the seventy-second minute, as Drew Moor was booked for a foul. Colorado padded their lead on another Powers goal in the eighty-fourth minute, via Marlon Hairston. Montreal avoided the shutout when Andres Romero scored in the eighty-eighth minute, with Perkins picking up the assist. O'Neill was shown a yellow card in the second minute of stoppage time for a foul. The final was 4-1, and Powers was the man of the match.

Finally, in Salt Lake City, Real brings in FC Dallas. Chris Seitz and Jeff Attinella draw the starts. The first half was fairly routine. In the second half, Salt Lake's Tony Beltran was shown a yellow card in the sixty-first minute for a foul. Dallas' Victor Ulloa evened the discipline in the sixty-seventh minute when he received a yellow card for dissent. Dallas had two more yellow cards come their way, as Matt Hedges was called for a foul in the eightieth minute and Fabian Castillo was booked for unsporting behavior in the eighty-third minute. Real also had another yellow when Javier Morales committed a foul in the eighty-fifth minute. The scoring was non-existent, resulting in scoreless draw. Attinella gets the man of the match honors for turning aside three saves for his clean sheet.

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MLS Friday May 23rd, 2014

One game on tonight, as Sporting Kansas City hosts Toronto FC. Joe Bendik of Toronto and Eric Kronberg of Kansas City are the keepers. Toronto's Gilberto opened up the discipline by picking up a yellow card in the thirty-ninth minute for a foul. Kansas City opened the scoring with a Dominic Dwyer goal in the forty-seventh minute, courtesy of Sal Zizzo. Mark Bloom of Toronto picked up a yellow card in the fifty-seventh minute for a foul, and things got worse with a sixty-third minute red card issued to Steven Caldwell of Toronto for his serious foul. Still, Toronto pulled level with a Luke Moore goal, passed from Jermaine Defoe. Sporting was put in the books in the seventy-ninth minute on a Paulo Nagamura foul that received a yellow card. Kansas City retook the lead in the eighty-fourth minute when Dwyer buried his second of the game on a penalty kick. Moore was booked for a yellow card when he showed his dissent for the foul that led to the goal. Toronto once again got an equalizer in the first minute of stoppage time on a Bradley Orr goal, via Nick Hagglund. The game ended in a 2-2 draw, with Dwyer being the man of the match.

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MLS Wednesday May 21st, 2014

There are a pair of games on tonight, beginning with...

DC United hosting the Houston Dynamo. Tally Hall of Houston and Bill Hamid of DC are in goal. DC began in the twenty-eighth minute on a Chris Rolfe goal, passed from Fabian Espindola. United picked up a yellow card in the thirty-sixth minute for a foul by Davy Arnaud, and another yellow card was issued for Lewis Neal's foul in the fifty-sixth minute as well. DC added on with an Espindola goal in the sixty-third minute, and Rolfe was there with the assist. Houston's Giles Barnes was booked for a foul in the sixty-fifth minute, earning him a yellow card. United's Espindola was also shown a yellow card in the seventy-second minute for unsporting behavior. The Dynamo got chippy in stoppage time, and Brian Ownby was whistled for a fight, earning him a straight red card in the second minute of stoppage time. DC won 2-0, with Espindola being the man of the match.

The other game comes from Los Angeles, where the Galaxy host FC Dallas. Raul Fernandez and Jaime Penedo are the keepers. Los Angeles opened with a Robbie Keane goal in the twenty-fourth minute, made possible by Gyasi Zardes. The teams exchanged yellows later in the half, as Kofi Opare of the Galaxy and Tesho Akindele of Dallas were booked for fouls. Los Angeles added on with a Zardes goal, passed from Juninho. Dallas got on the board in the sixty-fifth minute when Akindele scored, thanks to Jair Benitez. Dallas was booked again in the seventy-first minute on a Je-Vaughn Watson foul. The Galaxy hung in for a 2-1 win, with the man of the match being Zardes.

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MLS May 17th and 18th, 2014

There are eight games to go through tonight, beginning in...

Toronto, as Toronto FC hosts the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles of New York and Joe Bendik are the goalies. New York was given an early yellow card on a Thierry Henry foul. Toronto opened the scoring in the twelfth minute with a Jermaine Defoe goal, via Bradley Orr. The teams exchanged fouls late in the first half, with both Jamison Olave of the Red Bulls and Justin Morrow of Toronto being shown yellow cards in the forty-second and forty-fifth minutes, respectively. Another set of fouls happened in the eighty-eighth minute, as Defoe was booked for unsporting behavior and Armando picked up a yellow for arguing. Toronto won 2-0 with a goal in the fifth minute of second half stoppage time, scored by Luke Moore on an assist from the goalie Bendik. Defoe was the man of the match for his tone-setting goal.

Down in Philadelphia, the Union host the New England Revolution. Brad Knighton of New England and Zac MacMath of Philadelphia are given the starting nods in goal. New England began in the thirteenth minute with an A.J. Soares goal, coming off of Chris Tierney. The Revolution added on as Diego Fagundez scored in the twenty-sixth minute, with helpers from Teal Bunbury and Lee Nguyen. Philadelphia cut the lead down in the thirty-sixth minute on a goal by Vincent Nogueira, passed from Danny Cruz. New England shot back in the forty-ninth minute as Nguyen found the back of the net on a pass from Daigo Kobayashi. The Revolution extended the lead with a Tierney goal on a free kick in the fifty-seventh minute. New England's Patrick Mullins helped them pad the lead in the sixty-seventh minute, and Fagundez was credited with the assist. the Union found themselves in the books at this time too, as Austin Berry was shown a yellow card for an off the ball foul. Philadelphia got a goal back in the seventy-sixth minute on a Sheanon Williams goal, courtesy of Berry and Sebastian Le Toux. The Union were back in the books two minutes later for a foul by Amobi Okugo that drew a yellow, and then a Cristian Maidana foul in the eighty-second minute earned him a straight red card. The Revolution's Nguyen was shown a yellow in the eighty-eighth minute for a foul. Philadelphia pulled closer in the second minute of stoppage time with a Le Toux goal, but they couldn't find any more and lost 5-3. The man of the match was Nguyen, who played a solid all-around game.

Over to DC, as United welcome the Montreal Impact. Troy Perkins of Montreal and Bill Hamid of DC are in the six yard box. The first half was quiet, with the first notable moment in the fifty-sixth minute as Montreal's Jack McInerney scored on a pass from Justin Mapp. After that, Montreal's Hernan Bernardello in the sixty-seventh minute and DC's Nick DeLeon in the seventh-seventh minute picked up yellow cards for fouls. United tied it on an eighty-fourth minute goal by Eddie Johnson, made possible by Fabian Espindola and Chris Rolfe. Another pair of yellows were exchanged, as Lewis Neal was booked in the eighty-fifth minute for DC while the Impact's Patrice Bernier was called for a yellow card in the second minute of stoppage time. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, with the man of the match being Johnson for his tying goal.

South to Dallas, as FC Dallas brings in Chivas USA. Dan Kennedy of Chivas and Raul Fernandez of Dallas are the keepers. Chivas was first shown a yellow card as Marco Delgado's foul in the forty-third minute put him in the referee's book. Delgado made up for his transgression in the sixtieth minute, scoring a goal assisted by Mauro Rosales and Martin Rivero to open the scoring for Chivas. Victor Ulloa was shown a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-sixth minute for Dallas. Dallas tied the game in the eighty-third minute as Fabian Castillo scored, thanks to Jair Benitez. Chivas drew two more yellow cards late, as Oswaldo Minda was given one for a foul in the eighty-eighth minute and the goalie Kennedy was booked for time wasting in the third minute of stoppage time. The game ended in a scoreless draw, and Castillo was the man of the match for his equalizer.

Staying in Texas, the Houston Dynamo host the Los Angeles Galaxy. Jaime Penedo of Los Angeles and Tally Hall of Houston man the nets. The teams exchanged early yellow cards with a seventeenth minute foul by Houston's Jermaine Taylor being matched by a non-visible foul by A.J. DeLaGarza in the nineteenth minute for Los Angeles. The Dynamo opened in the scoring in the sixty-first minute on a Giles Barnes goal, with an assist by Mark Sherrod. The Galaxy got another yellow card in the seventy-sixth minute with a Kofi Opare handball being the reason. Houston won 1-0, and Hall was the man of the match for his five save clean sheet.

Northwest to Salt Lake, as Real hosts the Colorado Rapids. Clint Irwin of Colorado and Jeff Attinella of Salt Lake make the starts in goal. Salt Lake was first to score with a Joao Plata goal in the twenty-third minute, thanks to Javier Morales and Devon Sandoval. Real picked up some yellow cards after this, with Cole Grossman getting one for a foul in the thirty-third minute and Luke Mulholland drawing another with dissent in the forty-fourth minute. Salt Lake added on in the scoring in the fifty-first minute with a Morales goal, coming on a penalty kick. Morales kept himself in the center of attention by picking up a yellow card for diving in the sixty-fourth minute. Colorado got on the board with a Drew Moor goal in the eighty-third minute, via Dillon Serna. Real had another yellow card in the third minute of stoppage time, as John Stertzer was booked for a foul. Salt Lake won 2-1, with the man of the match being Morales.

Continuing on to Seattle, where the Sounders FC welcome the San Jose Earthquakes. Jon Busch of San Jose and Stefan Frei of Seattle guard the nets. Seattle began in the eighth minute with a near-impossible goal by Obafemi Martins, a chip from the end line off a pass from Gonzalo Pineda. Pineda was booked in the ninetieth minute for a foul, but the Sounders were unaffected and won 1-0 in a relatively uneventful game. Martins was the man of the match for his surefire SportsCenter highlight.

Finally, in Portland, the Timbers bring in the Columbus Crew. Steve Clark of Columbus and Donovan Ricketts of Portland play goal. Portland started with a Maximiliano Urruti goal, passed from Steve Zakuani. Columbus tied it in the fourteenth minute on a Federico Higuain goal, courtesy of Hector Jimenez. The Timbers were dealt a serious blow when Alvas Powell was shown a straight red card for his foul in the thirty-fourth minute, putting them down to ten men. The Crew also saw bookings, as Josh Williams was shown a yellow card in the same minute for an argument and Higuain was called for a foul in the fortieth minute, also resulting in a yellow card. Higuain made up for it by giving Columbus the lead in the fifth minute of first half stoppage time with his second goal of game, an unassisted effort. In the seventy-eighth minute, the goalie Clark was shown a yellow card for time wasting. The Timbers cashed in on it in the eightieth minute, as Will Johnson buried a pass from Jack Jewsbury for an equalizer. Just a minute later, the Crew were back on top with an Ethan Finlay goal, assisted by Higuain. Columbus' happiness was short-lived, as in the eighty-fifth minute, Jairo Arrieta was given a yellow card for dissent, and Gaston Fernandez tied it again for Portland with a goal coming off of Fanendo Adi and Diego Valeri. The wild game ended in a 3-3 draw, with the man of the match being Higuain.

The last game of the weekend came on Sunday, as the Chicago Fire host Sporting Kansas City. Erik Kronberg of Kansas City and Sean Johnson of Chicago are set to start in goal. Chicago jumped out to an early lead with a pair of goals by Mike Magee in the seventh and fifteenth minute, both on penalty shots. Kansas City also had a pair of events, but far less positive in nature as Erik Palmer-Brown was called for yellow cards in the forty-ninth and sixty-fourth minutes, both on fouls, resulting in him being ejected from the game and putting Kansas City down to ten men. Sporting got on the board in the sixty-eighth minute as Dominic Dwyer scored, thanks to Benny Feilhaber. Kansas City picked up another yellow when Feilhaber showed too much dissent in the eighty-second minute. In six minutes of stoppage time, the Fire's Magee and Jhon-Kennedy Hurtado and Sporting's Kevin Ellis all received yellow cards. Chicago won 2-1, with the man of the match being Magee for his brace.

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