Sunday, June 30, 2019

NWSL 2019 - Week 11

Another four-game weekend is here, beginning on Friday with...

Utah Royals FC hosting Reign FC. Casey Murphy and Nicole Barnhart play in goal. Reign started in the 30th minute with a Jess Fishlock goal, courtesy of Bethany Balcer. Reign added on in the 35th minute with an Ifeoma Onumonu goal, set up by Fishlock. In the 49th minute, Reign's Shea Groom took a yellow card for persistent infringement. In the 84th minute, Utah's Katie Stengel received a yellow card for her foul. The final remained at 2-0, with the woman of the match being Fishlock.

On Saturday, the Washington Spirit welcome the North Carolina Courage. Katelyn Rowland and Aubrey Bledsoe protect the nets. In the 39th minute, Amy Harrison of Washington took a yellow card for a foul. North Carolina opened in first half stoppage time with a Debinha goal on a rebound after her own penalty kick. The Courage added on in the 53rd minute with a Leah Pruitt goal, set up by Lynn Williams. The Spirit got on the board in the 82nd minute with a Crystal Thomas goal coming off of Bayley Feist and Sam Staab on the long throw. In second half stoppage time, North Carolina's McCall Zerboni had a yellow card for a foul. The game ended 2-1, with Debinha selected as woman of the match.

In Texas, the Houston Dash bring in the Portland Thorns FC. Britt Eckerstrom and Jane Campbell guard the woodwork. Houston got going in the 51st minute on a Kyah Simon goal, courtesy of Christine Nairn. Portland's Elizabeth Ball had a yellow card for a foul in the 60th minute. The Thorns tied it in the 70th minute with a Tyler Lussi goal, made possible by Ellie Carpenter. The Dash's Satara Murray received a yellow card in the 75th minute for a foul. Portland took the lead in the same minute on a Midge Purce goal, set up by Lussi. The final stood at 2-1, with the woman of the match named as Purce.

Finally, the Orlando Pride host the Chicago Red Stars. Emily Boyd and Haley Kopmeyer are the backups in goal. Chicago struck first in the 7th minute with a Sam Kerr goal on an interception. Orlando tied it in the 22nd minute as Chioma Ubogagu stole the ball from Boyd and scored the equalizing goal. The Red Stars retook the lead with a Kerr goal in first half stoppage time, set up by Yuki Nagasato. Chicago added on with a Kerr goal to complete her hat trick in the 55th minute, courtesy of Michele Vasconcelos. The Red Stars' Danielle Colaprico took a yellow card for a 61st minute foul. The Pride pulled one back with a penalty kick goal by Marta in the 79th minute. Orlando's Camila received a yellow card in the 87th minute for dissent. The final held at 3-2, with Kerr the obvious woman of the match.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019

MLS Midweek - June 26, 2019

Six games are on at midweek tonight, beginning with...

The New England Revolution hosting the Philadelphia Union. Matt Freese and Brad Knighton are in goal. Philadelphia saw yellow cards for Brenden Aaronson not retreating in the 11th minute and a 28th minute foul by Auston Trusty. New England led off in the 31st minute with a Brandon Bye goal, via Carles Gil. In the 33rd minute, Gil of the Revolution had a yellow card for not retreating. The Union's Haris Medunjanin received a yellow card for a 45th minute. Teal Bunbury of New England took a yellow card in the 61st minute for his foul. Kai Wagner of Philadelphia picked up a yellow card in the 65th minute for a foul. The Union tied it in the 84th minute with a Kacper Przybylko goal. This made it 1-1, the final, with the man of the match being Przybylko.

In Canada, Toronto FC welcomes Atlanta United FC. Brad Guzan and Quentin Westberg play in goal. Toronto began in the 1st minute with a Tsubasa Endon goal. Atlanta's Leandro Gonzalez Pirez received a yellow card for a foul in the 11th minute. The Five Stripes tied it in the 17th minute with a Gonzalo Martinez penalty kick goal. Atlanta pulled ahead in the 22nd minute with a Julian Gressel goal. The Reds retied it in the 27th minute with an Alejandro Pozuelo goal, set up by Jacob Shaffelburg and Liam Fraser. Toronto's Laurent Ciman had a yellow card in the 69th minute. The Reds pulled ahead with a Pozuelo penalty kick goal in stoppage time, and he was the man of the match of the 3-2 game.

Over in Quebec, the Montreal Impact bring in the Portland Timbers. Jeff Attinella and Evan Bush are the veterans in goal. Montreal opened in the 28th minute with a Orji Okwonkwo goal, via Bacary Sagna. Shamit Shome of the Impact had a yellow card for time wasting in the 32nd minute. Portland tied it in the 53rd minute with a Tomas Conechny goal, assisted by Julio Cascante and Marvin Loria. Conechny of the Timbers took a yellow card for not retreating in the 57th minute. Montreal retook the lead in the 66th minute on an Okwonkwo goal, passed from Saphir Taider. Marco Farfan of Portland picked up a yellow card for a 77th minute foul. The Impact's Victor Cabrera took a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final remained at 2-1, with Okwonkwo earning man of the match honors.

Back stateside, DC United hosts Orlando City SC. Brian Rowe and Bill Hamid draw the starts in goal. DC started in the 10th minute with a long Wayne Rooney goal. Orlando City's Ruan had a yellow card for a 27th minute foul. In the 89th minute, Sacha Kljestan of the Lions took a yellow card for his foul. Lucas Rodriguez of the Black and Red received a yellow card for time wasting in the 90th minute. The final was 1-0, with Rooney being the man of the match.

Far to the south, FC Dallas welcomes the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Zac MacMath and Jesse Gonzalez are between the sticks. Vancouver's Andy Rose took a yellow card for a handball in the 41st minute. Dallas saw yellow cards for fouls by Reto Ziegler in the 44th minute and Matt Hedges in first half stoppage time. The Toros got going in the 55th minute with a Jesus Ferreira goal, via Michael Barrios and Brandon Servania. Dallas added on in the 59th minute with a Ryan Hollingshead goal, courtesy of Servania. The Whitecaps got on the board in the 81st minute with a Yordy Reyna goal, made possible by Lucas Venuto and Jon Erice. Edwin Cerillo of the Toros received a yellow card for an 85th minute foul. Vancouver picked up yellow cards for Brett Levis' foul and MacMath's dissent in the 89th minute. The Whitecaps tied it in second half stoppage time on a Venuto goal, coming off of Rose. Vancouver saw more yellow cards for Venuto delaying the game and dissent by Ali Adnan. The final was 2-2, with Venuto tabbed as man of the match.

Finally, the San Jose Earthquakes bring in the Houston Dynamo. Joe Willis and Daniel Vega are in the six-yard boxes. Ronaldo Pena of Houston had a yellow card for a 17th minute foul. San Jose struck first in the 22nd minute with a Valeri Qazaishvili goal, assisted by Magnus Eriksson and Cristian Espinoza. The Dynamo's AJ DeLaGarza took a yellow card for a 57th minute foul. The Earthquakes added on in the 75th minute with a Qazaishvili goal. San Jose's Guram Kashia had a yellow card for a 77th minute foul. Tommy McNamara of Houston picked up a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final remained at 2-0 with the man of the match being Qazaishvili.

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Sunday, June 23, 2019

NWSL 2019 - Week 10

We're back for another four-game week, beginning on Friday with...

The Portland Thorns FC hosting the Utah Royals FC. Nicole Barnhart faces a lesser foe in Britt Eckerstrom in goal. Portland's Celeste Boureille took a yellow card for a 29th minute foul. Utah saw a 56th minute yellow card for Lo'eau Labonta's foul. The final remained as it started at 0-0, with Eckerstrom's four save clean sheet making her the woman of the match.

On Saturday, the Washington Spirit welcome the Houston Dash. Jane Campbell and Aubrey Bledsoe protect the nets. Houston saw a yellow card for a foul by Christine Nairn in the 44th minute. The Dash's Ariana Calderon had a yellow card in the 73rd minute for a foul. The final stayed at 0-0, with Ashley Hatch as the woman of the match for the Spirit.

Also, Sky Blue FC brings in the Orlando Pride. Haley Kopmeyer and DiDi Haracic are the backups in goal. Orlando led off in the 32nd minute with a Chioma Ubogagu penalty kick goal. Sky Blue tied it in the 67th minute with a Sarah Killion penalty kick goal. The Pride retook the lead in the 81st minute as Sky Blue's Gina Lewandowski committed an own goal. Caprice Dydasco of Sky Blue picked up a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final was 2-1 Orlando, with the woman of the match being Kopmeyer, who went four for five in saves.

Finally, the Chicago Red Stars host Reign FC. Casey Murphy and Emily Boyd draw the starts in goal. Chicago's Nikki Stanton had a yellow card for a foul in the 29th minute. Reign got going in the 81st minute with a Jess Fishlock goal, set up by Ifeoma Onumonu. Reign's Lauren Barnes took a yellow card for time wasting in stoppage time. The game finished 1-0, with Fishlock again the woman of the match.

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MLS 2019 - Week 16

After time off to accommodate the international schedule, MLS is back with six games this weekend. We begin with...

FC Cincinnati hosting the Los Angeles Galaxy. David Bingham and Spencer Richey play in goal. Los Angeles began in the 12th minute with an Emmanuel Boateng goal, via Favio Alvarez. The Galaxy added on in the 15th minute with an Alvarez goal. Julian Araujo of Los Angeles took a yellow card for a foul in the 57th minute. Cincinnati saw yellow cards for fouls by Leonardo Bertone in the 61st minute and Nick Hagglund in the 79th minute. The Galaxy's Boateng received a yellow card for his 80th minute foul. The game ended 2-0, with Alvarez the man of the match.

Along to Chicago, as the Fire welcome Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Kenneth Kronholm draw the starts in goal. Chicago led off in the 5th minute with an Aleksandar Katai goal. Mohammed Adams of the Fire took a yellow card for a 15th minute foul. Salt Lake got on the board in the 33rd minute with an Albert Rusnak penalty kick goal. Real saw a yellow card for an Everton Luiz foul in the 34th minute. In stoppage time, Salt Lake's Rimando and Bastian Schweinsteiger of Chicago picked up yellow cards, the former for dissent and the latter for a foul. The final was 1-1, with Katai picked as man of the match.

Down in Texas, FC Dallas brings in Toronto FC. Quentin Westberg and Jesse Gonzalez are in the six-yard boxes. Dallas opened in the 41st minute with a Dominique Badji goal, courtesy of Jesus Ferreira. The Toros added on in the 51st minute with a Bressan goal, coming off of Michael Barrios. Dallas extended the lead as Badji scored again in the 58th minute, thanks to Ferreira and Paxton Pomykal. This produced the 3-0 final score, with Badji's brace making him man of the match.

Northwest to Vancouver, as the Whitecaps FC host the Colorado Rapids. Tim Howard and Zac MacMath are the keepers. Colorado started in the 8th minute on a Diego Rubio goal, assisted by Nicolas Mezquida. The Rapids added on in the 20th minute with an Andre Shinyashiki goal, via Kei Kamara and Mezquida. Kamara of Colorado had a yellow card for dissent in the 27th minute. Vancouver got on the board with a Fredy Montero penalty kick goal in first half stoppage time. Shinyashiki of the Rapids received a yellow card for a 54th minute foul. Jon Erice of the Whitecaps took a yellow card for his foul in the 61st minute. Vancouver tied it in the 80th minute with a Yordy Reyna goal. Kellyn Acosta of Colorado picked up a yellow card for his foul in second half stoppage time, as did teammate Lalas Abubakar.

Saturday ends in Portland as the Timbers welcome the Houston Dynamo. Joe Willis and Steve Clark are the veterans in goal. Julio Cascante took a yellow card for a 12th minute foul. Tomas Martinez of Houston had a yellow card for dissent in the 16th minute. The Timbers' Diego Chara received a yellow card for his 31st minute foul. In the 34th minute, Ronaldo Pena of the Dynamo had a yellow card for his foul. Portland struck first in the 39th minute with a Marvin Loria goal, via Jorge Moreira and Diego Valeri. Houston's Matias Vera picked up a yellow card for foul in the 47th minute. The Timbers took a yellow card for a Valeri foul in the 54th minute. Portland added on in the 61st minute with a Valeri penalty kick goal. The Timbers extended the lead in the 63rd minute as Brian Fernandez scored, thanks to Valeri. Portland padded the lead with a Jeremy Ebobisse goal in the 75th minute, helped along by Valeri. This produced the 4-0 final score, with Valeri selected as man of the match.

Finally on Sunday, Columbus Crew SC brings in Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Jon Kempin are the gloved men. Matt Besler of Kansas City had a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time. Sporting got going in the 48th minute with a Felipe Gutierrez goal, via Gerso and Benny Feilhaber. Kansas City's Graham Zusi picked up a yellow card for his 69th minute foul. Columbus went down to ten men in the 74th minute as Harrison Afful took a straight red card for denying a goal-scoring opportunity. The Crew saw yellow cards for fouls by Alex Crognale in the 76th minute and Gaston Sauro in the 79th minute. The final held at 1-0, with Gutierrez selected as man of the match.

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Sunday, June 16, 2019

NWSL 2019 - Week 9

After a two-week break, the NWSL is back with four games on a Saturday. First up...

The North Carolina Courage host the Portland Thorns FC. Britt Eckerstrom and Samantha Leshnak are in goal. Kaleigh Kurtz of North Carolina had a yellow card for a foul in the 19th minute. Portland opened in the 26th minute on a Midge Purce goal, via Celeste Boureille. The Courage tied it in the 59th minute with a Julia Spetsmark goal, assisted by Merritt Mathias. Tyler Lussi of the Thorns picked up a yellow card for a 63rd minute foul. The final held at 1-1, with the woman of the match being Spetsmark.

Along to Texas, where the Houston Dash welcome the Orlando Pride. Haley Kopmeyer and Jane Campbell protect the nets. Houston's Amber Brooks took a yellow card for an 11th minute foul. Orlando started in the 13th minute with a Joanna Boyles goal. In the 29th minute, the Pride's Morgan Reid received a yellow card for a foul. The Dash tied it in the 47th minute with a Sofia Huerta goal. Marias Viggiano of Orlando took a yellow card for a 66th minute foul. Houston pulled ahead on a 67th minute Kristie Mewis goal, coming off of Kealia Ohai. The Pride retied it on a Danica Evans goal in the 71st minute, passed from Boyles. Erin Greening of Orlando earned a yellow card for an 84th minute foul. The final stayed at 2-2, with Boyles picked as woman of the match.

Northwest to Utah, as the Royals FC bring in Sky Blue FC. DiDi Haracic and Nicole Barnhart patrol the penalty areas. Utah began in the 16th minute with an Amy Rodriguez goal, via Gunny Jonsdottir. Erica Skroski of Sky Blue took a yellow card for a foul in the 84th minute. Erika Tymrak of the Royals received a yellow card in stoppage time for a foul. The final was 1-0, with Rodriguez as the woman of the match.

Finally, Reign FC hosts the Washington Spirit. Aubrey Bledsoe and Casey Murphy tend the nets. Washington's Tori Huster picked up a yellow card for a 55th minute foul. The Spirit got going in the 62nd minute with an Andi Sullivan goal, courtesy of Cali Farquharson. Reign tied it on a 77th minute goal by Jess Fishlock. The final remained at 1-1, with Fishlock selected as woman of the match.

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Wednesday, June 12, 2019

2019 Stanley Cup Finals - Boston Bruins v. St. Louis Blues

The final set of games of the NHL season is here, as the Boston Bruins take on the St. Louis Blues for the Stanley Cup.

Game 1: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In goal: Tuukka Rask for the Bruins and Jordan Binnington for the Blues. St. Louis started in the first period with a Brayden Schenn goal, his third of the postseason, via Jaden Schwartz and Jay Bouwmeester. The Blues added on in the second period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his ninth of the playoffs, guided in by Schenn. Boston got on the board with a Connor Clifton goal, his second of the postseason, coming off of Sean Kuraly and Joakim Nordstrom. The Bruins tied it on an unassisted power play goal by Charlie McAvoy, his second of the playoffs. Boston took the lead in the third period with a Kuraly goal, his third of the postseason, helped along by Noel Acciari and Zdeno Chara. The Bruins iced it at 4-2 with a Brad Marchand empty net goal, his eighth of the playoffs, going in unassisted. The three stars were Kuraly, McAvoy, and Schenn. The Bruins own a 1-0 series lead to start the series.

Game 2: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In goal: Tuukka Rask for the Bruins and Jordan Binnington for the Blues. Boston opened in the first period with a Charlie Coyle power play goal, his seventh of the postseason, powered by Jake DeBrusk and David Pastrnak. St. Louis tied it on a Robert Bortuzzo goal, his second of the playoffs, guided in by Tyler Bozak and Carl Gunnarsson. The Bruins pulled ahead with a Joakim Nordstrom goal, his third of the postseason, via Sean Kuraly. The Blues tied it again with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his tenth of the playoffs, with a lone assist by Jaden Schwartz. St. Louis won 3-2 in overtime with a Gunnarsson goal, fueled by Ryan O'Reilly and Oskar Sundqvist. The three stars were Gunnarsson, Tarasenko, and Bortuzzo. The series heads west tied at 1 game apiece.

Game 3: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri. In goal: Jordan Binnington for the Blues and Tuukka Rask for the Bruins. Boston led off in the first period with a Patrice Bergeron power play goal, his ninth of the postseason, powered by Torey Krug and Jake DeBrusk. The Bruins added on with a Charlie Coyle goal, his eighth of the playoffs, via Marcus Johansson and Danton Heinen. Boston extended the lead as Sean Kuraly scored his fourth of the postseason, thanks to Joakim Nordstrom. The Bruins padded the lead in the second period with a David Pastrnak power play goal, his eighth of the playoffs, with assists provided by Krug and Bergeron. St. Louis got on the board with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his third of the postseason, passed from Zach Sanford and Alexander Steen. Boston replied on a Krug power play goal, his second of the playoffs, fueled by Brad Marchand and Bergeron. The Blues got one back with a Colton Parayko power play goal in the third period, his second of the postseason, guided in by Ryan O'Reilly and Tyler Bozak. The Bruins countered with a Noel Acciari empty net goal, his second of the playoffs, set up by Nordstrom and Coyle. Boston iced it at 7-2 with a Johansson power play goal, his fourth of the postseason, with helpers from Krug and Connor Clifton. The three stars were Krug, Bergeron, and Johansson, while Coyle and Nordstrom get the honorable mentions. The Bruins retook the series lead at 2-1.

Game 4: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri. In goal: Jordan Binnington for the Blues and Tuukka Rask for the Bruins. St. Louis began in the first period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his fourth of the postseason, courtesy of Zach Sanford and Vince Dunn. Boston tied it on a Charlie Coyle goal, his ninth of the playoffs, guided in by Zdeno Chara. The Blues retook the lead with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his eleventh of the postseason, via Alex Pietrangelo and Brayden Schenn. The Bruins tied it in the second period with a Brandon Carlo shorthanded goal, set up by Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand. St. Louis regained the lead on another O'Reilly goal in the third period, his second of the game and fifth of the playoffs, fueled by Pietrangelo and Carl Gunnarsson. The Blues iced it at 4-2 with a Schenn empty net goal, his fourth of the postseason, going in unassisted. The three stars were O'Reilly, Pietrangelo, and Schenn. The series heads back to Boston tied at 2 games apiece.

Game 5: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In goal: Tuukka Rask for the Bruins and Jordan Binnington for the Blues. St. Louis got going in the second period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his sixth of the postseason, via Zach Sanford and Alex Pietrangelo. The Blues added on in the third period with a David Perron goal, his seventh of the playoffs, made possible by O'Reilly. Boston got on the board with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his fourth of the postseason, fueled by Torey Krug. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Binnington (38 for 39 in saves), O'Reilly, and Perron. The Blues head home with a 3-2 series lead and two chances to clinch the Stanley Cup.

Game 6: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri. In goal: Jordan Binnington for the Blues and Tuukka Rask for the Bruins. Boston struck first in the first period with a Brad Marchand power play goal, his ninth of the postseason, powered by David Pastrnak and Torey Krug. The Bruins added on with a Brandon Carlo goal in the third period, his second of the playoffs, with a lone assist by Jake DeBrusk. Boston extended the lead as Karson Kuhlman scored, thanks to David Krejci. St. Louis got on the board with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his seventh of the postseason, made possible by Alex Pietrangelo and David Perron. The Bruins countered with a Pastrnak goal, his ninth of the playoffs, via Marchand and Sean Kuraly. Boston iced it at 5-1 with an empty net goal by Zdeno Chara, his second of the postseason, going in unassisted. The three stars were Pastrnak, Marchand, and Rask (28 for 29 in saves). The series returns to Boston for the final game of the season, with the Stanley Cup Finals tied at 3. 

Game 7: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In goal: Tuukka Rask for the Bruins and Jordan Binnington for the Blues. St. Louis was first to score in the first period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his eighth of the postseason, via Jay Bouwmeester and Alex Pietrangelo. The Blues added on with a Pietrangelo goal, his third of the playoffs, guided in by Jaden Schwartz. St. Louis extended the lead in the third period as Brayden Schenn scored his fifth of the postseason, coming off of Vladimir Tarasenko and Schwartz. The Blues padded the lead on a Zach Sanford goal, made possible by David Perron and O'Reilly. Boston got on the board with a Matt Grzelcyk goal, his fourth of the playoffs, fueled by David Krejci. This only made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars given to Binnington (32 for 33 in saves), O'Reilly, and Pietrangelo, while Schwartz gets an honorable mention. The Blues won the Stanley Cup on a 4-3 series win, with Ryan O'Reilly named the Conn Smythe winner.

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Saturday, June 8, 2019

MLS 2019 - Week 15

An abbreviated week sees six games from Wednesday to Saturday, beginning with...

The Montreal Impact hosting the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Evan Bush man the nets. Rudy Camacho of Montreal had a yellow card for a 31st minute foul. Seattle saw yellow cards for fouls by Nouhou in the 56th minute and Jordy Delem in the 61st minute. The Sounders got going in the 64th minute with a penalty kick goal by Victor Rodriguez. The Impact retied it on a Saphir Taider penalty kick goal in the 74th minute. Montreal gained the lead on a Taider goal in the 78th minute, assisted by Omar Browne. This made it 2-1, the final, with the man of the match being Taider.

On Thursday, New York City FC welcomes FC Cincinnati. Spencer Richey and Brad Stuver draw the starts in goal. New York City began in the 11th minute with an Alexandru Mitrita goal, via Maximiliano Moralez. The Pigeons added on in the 17th minute with a Heber goal, coming off of Anton Tinnerholm and Moralez. New York City extended the lead in the 29th minute as Ismael Tajouri-Shradi scored, thanks to Tinnerholm. Cincinnati got on the board with an own goal by Heber in the 37th minute. In first half stoppage time, Moralez of the Pigeons had a yellow card. New York City replied in the 49th minute on a Heber goal, again set up by Moralez. Forrest Lasso of the Orange and Blue took a yellow card for a 71st minute foul. Cincinnati got one back with an own goal by Sebastien Ibeagha in the 76th minute. The Orange and Blue received yellow cards for fouls by Mathieu Deplagne in the 83rd minute and Nick Hagglund in the 88th minute. The Pigeons' Keaton Parks received a yellow card for his 89th minute foul. New York City padded the lead in the 90th minute on a Moralez goal, guided in by Valentin Castellanos. Cincinnati's Justin Hoyte picked up a yellow card in second half stoppage time upon a reviewed play. The final stayed at 5-2, with Moralez picked as man of the match.

On Friday, Toronto FC brings in Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Quentin Westberg are the goalies. Kansas City led off in the 25th minute with a Felipe Gutierrez penalty kick goal. Toronto tied it on a Nick DeLeon goal in the 43rd minute, guided in by Justin Morrow and Alejandro Pozuelo. The Reds had yellow cards for Richie Laryea in the 57th minute and a foul by DeLeon in the 72nd minute. Sporting retook the lead in the 73rd minute with another Gutierrez penalty kick goal. In the 74th minute, Kansas City's Ilie Sanchez received a yellow card. Toronto picked up yellow cards for dissent by Liam Fraser in the 89th minute and a foul by Laurent Ciman in stoppage time. The Reds tied it minutes later with a Jordan Hamilton goal, set up by Ryan Telfer and Pozuelo. This produced the 2-2 final, with the man of the match named as Gutierrez. 

Saturday's three games begin with the San Jose Earthquakes hosting FC Dallas. Jimmy Maurer and Daniel Vega start in goal. Dallas' Dominique Badji had a yellow card for persistent infringement in the 13th minute. San Jose saw a yellow card for a Marcos Lopez foul in the 14th minute. The Toros started in the 27th minute on an own goal by Earthquakes keeper Vega. San Jose retied it on a Chris Wondolowski goal in the 46th minute, passed from Magnus Eriksson and Lopez. The Earthquakes took the lead on an Eriksson goal in the 54th minute, helped along by Tommy Thompson. Dallas evened the score in the 65th minute with a Francis Atuahene goal, courtesy of Jacori Hayes. The Toros received a yellow card for Jesus Ferreira not retreating in stoppage time. The game ended in a 2-2 draw, with Eriksson as man of the match.

Back east, the Philadelphia Union welcome the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Andre Blake are in the six-yard boxes. New York's Amro Tarek had a yellow card for a 14th minute foul. The Red Bulls opened in the 29th minute with an Alejandro Romero Gamarra goal, assisted by Kyle Duncan and Marc Rzatkowski. New York added on with a Brian White goal in the 42nd minute, via Alex Muyl. In the 57th minute, the Red Bulls' Duncan received a yellow card for his foul. Philadelphia got on the board in the 60th minute with a Jamiro Monteiro goal, coming off of Ilsinho. The Union tied it with an Ilsinho goal in the 61st minute, set up by Alejandro Bedoya. Philadelphia pulled ahead on a 72nd minute Ilsinho goal, his second of the game. Monteiro of the Union picked up a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. Philadelphia held on to win 3-2, with Ilsinho named man of the match.

Finally, the Colorado Rapids bring in Minnesota United FC. Vito Mannone and Tim Howard protect the nets. Andre Shinyashiki of Colorado received a yellow card for a 26th minute foul. The Rapids struck first in the 29th minute with a Kei Kamara goal, guided in by Jack Price. Minnesota saw yellow cards for fouls by Chase Gasper in the 69th minute and Darwin Quintero in the 78th minute. Colorado had yellow cards in stoppage time for Nicolas Mezquida not retreating and time wasting by Kellyn Acosta. The final stayed at 1-0, with Kamara as the man of the match.

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