MLS Wednesday July 16th, 2014

Four games on tonight in the league, beginning in...

Philadelphia, as the Union host the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Zac MacMath are in goal. Philadelphia opened in the ninth minute on a Conor Casey goal, via Andrew Wenger. The Union added on in the fifty-first minute as Fred scored, thanks to Casey and Sheanon Williams. New York got one back in the sixtieth minute with a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal, coming off of Thierry Henry and Ambroise Oyongo Bitolo. Philadelphia answered in the sixty-ninth minute when Sebastien Le Toux deposited a penalty kick into the net. The Red Bulls had a yellow card issued to Matt Miazga in the eighty-sixth minute. They also went on to lose by a 3-1 score, with the man of the match being MacMath for turning aside five shots to preserve the decision.

West to Columbus, as the Crew welcome Sporting Kansas City. Andy Gruenebaum and Steve Clark are the keepers. Kansas City first had a yellow card on a thirty-fourth minute foul by Lawrence Olum. Sporting led off with a forty-second minute goal by C.J. Sapong, assisted by Benny Feilhaber. Columbus was visited by the referee in the fifty-third minute for a Wil Trapp foul that drew a yellow card, but Kansas City came away worse off when Aurelien Collin was sent off with a straight red card two minutes later. The Crew tied the game when Igor Juliao put the ball in his own net for an own goal in the sixty-ninth minute. In the seventy-ninth minute, Juliao was again a liability when he was booked for a foul, earning him a yellow card. Columbus also dropped to ten men in the game when Trapp picked up his second yellow card of the game on a foul in the eighty-ninth minute. Kansas City cashed in with a stoppage time goal by Feilhaber, passed from Jacob Peterson and a redemptive Juliao, which stood as the game winner in a 2-1 match. Feilhaber was the man of the match for his all-around good effort.

Up in Canada, Toronto FC brings in their cross-country rivals, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Ousted and Joe Bendik play in the six-yard boxes. Toronto was first to receive a yellow card for a Bradley Orr foul in the twenty-eighth minute. Vancouver started in the fiftieth minute on a Darren Mattocks goal, fueled by Russell Teibert and Pedro Morales. Teibert gave the Whitecaps their first yellow card in the sixty-first minute. Toronto tied the game in the sixty-fourth minute when Jermain Defoe scored a penalty kick goal. Vancouver was booked twice more in the game, with yellow cards given to Nigel Reo-Coker in the seventieth minute and Sam Adekugbe in the eighty-fifth minute, both for fouls. Toronto also got another yellow card in stoppage time as Collen Warner committed a foul. The result was a 1-1 draw, with the man of the match being Ousted for his five saves.

Finally, in Los Angeles, the Galaxy host the New England Revolution. Bobby Shuttleworth and Jaime Penedo are manning the nets. Los Angeles began with a tenth minute Robbie Keane goal, made possible by Baggio Husidic. The Galaxy's A.J. DeLaGarza was shown a yellow card a minute later for a foul. Los Angeles added on with a Gyasi Zardes goal in the eighteenth minute, passed from Keane and Stefan Ishizaki. The two teams each lost a man in the first half, as New England's A.J. Soares was booked on a red card for a serious foul in the twenty-ninth minute, only to see the Galaxy lose their manpower advantage in the thirty-sixth minute on Dan Gargan's professional foul that drew a red card. When that was all settled, Lee Nguyen put away the penalty kick in the thirty-eighth minute to bring the Revolution back into the game. Los Angeles dashed these hopes by answering in the forty-eighth minute on another Zardes goal, coming off of Keane. The Galaxy picked up another yellow card when Leonardo was booked in the fifty-first minute for a foul. New England suffered another setback when Jerry Bengston's foul in the seventy-fourth minute gave him a yellow card and a free kick to Ishizaki, who scored to extend the Los Angeles lead. In the seventy-eighth minute, Keane scored his second of the night to further the Galaxy lead. Los Angeles was slapped with a yellow card to Chandler Hoffman in the eighty-second minute for a foul. The final stood at 5-1, with Keane's brace and pair of assists leading the way as man of the match.

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MLS July 11-13th, 2014

Another weekend of soccer, with the first game on Friday night in...

San Jose, as the Earthquakes host DC United. Bill Hamid and Jon Busch are in goal. DC began with an Eddie Johnson penalty kick goal in the twelfth minute. United tied it on a Luis Silva goal in the twenty-fifth minute, made possible by Chris Rolfe. San Jose got one back in the thirty-ninth minute on a Chris Wondolowski goal, coming off of Khari Stephenson. DC picked up a yellow card for a foul by Perry Kitchen in the seventy-first minute. United had the next yellow card as well, with Johnson being booked for time wasting in the eighty-seventh minute. The Earthquakes's Alan Gordon was shown a yellow card in the second minute of stoppage time for a foul. The final was 2-1 favoring DC. Hamid was the man of the match for turning aside seven shots on goal.

Leading off on Saturday, the Philadelphia Union welcome the Colorado Rapids. Clint Irwin and Zac MacMath are the keepers. Colorado had the first yellow card in the game for a foul in the twelfth minute by Shane O'Neill. Philadelphia opened the scoring with a Conor Casey goal in the sixteenth minute, via Raymon Gaddis. The Rapids tied it on a Dillon Serna goal in the eighteenth minute, passed from Dillon Powers. The Union's Michael Lahoud got a yellow card in the twenty-ninth minute for a foul. Philadelphia overcame it to take the lead back on a thirty-first minute goal by Sheanon Williams, guided in by Cristian Maidana. Colorado picked up another yellow card in the thirty-fourth minute for Nick LaBrocca's express of dissent. The Union added on in the seventy-fourth minute when Andrew Wegner scored an unassisted goal. Unfortunately for Philadelphia, Lahoud was shown a straight red card in the seventy-sixth minute for a foul, putting them at ten men. Powers cashed in for the Rapids in the seventy-ninth minute on a penalty kick goal. Colorado got the equalizer in the eighty-sixth minute on a Deshorn Brown goal, set up by Gabriel Torres. The Union suffered another blow that will hurt more the next time out, as Amobi Okugo was shown a straight red card during stoppage time, and both he and Lahoud will be out for the next game. The result was a 3-3 draw, with the man of the match being Powers.

Over in New York, the Red Bulls bring in the Columbus Crew. Steve Clark and Luis Robles will play goal. New York got going in the seventeenth minute with a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal, coming off of Thierry Henry and Eric Alexander. Columbus tied it in the thirty-ninth minute when Adam Bedell scored, with the help of Ethan Finlay. The Crew took a yellow card in the forty-third minute for a Bernardo Anor foul. The Red Bulls shot back on the scoreboard in the forty-fifth minute with an Henry goal, going in unassisted. New York added on in the fifty-sixth minute as Lloyd Sam scored, courtesy of Henry. The Red Bulls took a yellow card for Robles' time wasting in the seventy-third minute. Columbus suffered some foul trouble later on, as Tony Tchani was shown a yellow card for a foul in the eighty-fourth minute, and Anor was given a straight red card for a fight a minute later. In the eighty-ninth minute, New York's Sam was given a yellow card for his foul. The Red Bulls iced their 4-1 victory in stoppage time with Alexander's goal from Henry. The man of the match was Henry, who factored in on every goal.

Up in Canada, Toronto FC hosts the Houston Dynamo. Tally Hall and Joe Bendik are manning the nets. Houston struck first with a Brad Davis goal in the thirteenth minute, courtesy of Giles Barnes. The pair met up again in the thirtieth minute as Davis buried another Barnes pass for a goal. Yellow cards soon came pouring down on the teams, with Kofi Sarkodie getting one for a thirty-fifth minute goal for the Dynamo, followed by Jermaine Taylor of Houston and Jermain Defoe of Toronto each getting one for an argument. Toronto got on the board in the thirty-ninth minute with a Jonathan Osorio goal. David Horst brought another yellow card Houston's way a minute later on a foul. Toronto pulled level in the first minute of first half stoppage time with an unassisted goal by Dominic Oduro. The Dynamo had two more yellow cards in the second half, as Ricardo Clark got one for a foul in the fifty-sixth minute and Warren Creavalle followed in the fifty-ninth minute with a foul of his own. Toronto took the lead in the sixty-third minute as Defoe buried a goal assisted by Osorio and Jackson. Toronto padded the lead as Defoe scored in the eighty-ninth minute, an unassisted goal that made it a 4-2 result. Defoe's game winning brace earned him man of the match honors.

Over to Quebec, where the Montreal Impact welcome Sporting Kansas City. Andy Gruenebaum and Troy Perkins guard the nets. Kansas City led off in the fourth minute on a Dominic Dwyer goal, with an assist by Matt Besler. Montreal tied it on a Marco Di Vaio goal, passed from Justin Mapp and Patrice Bernier in the twenty-eighth minute. The teams traded yellow cards throughout the rest of the half, with the Impact's Felipe Martins getting one for a foul in the thirty-first minute, followed by Sporting's Seth Sinovic doing the same a minute later, and then Montreal had another in the forty-first minute for dissent by Andres Romero. The Impact also had a yellow card issued to Krzysztof Krol in the sixty-fourth minute for his foul. Kansas City got a go-ahead goal from Dwyer in the eighty-ninth minute. Montreal's Di Vaio was booked in stoppage time for a foul, and they ultimately lost 2-1. Dwyer's brace made him the man of the match.

Back stateside, the New England Revolution bring in the Chicago Fire. Sean Johnson and Bobby Shuttleworth are in the six-yard boxes. Chicago was first to score in the third minute with a Quincy Amarikwa goal, set up by Mike Magee. New England picked up a yellow card in the twenty-third minute as Daigo Kobayashi took a dive. The Revolution's Jose Gonçalves was booked for a foul in the sixty-third minute, earning him a yellow card. The Fire's Patrick Ianni was shown a yellow card in the eighty-fourth minute for dissent. Chicago had another yellow card in stoppage time, issued to Grant Ward for time wasting. Still, they won 1-0, with the man of the match being Amarikwa for his early, tone-setting goal.

Out west, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC host Chivas USA. Dan Kennedy and David Ousted are protecting the nets. Vancouver was quick in the referee's book with a Carlyle Mitchell foul in the first minute for a yellow card. Mitchell redeemed himself with a goal in the twenty-seventh minute, assisted by Pedro Morales. Chivas got on the board in the forty-seventh minute as Augustin Pelletieri scored, thanks to Mauro Rosales. The Whitecaps were shown another yellow card in the fifty-fourth minute for a foul by Sebastian Fernandez. Things turned bad in the sixty-ninth minute when Jordan Harvey committed a serious foul for a straight red card, putting Vancouver down to ten men. Chivas cashed in on the man advantage in the eighty-first minute with an Erick Torres goal, set up by Marco Delgado and Rosales. Chivas was shown a yellow card for a Delgado foul in the eighty-ninth minute. Chivas then made it 3-1 in stoppage time with a Leandro Barrera goal, via Rosales. Rosales was the man of the match for featuring on all three Chivas goals.

Finally, Saturday ends in Los Angeles, as the Galaxy welcome Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Jaime Penedo wear the mitts. Los Angeles started in the twentieth minute with a Gyasi Zardes goal, coming off of Marcelo Sarvas. The game was quiet until stoppage time, where Sarvas picked up a yellow card four minutes in and Rimando got one seven minutes in for a foul. This didn't change the result, a 1-0 Galaxy win. The man of the match was Penedo for his six-save clean sheet.

The finale for the week saw the Seattle Sounders FC bring in the Portland Timbers for the second time this week. I am proud to say I was at this game. In goal were Donovan Ricketts and Stefan Frei. The first half was a bit rocky, and notably so when Osvaldo Alonso of Seattle was booked for a yellow card for his thirty-first minute foul. Portland had the next yellow card in the sixty-eighth minute with an off the ball foul by Jack Jewsbury. This was after about 15 minutes of attack from Seattle. The Sounders finally cashed in as Clint Dempsey scored in the seventy-first minute. The play started with a free kick from the corner to Ricketts' right, and Dempsey had the first shot on the play. A second shot was stopped point blank by Ricketts, and a third was blocked before an assist from Gonzalo Pineda led to Dempsey tipping the ball home on an impressive stretch. Diego Valeri believed that Dempsey was offside, and was shown a yellow card for his dissent. In the eighty-sixth minute, Marco Pappa put the dagger in, putting Seattle up 2-0 with a goal. On this play, the Sounders had worked up the field and Pappa had the ball at the top of the box. He hesitated on shooting, which caused Ricketts to overplay the fake, and allowed Pappa to thread the needle through the remaining Timbers defense. Portland had one more yellow card in stoppage time for a foul by Rodney Wallace, but the final stood. The man of the match was Pappa, who kept many a Sounders sequence alive in the second half, and capped the game with his insurance goal.

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MLS Saturday and Sunday July 5-6, 2014

Four games on over the weekend, including three on Saturday. We begin in...

Canada, as Toronto FC hosts DC United. Bill Hamid and Joe Bendik are the keepers. DC finally began in the fifty-fourth minute with a Nick DeLeon goal, assisted by Luis Silva. Toronto tied it with a Luke Moore goal in the sixtieth minute. United retook the lead on a Perry Kitchen goal, set up by Lewis Neal in the sixty-ninth minute. Toronto went a man down in the eighty-eighth minute as Nick Hagglund was shown a red card for his serious foul. The final favored DC 2-1, and the man of the match was Hamid for making five saves.

Across the country, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC welcome the Seattle Sounders FC for a Cascadia Cup battle. Stefan Frei and David Ousted are the goalies. Vancouver opened in the twelfth minute as Sebastian Fernandez scored on a pass from Pedro Morales. Seattle had a yellow card in the seventy-ninth minute for persistent infringement by Chad Barrett. This was it for the action in a calm game, with the final being 1-0. Fernandez was the man of the match for his goal.

Down in California, Chivas USA brings in the Montreal Impact. Troy Perkins and Dan Kennedy are in the six yard boxes. Montreal picked up a yellow card in the seventieth minute for a foul by Karl Ouimette. In the fourth minute of stoppage time, Chivas' Erick Torres scored an unassisted goal, coming up clutch for a 1-0 win. The man of the match was Torres for the timely tally.

The lone game on Sunday is in the Midwest, as Sporting Kansas City hosts the Chicago Fire. Sean Johnson and Eric Kronberg are manning the nets. Kansas City started in the thirty-third minute on an unassisted Dominic Dwyer goal, which also drew him a yellow card for excessive celebration. Chicago tied it in the fortieth minute as Mike Magee scored, thanks to Alex. The Fire were shown a yellow card for a Chris Ritter foul in the forty-fifth minute. Chicago's Dilly Duka had the next yellow card for his foul in the fifty-fourth minute. Sporting's Benny Feilhaber picked up a late yellow card for a foul in the eighty-sixth minute. The score stood steady at 1-1 until the end, with the man of the match being Johnson for turning aside eight shots directed at him to preserve the tie.

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MLS Friday July 4th, 2014

Five matches on to celebrate America's independence. We begin in...

Houston, as the Dynamo host the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and Tally Hall are the keepers. Houston began with a Giles Barnes goal in the first minute, coming off of Kofi Sarkodie and Ricardo Clark. New York tied it in the thirteenth minute as Bradley Wright-Phillips scored, via Eric Alexander. The Dynamo's A.J. Cochran was given a yellow card in the fiftieth minute for a foul. The Red Bulls gained the lead as Wright-Phillips scored again in the seventy-second minute, with the help of Ambroise Oyongo Bitolo. Houston tied it as Brad Davis converted a penalty kick in the eighty-second minute. New York picked up a yellow card on a Jonathan Steele foul in the sixth minute of stoppage time, but the score held. The final was 2-2, and the man of the match was Wright-Phillips with his brace.

Up north a bit, FC Dallas welcomes the Philadelphia Union. Zac MacMath and Chris Seitz make the starts in goal. Dallas opened in the twenty-sixth minute as Tesho Akindele scored, assisted by Blas Perez. Philadelphia tied it in the forty-third minute on an Amobi Okugo goal, made possible by Cristian Maidana. Dallas retook the lead as the Union's Sheanon Williams put the ball in his own net for an own goal. Philadelphia was frequently in the referee's book after this, with Conor Casey getting a yellow card for a foul in the sixty-fifth minute, followed by Sebastien Le Toux getting a yellow card in the sixty-eighth minute for dissent. In the seventy-second minute, Seitz had to come out of the game, replaced by Raul Fernandez. The Union's rough night was capped off by a Maurice Edu red card in the eighty-ninth minute, and the final was 2-1. The man of the match was Akindele.

Northwest to Colorado, as the Rapids host the Columbus Crew. Steve Clark and Clint Irwin are in the six-yard boxes. Colorado had the game's first yellow card as Drew Moor committed a foul in the thirtieth minute. The Rapids were also first to score, although not by their own doing, as Columbus' Eric Gehrig put the ball in his own net for an own goal. The Crew overcame this error with an Ethan Finlay goal in the seventy-sixth minute, an unassisted goal. Colorado picked up two more yellow cards in the seventy-ninth minute for a Vicente Sanchez foul, and again in the first minute of stoppage time for a foul by Shane O'Neill. The final was 1-1, and Irwin's seven saves, preserving the draw, earned him honors as man of the match.

Over in Salt Lake, Real brings in the New England Revolution. Bobby Shuttleworth and Nick Rimando are guarding the nets. The teams traded yellow cards for fouls in the first half, as Chris Wingert had one in the nineteenth minute for Salt Lake, followed by Lee Nguyen getting one in the thirty-second minute for New England. Real started the scoring in the thirty-fifth minute as Javier Morales converted a penalty kick, but he soon followed up with a yellow card for a foul a minute later. The Revolution tied the score in the thirty-seventh minute on a Darrius Barnes goal, assisted by Chris Tierney. Tierney had a transgression in the sixty-fourth minute, a foul that earned him a yellow card, and led to a penalty kick goal by Real's Joao Plata. This was the game winner, with the final being 2-1. The man of the match was Plata.

Finally, in Los Angeles, the Galaxy host the Portland Timbers. Donovan Ricketts and Jaime Penedo are protecting the nets. Portland's Diego Valeri got a yellow card in the twelfth minute for a foul. Los Angeles had the next yellow card as Dan Gargan fouled in the fortieth minute to get the referee involved. The Galazy led off in the sixty-fifth minute with a goal by Marcelo Sarvas, assisted by Landon Donovan. Portland answered in the sixty-seventh minute as Valeri put the ball in the net to tie the game. The Timbers gained the lead in the seventieth minute on a Jorge Villafana goal, an unassisted effort. Portland took another yellow card in the seventy-sixth minute as Diego Chara committed a foul. The Galaxy got one back as the Timbers' Rauwshan McKenzie put an own goal into his team's net, tying the game. This was the final event, leaving the score even at 2. The man of the match was Valeri for offensive effort and a goal.

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MLS Wednesday July 2nd, 2014

Two matches tonight, beginning in...

Chicago, as the Fire host Toronto FC. Joe Bendik and Sean Johnson are the goalies. Toronto did not start well, as Luke Moore was sent off in the twenty-ninth minute with a straight red card for a serious foul. Toronto bounced back in the forty-second minute with a Jackson goal, made possible by Jermain Defoe. Chicago's Quincy Amarikwa picked up a yellow card in the second minute of first half stoppage time for a foul. Toronto had a yellow card of their own issued to Steven Caldwell in the fifty-third minute for a handball. The Fire tied the score in the fifty-sixth minute on a Harrison Shipp goal, via Mike Magee. Chicago was booked again in the eighty-seventh minute for a foul by Lovel Palmer. The final score was 1-1, with the man of the match being Bendik for his five saves to preserve a tie.

The other game is in San Jose, as the Earthquakes host Chivas USA. Dan Kennedy and Jon Busch are the keepers. San Jose was the first team to receive a yellow card for a foul by Jordan Stewart in the twenty-first minute. Chivas answered with a forty-second minute yellow card to Donny Toia for a yellow card. Chivas began the scoring in the fifty-third minute as Erick Torres put away a goal. The Earthquakes picked up another yellow card in the sixty-second minute when Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi was booked for a foul. Chivas lacked discipline late in the match, as Mauro Rosales in the seventy-sixth minute, Tony Lochhead in the eighty-second minute, and Bobby Burling in the second minute of stoppage time all picked up yellow cards for fouls. This didn't affect the final, which favored Chivas 1-0. The man of the match was Torres for his goal.

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MLS Sunday June 29th, 2014

Two games on today, the first a make-up of yesterday's postponed game in...

Columbus, as the Crew host FC Dallas. Chris Seitz and Steve Clark are in goal, and they did a good job today. Seitz made two saves while Clark batted away one shot on goal to preserve clean sheets for both sides in a 0-0 draw. The teams also played a clean game, drawing no cards from the referee (and only thirteen total fouls overall), making this a fairly calm game. Prayers go out to the supporter that was struck by lightning yesterday before the match's originally scheduled time.

The other game is from Montreal, where the Impact host the Houston Dynamo. Tally Hall and Troy Perkins are the keepers. The teams traded yellow cards early in the first half, as Houston's A.J. Cochran and Montreal's Maxim Tissot both were booked for fouls, in the sixteenth and twenty-second minutes, respectively. The Impact got on the board with a Jack McInerney goal in the forty-first minute, assisted by Eric Miller. The Dynamo had another yellow card in the fifty-second minute on a foul by Will Bruin. Montreal added on with McInerney's second of the game in the seventy-fifth minute, made possible by Justin Mapp. The Impact extended the lead in the seventy-ninth minute on an unassisted goal by Marco Di Vaio. This made it 3-0, a final, with McInerney's brace earning him the man of the match honors.

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MLS Saturday June 28th, 2014

Five games on tonight, as inclement weather in the Columbus area postponed the Crew's game against FC Dallas. The first game of the night was...

DC United hosting the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Bill Hamid are in goal. Seattle was first to see a yellow card, shown to Osvaldo Alonso in the twentieth minute for a foul. The Sounders also opened the scoring with a goal in the thirty-ninth minute by Chad Barrett, assisted by Gonzalo Pineda. Pineda picked up an unfortunate late yellow card in the eighty-ninth minute for time wasting, but Seattle held on for a 1-0 win. Barrett was the man of the match.

Up in New England, the Revolution welcome the Philadelphia Union. Zac MacMath and Brad Knighton are in the six-yard boxes. Philadelphia started in the forty-second minute with an unassisted goal by Sebastien Le Toux. The Union added on in the sixty-ninth minute as Danny Cruz scored, with the help of Michael Lahoud. New England got one back in the seventy-third minute on a Saer Sene goal, via Kelyn Rowe and Andy Dorman, but Sene also picked up a yellow card for excessive celebration in the process. Philadelphia shot back with Le Toux's second of the game, coming off of Andrew Wenger in the seventy-eighth minute. The yellow cards started flying after this, as Wenger got one for time wasting in the eightieth minute, while Dorman was shown one for a foul in the eighty-fifth minute. The Revolution had another yellow card for a stoppage time foul by Jose Gonçalves. The Union won 3-1, with Le Toux being the man of the match for his brace.

Out west, the Colorado Rapids host the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Ousted and Clint Irwin are the keepers. Colorado led off in the twentieth minute on an unassisted Dillon Powers goal. The Rapids added on as Vicente Sanchez converted a penalty kick in the thirty-sixth minute. Vancouver was given the first yellow card of the game in the fifty-fourth minute on a Nigel Reo-Coker foul. Colorado matched it in the eighty-seventh minute as Nick LaBrocca did not retreat. The Rapids held on for a 2-0 win, with the man of the match being Powers for his opening goal.

Into California, where the San Jose Earthquakes host their rivals from the south, the Los Angeles Galaxy. Jaime Penedo and Jon Busch protect the nets. Los Angeles opened in the sixty-first minute with a Gyasi Zardes goal, via Marcelo Sarvas and Robbie Keane. The Galaxy were shown a yellow card as Dan Gargan committed a foul in the sixty-seventh minute. Los Angeles' Landon Donovan also got a yellow card for time wasting in the ninetieth minute, but the final score was unchanged at 1-0. Zardes was the man of the match.

Also in California, our last game of the day sees Chivas USA bring in Real Salt Lake. Jeff Attinella and Dan Kennedy man the nets. Salt Lake got off to a very bad start, as Luke Mulholland was shown a red card in just the ninth minute for a serious foul, leaving his team at ten men for most of the match. Chivas' Tony Lochhead was shown a yellow card in the nineteenth minute for a handball. He made up for this fundamental mistake by assisting on Chivas' first goal in the thirty-fifth minute, scored by Erick Torres. Chivas had another yellow card in the forty-seventh minute for a Mauro Rosales foul, followed by another yellow card-worthy foul in the fiftieth minute from Donny Toia. Real had the next yellow card in the seventy-second minute on a John Stertzer foul. The final was 1-0, with the man of the match being Torres for his goal.

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