Un gol in pieno recupero del difensore Jeff Parke regala il successo ai Seattle Sounders e fa esplodere il "QWest" nella sfida contro lo Sporting Kansas City. Poco lontano, anche i vicini dei Portland Timbers impongono la legge del fattore campo piegando per 1-0 i Columbus Crew: decide ad inizio ripresa guardacaso un gol dell'ex, il difensore Eric Brunner.
Ci spostiamo in California, dove i fari erano puntati sul "Super Clasico" ovvero il derby stracittadino di Los Angeles: Chivas Usa contro Galaxy. Prevale la formazione di Bruce Arena grazie ad una rete del centravanti - ex Ucla, Fire e Toronto - Chad Barrett su assist di David Beckham che per premio ha ricevuto l'ok per raggiungere Manchester per prendere parte all'addio al calcio dell'ex compagno ai "Red Devils" Gary Neville che si disputerà mercoledì quando Donovan e compagni ritorneranno in campo per una sfida infrasettimanale ad Houston.
A proposito, i Dynamo riescono a fermare sul pari sul 2-2 i Red Bulls New York: immediato vantaggio ospite con il veloce giamaicano Dane Richards, il pari arriva al 12' con un rigore trasformato da un "ex rookie" dei tempi dei MetroStars Brad Davis. La gara s'infiamma nel finale con il vantaggio texano all'82' firmato dal primo centro stagionale dello spagnolo Koke, ma al 91' arriva il pari con Lindpere che serve l'assist per il pari del marocchino Mehdi Ballouchy.
Minuti finali roventi anche nel successo dei San Jose Earthquakes che superano per 2-1 i New England Revolution: al 71' arriva il vantaggio con il neoentrato Ellis McLoughlin, giovane attaccante di Seattle con alle spalle un paio di stagioni in Germania con il team riserve dell'Hertha Berlino. All'83' arriva il raddoppio con una prodezza individuale Bobby Convey, nel finale i Revs riducono le distanze con Chris Tierney.
Successo per 2-1 anche i Philadelphia Union che piega i Chicago Fire: vantaggio firmato dal baby Michael Farfan al 64 su assist di Nakazawa. Pronta la replica ospite con il ghanese Dominic Oduro. Al 74' è però il "rapinatore d'area" Carlos Ruiz a firmare la rete che vale i tre punti per la squadra della città dell'amore fraterno.
Seattle Sounders-Sporting Kansas City 1-0
Scoring Summary: Jeff Parke (Tyson Wah) 93+ ;
Seattle Sounders -- Kasey Keller, James Riley, Jeff Parke, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Tyson Wahl, Servando Carrasco (Nate Jaqua 55), Osvaldo Alonso, Alvaro Fernandez, Mauro Rosales (Mike Fucito 69), Fredy Montero (Patrick Ianni 89), Roger Levesque. Substitutes Not Used: Erik Friberg, Lamar Neagle, Zach Scott, Terry Boss.
Sporting KC -- Jimmy Nielsen, Michael Harrington, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Roger Espinoza, Craig Rocastle, Ryan Smith (Chance Myers 86), Kei Kamara, Davy Arnaud, Omar Bravo (Graham Zusi 76), Teal Bunbury (C.J. Sapong 73). Substitutes Not Used: Birahim Diop, Julio Cesar, Luke Sassano, Eric Kronberg.
Referee: Geoff Gamble; Referee's Assistants: Eric Proctor-Corey Rockwell; 4th Official: Drew Fischer; Time of Game: 1:53; Weather: Cloudy and 53 degrees; Attendance: 36,098; Misconduct Summary: Alvaro Fernandez (caution; Delaying a Restart) 44, Ryan Smith (caution; Dissent) 49, Servando Carrasco (caution; Tactical Foul) 51, Mauro Rosales (caution; Reckless Tackle) 64, Osvaldo Alonso (caution; Tactical Foul) 84;
Portland Timbers-Columbus Crew 1-0
Scoring Summary: Eric Brunner (Kalif Alhassan, Jack Jewsbury) 46
Portland Timbers -- Troy Perkins, Jeremy Hall, Eric Brunner, Mamadou Danso, Rodney Wallace, Darlington Nagbe (Sal Zizzo 46), Jack Jewsbury, Diego Chara, Kalif Alhassan (James Marcelin 89), Kenny Cooper, Jorge Perlaza (Ryan Pore 84). Substitutes Not Used: David Horst, Peter Lowry, Steve Purdy, Adin Brown.
Columbus Crew -- William Hesmer, Sebastian Miranda, Chad Marshall, Julius James, Rich Balchan, Eddie Gaven, Emmanuel Ekpo, Dejan Rusmir (Dilly Duka 65), Robbie Rogers, Tommy Heinemann (Jeff Cunningham 74), Emilio Renteria (Andres Mendoza 38). Substitutes Not Used: Kevin Burns, Josh Gardner, Andy Iro, Andy Gruenebaum.
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic; Referee's Assistants: James Conlee-Colin Arblaster; 4th Official: Tyler Ploeger; Time of Game: 1:51; Weather: Cloudy and 60 degrees; Attendance: 18,627; Misconduct Summary: Chad Marshall (caution; Reckless Tackle) 23, Kenny Cooper (caution; Unsporting Behavior) 37, Julius James (caution; Reckless Tackle) 82, Diego Chara (caution; Reckless Tackle) 84;
San Jose Earthquakes-New England Revolution 2-1
Scoring Summary: Ellis McLoughlin (Chris Wondolowski) 71, Bobby Convey (unassisted) 83, Chris Tierney (unassisted) 86;
San Jose Earthquakes -- Jon Busch, Chris Leitch, Jason Hernandez, Ike Opara, Bobby Convey, Joey Gjertsen (Anthony Ampaipitakwong 64), Brad Ring, Khari Stephenson, Ryan Johnson (Ellis McLoughlin 67), Steven Lenhart, Chris Wondolowski. Substitutes Not Used: Steven Beitashour, Bobby Burling, Sam Cronin, Matt Luzunaris, Andrew Weber.
New England Revolution -- Matt Reis, Kevin Alston, Ryan Cochrane (Zack Schilawski 83), A.J. Soares, Darrius Barnes, Zak Boggs (Sainey Nyassi 66), Benny Feilhaber, Shalrie Joseph, Stephen McCarthy, Chris Tierney, Rajko Lekic. Substitutes Not Used: Franco Coria, Kheli Dube, Kenny Mansally, Pat Phelan, Bobby Shuttleworth.
Referee: Yader Reyes; Referee's Assistants: Peter Balciunas-Adam Garner; 4th Official: Alejandro Mariscal; Time of Game: 1:50; Weather: Clear and 71 degrees; Attendance: 9,736; Misconduct Summary: Bobby Convey (caution; Unsporting Behavior) 53, Steven Lenhart (caution; Reckless Foul) 57;
Houston Dynamo-New York Red Bulls 2-2
Scoring Summary: Dane Richards (Luke Rodgers) 1, Brad Davis (penalty) 12, Koke (unassisted) 82, Mehdi Ballouchy (Joel Lindpere) 91+;Houston Dynamo -- Tally Hall, Hunter Freeman, Bobby Boswell, Andre Hainault, Corey Ashe, Colin Clark (Je-Vaughn Watson 69), Geoff Cameron, Lovel Palmer, Brad Davis (Mike Chabala 85), Cam Weaver, Will Bruin (Koke 74). Substitutes Not Used: Jason Garey, Kofi Sarkodie, Jermaine Taylor, Tyler Deric.
New York Red Bulls -- Greg Sutton, Jan Gunnar Solli, Rafael Marquez, Tim Ream, Roy Miller, Dane Richards, Dwayne De Rosario, Teemu Tainio, Joel Lindpere, Luke Rodgers (Corey Hertzog 89), Juan Agudelo (Mehdi Ballouchy 79). Substitutes Not Used: Matt Kassel, Stephen Keel, Carlos Mendes, John Rooney, Bouna Coundoul.
Referee: Juan Guzman; Referee's Assistants: Ian Anderson-Greg Barkey; 4th Official: Baldomero Toledo; Time of Game: 1:52; Weather: Partly Cloudy-and-85-degrees; Attendance: 25,314; Misconduct Summary: Bobby Boswell (caution; Reckless Tackle) 50, Rafael Marquez (caution; Reckless Tackle) 62, Brad Davis (caution; Reckless Foul) 64;
Philadelphia Union-Chicago Fire 2-1
Scoring Summary: Michael Farfan (Kyle Nakazawa) 64, Dominic Oduro (Gonzalo Segares) 68, Carlos Ruiz (unassisted) 74;
Philadelphia Union -- Faryd Mondragon, Sheanon Williams, Danny Califf, Carlos Valdes, Jordan Harvey (Roger Torres 58), Brian Carroll, Michael Farfan, Amobi Okugo (Kyle Nakazawa 5), Justin Mapp, Sebastien Le Toux, Carlos Ruiz (Gabriel Farfan 80). Substitutes Not Used: Chris Agorsor, Keon Daniel, Jack McInerney, Zac MacMath.
Chicago Fire-- Jon Conway, Yamith Cuesta, Cory Gibbs, Gonzalo Segares, Bratislav Ristic, Daniel Paladini, Corben Bone (Logan Pause 60), Baggio Husidic (Gaston Puerari 61), Marco Pappa, Dominic Oduro, Diego Chaves (Orr Barouch 46). Substitutes Not Used: Jalil Anibaba, Cristian Nazarit, Dasan Robinson, Sean Johnson.
Referee: Hilario Grajeda; Referee's Assistants: Bill Dittmar-Paul Scott; 4th Official: Daniel Fitzgerald; Time of Game: 1:52; Weather: Cloudy and 73 degrees; Misconduct Summary: Bratislav Ristic (caution; Reckless Foul) 30, Danny Califf (caution; Reckless Tackle) 41, Jordan Harvey (caution; Dissent) 54, Dominic Oduro (caution; Reckless Foul) 59, Daniel Paladini (caution; Reckless Tackle) 72, Gaston Puerari (caution; Reckless Foul) 92+;
Chivas Usa-Los Angeles Galaxy 0-1
Scoring Summary: Chad Barrett (David Beckham) 26;
Chivas USA -- Dan Kennedy, Zarek Valentin, Andrew Boyens, Heath Pearce, Ante Jazic, Ben Zemanski, Simon Elliott, Nick LaBrocca, Jorge Flores (Francisco Mendoza 58), Justin Braun (Chris Cortez 66), Alejandro Moreno. Substitutes Not Used: Victor Estupinan, Gerson Mayen, Mariano Trujillo, Michael Umana, Zach Thornton.
Los Angeles Galaxy -- Donovan Ricketts, Sean Franklin, Omar Gonzalez, A.J. DeLaGarza, Todd Dunivant, Landon Donovan, David Beckham (Michael Stephens 89), Juninho, Mike Magee (Chris Birchall 65), Juan Pablo Angel, Chad Barrett (Miguel Lopez 71). Substitutes Not Used: Gregg Berhalter, Paolo Cardozo, Frankie Hejduk, Josh Saunders.
Referee: Jair Marrufo; Referee's Assistants: Frank Anderson-Chris Strickland; 4th Official: Fotis Bazakos; Time of Game: 1:52; Weather: Clear and 64 degrees; Attendance: 27,000; Misconduct Summary: Simon Elliott (caution; Reckless Foul) 50, Zarek Valentin (caution; Reckless Tackle) 73;
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