turno della Week #17, infrasettimanale che segue a breve distanza le sfide del 4 luglio, con ben 4 anticipi in cui spicca il successo in extremis dei Columbus Crew in casa dei Vancouver Whitecaps, il pari tra Sporting KC e Colorado Rapids, ed infine la sonora cinquina rimediata dai Toronto di Winter di fronte a degli scatenati Red Bulls. Ritornano alla vittoria anche i Chivas Usa che piegano per 2-0 i San Jose Earthquakes in uno dei derby della California.Sporting KC-Colorado Rapids 1-1
Scoring Summary: Conor Casey (Tyrone Marshall) 32, Graham Zusi (unassisted) 62
Sporting KC -- Jimmy Nielsen, Matt Besler, Aurelien Collin, Chance Myers (Birahim Diop 89), Michael Harrington, Kei Kamara, Roger Espinoza, Julio Cesar, Graham Zusi, Omar Bravo, Teal Bunbury (C.J. Sapong 61). Substitutes Not Used: Scott Lorenz, Luke Sassano, Milos Stojcev, Shavar Thomas, Eric Kronberg.
Colorado Rapids -- Matt Pickens, Kosuke Kimura, Tyrone Marshall, Drew Moor, Marvell Wynne, Omar Cummings (Caleb Folan 82), Jeff Larentowicz, Ross LaBauex (Sanna Nyassi 65), Pablo Mastroeni (Joseph Nane 30), Wells Thompson, Conor Casey. Substitutes Not Used: Andre Akpan, Danny Earls, Scott Palguta, Steward Ceus.
Referee: Niko Bratsis; Referee's Assistants: Kermit Quisenberry-Craig Lowry; 4th Official: Abiodun Okulaja; Weather: Clear and 86 degrees; Attendance: 15,209; Misconduct Summary: Pablo Mastroeni (caution; Reckless Tackle) 12, Ross LaBauex (caution; Reckless Tackle) 23, Julio Cesar (caution; Reckless Foul) 51;
New York Red Bulls-Toronto FC 5-0
Marcatori: Thierry Henry (Jan Gunnar Solli) 33’, Luke Rodgers (Jan Gunnar Solli) 38’, Joel Lindpere (Dane Richards) 52’, Juan Agudelo (Joel Lindpere) 66’e (Joel Lindpere) 89’
New York Red Bulls -- Greg Sutton, Jan Gunnar Solli, Carlos Mendes, Tim Ream, Roy Miller, Dane Richards, Teemu Tainio (Mehdi Ballouchy 80), Dax McCarty, Joel Lindpere, Luke Rodgers (Juan Agudelo 56), Thierry Henry. Substitutes Not Used: Austin da Luz, Mike Jones, Stephen Keel, John Rooney, Bouna Coundoul.
Toronto FC -- Stefan Frei, Richard Eckersley, Dan Gargan, Ty Harden, Danleigh Borman (Ashtone Morgan 46), Nathan Sturgis, Tony Tchani (Matt Stinson 57), Mikael Yourassowsky (Gianluca Zavarise 68), Nick Soolsma, Javier Martina, Joao Plata. Substitutes Not Used: Alan Gordon, Doneil Henry, Jacob Peterson, Milos Kocic.
Referee: Geoff Gamble; Referee's Assistants: Eric Proctor-Daniel Belleau; 4th Official: Alex Prus; Time of Game: 1:51; Weather: Partly Cloudy and 85 degrees; Attendance: 15,269; Misconduct Summary: Luke Rodgers (caution; Reckless Tackle) 39, Teemu Tainio (caution; Dissent) 59, Nick Soolsma (caution; Reckless Tackle) 62;
Vamcouver Whitecaps-Columbus Crew 0-1
Scoring Summary: Jeff Cunningham (Josh Gardner) 90;
Vancouver Whitecaps -- Joe Cannon, Wes Knight, Michael Boxall, Jonathan Leathers, Alain Rochat, Shea Salinas, Gershon Koffie, Peter Vagenas (Terry Dunfield 64), Nizar Khalfan, Omar Salgado (Michael Nanchoff 73), Camilo. Substitutes Not Used: Jeb Brovsky, Bilal Duckett, Greg Janicki, Long Tan, Jay Nolly.
Columbus Crew -- William Hesmer, Chad Marshall, Sebastian Miranda, Julius James, Josh Gardner, Robbie Rogers, Dejan Rusmir (Jeff Cunningham 83), Eddie Gaven, Eric Gehrig, Andres Mendoza (Tommy Heinemann 70), Bernardo Anor (Justin Meram 76). Substitutes Not Used: Kevin Burns, Danny O'Rourke, Korey Veeder, Andy Gruenebaum.
Referee: Chris Penso; Referee's Assistants: Mike Rottersman-Darren Clark; 4th Official: Ricardo Salazar; Time of Game: 1:50; Weather: Sunny and 72 degrees; Attendance: 19,079; Misconduct Summary: Gershon Koffie (caution; Tactical Foul) 7, Camilo (caution; Reckless Foul) 23, Eric Gehrig (caution; Delaying a Restart) 74, Shea Salinas (ejection; Serious Foul Play) 77, Chad Marshall (caution; Tactical Foul) 84;
Chivas Usa-San Jose Earthquakes 2-0
Marcatori: Ben Zemanski (Justin Braun) 64, Nick LaBrocca (Francisco Mendoza) 84;
Chivas USA -- Dan Kennedy, Michael Lahoud, Michael Umana, Heath Pearce, Zarek Valentin, Blair Gavin (Francisco Mendoza 74), Nick LaBrocca, Simon Elliott, Jorge Flores (Ben Zemanski 58), Justin Braun, Victor Estupinan. Substitutes Not Used: Andrew Boyens, Chris Cortez, Marcos Mondaini, Mariano Trujillo, Zach Thornton.
San Jose Earthquakes -- Jon Busch, Steven Beitashour (Tim Ward 45), Jason Hernandez, Chris Leitch, Ramiro Corrales, Sam Cronin (Omar Jasseh 77), Brad Ring, Joey Gjertsen (Simon Dawkins 46), Ryan Johnson, Chris Wondolowski, Steven Lenhart. Substitutes Not Used: Ellis McLoughlin, Scott Sealy, Khari Stephenson, Andrew Weber.
Referee: Baldomero Toledo; Referee's Assistants: Ian Anderson-Fabio Tovar; 4th Official: Juan Guzman; Weather: Clear and 75 degrees; Attendance: 9,425; Misconduct Summary: Steven Lenhart (caution; Simulation) 60;
