Carolina RailHawks                        Columbus Crew
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Aidan Turner              34  4  p     GK James Amidola             28 10  n
DF Zac Hammond               23  5  n     DF Dean Huxley               25  6  n
DF Louis Lomas               19  5  n     DF Adrian Ball               25  7  n
DF Joe Gubbins               16 10  n     DF Karl Brough               19  8  n
DF Adrian Pelayo             15 10  n     DF Mark Blair                16  7  n
MF Colin Martin              25  8  n     MF Ollie Simpson             23 10  n
MF Jason Demetriou           23  7  n     MF Peter Wright              20  8  n
MF Louis Perez               20 10  n     WG Lance Croot               30  6  n
MF Louis Bragg               19 10  n     WG Gerry Anderson            29  9  n
FW  Sam Dalby                27  2  n     FW Trevor Shooter            30  7  n
FW Matthew Fondy             16 10  n     FW Peter Boddice             27 10  n

Min 0: Carolina opens up with a 4-4-2 O while the The Crew will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is Steve Bennett (HOMER/STRICT).
Min 1: Louis Lomas (CAR) and Matthew Fondy break for Carolina...
        ...Matthew Fondy looks to have found space into which to recieve Louis Lomas's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Karl Brough (CLB) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 2: The ball comes in to the area from Louis Bragg...
        ...he rattles it off James Amidola...
        ...Jason Demetriou (CAR) pauses and shoots but James Amidola recovers to make the save.
Min 2: The ball is played back towards the box by Gerry Anderson (CLB)...
        ...Adrian Pelayo heads out...
        ...only for Trevor Shooter to try and audacious first time volley...
        ...which Aidan Turner has to push over the top.
Min 5: One pass too many from Carolina and Columbus soon get a cross in...
        ...Trevor Shooter (CLB) gets his head to it...
        ...but Aidan Turner is untroubled by that one.
Min 18: Adrian Ball (CLB) hits a sweet half-volley...
        ...caught by Aidan Turner!
Min 19: Lance Croot (CLB) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Adrian Pelayo (CAR) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 26: Columbus break quickly with Mark Blair...
        ...he only has Aidan Turner to beat...
        ...great save by Aidan Turner but the ball falls to Peter Boddice...
        ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering Aidan Turner.
Min 30: With Columbus so far forward a rare Carolina break sees Louis Perez play a long diagonal pass for  Sam Dalby...
        ...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side. 
Min 41: The ball is hooked on towards Louis Bragg (CAR)...
        ...who takes on Adrian Ball on the edge of the area...
        ...Adrian Ball  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 44: Gerry Anderson opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Adrian Pelayo greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 45: Jordan Skelton on for  Sam Dalby(FW)...
        ...Jordan Skelton will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Carolina 0 - Columbus 0

Min 46: Matthew Fondy (CAR) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Mark Blair (CLB).
Min 60: The RailHawks sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Trevor Shooter's (CLB) ball into the box is cut out by Zac Hammond (CAR).
Min 60: Max Flick on for Zac Hammond(DF)...
        ...Max Flick will play DF.
Min 62: Adrian Pelayo (CAR) goes down in the box looking for the penalty...
        ...but instead he's given a yellow card for what was clearly a dive.
Min 63: Brilliant play by Karl Brough (CLB) on the right...
        ...he whizzes clear and crosses low for Trevor Shooter...
        ...who plants a superb shoot but its right at Aidan Turner.
Min 64: Matthew Fondy (CAR) and Louis Perez break for Carolina...
        ...Louis Perez looks to have found space into which to recieve Matthew Fondy's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Adrian Ball (CLB) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 70: Karl Brough's appalling clearance goes right to Max Flick (CAR)...
        ...who knocks the ball onto the head of Matthew Fondy...
        ...who heads it on goal but James Amidola is there to collect it.
Min 84: Trevor Shooter (CLB) knocks the ball in from the left wing...
        ...an emphatic finish for Mark Blair with a half volley on the penalty area...
        ...but he mishits it over the goal and into the crowd.
Min 88: Max Flick is freed 30 yards out...
        ...takes a few steps forward...
        ...and hammers a brilliant shot into the top corner GOAL!...
        ...and Carolina have broken the deadlock...
        ...score now: CAR 1 - CLB 0
Min 88: CAR now playing Stall


FINAL SCORE: Carolina 1 - Columbus 0


Man Of The Match: Max Flick (CAR)

Carolina RailHawks
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Aidan Turner              34 34 34 15 -1  p  0  5  0  0 90  7
DF Joe Gubbins               16 16 16 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Louis Lomas               19 19 19 15 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Zac Hammond               23 23 23 18  1  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
DF Adrian Pelayo             15 15 15 12  4  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Max Flick                 18 18 18 14  2  n  0  0  1  1 30  7
DF Jordan Skelton            22 22 22 17 -1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Colin Martin              25 25 25 22  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Louis Bragg               19 19 19 19  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Jason Demetriou           23 23 23 23  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Louis Perez               20 20 20 18  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW  Sam Dalby                27 27 27 27 -1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Matthew Fondy             16 16 16 16  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Columbus Crew
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK James Amidola             28 28 28 12  4  n  0  2  0  0 90  6
DF Karl Brough               19 19 19 15  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Adrian Ball               25 25 25 22  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Mark Blair                16 16 16 12  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Dean Huxley               25 25 25 22  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Ollie Simpson             23 23 23 23  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Peter Wright              20 20 20 18  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Gerry Anderson            29 29 29 26  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Lance Croot               30 30 30 27  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Peter Boddice             27 27 27 27  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Trevor Shooter            30 30 30 30  1  n  0  0  0  3 90  6

Statistics       CAR CLB
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Halftime           0   0
Fulltime           1   0
Shots On Target    3   5
Shots              3   6
Saves              5   2
Offsides           1   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      60  71
Revenue           71  71

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  CAR  O  35.30 161.45 113.80 
  1  CLB  E  51.00 110.89 236.19 
 46  CAR  O  48.50 183.45  91.20 
 61  CAR  O  45.50 178.45  90.20 
 89  CAR  S  72.50 244.45  24.20 
 89  CLB  E  24.20 110.89 241.75 

 Trainer's Report
Colin Martin (CAR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Louis Bragg (CAR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Lance Croot (CLB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
James Amidola (CLB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Trevor Shooter (CLB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Dean Huxley (CLB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Ollie Simpson (CLB) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.