Portland Timbers                          Houston Dynamo
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Philip Webb               20  8  n     GK Micky Palfreeman          20 10  n
DF Willie Moon               24 10  n     SW Dick Solomon              25 10  p
DF Olaf Poole                23  6  n     DF Tom Sundve                21 10  n
DF T Grub                    19  8  n     DF Cortijo Del Arte          13 10  n
DF Evan Welton               17  8  n     DF Greg Blythe                5 10  n
MF Will Rubin                20  8  n     MF Jack Milhill              13 10  n
MF Erick Waters              17 10  n     MF Santiago Pizarro          13 10  n
WG Lon Wells                 29 10  n     MF Will Murphy                7 10  n
WG Erik Julian               20  8  n     MF Paddy Tuohy                4 10  n
FW A Purdy                   31 10  n     FW Morgan Budd               20  8  n
FW Eddie Smyth               29 10  n     FW Kevin James                5 10  n

Min 0: Portland opens up with a 4-2-4 N while the Dynamo will play a 4-4-2 S.
Min 0: Today's referee is James White (HOMER/FAIR).
Min 6: The ball comes in to the area from Erick Waters...
        ...he rattles it off Micky Palfreeman...
        ...Eddie Smyth (POR) pauses and shoots but Micky Palfreeman recovers to make the save.
Min 11: Evan Welton (POR) unleashes an effort from the angle of the box...
        ...and it flies inches wide of the upright.
Min 25: Morgan Budd opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Olaf Poole greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 28: Lon Wells (POR) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Cortijo Del Arte (HOU).
Min 30: Wes Killeen on for Olaf Poole(DF)...
        ...Wes Killeen will play DF.
Min 38: Cortijo Del Arte (HOU) booked for what looked like a dive by the home side's Erick Waters.
Min 45: Jhonny Perez on for Lon Wells(WG)...
        ...Jhonny Perez will play WG.
Min 45: Anton Carlsen on for Morgan Budd(FW)...
        ...Anton Carlsen will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Portland 0 - Houston 0

Min 49: Will Rubin (POR) hits a thunderbolt strike...
        ...which gives Micky Palfreeman no chance GOAL!!!...
        ...and Portland have broken the deadlock...
        ...score now: POR 1 - HOU 0
Min 56: Anton Carlsen (HOU) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Willie Moon (POR) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 57: Anton Carlsen (HOU) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Wes Killeen (POR) is there to clear with his head.
Min 58: After a brief skirmish at midfield, Greg Blythe is awarded a yellow card!...
        ...the official is clearly playing to the crowd on this occasion!?
Min 60: Aaron Jones on for A Purdy(FW)...
        ...Aaron Jones will play MF.
Will Rubin changed position from MF... to FW
Min 60: POR now playing Stall
Min 73: Kevin James finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Philip Webb palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Anton Carlsen who heads the ball...
        ...but Wes Killeen (POR) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 74: Erik Julian breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Jhonny Perez on the attack down the right...
        ...the American cuts inside, evades Cortijo Del Arte's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball towards the goal but Micky Palfreeman is there to punch the ball out of danger.
Min 81: Kevin James (HOU) swings a ball in to the Portland box...
        ...but the presence of T Grub (POR) means it is easily cleared.


FINAL SCORE: Portland 1 - Houston 0


Man Of The Match: Will Rubin (POR)

Portland Timbers
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Philip Webb               20 20 20  9  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Evan Welton               17 17 17 13  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Olaf Poole                23 23 23 18  4  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
DF Willie Moon               24 24 24 19  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF T Grub                    19 19 19 15  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Wes Killeen               20 20 20 16  2  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
MF Erick Waters              17 17 17 15  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Aaron Jones               27 27 27 24  6  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
WG Erik Julian               20 20 20 18  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Lon Wells                 29 29 29 26  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG Jhonny Perez              27 27 27 24  7  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
FW Will Rubin                20 20 20 20  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Eddie Smyth               29 29 29 29  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW A Purdy                   31 31 31 31  6  n  0  0  0  0 60  6

Houston Dynamo
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Micky Palfreeman          20 20 20  9  4  n  0  2  0  0 90  6
SW Dick Solomon              25 18 18 17  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Tom Sundve                21 16 16 14  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Greg Blythe                5  5  5  4  4  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Cortijo Del Arte          13 13 13 10  4  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
MF Paddy Tuohy                4  4  4  3  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Will Murphy                7  5  5  6  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Jack Milhill              13 13 13 11  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Santiago Pizarro          13 10 10 11  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Kevin James                5  5  5  5  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Morgan Budd               20 20 20 20  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Anton Carlsen             19 19 19 19  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Statistics       POR HOU
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Halftime           0   0
Fulltime           1   0
Shots On Target    3   0
Shots              4   0
Saves              0   2
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   2
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      54  33
Revenue           65  65

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  POR  N  49.80 123.98 197.88 
  1  HOU  S  52.50 104.84  27.84 
  2  POR  N  27.84 123.98 219.84 
 31  POR  N  27.84 120.98 217.44 
 46  POR  N  27.84 120.98 214.54 
 46  HOU  S  52.50 104.84  26.84 
 47  POR  N  26.84 120.98 215.54 
 61  POR  S  26.84 182.48 135.54 

 Trainer's Report
Jhonny Perez (POR) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Philip Webb (POR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Erick Waters (POR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Will Rubin (POR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Erik Julian (POR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Dick Solomon (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Anton Carlsen (HOU) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.