Houston Dynamo                            Austin FC
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Joe Hollywood             31 10  n     GK Holden Trent              34  6  n
SW Dick Solomon              29  4  n     DF Nicolas Van Rijn          26  5  n
DF Tej Rekhi                 31  3  n     DF Olwetha Mokhayana         22  5  n
DF Seb Gallagher             26  4  n     DF Oleksandr Svatok          22  4  n
DF Steve Ellul               24  5  n     DF Jon Gallagher             20  6  n
MF Jack Perry Williams       26  4  n     MF Sebastian Driussi         30  4  a
MF Nigel Fairweather         23  4  n     MF Cavon Sullivan            27  7  a
MF Mathieu Brissett          22  6  n     WG Daniel Pereira            30  2  n
WG Pawel Kwrotslaw           25  2  n     WG Markus Anderson           27  2  n
FW Clinton Van Ry            31  4  n     FW Myrto Uzani               29  2  n
FW Morgan Budd               17 10  a     FW Dawid Kownacki            16  7  a

Min 0: Houston opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the El Tree will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is Iain Brines (STRONG/LOOSE).
Min 0: Rob Lye (AUS) - Question is, will you be resting key 
players for the play off ??
Min 6: The ball is crossed in and Jon Gallagher heads away but only to Clinton Van Ry (HOU)...
        ...a neat hit and Holden Trent doesn't have time to get to the scuffed shot. GOAL! ...
        ...it's a lead that Stephen Williams's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: HOU 1 - AUS 0
Min 8: Clinton Van Ry (HOU) finds Seb Gallagher steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Nicolas Van Rijn (AUS) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 8: El Tree build down the left...
        ...Myrto Uzani sends a cross to the middle...
        ...Olwetha Mokhayana beats Seb Gallagher to the ball...
        ...and hooks a left-footer past Joe Hollywood but wide of the net.
Min 9: Jon Gallagher heads away...
        ...Nigel Fairweather (HOU) knocks it back in with a header...
        ...and Jack Perry Williams drills it on goal but its saved by Holden Trent.
Min 11: A woeful back-pass by Jon Gallagher...
        ...Jack Perry Williams (HOU) races onto the ball...
        ...and slots it under Holden Trent...
        ...but it rolls inches wide for a goal kick.
Min 13: Here comes Jon Gallagher (AUS)...
        ...getting onto Nicolas Van Rijn's ball behind the defense...
        ...he slots it coolly towards Joe Hollywood who just deflects it out of bounds.
Min 17: The ball is crossed in and Jon Gallagher heads away but only to Steve Ellul (HOU)...
        ...a neat hit and Holden Trent just gets to it for the save.
Min 17: Nicolas Van Rijn (AUS) hacks Mathieu Brissett to the floor with a wild challenge...
        ...no attempt to play the ball and that's a booking.
Min 18: Jon Gallagher heads away...
        ...Clinton Van Ry (HOU) knocks it back in with a header...
        ...and Steve Ellul drills it on goal but its saved by Holden Trent.
Min 20: The ball is crossed in and Seb Gallagher heads away but only to Markus Anderson (AUS)...
        ...a neat hit and Joe Hollywood doesn't have time to get to the scuffed shot. GOAL! ...
        ...Austin draw level....
        ...score now: HOU 1 - AUS 1
Min 22: Clinton Van Ry (HOU) finds space for a cross from the left...
        ...Holden Trent doesn't know whether to go for the ball or stay on his line...
        ...Nigel Fairweather rises highest at the back post...
        ...and its punched over the bar by Holden Trent who stayed on his line.
Min 23: Holden Trent makes a grave error against Houston...
        ...he comes out to claim, misses it...
        ...but Clinton Van Ry amazingly hits the side post and it rebounds into the arms of Holden Trent.
Min 23: Myrto Uzani (AUS) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Nicolas Van Rijn but it evades him...
        ...Seb Gallagher (HOU) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 24: The ball breaks from a Jon Gallagher tackle and lands in the path of Mathieu Brissett (HOU)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...Holden Trent palms Mathieu Brissett's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...Holden Trent falls on it.
Min 24: Myrto Uzani (AUS) finds Daniel Pereira steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Tej Rekhi (HOU) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 29: Clinton Van Ry (HOU) finds Mathieu Brissett...
        ...but he hesitates and Oleksandr Svatok (AUS) is able to make the tackle.
Min 29: The ball is hooked on towards Sebastian Driussi (AUS)...
        ...who takes on Seb Gallagher on the edge of the area...
        ...Seb Gallagher  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 33: Markus Anderson (AUS) passes a great ball to Myrto Uzani...
        ...whose low shot across goal is parried by Dynamo keeper Joe Hollywood...
        ...who then falls on it for the save.
Min 37: Myrto Uzani (AUS) nods the ball down for Jon Gallagher on the edge of the box...
        ...Jon Gallagher takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Joe Hollywood rushes of his line...
        ...Jon Gallagher gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Steve Ellul (HOU)!
Min 41: Brilliant play by Mathieu Brissett (HOU) on the right...
        ...he whizzes clear and crosses low for Tej Rekhi...
        ...who plants a superb shoot but its right at Holden Trent.
Min 45: Joaquin Torres on for Myrto Uzani(FW)...
        ...Joaquin Torres will play FW.
Min 45: Nick Pariano on for Sebastian Driussi(MF)...
        ...Nick Pariano will play MF.
Min 45: Nikola Vlasic on for Cavon Sullivan(MF)...
        ...Nikola Vlasic will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Houston 1 - Austin 1

Min 46: Pawel Kwrotslaw (HOU) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Jon Gallagher (AUS) is there to clear with his head.
Min 46: Joaquin Torres (AUS) hacks Morgan Budd to the floor with a wild challenge...
        ...no attempt to play the ball and that's a booking.
Min 56: Seb Gallagher (HOU) hits a long-ranger...
        ...Holden Trent can't hold it...
        ...and Clinton Van Ry taps the loose ball home GOAL!!...
        ...the Houston side are up...
        ...score now: HOU 2 - AUS 1
Min 56: Jon Gallagher (AUS) finds Daniel Pereira steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...and slides home a low shot GOAL!...
        ...great response from Austin...
        ...score now: HOU 2 - AUS 2
Min 58: Jack Perry Williams (HOU) nods the ball down for Mathieu Brissett on the edge of the box...
        ...Mathieu Brissett takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Holden Trent rushes of his line...
        ...Mathieu Brissett gets there first...
        ...and he chips the ball over Holden Trent...
        ...and the ball lurches over the bar.
Min 60: Aiden Roddy on for Pawel Kwrotslaw(WG)...
        ...Aiden Roddy will play WG.
Min 61: Cheeky back heel from Jack Perry Williams to release Morgan Budd in the box...
        ...but the American is correctly ruled to have been off-side. 
Min 65: Markus Anderson (AUS) finds Daniel Pereira...
        ...but he hesitates and Tej Rekhi (HOU) is able to make the tackle.
Min 66: Jon Gallagher makes a hash in defense...
        ...under pressure form Nigel Fairweather (HOU)...
        ...and Mathieu Brissett collects the ball on the edge of the box...
        ...the American smashes the ball past Holden Trent...
        ...and well over the bar.
Min 69: Now the ball comes to Nick Pariano (AUS)...
        ...Joaquin Torres has space on the left and Nick Pariano tries to play him in...
        ...only for Dick Solomon (HOU) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 74: Olwetha Mokhayana (AUS) heads toward the goal...
        ...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to Markus Anderson...
        ...who manages to knock it towards the top corner...
        ...but Joe Hollywood is there to make the save!
Min 77: Nigel Fairweather (HOU) picks up a long clearance...
        ...he heads toward the byline and flicks it into Aiden Roddy...
        ...whose shot is easily handled by Holden Trent.
Min 77: Joe Hollywood makes a grave error against Austin...
        ...he comes out to claim, misses it...
        ...but Joaquin Torres amazingly hits the side post and it rebounds into the arms of Joe Hollywood.
Min 78: Dawid Kownacki (AUS) and Nicolas Van Rijn break for Austin...
        ...Nicolas Van Rijn looks to have found space into which to recieve Dawid Kownacki's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Seb Gallagher (HOU) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 80: Mathieu Brissett (HOU) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Oleksandr Svatok (AUS) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 82: Joaquin Torres (AUS) swings a ball in to the Houston box...
        ...but the presence of Seb Gallagher (HOU) means it is easily cleared.
Min 84: Joe Hollywood rushes out to block Nikola Vlasic's (AUS) route to goal...
        ...but Nikola Vlasic drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Paddy Tuohy covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...and Joe Hollywood scrambles to it.
Min 86: Here comes Morgan Budd (HOU)...
        ...getting onto Aiden Roddy's ball behind the defense...
        ...he slots it coolly towards Holden Trent who just deflects it out of bounds.
Min 87: Nicolas Van Rijn(AUS) limps off the pitch ALL 3 Subs already used!!!
Min 88: Holden Trent blocks but the ball is played back into the area...
        ...and Tej Rekhi (HOU) smashes a volley over Holden Trent and over the bar from an angle...
        ...Tej Rekhi was unlucky there...
        ...terrible defending by the El Tree.


FINAL SCORE: Houston 2 - Austin 2


Man Of The Match: Holden Trent (AUS)

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 Joe Hollywood             31 31 31 13  4  n  0  5  0  0 90  6
SW Dick Solomon              29 29 29 20 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Tej Rekhi                 31 31 31 24 -3  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
DF Steve Ellul               24 24 24 19 -1  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
DF Seb Gallagher             26 26 26 20 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Jack Perry Williams       26 26 26 23 -2  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF Nigel Fairweather         23 23 23 23 -2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Mathieu Brissett          22 22 22 19  0  n  0  0  0  3 90  6
WG Pawel Kwrotslaw           25 25 25 22 -2  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
WG Aiden Roddy               26 26 26 23 -2  n  0  0  0  1 30  6
FW Clinton Van Ry            31 31 31 31 -2  n  0  0  2  3 90  7
FW Morgan Budd               17 21 21 17  2  a  0  0  0  1 90  6

Austin FC
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Holden Trent              34 34 34 15  0  n  0  9  0  0 90  8
DF Oleksandr Svatok          22 22 22 17 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Nicolas Van Rijn          26 26 26 20 -5  n  4  0  0  0 87  5
DF Olwetha Mokhayana         22 22 22 17 -1  n  0  0  0  1 90  5
DF Jon Gallagher             20 20 20 16  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Sebastian Driussi         30 37 37 27  0  a  0  0  0  0 45  5
MF Cavon Sullivan            27 33 33 24  3  a  0  0  0  0 45  5
MF Nick Pariano              19 23 23 17  4  a  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Nikola Vlasic             20 20 20 18 -1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG Daniel Pereira            30 30 30 27 -4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
WG Markus Anderson           27 27 27 24 -4  n  0  0  1  3 90  7
FW Myrto Uzani               29 29 29 29 -1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Dawid Kownacki            16 20 20 16 -1  a  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Joaquin Torres            23 28 28 23 -1  a  4  0  0  2 45  6

Statistics       HOU AUS
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Halftime           1   1
Fulltime           2   2
Shots On Target   11   7
Shots             15   8
Saves              5   9
Offsides           1   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   2
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      64  63
Revenue           75  75

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  HOU  N  69.50 173.07 173.57 
  1  AUS  E  54.00 132.02 220.17 
 46  AUS  E  54.00 118.52 205.67 
 61  HOU  N  69.50 173.07 174.97 
 87  AUS  E  38.40  92.52 200.47 

 Trainer's Report
Nicolas Van Rijn (AUS) suffered a sprained ankle.
Joaquin Torres (AUS) was booked today, and now has 22 DP.
    He'll miss 2 games (starting next session).