Pre Game Suspension: Paul Banks (VAN) on for the suspended Lewis Ferguson at DF.
D.C. United                               Vancouver Whitecaps
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Harry Vanster             32  8  n     GK Leep The Keep             28  5  p
SW Jose Nasazzi              28  7  n     DF Steve Rothery             24 10  p
DF Philip Bround             34  7  n     DF Pete Trewaves             16 10  p
DF Jack Fraser               30  4  n     DF Rajiv Hangdan             12  6  p
DF Mark Mitchell             21  6  n     DF Paul Banks                 7 10  p
MF Fred Smith                26  8  n     MF Neil McCann               32  8  p
MF Ian Jenkins               25  8  n     MF Martin Odegaard           24  3  p
MF John Davis                19  6  n     MF Mark Kelly                19 10  p
MF Paul King                 19 10  n     MF Ryan Gauld                11 10  p
FW Dave Downton              32  5  n     FW Bukayo Saka               32  8  p
FW Jon Duran                 20  9  n     FW Tommy Conway              32  8  p

Min 0: D.C. opens up with a 4-4-2 N while the Canadians will play a 4-4-2 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Bill Ramsay (HOMER/LOOSE).
Min 1: The ball is played back towards the box by Paul King (DC)...
        ...Pete Trewaves heads out...
        ...only for Jon Duran to try and audacious first time volley...
        ...which Leep The Keep   has to push over the top.
Min 3: Ryan Gauld (VAN) finds Tommy Conway steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Jack Fraser (DC) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 8: Fred Smith (DC) bends his shot towards the goal...
        ...but Leep The Keep   just gets a touch on it...
        ...excellent save! 
Min 13: Fred Smith (DC) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Pete Trewaves (VAN) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 17: Vancouver gives the ball away and Fred Smith gathers...
        ...he comes in from the left flank unchallenged...
        ...he unleashes an unstoppable drive that ends up in the top corner of Leep The Keep  's net...
        ...the keeper had no chance GOAL!!...
        ...it's a lead that Marc Legowski's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: DC 1 - VAN 0
Min 17: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Neil McCann (VAN)...
        ...but the impressive Jack Fraser (DC) is able to get the ball back to Harry Vanster.
Min 19: Bukayo Saka (VAN) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Jose Nasazzi (DC) is there to clear with his head.
Min 26: Pete Trewaves gets overlapped by Jon Duran (DC)...
        ...who threads it to Fred Smith...
        ...who hits it right into the hands of Leep The Keep  .
Min 36: Tommy Conway (VAN) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Philip Bround (DC) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 37: Bukayo Saka (VAN) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Tommy Conway but it evades him...
        ...Philip Bround (DC) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 43: John Davis (DC) nods the ball down for Ian Jenkins on the edge of the box...
        ...Ian Jenkins takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Leep The Keep   rushes of his line...
        ...Ian Jenkins gets there first...
        ...and he chips the ball over Leep The Keep   and into the back of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...D.C. are looking strong now...
        ...score now: DC 2 - VAN 0
Min 44: Ian Jenkins (DC) nods the ball down for Jon Duran on the edge of the box...
        ...Jon Duran takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Leep The Keep   rushes of his line...
        ...Jon Duran gets there first...
        ...and he chips the ball over Leep The Keep  ...
        ...but Leep The Keep   just gets a fingertip to it to knock it out of danger.
Min 45: Now the ball comes to John Davis (DC)...
        ...Philip Bround has space on the left and John Davis tries to play him in...
        ...only for Pete Trewaves (VAN) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 45: Jospeh Marks on for Jack Fraser(DF)...
        ...Jospeh Marks will play DF.
Min 45: Keith Lamont on for John Davis(MF)...
        ...Keith Lamont will play WG.
Min 45: Gino Ahermouch on for Dave Downton(FW)...
        ...Gino Ahermouch will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: D.C. 2 - Vancouver 0

Min 46: Fred Smith picks the ball up deep in his own half and hits a long-ball for Paul King to chase...
        ...it drops over Pete Trewaves's shoulder and right into Paul King's path...
        ...the American hits an early shot from just outside the box...
        ...that is stopped by Leep The Keep  .
Min 50: Tommy Conway (VAN) swings a ball in to the D.C. box...
        ...but the presence of Jospeh Marks (DC) means it is easily cleared.
Min 53: Vancouver give the ball away in midfield...
        ...Gino Ahermouch (DC) takes over for D.C....
        ...he drives inside and slips the ball through the defense for Jon Duran...
        ...the American evades a challenge...
        ...and hammers the ball right at Leep The Keep   who makes the save!
Min 55: Gino Ahermouch weaves his way through the Vancouver defense......
        ...he checks the keeper's position...
        ...he'll take a chance on his own and ignore assistance from his flank......
        ...and the shot falls harmlessly into the arms of Leep The Keep  !?
Min 55: Superb sliding block by Mark Mitchell (DC) denies Mark Kelly a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Bukayo Saka in the D.C. box.
Min 56: Gino Ahermouch (DC) leaves half the Vancouver side in his wake...
        ...as he takes the ball from the half-way line...
        ...surges past Pete Trewaves...
        ...but Leep The Keep   is there to stop his weak shot.
Min 61: Fred Smith (DC) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Pete Trewaves (VAN) is there to clear with his head.
Min 63: Gino Ahermouch (DC) passes a great ball to Philip Bround...
        ...whose low shot across goal is parried by Canadians keeper Leep The Keep  ...
        ...who then falls on it for the save.
Min 65: Ian Jenkins (DC) weaves on the edge of the box...
        ...little pass to Keith Lamont...
        ...and his teammate drives from the edge of the box...
        ...Leep The Keep   comes out of the goal and hoofs the ball clear. 
Min 69: Jon Duran (DC) collects the ball from Ian Jenkins on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot that hits the bar and caroms out of danger.
Min 78: Ryan Gauld (VAN) swings a ball in to the D.C. box...
        ...but the presence of Philip Bround (DC) means it is easily cleared.
Min 78: Fred Smith (DC) is booked for dissent after failing to win a free-kick.
Min 81: Terrible Canadians defending as Pete Trewaves gave it away to Keith Lamont (DC)...
        ...his poor shot was parried by Leep The Keep  ...
        ...but it came back to Paul King and his shot took a deflection over the bar.
Min 84: Terrible Canadians defending as Pete Trewaves gave it away to Fred Smith (DC)...
        ...his poor shot was parried by Leep The Keep  ...
        ...but it came back to Jon Duran and his shot took a deflection over the bar.
Min 85: Jon Duran (DC) knocks the ball in from the left wing...
        ...an emphatic finish for Fred Smith with a half volley on the penalty area...
        ...but its just knocked wide by Leep The Keep  .
Min 86: The ball is chipped back to the far post...
        ...where two D.C. players are waiting...
        ...Gino Ahermouch (DC) out jumps Jon Duran...
        ...and his looping header drifts over Leep The Keep  ...
        ...and nestles in the back of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...yet another one for D.C.; Coach Mark Creasey is furious...
        ...score now: DC 3 - VAN 0
Min 88: Philip Bround (DC) finds Paul King with a first-time pass...
        ...Paul King shoots from the edge of the area...
        ...but the ball arcs over the bar.
Min 89: Pete Trewaves hits a short back-pass...
        ...and Paul King (DC) latches on...
        ...he has the easiest of tap-ins GOAL!...
        ...Mark Creasey suggests to Leep The Keep   that he might want to dust off his resume...
        ...score now: DC 4 - VAN 0


FINAL SCORE: D.C. 4 - Vancouver 0


Man Of The Match: Fred Smith (DC)

D.C. United
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Harry Vanster             32 32 32 14  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
SW Jose Nasazzi              28 28 28 19  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Jack Fraser               30 30 30 24  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Mark Mitchell             21 21 21 18  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Philip Bround             34 34 34 27  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  7
DF Jospeh Marks              26 26 26 20  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF John Davis                19 19 19 17  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Ian Jenkins               25 25 25 25  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  7
MF Fred Smith                26 26 26 23  2  n  4  0  1  4 90  7
MF Paul King                 19 19 19 17  4  n  0  0  1  4 90  7
WG Keith Lamont              24 24 24 21  7  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
FW Jon Duran                 20 20 20 20  3  n  0  0  0  5 90  7
FW Dave Downton              32 32 32 32  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Gino Ahermouch            25 25 25 25  2  n  0  0  1  4 45  7

Vancouver Whitecaps
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Leep The Keep             28 28 28 12  0  p  0 11  0  0 90  7
DF Steve Rothery             24 18 18 21  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF Rajiv Hangdan             12  9  9  9  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF Paul Banks                 7  3  3  6  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF Pete Trewaves             16 12 12 12  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  0
MF Ryan Gauld                11  8  8  9  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  4
MF Martin Odegaard           24 18 18 21 -2  p  0  0  0  0 90  4
MF Neil McCann               32 18 18 28  3  p  0  0  0  0 90  4
MF Mark Kelly                19 14 14 17  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  4
FW Tommy Conway              32 24 24 32  3  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Bukayo Saka               32 18 18 28  3  p  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics        DC VAN
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Halftime           2   0
Fulltime           4   0
Shots On Target   15   0
Shots             19   0
Saves              0  11
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      63  54
Revenue           86  86

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1   DC  N  70.50 173.14 155.64 
  1  VAN  N  18.20  77.54 100.44 
 46   DC  N  68.50 159.64 166.99 

 Trainer's Report
Gino Ahermouch (DC) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Philip Bround (DC) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Jack Fraser (DC) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Dave Downton (DC) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Ian Jenkins (DC) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Keith Lamont (DC) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.