Chivas USA                                Charleston Battery
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Rab Thorne                32  6  n     GK Mark Lee                  22 10  n
SW Leaf Tree                 25  9  n     SW Luis Monti                29  7  n
DF Ross Tree                 29  4  n     DF Pietro Rava               25  2  n
DF Barry Cherry              28  7  n     DF Peter Lee                 21  5  n
DF Stevie Ash                28  7  n     DF Marty Stewart              8 10  n
MF Adam Root                 28  7  n     DF Rodney                     6 10  n
MF William Oak               20  4  n     MF Hector Castro             29  8  n
MF Olive Branch              20  6  n     MF Michele Andreolo          27  7  n
MF Freddy Foxglove           11  4  n     FW Angelo Schiavio           31  6  n
FW Marc Birch                33  9  n     FW Pedro Cea                 30  8  n
FW Richard Ivy               12  5  n     FW Colin Cooper              30  6  n

Min 0: Chivas opens up with a 4-4-2 N while the Battery will play a 5-2-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is James White (HOMER/FAIR).
Min 2: Pedro Cea (CHA) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Stevie Ash (CHV).
Min 5: Rab Thorne rushes out to block Michele Andreolo's (CHA) route to goal...
        ...but Michele Andreolo drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Trevor Rowan covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...and Rab Thorne scrambles to it.
Min 9: The Refs whistle is blown...
        ...Hector Castro looks bewildered at the site of a yellow card...
        ...as are the away fans...
        ...A rousing chorus of We hate the man in black starts in the stands.
Min 13: William Oak finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Mark Lee palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Marc Birch who heads the ball...
        ...but Luis Monti (CHA) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 14: William Oak (CHV) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Peter Lee (CHA) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 26: Marc Birch opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Peter Lee greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 36: Superb sliding block by Barry Cherry (CHV) denies Pietro Rava a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Colin Cooper in the Chivas box.
Min 43: Colin Cooper (CHA) weaves on the edge of the box...
        ...little pass to Pietro Rava...
        ...and his teammate drives from the edge of the box...
        ...but Rab Thorne can watch his shot drift by and out of danger.
Min 45: Eraldo Monzeglio on for Pietro Rava(DF)...
        ...Eraldo Monzeglio will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Chivas 0 - Charleston 0

Min 50: The ball comes in to the area from Olive Branch...
        ...he rattles it off Mark Lee...
        ...Adam Root (CHV) pauses and shoots but Mark Lee recovers to make the save.
Min 50: After a brief skirmish at midfield, Colin Cooper is awarded a yellow card!...
        ...the official is clearly playing to the crowd on this occasion!?
Min 51: Freddy Foxglove  (CHV) picks up the clearance...
        ...and plays it left to Adam Root in midfield...
        ...Freddy Foxglove  continues his run through the defense...
        ...and gets the return ball from Adam Root...
        ...Freddy Foxglove  rounds Mark Lee and somehow misses the target!
Min 60: Victor Twigg on for Ross Tree(DF)...
        ...Victor Twigg will play DF.
Min 60: Trevor Rowan on for Freddy Foxglove (MF)...
        ...Trevor Rowan will play MF.
Min 62: Hector Castro (CHA) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Stevie Ash (CHV).
Min 65: Mark Lee rushes out to block the William Oak's (CHV) route to goal...
        ...but William Oak drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Marty Stewart covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...Marc Birch pounces on the clearance and slams it home!  GOAL!...
        ...and Chivas have broken the deadlock...
        ...score now: CHV 1 - CHA 0
Min 67: Hector Castro (CHA) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Victor Twigg (CHV) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 72: Marc Birch (CHV) and Richard Ivy break for Chivas...
        ...Richard Ivy looks to have found space into which to recieve Marc Birch's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Eraldo Monzeglio (CHA) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 72: Hector Castro (CHA) and Pedro Cea break for Charleston...
        ...Pedro Cea looks to have found space into which to recieve Hector Castro's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Victor Twigg (CHV) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 75: Steven Stump on for Richard Ivy(FW)...
        ...Steven Stump will play FW.
Min 83: Great tackle by Leaf Tree (CHV)...
        ...to prevent Colin Cooper (CHA) from latching onto Michele Andreolo's pass. 


FINAL SCORE: Chivas 1 - Charleston 0


Man Of The Match: Marc Birch (CHV)

Chivas USA
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Rab Thorne                32 32 32 14  0  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
SW Leaf Tree                 25 12 12 11  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Stevie Ash                28 28 28 25  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Ross Tree                 29 29 29 23  0  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
DF Barry Cherry              28 28 28 22  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Victor Twigg              29 29 29 23  2  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
MF William Oak               20 20 20 18 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Freddy Foxglove           11 11 11  9  0  n  0  0  0  1 60  6
MF Adam Root                 28 28 28 28  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Olive Branch              20 20 20 20  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Trevor Rowan              28 28 28 25  3  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
FW Marc Birch                33 33 33 33  3  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Richard Ivy               12 12 12 12  0  n  0  0  0  0 75  6
FW Steven Stump              12 12 12 12  3  n  0  0  0  0 15  6

Charleston Battery
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Mark Lee                  22 22 22  9  4  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
SW Luis Monti                29 29 29 20  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Pietro Rava               25 25 25 20 -1  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
DF Peter Lee                 21 21 21 18 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Rodney                     6  6  6  4  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Marty Stewart              8  8  8  6  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Eraldo Monzeglio          25 25 25 20 -1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Michele Andreolo          27 27 27 24  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Hector Castro             29 29 29 29  2  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
FW Pedro Cea                 30 30 30 30  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Colin Cooper              30 30 30 30  0  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
FW Angelo Schiavio           31 31 31 31  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       CHV CHA
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Halftime           0   0
Fulltime           1   0
Shots On Target    2   1
Shots              3   2
Saves              1   1
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   2
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      67  63
Revenue           68  68

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  CHV  N  54.50 155.55 144.55 
  1  CHA  N  59.00 121.84 152.84 
 61  CHV  N  54.50 164.05 157.30 

 Trainer's Report
CHV paid 20k for a Home Bonus of 11.
Stevie Ash (CHV) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Hector Castro (CHA) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.