Colorado Rapids                           Atlanta United
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Alexander Schlager        32 10  n     GK Jack ONeill               16 10  n
SW Aleksander Borkovic       27  6  n     SW Sam Carter                17 10  n
DF Leopold Querfeld          31  4  n     DF Bob Kearney               25  6  n
DF Horchata Fridge           30  6  n     DF Owen Paris                12  9  n
DF Flavius Daniliuc          23  6  n     DF Cristobal Rios             9 10  n
MF Maximillian Entrup        31  6  n     MF Spike Owen                25  6  n
MF Karim Onisiwo             28  6  n     MF Alexander Rozhenko        16 10  n
WG Moritz Oswald             22  6  n     WG Tycho Brahe               14 10  n
FW Manuel Polster            26  7  n     FW Daniel Jackson            17 10  n
FW Yusuf Demir               25  5  n     FW Malcolm Reed               9 10  n
FW Marco Grull               24  6  n     FW Michael Eddington          5 10  n

Min 0: Colorado opens up with a 4-2-4 N while the Five Stripes will play a 4-2-4 S.
Min 0: Today's referee is Alon Atie (HOMER/STRICT).
Min 4: Leopold Querfeld (COL) hits a thunderbolt strike...
        ...which gives Jack ONeill no chance GOAL!!!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Rapids...
        ...score now: COL 1 - ATL 0
Min 12: Colorado's on the attack after Leopold Querfeld robs Bob Kearney...
        ...and he rolls a low cross to Karim Onisiwo...
        ...and Karim Onisiwo sidefoots low but Jack ONeill dives in to make the save.
Min 13: Manuel Polster (COL) and Yusuf Demir break for Colorado...
        ...Yusuf Demir looks to have found space into which to recieve Manuel Polster's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Cristobal Rios (ATL) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 16: The Refs whistle is blown...
        ...Daniel Jackson 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 19: Daniel Jackson almost penetrates Rapids's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Flavius Daniliuc would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 25: Great tackle by Owen Paris (ATL)...
        ...to prevent Maximillian Entrup (COL) from latching onto Yusuf Demir's pass. 
Min 30: Terrible Five Stripes defending as Bob Kearney gives it away to Moritz Oswald (COL)...
        ...his poor shot was parried by Jack ONeill...
        ...but it came back to Manuel Polster and his shot took a deflection on its way in. GOAL!...
        ...Colorado are looking strong now...
        ...score now: COL 2 - ATL 0
Min 32: Maximillian Entrup (COL) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Leopold Querfeld but it evades him...
        ...Bob Kearney (ATL) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 40: Great tackle by Horchata Fridge (COL)...
        ...to prevent Tycho Brahe (ATL) from latching onto Daniel Jackson's pass. 
Min 41: Michael Eddington (ATL) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Flavius Daniliuc (COL) muscles out the big striker before he can control.


HALFTIME SCORE: Colorado 2 - Atlanta 0

Min 50: Great tackle by Owen Paris (ATL)...
        ...to prevent Maximillian Entrup (COL) from latching onto Karim Onisiwo's pass. 
Min 60: Brian Giles on for Bob Kearney(DF)...
        ...Brian Giles will play DF.
Min 60: Juan Beniquez on for Spike Owen(MF)...
        ...Juan Beniquez will play MF.
Min 62: Yusuf Demir (COL) collects the ball from Maximillian Entrup on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot to beat Jack ONeill! GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Colorado; Coach Bryce Kalmbach is furious...
        ...score now: COL 3 - ATL 0
Min 62: Larry Cox on for Jack ONeill(GK)...
        ...Larry Cox will play GK.
Min 66: The ball breaks from a Owen Paris tackle and lands in the path of Maximillian Entrup (COL)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...Larry Cox palms Maximillian Entrup's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...Larry Cox falls on it.
Min 76: Owen Paris loses the ball to Moritz Oswald (COL) on the right-hand side of the area...
        ...he takes it on and steers the coolest of shots at Larry Cox%who makes a superb save.
Min 79: Tycho Brahe (ATL) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Aleksander Borkovic (COL) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.


FINAL SCORE: Colorado 3 - Atlanta 0


Man Of The Match: Leopold Querfeld (COL)

Colorado Rapids
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Alexander Schlager        32 32 32 14  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
SW Aleksander Borkovic       27 27 27 21  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Horchata Fridge           30 30 30 24  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Leopold Querfeld          31 31 31 24 -2  n  0  0  1  1 90  7
DF Flavius Daniliuc          23 23 23 18  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Karim Onisiwo             28 28 28 28  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Maximillian Entrup        31 31 31 31  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Moritz Oswald             22 22 22 19  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Manuel Polster            26 26 26 26  1  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Yusuf Demir               25 25 25 25 -1  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Marco Grull               24 24 24 24  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Atlanta United
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Jack ONeill               16 16 16  7  5  n  0  1  0  0 62  6
GK Larry Cox                 33 33 33 14  4  n  0  2  0  0 28  6
SW Sam Carter                17 17 17 13  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Cristobal Rios             9  9  9  7  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Owen Paris                12 12 12  9  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Bob Kearney               25 25 25 22  2  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
DF Brian Giles               27 27 27 24  2  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
MF Alexander Rozhenko        16 16 16 14  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Spike Owen                25 25 25 22  2  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
MF Juan Beniquez             23 23 23 20  3  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
WG Tycho Brahe               14 14 14 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Malcolm Reed               9  9  9  9  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Daniel Jackson            17 17 17 17  4  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
FW Michael Eddington          5  5  5  5  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       COL ATL
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Halftime           2   0
Fulltime           3   0
Shots On Target    6   0
Shots              6   0
Saves              0   3
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      70  39
Revenue           75  75

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  COL  N  69.00 156.93 188.58 
  1  ATL  S  60.00 137.66  45.21 
  2  COL  N  45.21 156.93 212.37 
 61  ATL  S  61.50 137.66  45.21 

 Trainer's Report
Marco Grull (COL) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.