Pre Game Suspension: Ted Rogers (LAF) on for the suspended Burrito Sneeze at FW.
Los Angeles FC                            Charleston Battery
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Artichoke Plasma          30  6  n     GK Mark Lee                  22  6  n
DF Bubblegum Typewriter      30  4  n     SW Luis Monti                30  6  n
DF Midnight Coffee           30  4  n     DF Pietro Rava               25  4  n
DF Boysen Berry              27  2  n     DF Eraldo Monzeglio          25  4  n
DF Sam Silas                 16  8  n     DF Domingo Tejera            24  5  n
MF Maple Skylight            27  8  n     MF Hector Castro             30  4  n
MF Oliver McGinn             20  5  n     MF Guiseppe Meazza           30  4  n
WG Romano Schmid             30  6  n     MF Peter Lee                 21  4  n
FW Pickle Pop                30  7  n     FW Angelo Schiavio           31  5  n
FW Elbert Washington         26  7  n     FW Pedro Cea                 30  4  n
FW Ted Rogers                12 10  n     FW Colin Cooper              30  5  n

Min 0: Los Angeles opens up with a 4-2-4 N while the Battery will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Mark Clattenburg (HOMER/STRICT).
Min 6: (CHA) push on the ball is passed forward...
        ...The whistle goes for offside!...
        ...Pedro Cea looks incensed and makes an interesting gesture to the assistant ref....
        ...Artichoke Plasma looks relieved at the decision...
        ...the Los Angeles defence were all over the place.
Min 13: Pickle Pop (LAF) passes a great ball to Elbert Washington...
        ...whose low shot across goal is parried by Battery keeper Mark Lee...
        ...who then falls on it for the save.
Min 16: Charleston gives the ball away and Maple Skylight gathers...
        ...he comes in from the left flank unchallenged...
        ...he unleashes an unstoppable drive that ends up in the top corner of Mark Lee's net...
        ...the keeper had no chance GOAL!!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Falcons...
        ...score now: LAF 1 - CHA 0
Min 17: Sam Silas almost penetrates Battery's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Pietro Rava would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 19: Ted Rogers and Boysen Berry weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the American scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the Charleston defense and lifts a classy ball high but Mark Lee gets a hand to it!
Min 25: Midnight Coffee (LAF) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Domingo Tejera (CHA) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 27: Cheeky back heel from Peter Lee to release Colin Cooper in the box...
        ...but the American is correctly ruled to have been off-side. 
Min 31: The Battery sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Elbert Washington's (LAF) ball into the box is cut out by Eraldo Monzeglio (CHA).
Min 35: Ted Rogers (LAF) picks up the clearance...
        ...and plays it left to Maple Skylight in midfield...
        ...Ted Rogers continues his run through the defense...
        ...and gets the return ball from Maple Skylight...
        ...Ted Rogers knocks it on goal but Mark Lee is there to make an incredible save!
Min 35: Sam Silas (LAF) hacks Hector Castro to the floor with a wild challenge...
        ...no attempt to play the ball and that's a booking.
Min 42: Romano Schmid (LAF) leaves half the Charleston side in his wake...
        ...as he takes the ball from the half-way line...
        ...surges past Pietro Rava...
        ...andside-foots past Mark Lee...
        ...brilliant goal. GOOOOLLLLL!!!...
        ...Los Angeles are looking strong now...
        ...score now: LAF 2 - CHA 0
Min 43: Colin Cooper breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Pedro Cea on the attack down the right...
        ...the American cuts inside, evades Bubblegum Typewriter's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball towards the goal but Artichoke Plasma is there to punch the ball out of danger.
Min 45: Guiseppe Meazza (CHA) reads Hector Castro's intentions perfectly...
        ...as he beats the offside trap...
        ...and races onto the ball...
        ...firing an unstoppable effort into the roof of the net. GOAL!...
        ...Charleston pull one back but they need another...
        ...score now: LAF 2 - CHA 1
Peter Lee changed position from MF... to DF
Min 45: Michele Andreolo on for Domingo Tejera(DF)...
        ...Michele Andreolo will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Los Angeles 2 - Charleston 1

Min 51: Colin Cooper (CHA) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Midnight Coffee (LAF) is there to clear with his head.
Min 53: Angelo Schiavio's (CHA) superb ball...
        ...is headed home by an umarked Guiseppe Meazza from six yards out. GOAL!...
        ...great response from Charleston...
        ...score now: LAF 2 - CHA 2
Min 55: Peter Lee's appalling clearance goes right to Pickle Pop (LAF)...
        ...who knocks the ball onto the head of Midnight Coffee...
        ...who heads it on goal but Mark Lee is there to collect it.
Min 56: Here it is..Boysen Berry (LAF) flicks on into the path of Elbert Washington...
        ...who spins away from Peter Lee...
        ...but Mark Lee is able to collect his shot.
Min 63: Eraldo Monzeglio (CHA) nods the ball down for Colin Cooper on the edge of the box...
        ...Colin Cooper takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Artichoke Plasma rushes of his line...
        ...Colin Cooper gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Boysen Berry (LAF)!
Min 66: Guiseppe Meazza weaves his way through the Los Angeles 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 Artichoke Plasma!?
Min 73: Pedro Cea (CHA) gets a flick-on to Hector Castro...
        ...who reacts quicker than Bubblegum Typewriter in front of goal...
        ...Hector Castro heads the ball wide of Artichoke Plasma...
        ... who is rooted to the spot...
        ...and into the back of the net from 8-yards out. GOAL!!!!!...
        ...the Charleston side are up...
        ...score now: LAF 2 - CHA 3
Min 81: Pedro Cea (CHA) collects the ball from Hector Castro on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot that is barely collected by Artichoke Plasma for a big save!
Min 84: Colin Cooper (CHA) knocks the ball in from the left wing...
        ...an emphatic finish for Guiseppe Meazza with a half volley on the penalty area...
        ...but its just knocked wide by Artichoke Plasma.
Min 86: Elbert Washington (LAF) hooks the ball away from Pietro Rava...
        ...and Oliver McGinn dives in...
        ...and heads down but Mark Lee was there for the save!
Min 89: Midnight Coffee(LAF) is stretchered off...
        ...John Jules (LAF) on for Midnight Coffee at DF.
Min 89: Bubblegum Typewriter (LAF) hacks down Angelo Schiavio and is rightly booked.
Min 90: Pickle Pop (LAF) nods the ball down for Romano Schmid on the edge of the box...
        ...Romano Schmid takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Mark Lee rushes of his line...
        ...Romano Schmid gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Luis Monti (CHA)!


FINAL SCORE: Los Angeles 2 - Charleston 3


Man Of The Match: Mark Lee (CHA)

Los Angeles FC
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Artichoke Plasma          30 30 30 13  0  n  0  4  0  0 90  6
DF Boysen Berry              27 27 27 21 -4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Sam Silas                 16 16 16 14  2  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Midnight Coffee           30 30 30 27-10  n  0  0  0  1 89  6
DF Bubblegum Typewriter      30 30 30 27 -2  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF John Jules                 9  9  9  7  9  n  0  0  0  0  1  6
MF Oliver McGinn             20 20 20 18 -1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Maple Skylight            27 27 27 27  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
WG Romano Schmid             30 30 30 27  0  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Elbert Washington         26 26 26 26  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Pickle Pop                30 30 30 30  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Ted Rogers                12 12 12 12  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  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  0  n  0  6  0  0 90  7
SW Luis Monti                30 30 30 21  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Pietro Rava               25 25 25 20 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Eraldo Monzeglio          25 25 25 20 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Domingo Tejera            24 19 19 16  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Peter Lee                 21 21 21 18 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Hector Castro             30 30 30 30 -2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
MF Guiseppe Meazza           30 30 30 27 -2  n  0  0  2  4 90  7
MF Michele Andreolo          27 27 27 24  0  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Pedro Cea                 30 30 30 30 -2  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Colin Cooper              30 30 30 30 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Angelo Schiavio           31 31 31 31 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       LAF CHA
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Halftime           2   1
Fulltime           2   3
Shots On Target    8   7
Shots              8   7
Saves              4   6
Offsides           0   2
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       2   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      71  73
Revenue           77  77

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  LAF  N  61.80 145.44 186.29 
  1  CHA  N  64.50 143.47 172.97 
 46  CHA  N  65.50 148.47 177.97 
 89  LAF  N  49.20 124.44 182.09 

 Trainer's Report
Midnight Coffee (LAF) has a concussion.