Vancouver FC                              Laredo Heat
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Andy Summers              10 10  n     GK Anton Berg                16  6  n
DF Declan Rice               18 10  n     SW Erni Beverley             13 10  n
DF Peter Dinklage            12  6  n     DF Greg Rosenthal            15 10  n
DF Peter Sellers             11  4  n     DF Sven Svenson              13 10  n
DF Michael Buble              9 10  n     DF Seb Gallagher              8  9  a
MF Barry Ferguson            28  8  n     MF Doug Connelly             17  6  n
MF Ziggy Marley              13 10  n     MF Marc Partridge            15  8  n
MF Zayn Malik                13 10  n     WG James Chetwood            21  8  n
MF Claudio Reyna              5 10  n     WG Aiden Roddy                9  9  a
FW Geddy Lee                 15  6  n     FW Marc Sessler              18  6  n
FW Ryan Reynolds             13 10  n     FW Bradley Walsh             13  8  n

Min 0: Vancouvers opens up with a 4-4-2 N while the The Heat will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is Alan Freeland (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 3: Ziggy Marley and Declan Rice weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the American scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the Laredo defense and lifts a classy finish over Anton Berg and over the bar too!
Min 5: Aiden Roddy (LHT) booked for what looked like an unintentional handball.
Min 7: Now the ball comes to Greg Rosenthal (LHT)...
        ...Marc Sessler has space on the left and Greg Rosenthal tries to play him in...
        ...only for Peter Dinklage (VCC) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 8: Marc Sessler (LHT) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Bradley Walsh but it evades him...
        ...Andy Summers missed it too but luckily for Vancouvers it drifts wide.
Min 14: Bradley Walsh (LHT) unleashes an effort from the angle of the box...
        ...and it flies inches wide of the upright.
Min 16: Geddy Lee (VCC) finds Ryan Reynolds steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Erni Beverley (LHT) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 17: Marc Partridge almost penetrates Couver Colts's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Michael Buble would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 18: Barry Ferguson (VCC) rides a challenge in midfield...
        ...flicks the ball through the Laredo defense to Claudio Reyna...
        ...who races towards goal...
        ...Anton Berg rushes off his line and Claudio Reyna slots the ball around him...
        ...and wide of the goal.  What a missed opportunity for Vancouvers!
Min 20: Geddy Lee (VCC) finds Barry Ferguson...
        ...but he hesitates and Sven Svenson (LHT) is able to make the tackle.
Min 21: Bradley Walsh (LHT) turns the ball back into the box...
        ...Seb Gallagher peels off to the back post...
        ...and connects with a great header but its off target.
Min 21: The Ref pulls Marc Partridge (LHT) up for spitting? Surely he can't be serious??
Min 22: Peter Dinklage hits a short back-pass...
        ...and James Chetwood (LHT) latches on...
        ...but he can't beat an alert Andy Summers.
Min 25: Sven Svenson (LHT) booked for what looked like an unintentional handball.
Min 27: Marc Sessler (LHT) cooly sends Andy Summers the wrong way...
        ...but his shot curls inches wide!
Min 27: Ziggy Marley (VCC) booked for what looked like an unintentional handball.
Min 29: Michael Buble (VCC) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Seb Gallagher (LHT) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 30: Marc Sessler (LHT) nods the ball down for James Chetwood on the edge of the box...
        ...James Chetwood takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Andy Summers rushes of his line...
        ...James Chetwood gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Peter Sellers (VCC)!
Min 31: James Chetwood (LHT) collects the ball from Marc Sessler on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot to beat Andy Summers! GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that Stephen Williams Jnr's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: VCC 0 - LHT 1
Min 32: Superb sliding block by Seb Gallagher (LHT) denies Barry Ferguson a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Geddy Lee in the Laredo box.
Min 39: Aiden Roddy (LHT) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Marc Sessler but it evades him...
        ...Peter Sellers (VCC) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 42: Barry Ferguson (VCC) turns the ball back into the box...
        ...Geddy Lee peels off to the back post...
        ...and connects with a great header but its off target.
Min 44: The Ref pulls Greg Rosenthal (LHT) up for spitting? Surely he can't be serious??
Min 45: Terry Butcher on for Peter Sellers(DF)...
        ...Terry Butcher will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Vancouvers 0 - Laredo 1

Min 55: Peter Dinklage (VCC) does well on the left and crosses towards Geddy Lee...
        ...the American meets it with a neat header...
        ...past Anton Berg and into the net GOAL!...
        ...great response from Vancouvers...
        ...score now: VCC 1 - LHT 1
Min 57: Sven Svenson picks the ball up deep in his own half and hits a long-ball for Bradley Walsh to chase...
        ...it drops over Peter Dinklage's shoulder and right into Bradley Walsh's path...
        ...the American hits an early shot from just outside the box...
        ...that is stopped by Andy Summers.
Min 63: Barry Ferguson (VCC) pumps the ball back into a crowded box...
        ...Geddy Lee rises at the back post...
        ...and powerfully heads the ball down but right at the sure-handed Anton Berg.
Min 66: Andy Summers rushes out to block the Greg Rosenthal's (LHT) route to goal...
        ...but Greg Rosenthal drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Peter Dinklage covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...Marc Sessler pounces on the clearance but his shot flies wide!
Min 72: The Heat build down the left...
        ...Greg Rosenthal sends a cross to the middle...
        ...Seb Gallagher beats Peter Dinklage to the ball...
        ...and hooks a left-footer past Andy Summers but wide of the net.
Min 74: Geddy Lee (VCC) takes the ball into the The Heat half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find Zayn Malik...
        ...who slips it past Anton Berg. GOAL!...
        ...and Vancouvers have the lead...
        ...score now: VCC 2 - LHT 1
Min 74: Andy Summers makes a grave error against Laredo...
        ...he comes out to claim, misses it...
        ...but James Chetwood amazingly hits the side post and it rebounds into the arms of Andy Summers.
Min 82: James Chetwood (LHT) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and somehow he puts it over the bar from about 8-yards out. He should have scored. 
Min 85: Marc Sessler (LHT) booked for what looked like an unintentional handball.
Min 86: Lovely chip from Sven Svenson (LHT)...
        ...James Chetwood was brave...
        ...and can't get it past the onrushing Andy Summers.
Min 88: Barry Ferguson breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Zayn Malik on the attack down the right...
        ...the American cuts inside, evades Greg Rosenthal's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball past a static Anton Berg and over the bar.


FINAL SCORE: Vancouvers 2 - Laredo 1


Man Of The Match: Andy Summers (VCC)

Vancouver FC
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Andy Summers              10 10 10  4  4  n  0  4  0  0 90  8
DF Michael Buble              9  9  9  7  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Peter Sellers             11 11 11  8  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Declan Rice               18 14 14 16  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Peter Dinklage            12 12 12  9  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Terry Butcher              5  5  5  4  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Ziggy Marley              13 13 13 11  4  n  4  0  0  0 90  5
MF Zayn Malik                13 13 13 11  4  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
MF Barry Ferguson            28 28 28 25  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Claudio Reyna              5  5  5  4  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Geddy Lee                 15 15 15 15  0  n  0  0  1  3 90  6
FW Ryan Reynolds             13 13 13 13  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Laredo Heat
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Anton Berg                16 16 16  7  0  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
SW Erni Beverley             13 13 13  9  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Seb Gallagher              8 10 10  6  1  a  0  0  0  2 90  6
DF Sven Svenson              13 13 13 10  4  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Greg Rosenthal            15 15 15 12  4  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
MF Doug Connelly             17 17 17 15  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Marc Partridge            15 15 15 13  2  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
WG Aiden Roddy                9 11 11  8  1  a  4  0  0  0 90  6
WG James Chetwood            21 21 21 18  2  n  0  0  1  5 90  7
FW Bradley Walsh             13 13 13 13  2  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Marc Sessler              18 18 18 18  0  n  4  0  0  3 90  6

Statistics       VCC LHT
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Halftime           0   1
Fulltime           2   1
Shots On Target    3   5
Shots              7  12
Saves              4   1
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   5
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      50  54
Revenue           66  66

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  VCC  N  27.60  91.76  97.71 
  1  LHT  E  32.00  70.68 122.58 
 46  VCC  N  24.00  85.76  96.51 

 Trainer's Report
Barry Ferguson (VCC) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Peter Dinklage (VCC) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Peter Sellers (VCC) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Peter Capaldi (VCC) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.
Peter Caplidl (VCC) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.
James Chetwood (LHT) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Seb Gallagher (LHT) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Aiden Roddy (LHT) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Sven Svenson (LHT) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Anton Berg (LHT) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.