Vancouver Whitecaps                       Columbus Crew
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Leep The Keep             33  8  n     GK James Amidola             33  8  n
DF Pete Trewaves             24  8  n     SW Steve Turner              26 10  n
DF Rajiv Hangdan             17 10  n     DF Dean Huxley               28  5  n
DF Rick Witter               14 10  n     DF Adrian Ball               25  6  n
MF Ryan Gauld                21  8  n     DF Karl Brough               19  6  n
MF Hal Grimsby               18 10  n     MF Boone Carlisle            24  8  n
MF Bute Castle               17  9  n     MF Peter Wright              20 10  n
WG Todd Cantwell             29  8  n     WG Gerry Anderson            29 10  n
FW Steve Hogarth             34 10  n     WG Barry Smith               29  8  n
FW Kai Havertz               28  8  n     FW Peter Boddice             30  5  n
FW Timothy Weah              27 10  n     FW Ollie Simpson             29  7  n

Min 0: Vancouver opens up with a 3-3-4 N while the The Crew will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is Stuart Dougal (HOMER/FAIR).
Min 1: Peter Boddice almost penetrates Canadians's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Pete Trewaves would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 6: Kai Havertz almost penetrates The Crew's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Dean Huxley would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 7: The ball is played back towards the box by Gerry Anderson (CLB)...
        ...Pete Trewaves heads out...
        ...only for Peter Boddice to try and audacious first time volley...
        ...which Leep The Keep   has to push over the top.
Min 10: The ball is hooked on towards Ollie Simpson (CLB)...
        ...who takes on Pete Trewaves on the edge of the area...
        ...he's blocked but the rebound falls to Peter Boddice...
        ...who from the edge of the box drills a fine low shot into the net  GOAL!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the The Crew...
        ...score now: VAN 0 - CLB 1
Min 12: The ball is hooked on towards Peter Boddice (CLB)...
        ...who takes on Rajiv Hangdan on the edge of the area...
        ...Rajiv Hangdan  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 15: Andrew Camina on for Steve Turner(SW)...
        ...Andrew Camina will play DF.
Min 23: Columbus break quickly with Ollie Simpson...
        ...he only has Leep The Keep   to beat...
        ...great save by Leep The Keep   but the ball falls to Dean Huxley...
        ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering Leep The Keep  .
Min 26: Lovely chip from Gerry Anderson (CLB)...
        ...Peter Boddice was brave...
        ...and knocks the ball past the onrushing Leep The Keep    GOAL!...
        ...Columbus are looking strong now...
        ...score now: VAN 0 - CLB 2
Min 28: Peter Boddice (CLB) finds space for a cross from the left...
        ...Leep The Keep   doesn't know whether to go for the ball or stay on his line...
        ...Barry Smith rises highest at the back post...
        ...and its punched over the bar by Leep The Keep   who stayed on his line.
Min 30: Superb sliding block by Rick Witter (VAN) denies Boone Carlisle a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Peter Boddice in the Vancouver box.
Min 30: Trevor Shooter on for Peter Boddice(FW)...
        ...Trevor Shooter will play FW.
Min 31: Columbus break quickly with Barry Smith...
        ...he only has Leep The Keep   to beat...
        ...great save by Leep The Keep   but the ball falls to Boone Carlisle...
        ...who slots the ball into the vacant net. GOAL!!!!!...
        ...yet another one for Columbus; Coach Mark Creasey is furious...
        ...score now: VAN 0 - CLB 3
Min 32: James Amidola makes a grave error against Vancouver...
        ...he comes out to claim, misses it...
        ...but Ryan Gauld amazingly hits the side post and it rebounds into the arms of James Amidola.
Min 33: Karl Brough (CLB) nods the ball down for Trevor Shooter on the edge of the box...
        ...Trevor Shooter takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Leep The Keep   rushes of his line...
        ...Trevor Shooter 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 34: Gerry Anderson (CLB) collects on that right flank...
        ...his cross ricochets to the American striker Andrew Camina...
        ...whose finish is saved by Leep The Keep  .
Min 35: Timothy Weah finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...James Amidola palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Steve Hogarth  who heads the ball...
        ...but Andrew Camina (CLB) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 36: One pass too many from Vancouver and Columbus soon get a cross in...
        ...Barry Smith (CLB) gets his head to it...
        ...but Leep The Keep   is untroubled by that one.
Min 37: Trevor Shooter (CLB) finds Barry Smith...
        ...but he hesitates and Rajiv Hangdan (VAN) is able to make the tackle.
Min 44: Andrew Camina's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Steve Hogarth  (VAN)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a The Crew man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 45: Columbus break quickly with Trevor Shooter...
        ...he only has Leep The Keep   to beat...
        ...great save by Leep The Keep   but the ball falls to Gerry Anderson...
        ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering Leep The Keep  .
Min 45: Mark Kelly on for Bute Castle(MF)...
        ...Mark Kelly will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Vancouver 0 - Columbus 3

Min 51: Andrew Camina heads away...
        ...Kai Havertz (VAN) knocks it back in with a header...
        ...and Timothy Weah drills it on goal but its saved by James Amidola.
Min 57: Barry Smith (CLB) hits a sweet half-volley...
        ...into the far corner of the net.  GOAL!...
        ...Mark Creasey suggests to Leep The Keep   that he might want to dust off his resume...
        ...score now: VAN 0 - CLB 4
Min 59: Mark Kelly (VAN) passes a great ball to Todd Cantwell...
        ...whose low shot across goal is parried by The Crew keeper James Amidola...
        ...who then falls on it for the save.
Min 60: Vancouver gives the ball away and Ollie Simpson gathers...
        ...he comes in from the left flank unchallenged...
        ...heunleashes an drive that ends up in the hands of Leep The Keep  .
Min 64: A woeful back-pass by Pete Trewaves...
        ...Gerry Anderson (CLB) races onto the ball...
        ...and slots it under Leep The Keep  ...
        ...and into the back of the net.  GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Columbus; they are really pouring it on...
        ...score now: VAN 0 - CLB 5
Min 71: With Columbus so far forward a rare Vancouver break sees Steve Hogarth  play a long diagonal pass for Timothy Weah...
        ...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side. 
Min 77: Timothy Weah(VAN) is stretchered off...
        ...Kris Boyd (VAN) on for Timothy Weah at FW.
Min 83: The ball is hooked on towards Trevor Shooter (CLB)...
        ...who takes on Pete Trewaves on the edge of the area...
        ...Pete Trewaves  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 90: Steve Hogarth  (VAN) rides a challenge in midfield...
        ...flicks the ball through the Columbus defense to Kai Havertz...
        ...who races towards goal...
        ...James Amidola rushes off his line and Kai Havertz slots the ball around him...
        ...off the post and into the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...Vancouver pull one back but can they add more?...
        ...score now: VAN 1 - CLB 5


FINAL SCORE: Vancouver 1 - Columbus 5


Man Of The Match: Barry Smith (CLB)

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             33 33 33 14  2  n  0  8  0  0 90  6
DF Rajiv Hangdan             17 17 17 13  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  0
DF Rick Witter               14 14 14 11  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF Pete Trewaves             24 24 24 19  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  0
MF Ryan Gauld                21 21 21 18  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  5
MF Bute Castle               17 17 17 17  6  n  0  0  0  0 45  5
MF Hal Grimsby               18 18 18 16  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Mark Kelly                27 27 27 27  3  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
WG Todd Cantwell             29 29 29 26  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Steve Hogarth             34 34 34 34  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Kai Havertz               28 28 28 28  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Timothy Weah              27 27 27 27 -8  n  0  0  0  1 77  6
FW Kris Boyd                 12 12 12 12  9  n  0  0  0  0 13  6

Columbus Crew
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK James Amidola             33 33 33 14  2  n  0  3  0  0 90  7
SW Steve Turner              26 13 13 11  9  n  0  0  0  0 15  6
DF Karl Brough               19 19 19 15  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Adrian Ball               25 25 25 22  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Dean Huxley               28 28 28 25 -1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Andrew Camina             29 29 29 23  0  n  0  0  0  1 75  6
MF Peter Wright              20 20 20 18  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Boone Carlisle            24 24 24 24  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
WG Barry Smith               29 29 29 26  2  n  0  0  1  3 90  7
WG Gerry Anderson            29 29 29 26  4  n  0  0  1  2 90  7
FW Ollie Simpson             29 29 29 29  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Peter Boddice             30 30 30 30  3  n  0  0  2  3 30  7
FW Trevor Shooter            35 35 35 35  0  n  0  0  0  1 60  6

Statistics       VAN CLB
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Halftime           0   3
Fulltime           1   5
Shots On Target    4  13
Shots              4  13
Saves              8   3
Offsides           2   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      54  63
Revenue           61  61

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  VAN  N  33.00  85.90 186.95 
  1  CLB  E  49.00 112.01 217.11 
 16  CLB  E  60.60 128.01 219.31 
 31  CLB  E  60.60 128.01 224.31 
 46  VAN  N  33.00  90.90 194.45 
 77  VAN  N  33.00  90.90 179.45 

 Trainer's Report
Timothy Weah (VAN) has a muscle pull.
Steve Hogarth  (VAN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Todd Cantwell (VAN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Leep The Keep   (VAN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Bute Castle (VAN) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Dean Huxley (CLB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.