Portland Timbers                          Houston Dynamo
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Marcelo Salazar           34  9  n     GK Micky Palfreeman          27  9  n
SW T Grub                    26  6  n     SW Tom Sundve                27  8  n
DF Frankie Salizar           25  8  n     DF Steve Ellul               29  7  n
DF Willie Moon               24  7  n     DF Uri Lupienska             27  7  n
DF Olaf Poole                18 10  n     DF Cortijo Del Arte          21  7  n
MF Aaron Jones               26  8  n     MF Mathieu Brissett          29  4  n
MF Mike Hollis               21 10  n     MF Paddy Tuohy               11 10  n
WG Lon Wells                 33  4  n     WG Pawel Kwrotslaw           29  7  n
FW A Purdy                   39  4  n     WG Will Murphy               16  6  a
FW Eddie Smyth               29  6  n     FW Nigel Fairweather         29 10  n
FW S Lieper                  28  6  n     FW Clinton Van Ry            26  6  n

Min 0: Portland opens up with a 4-2-4 N while the Dynamo will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is Alon Atie (HOMER/STRICT).
Min 5: Eddie Smyth (POR) hits a sweet half-volley...
        ...into the far corner of the net.  GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that Andrew Foss-Grant's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: POR 1 - HOU 0
Min 6: Superb sliding block by Cortijo Del Arte (HOU) denies Aaron Jones a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Eddie Smyth in the Houston box.
Min 6: Nigel Fairweather (HOU) finds Pawel Kwrotslaw...
        ...but he hesitates and Frankie Salizar (POR) is able to make the tackle.
Min 7: A Purdy (POR) pumps the ball back into a crowded box...
        ...S Lieper rises at the back post...
        ...and powerfully heads the ball down and past a sprawling Micky Palfreeman. GOAL!!!!!!...
        ...Portland are looking strong now...
        ...score now: POR 2 - HOU 0
Min 7: Paddy Tuohy crosses for the Dynamo...
        ...Marcelo Salazar plucks that comfortably out of the air.
Min 12: Nigel Fairweather finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Marcelo Salazar palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Clinton Van Ry who heads the ball...
        ...but T Grub (POR) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 17: Frankie Salizar (POR) takes off down the left...
        ...he outpaces the defense picks out Mike Hollis...
        ...who takes a shot but Micky Palfreeman had little trouble catching it. 
Min 20: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Pawel Kwrotslaw (HOU)...
        ...but the impressive Olaf Poole (POR) is able to get the ball back to Marcelo Salazar.
Min 22: A Purdy (POR) collects the ball from Mike Hollis on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot that is barely collected by Micky Palfreeman for a big save!
Min 24: The ball is played back towards the box by Aaron Jones (POR)...
        ...Cortijo Del Arte heads out...
        ...only for Lon Wells to try and audacious first time volley...
        ...which Micky Palfreeman has to push over the top.
Min 28: Now the ball comes to Frankie Salizar (POR)...
        ...Eddie Smyth has space on the left and Frankie Salizar tries to play him in...
        ...only for Tom Sundve (HOU) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 30: Jhonny Perez on for Lon Wells(WG)...
        ...Jhonny Perez will play WG.
Min 31: Frankie Salizar (POR) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Aaron Jones but it evades him...
        ...Micky Palfreeman calmly collects the ball.
Min 32: The ball is crossed in and Cortijo Del Arte heads away but only to A Purdy (POR)...
        ...a neat hit and Micky Palfreeman doesn't have time to get to the scuffed shot. GOAL! ...
        ...yet another one for Portland; Coach Stephen Williams is furious...
        ...score now: POR 3 - HOU 0
Min 38: Great tackle by Uri Lupienska (HOU)...
        ...to prevent S Lieper (POR) from latching onto Eddie Smyth's pass. 
Min 45: Kevin Scales on for A Purdy(FW)...
        ...Kevin Scales will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Portland 3 - Houston 0

Min 47: Superb sliding block by Uri Lupienska (HOU) denies Eddie Smyth a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Aaron Jones in the Houston box.
Min 47: Nigel Fairweather (HOU) tries a wildly ambitious effort from distance...
        ...which trundles back to Marcelo Salazar in a restful Sunday type of way.
Min 48: A superb strike from Mike Hollis (POR)...
        ...who smashes one with power from 20 yards out...
        ...but its caught by the alert Dynamo goalie Micky Palfreeman.
Min 51: Mike Hollis (POR) takes the ball into the Dynamo half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find Frankie Salizar...
        ...who fires it over the goal.
Min 52: Kevin Scales (POR) collects the ball from Jhonny Perez on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot that is barely collected by Micky Palfreeman for a big save!
Min 52: The ball is crossed in and Willie Moon heads away but only to Uri Lupienska (HOU)...
        ...a neat hit but it falls wide.
Min 53: Pawel Kwrotslaw (HOU) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Paddy Tuohy but it evades him...
        ...Olaf Poole (POR) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 55: Frankie Salizar (POR) picks up possession on the left...
        ...fe steps into the top corner of the box...
        ...and fires off a bullet of a shot...
        ...the pace and power of the American's shot takes the ball past Micky Palfreeman...
        ...and rifles into the roof of the net. GOAL!!!!!...
        ...Stephen Williams suggests to Micky Palfreeman that he might want to dust off his resume...
        ...score now: POR 4 - HOU 0
Min 57: Mathieu Brissett (HOU) and Pawel Kwrotslaw break for Houston...
        ...Pawel Kwrotslaw looks to have found space into which to recieve Mathieu Brissett's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Willie Moon (POR) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 59: Kevin Scales looks up and sees Aaron Jones in space...
        ... a deft flick on, he's onside!...
        ... Aaron Jones torpedoes it hard and low under the outstretched Micky Palfreeman, oh what a beauty!?GOAL!!...
        ...yet another one for Portland; they are really pouring it on...
        ...score now: POR 5 - HOU 0
Min 70: Houston break quickly with Steve Ellul...
        ...he only has Marcelo Salazar to beat...
        ...great save by Marcelo Salazar but the ball falls to Pawel Kwrotslaw...
        ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering Marcelo Salazar.
Min 75: Pawel Kwrotslaw (HOU) seizes on a horrible clearance from the American keeper...
        ...finds Nigel Fairweather busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...
        ...saved by Marcelo Salazar!
Min 81: S Lieper (POR) swings a ball in to the Houston box...
        ...but the presence of Steve Ellul (HOU) means it is easily cleared.
Min 82: Superb sliding block by Frankie Salizar (POR) denies Mathieu Brissett a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Clinton Van Ry in the Portland box.
Min 86: Pawel Kwrotslaw finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Marcelo Salazar palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Nigel Fairweather who heads the ball...
        ...but Frankie Salizar (POR) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 88: Portland gives the ball away and Mathieu Brissett gathers...
        ...he comes in from the left flank unchallenged...
        ...heunleashes an drive that ends up in the hands of Marcelo Salazar.
Min 90: Eddie Smyth (POR) and Aaron Jones break for Portland...
        ...Aaron Jones looks to have found space into which to recieve Eddie Smyth's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Cortijo Del Arte (HOU) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 90: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Nigel Fairweather (HOU)...
        ...but the impressive Olaf Poole (POR) is able to get the ball back to Marcelo Salazar.


FINAL SCORE: Portland 5 - Houston 0


Man Of The Match: Marcelo Salazar (POR)

Portland Timbers
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Marcelo Salazar           34 34 34 15  3  n  0  5  0  0 90  8
SW T Grub                    26 20 20 20  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Olaf Poole                18 18 18 14  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Frankie Salizar           25 25 25 22  2  n  0  0  1  3 90  8
DF Willie Moon               24 24 24 19  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Aaron Jones               26 26 26 23  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
MF Mike Hollis               21 21 21 18  4  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
WG Lon Wells                 33 33 33 29  2  n  0  0  0  1 30  6
WG Jhonny Perez              27 27 27 24  2  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
FW Eddie Smyth               29 29 29 29  0  n  0  0  1  1 90  7
FW A Purdy                   39 39 39 39  1  n  0  0  1  2 45  6
FW S Lieper                  28 28 28 28  0  n  0  0  1  1 90  7
FW Kevin Scales              30 30 30 30  2  n  0  0  0  1 45  6

Houston Dynamo
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Micky Palfreeman          27 27 27 12  3  n  0  6  0  0 90  6
SW Tom Sundve                27 27 27 18  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF Steve Ellul               29 29 29 23  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF Uri Lupienska             27 27 27 24  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  5
DF Cortijo Del Arte          21 21 21 16  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Paddy Tuohy               11 11 11  9  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  5
MF Mathieu Brissett          29 29 29 26 -2  n  0  0  0  1 90  5
WG Pawel Kwrotslaw           29 29 29 26  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Will Murphy               16 20 20 14 -2  a  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Clinton Van Ry            26 26 26 26  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Nigel Fairweather         29 29 29 29  4  n  0  0  0  2 90  6

Statistics       POR HOU
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Halftime           3   0
Fulltime           5   0
Shots On Target   11   5
Shots             12   6
Saves              5   6
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      60  56
Revenue           84  84

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  POR  N  53.50 136.94 210.29 
  1  HOU  E  65.50 129.57 195.37 
 31  POR  N  53.50 136.94 201.59 
 46  POR  N  53.50 136.94 194.59 

 Trainer's Report
Kevin Scales (POR) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
S Lieper (POR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Olaf Poole (POR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Nigel Fairweather (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Clinton Van Ry (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.