Pre Game Suspension: Steve Coppell (SJ) on for the suspended Chris Waddle at WG.
San Jose Earthquakes                      Carolina RailHawks
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Ray Clemence              26  9  n     GK Aidan Turner              30  3  p
SW Thiago Silva              16  8  n     DF Zac Hammond               26  4  n
DF Reece James               27  3  n     DF Harry Taylor              22  4  n
DF Malo Gusto                23  4  n     DF Louis Lomas               17  7  n
DF Kenny Samson              16  6  n     DF Joe Gubbins               12  7  n
MF Cole Palmer               23  9  n     MF Louis Bragg               23  6  n
MF Moises Caicedo            19 10  n     MF Jason Demetriou           18 10  n
WG Mykhailo Mudryk           27  7  n     MF Louis Perez               17  7  n
WG Steve Coppell              9 10  n     WG Harry Gens                30  3  n
FW Nicolas Jackson           27  7  n     WG Jack Wood                 27  4  n
FW Gary Lineker              26  5  n     FW Ronnie Blake              26  4  n

Min 0: San Jose opens up with a 4-2-4 N while the RailHawks will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Kenny Clark (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 9: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Gary Lineker (SJ)...
        ...but the impressive Zac Hammond (CAR) is able to get the ball back to Aidan Turner.
Min 14: Harry Taylor picks the ball up deep in his own half and hits a long-ball for Harry Gens to chase...
        ...it drops over Reece James's shoulder and right into Harry Gens's path...
        ...the American hits an early shot from just outside the box...
        ...that is stopped by Ray Clemence.
Min 18: Cheeky back heel from Gary Lineker to release Cole Palmer in the box...
        ...but the Englishman is correctly ruled to have been off-side. 
Min 19: Joe Gubbins  (CAR) finds Jason Demetriou steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...and strikes the ball just wide of Ray Clemence's net.
Min 21: Mykhailo Mudryk (SJ) puts in a cross...
        ...but Joe Gubbins  (CAR) clears with ease.
Min 22: Ronnie Blake slides the ball under Ray Clemence...
        ...and into the right-hand corner of the net  GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that Jason Dowson's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: SJ 0 - CAR 1
Min 24: Mykhailo Mudryk slides the ball under Aidan Turner...
        ...but it rolls wide for a goal kick.
Min 24: Reece James hits a short back-pass...
        ...and Ronnie Blake (CAR) latches on...
        ...he has the easiest of tap-ins GOAL!...
        ...Carolina are looking strong now...
        ...score now: SJ 0 - CAR 2
Min 31: Jason Demetriou finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Ray Clemence palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Harry Gens who heads the ball...
        ...but Reece James (SJ) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 33: Steve Coppell (SJ) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and slams a shot right at Aidan Turner who makes the save.
Min 34: Jack Wood (CAR) tries a wildly ambitious effort from distance...
        ...which trundles back to Ray Clemence in a restful Sunday type of way.
Min 36: Ronnie Blake (CAR) swings a ball in to the San Jose box...
        ...but the presence of Reece James (SJ) means it is easily cleared.
Min 37: Jason Demetriou (CAR) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Reece James (SJ) is there to clear with his head.
Min 39: Moises Caicedo  slides the ball under Aidan Turner...
        ...but it rolls wide for a goal kick.
Min 41: Louis Bragg (CAR) is on the left and looks to cross...
        ...the ball floats over Ray Clemence...
        ...and just over the woodwork for a goal kick.
Min 43: Cole Palmer (SJ) finds Mykhailo Mudryk steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Zac Hammond (CAR) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 44: Moises Caicedo  (SJ) reads Cole Palmer's intentions perfectly...
        ...as he beats the offside trap...
        ...and races onto the ball...
        ...firing an unstoppable effort that arcs inches over the crossbar.
Min 44: Steve Coppell (SJ) gets a yellow card for a foul on Ronnie Blake on the right flank.
Min 44: Louis Lomas (CAR) enters the book for a word out of place to the referee. 
Min 45: Phil Neal on for Reece James(DF)...
        ...Phil Neal will play DF.
Min 45: Max Flick on for Zac Hammond(DF)...
        ...Max Flick will play DF.
Min 45: Morvan Dowson on for Harry Gens(WG)...
        ...Morvan Dowson will play FW.
Min 45:  Sam Dalby on for Ronnie Blake(FW)...
        ... Sam Dalby will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: San Jose 0 - Carolina 2

Min 46: Now the ball comes to Cole Palmer (SJ)...
        ...Malo Gusto has space on the left and Cole Palmer tries to play him in...
        ...only for Louis Lomas (CAR) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 51: Jason Demetriou (CAR) foolishly trips Nicolas Jackson and receives a yellow card for his troubles.
Min 55: San Jose give the ball away in midfield...
        ...Jack Wood (CAR) takes over for Carolina...
        ...he drives inside and slips the ball through the defense for  Sam Dalby...
        ...the American evades a challenge...
        ...and hammers the ball past just wide!
Min 56: Steve Coppell (SJ) pumps the ball back into a crowded box...
        ...Mykhailo Mudryk rises at the back post...
        ...and powerfully heads the ball down but right at the sure-handed Aidan Turner.
Min 58: Louis Perez (CAR) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Louis Bragg but it evades him...
        ...Malo Gusto (SJ) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 62: Max Flick's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Gary Lineker (SJ)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a RailHawks man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 66: Mykhailo Mudryk (SJ) tries a wildly ambitious effort from distance...
        ...which trundles back to Aidan Turner in a restful Sunday type of way.
Min 69: Moises Caicedo  (SJ) finds Mykhailo Mudryk steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Joe Gubbins  (CAR) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 70: Morvan Dowson almost penetrates Quakes's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Thiago Silva would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 76: The ball is chipped back to the far post...
        ...where two Carolina players are waiting...
        ...Jason Demetriou (CAR) out jumps Jack Wood...
        ...and his looping header drifts over Ray Clemence...
        ...and is caught by a fan in the 7th row.
Min 80: SJ now playing Press
Min 81: Moises Caicedo  volleys a powerful shot from the right...
        ...Aidan Turner gets a touch but can't stop it...
        ...but his touch causes it to drift out of danger.
Min 84: Carolina break quickly with Morvan Dowson...
        ...he only has Ray Clemence to beat...
        ...great save by Ray Clemence but the ball falls to Louis Bragg...
        ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering Ray Clemence.
Min 90: Morvan Dowson opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Thiago Silva greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?


FINAL SCORE: San Jose 0 - Carolina 2


Man Of The Match: Aidan Turner (CAR)

San Jose Earthquakes 
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Ray Clemence              26 26 26 11  3  n  0  3  0  0 90  6
SW Thiago Silva              16 16 16 11  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Kenny Samson              16 16 16 12  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Malo Gusto                23 23 23 18 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Reece James               27 27 27 24  0  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Phil Neal                 26 26 26 23  0  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Cole Palmer               23 23 23 23  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Moises Caicedo            19 19 19 17  4  n  0  0  0  3 90  6
WG Steve Coppell              9  9  9  8  4  n  4  0  0  1 90  6
WG Mykhailo Mudryk           27 27 27 24  1  n  0  0  0  3 90  6
FW Gary Lineker              26 26 26 26 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Nicolas Jackson           27 27 27 27  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Carolina RailHawks
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Aidan Turner              30 30 30 13 -2  p  0  4  0  0 90  7
DF Harry Taylor              22 22 22 17 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Joe Gubbins               12 12 12  9  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Louis Lomas               17 17 17 13  1  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Zac Hammond               26 26 26 20  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Max Flick                 15 15 15 12  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Louis Bragg               23 23 23 23  0  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF Jason Demetriou           18 18 18 18  4  n  4  0  0  2 90  6
MF Louis Perez               17 17 17 15  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Harry Gens                30 30 30 27  0  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
WG Jack Wood                 27 27 27 24 -2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Ronnie Blake              26 26 26 26  1  n  0  0  2  2 45  6
FW Morvan Dowson             23 23 23 23  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW  Sam Dalby                23 23 23 23  1  n  0  0  0  1 45  6

Statistics        SJ CAR
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Halftime           0   2
Fulltime           0   2
Shots On Target    4   5
Shots              7   9
Saves              3   4
Offsides           2   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   2
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      58  58
Revenue           76  76

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1   SJ  N  49.00 109.78 159.98 
  1  CAR  N  38.70 117.58 176.28 
 46   SJ  N  48.50 108.78 159.73 
 46  CAR  N  32.10 106.58 152.08 
 81   SJ  P  28.25  81.03 187.48 

 Trainer's Report
Ray Clemence (SJ) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Moises Caicedo  (SJ) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Harry Taylor (CAR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Jack Wood (CAR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Ronnie Blake (CAR) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Morvan Dowson (CAR) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Louis Bragg (CAR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.