Austin FC                                 Columbus Crew
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Brad Stuver               30  9  p     GK Sayid Jarrah              30  7  p
SW Ilie Sanchez              27  5  n     DF James Ford                27  8  n
DF Jovan Lukic               28  5  n     DF Han Solo                  22  7  n
DF Antonio Gomez             27  5  n     DF Dean Huxley               22  4  n
DF Cavon Sullivan            24  5  n     DF Andrew Camina             12  6  n
MF Joaquin Torres            16 10  n     MF Obi Wan Kenobi            23 10  n
MF Nikola Vlasic             12 10  a     MF Darth Vader               19 10  n
WG Daniel Pereira            23 10  a     WG Barry Smith               26  7  n
WG Jhojan Valencia           23  7  a     WG Luke Skywalker            23  7  n
FW Myrto Uzani               29  5  n     FW Ollie Simpson             33  6  n
FW Brandon Vasquez           27  5  n     FW John Locke                26  8  n

Min 0: Austin opens up with a 4-2-4 N while the The Crew will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is Adrian Nicholas (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 3: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Darth Vader (CLB)...
        ...but the impressive Antonio Gomez (AUS) is able to get the ball back to Brad Stuver.
Min 4: Brandon Vasquez (AUS) and Jovan Lukic break for Austin...
        ...Jovan Lukic looks to have found space into which to recieve Brandon Vasquez's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Dean Huxley (CLB) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 11: Han Solo (CLB) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Antonio Gomez (AUS) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 17: Brandon Vasquez (AUS) fires in a cross...
        ...which takes a deflection...
        ...and Nikola Vlasic takes advantage to fire on goal...
        ...but Sayid Jarrah is there to handle the danger.
Min 20: Antonio Gomez (AUS) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Han Solo (CLB) is there to clear with his head.
Min 21: Obi Wan Kenobi (CLB) has a shot...
        ...Brad Stuver parries...
        ...Obi Wan Kenobi gets onto it again...
        ...and Brad Stuver's second block falls for John Locke...
        ...who half-volleys in GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that Steve Turner's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: AUS 0 - CLB 1
Min 22: Darth Vader (CLB) collects on that right flank...
        ...his cross ricochets to the American striker Barry Smith...
        ...whose finish is saved by Brad Stuver.
Min 25: James Ford gets overlapped by Jhojan Valencia (AUS)...
        ...who threads it to Daniel Pereira...
        ...who knocks it just wide.
Min 25: John Locke (CLB) swings a ball in to the Austin box...
        ...but the presence of Jovan Lukic (AUS) means it is easily cleared.
Min 29: Han Solo(CLB) limps off the pitch...
        ...Karl Brough (CLB) on for Han Solo at DF.
Min 29: Daniel Pereira (AUS) crosses after some neat tricks inside the area...
        ...and Jovan Lukic heads in from close range...
        ...its in the net GOAL!!...
        ...Austin draw level....
        ...score now: AUS 1 - CLB 1
Min 29: Jhojan Valencia (AUS) catches James Ford late, and that's a booking for the Austin man.
Min 38: Ollie Simpson (CLB) crosses after some neat tricks inside the area...
        ...and John Locke heads in from close range...
        ...its in the net GOAL!!...
        ...and Columbus have the lead...
        ...score now: AUS 1 - CLB 2
Min 40: Cheeky back heel from Joaquin Torres to release Myrto Uzani in the box...
        ...but the Algerian is correctly ruled to have been off-side. 
Min 41: Antonio Gomez (AUS) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Karl Brough (CLB) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 45: Sebastian Driussi on for Jovan Lukic(DF)...
        ...Sebastian Driussi will play DF.
Min 45: Besard Sabovic on for Myrto Uzani(FW)...
        ...Besard Sabovic will play FW.
Min 45: Markus Anderson on for Jhojan Valencia(WG)...
        ...Markus Anderson will play WG.


HALFTIME SCORE: Austin 1 - Columbus 2

Min 47: Ollie Simpson finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Brad Stuver palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Barry Smith who heads the ball...
        ...and it is collected by Brad Stuver for the save.
Min 49: Luke Skywalker (CLB) breaks away and charges into the penalty area...
        ...a little shuffle of the feet...
        ...and his shot is parried away by Brad Stuver--superb save!
Min 59: Daniel Pereira (AUS) makes a late challenge on Ollie Simpson...
        ...and gets yellow-carded.
Min 60: Ollie Simpson (CLB) takes the ball into the El Tree half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find John Locke...
        ...who can't get it past Brad Stuver.
Min 61: Ollie Simpson (CLB) does well on the left and crosses towards James Ford...
        ...the American meets it with a neat header...
        ...punched to safety by Brad Stuver.
Min 62: Columbus break quickly with James Ford...
        ...he only has Brad Stuver to beat...
        ...great save by Brad Stuver but the ball falls to Luke Skywalker...
        ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering Brad Stuver.
Min 72: Brandon Vasquez opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Dean Huxley greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 77: Nikola Vlasic (AUS) hits a sweet half-volley...
        ...caught by Sayid Jarrah!
Min 77: The ball is played back towards the box by John Locke (CLB)...
        ...Cavon Sullivan heads out...
        ...only for James Ford to try and audacious first time volley...
        ...which Brad Stuver has to push over the top.
Min 78: Ollie Simpson (CLB) looking a couple of yards offside...
        ...picks it up just outside the box and calmy scores.  GOAL!...
        ...Columbus are looking strong now...
        ...score now: AUS 1 - CLB 3
Min 80: Columbus give the ball away in midfield...
        ...Joaquin Torres (AUS) takes over for Austin...
        ...he drives inside and slips the ball through the defense for Daniel Pereira...
        ...the Colombian evades a challenge...
        ...and hammers the ball right at Sayid Jarrah who makes the save!
Min 83: Besard Sabovic opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...James Ford greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 88: James Ford gets overlapped by Sebastian Driussi (AUS)...
        ...who threads it to Nikola Vlasic...
        ...who hits it right into the hands of Sayid Jarrah.


FINAL SCORE: Austin 1 - Columbus 3


Man Of The Match: John Locke (CLB)

Austin FC
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Brad Stuver               30 30 30 13  4  p  0  7  0  0 90  6
SW Ilie Sanchez              27 27 27 21 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Antonio Gomez             27 27 27 21 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Cavon Sullivan            24 24 24 21 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Jovan Lukic               28 28 28 25  2  n  0  0  1  1 45  6
DF Sebastian Driussi         23 23 23 20  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  5
MF Nikola Vlasic             12 15 15 10  2  a  0  0  0  3 90  6
MF Joaquin Torres            16 16 16 14  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
WG Daniel Pereira            23 28 28 20  2  a  4  0  0  2 90  6
WG Jhojan Valencia           23 28 28 20  3  a  4  0  0  0 45  6
WG Markus Anderson           22 27 27 19  2  a  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Brandon Vasquez           27 27 27 27 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Myrto Uzani               29 29 29 29  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Besard Sabovic            27 27 27 27  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  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 Sayid Jarrah              30 30 30 13  2  p  0  4  0  0 90  7
DF Han Solo                  22 22 22 19  1  n  0  0  0  0 29  6
DF Dean Huxley               22 22 22 19 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Andrew Camina             12 12 12  9  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF James Ford                27 27 27 21  2  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
DF Karl Brough               26 26 26 20 -1  n  0  0  0  0 61  6
MF Obi Wan Kenobi            23 23 23 20  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Darth Vader               19 15 15 17  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Luke Skywalker            23 23 23 20  1  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
WG Barry Smith               26 26 26 23  1  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Ollie Simpson             33 33 33 33  0  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW John Locke                26 26 26 26  2  n  0  0  2  3 90  7

Statistics       AUS CLB
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Halftime           1   2
Fulltime           1   3
Shots On Target    5  10
Shots              6  10
Saves              7   4
Offsides           1   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       2   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      59  67
Revenue           80  80

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  AUS  N  59.00 141.95 187.15 
  1  CLB  E  42.30 107.26 195.41 
 29  CLB  E  44.70 111.26 196.21 
 46  AUS  N  56.50 136.95 182.45 

 Trainer's Report
Han Solo (CLB) suffered a thigh bruise.
Brad Stuver (AUS) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Sebastian Driussi (AUS) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
John Locke (CLB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Han Solo (CLB) only played 29 minutes and could not be trained.
Darth Vader (CLB) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Luke Skywalker (CLB) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Obi Wan Kenobi (CLB) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Daniel Pereira (AUS) was booked today, and now has 12 DP.
    He'll miss 1 game (starting next session).
Jhojan Valencia (AUS) was booked today, and now has 22 DP.
    He'll miss 2 games (starting next session).