San Jose Earthquakes                      Columbus Crew
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Dorde Petrovic            23 10  n     GK James Amidola             30  8  n
SW Thiago Silva              16 10  n     DF Andrew Camina             28  6  n
DF Reece James               27  5  n     DF Dean Huxley               27  6  n
DF Phil Neal                 26  5  n     DF Karl Brough               21  6  n
DF Malo Gusto                23  6  n     DF Adrian Ball               21  6  n
MF Cole Palmer               23  8  n     MF James Reilly              16 10  n
MF Moises Caicedo            20  4  n     MF Peter Wright              15  9  n
MF Trevor Brooking           12 10  n     WG Barry Smith               28  8  n
WG Mykhailo Mudryk           27  9  n     WG Gerry Anderson            27 10  n
WG Chris Waddle              25  6  n     FW Trevor Shooter            30  6  n
FW Gary Lineker              26  7  n     FW Ollie Simpson             28  7  n

Min 0: San Jose opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the The Crew will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is Bryce Kalmbach (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 1: Trevor Brooking (SJ) takes the ball into the The Crew half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find Mykhailo Mudryk...
        ...who fires it over the goal.
Min 3: Trevor Shooter (CLB) hooks the ball away from Reece James...
        ...and Barry Smith dives in...
        ...and heads home from six yards GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that Steve Turner's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: SJ 0 - CLB 1
Min 7: Reece James (SJ) collects the ball from Trevor Brooking on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot to beat James Amidola! GOAL!...
        ...San Jose draw level....
        ...score now: SJ 1 - CLB 1
Min 8: Great tackle by Dean Huxley (CLB)...
        ...to prevent Cole Palmer (SJ) from latching onto Trevor Brooking's pass. 
Min 12: Superb sliding block by Malo Gusto (SJ) denies Trevor Shooter a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Peter Wright in the San Jose box.
Min 13: Gary Lineker (SJ) nods the ball down for Moises Caicedo  on the edge of the box...
        ...Moises Caicedo  takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and James Amidola rushes of his line...
        ...Moises Caicedo  gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Andrew Camina (CLB)!
Min 14: Reece James heads away...
        ...Ollie Simpson (CLB) knocks it back in with a header...
        ...and Peter Wright drills it on goal but its saved by Dorde Petrovic.
Min 16: Karl Brough (CLB) finds space for a cross from the left...
        ...Dorde Petrovic doesn't know whether to go for the ball or stay on his line...
        ...Ollie Simpson rises highest at the back post...
        ...and its punched over the bar by Dorde Petrovic who stayed on his line.
Min 17: The ball breaks from a Andrew Camina tackle and lands in the path of Chris Waddle (SJ)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...James Amidola palms Chris Waddle's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...James Amidola falls on it.
Min 20: Axel Disasi gets overlapped by Ollie Simpson (CLB)...
        ...who threads it to Trevor Shooter...
        ...who hits it right into the hands of Dorde Petrovic.
Min 29: Cole Palmer (SJ) looks up and spots Mykhailo Mudryk arriving in the box...
        ...the Englishman tees up Mykhailo Mudryk for the shot...
        ...the ball falls into into the arms James Amidola...
        ...Cole Palmer should have done better with that.
Min 31: Mykhailo Mudryk (SJ) has a shot...
        ...James Amidola parries...
        ...Mykhailo Mudryk gets onto it again...
        ...and James Amidola's second block falls for Moises Caicedo ...
        ...who half-volleys wide of the net.
Min 33: Reece James loses the ball to Barry Smith (CLB) on the right-hand side of the area...
        ...he takes it on and steers the coolest of shots at Dorde Petrovic%who makes a superb save.
Min 39: Here comes Gerry Anderson (CLB)...
        ...getting onto Ollie Simpson's ball behind the defense...
        ...he slots it coolly past Dorde Petrovic GOAL!...
        ...and Columbus have the lead...
        ...score now: SJ 1 - CLB 2


HALFTIME SCORE: San Jose 1 - Columbus 2

Min 51: Ollie Simpson (CLB) and James Reilly break for Columbus...
        ...James Reilly looks to have found space into which to recieve Ollie Simpson's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Thiago Silva (SJ) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 54: Chris Waddle (SJ) picks up a long clearance...
        ...he heads toward the byline and flicks it into Cole Palmer...
        ...whose shot is easily handled by James Amidola.
Min 55: Trevor Shooter (CLB) down the wing...
        ...he plays it across to Barry Smith...
        ...and the American knocks it straight at Dorde Petrovic who calmly collects it.
Min 57: Trevor Shooter (CLB) spins and plays the ball to the right of the box...
        ...for the on-rushing Gerry Anderson...
        ...Gerry Anderson shoots at Dorde Petrovic who makes the save.
Min 59: Lovely chip from Cole Palmer (SJ)...
        ...Trevor Brooking was brave...
        ...and can't get it past the onrushing James Amidola.
Min 62: James Reilly breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Barry Smith on the attack down the right...
        ...the American cuts inside, evades Reece James's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball past a static Dorde Petrovic and into the back of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...Columbus are looking strong now...
        ...score now: SJ 1 - CLB 3
Min 63: The Ref pulls Ollie Simpson (CLB) up for spitting? Surely he can't be serious??
Min 73: Ollie Simpson (CLB) picks up a long clearance...
        ...he heads toward the byline and flicks it onto Trevor Shooter...
        ...who calmly finishes. GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Columbus; Coach Andy Shaw is furious...
        ...score now: SJ 1 - CLB 4
Min 76: Trevor Shooter opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Reece James greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 78: Reece James (SJ) booked for what looked like an unintentional handball.
Min 80: Mykhailo Mudryk's (SJ) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Dean Huxley (CLB)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of James Amidola.
Min 80: SJ now playing Press
Min 85: Moises Caicedo  (SJ) hooks the ball away from Andrew Camina...
        ...and Trevor Brooking dives in...
        ...and heads down but James Amidola was there for the save!
Min 88: Mykhailo Mudryk (SJ) looking a couple of yards offside...
        ...picks it up just outside the box and calmy scores.  GOAL!...
        ...San Jose pull one back but can they add more?...
        ...score now: SJ 2 - CLB 4
Min 88: Terrible Quakes defending as Reece James gives it away to Trevor Shooter (CLB)...
        ...his poor shot was parried by Dorde Petrovic...
        ...but it came back to Gerry Anderson and his shot took a deflection on its way in. GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Columbus; Coach Andy Shaw is furious...
        ...score now: SJ 2 - CLB 5
Min 90: Here comes Gary Lineker (SJ)...
        ...getting onto Reece James's ball behind the defense...
        ...he slots it coolly past James Amidola GOAL!...
        ...San Jose pull one back but can they add more?...
        ...score now: SJ 3 - CLB 5


FINAL SCORE: San Jose 3 - Columbus 5


Man Of The Match: Barry Smith (CLB)

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 Dorde Petrovic            23 23 23 10  4  n  0  6  0  0 90  6
SW Thiago Silva              16 16 16 11  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Phil Neal                 26 26 26 23 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  0
DF Malo Gusto                23 23 23 18  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Reece James               27 27 27 24 -1  n  4  0  1  1 90  6
MF Trevor Brooking           12 12 12 10  4  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF Cole Palmer               23 23 23 23  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Moises Caicedo            20 20 20 18 -2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Mykhailo Mudryk           27 27 27 24  3  n  0  0  1  3 90  6
WG Chris Waddle              25 25 25 22  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Gary Lineker              26 26 26 26  1  n  0  0  1  1 90  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             30 30 30 13  2  n  0  5  0  0 90  7
DF Karl Brough               21 21 21 16  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Adrian Ball               21 21 21 18  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Dean Huxley               27 27 27 24  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Andrew Camina             28 28 28 22  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF James Reilly              16 16 16 16  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Peter Wright              15 15 15 13  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Barry Smith               28 28 28 25  2  n  0  0  2  4 90  8
WG Gerry Anderson            27 27 27 24  4  n  0  0  2  3 90  7
FW Ollie Simpson             28 28 28 28  1  n  4  0  0  1 90  6
FW Trevor Shooter            30 30 30 30  0  n  0  0  1  2 90  7

Statistics        SJ CLB
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Halftime           1   2
Fulltime           3   5
Shots On Target    8  11
Shots             10  11
Saves              6   5
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      60  65
Revenue           73  73

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1   SJ  N  54.00 133.34 164.89 
  1  CLB  E  58.20 117.25 204.90 
 81   SJ  P  31.00  99.59 198.64 

 Trainer's Report
Reece James (SJ) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Mykhailo Mudryk (SJ) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Dorde Petrovic (SJ) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Moises Caicedo  (SJ) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Gerry Anderson (CLB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Karl Brough (CLB) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.