Houston Dynamo                            San Jose Earthquakes 
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Joe Hollywood             19 10  a     GK Dorde Petrovic            21 10  n
SW Tej Rekhi                 20  6  n     SW Thiago Silva              29  7  n
DF Seb Gallagher             26  6  n     DF David Webb                24  7  n
DF Javier Campos             25  4  n     DF Malo Gusto                21  9  a
DF Steve Ellul               12  7  n     DF Reece James               15  8  d
MF James Clark Ross          29  6  n     MF Juan Mata                 29  6  n
MF Jack Perry Williams       26  6  n     MF Cole Palmer               28  9  d
WG James Mann                29  7  n     MF Joe Cole                  21 10  a
WG Sam Blythe                23  6  n     MF Andrey Santos             16 10  n
FW Anton Carlsen             26  8  n     FW Joao Felix                34  8  n
FW Ralph Hemkat              24  7  n     FW Liam Delap                24 10  a

Min 0: Houston opens up with a 4-2-4 E while the Quakes will play a 4-4-2 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Paul Roseblade (HOMER/FAIR).
Min 10: Liam Delap (SJ) hits a sweet half-volley...
        ...caught by Joe Hollywood!
Min 14: Javier Campos (HOU) nods the ball down for Ralph Hemkat on the edge of the box...
        ...Ralph Hemkat takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Dorde Petrovic rushes of his line...
        ...Ralph Hemkat gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Thiago Silva (SJ)!
Min 19: Here comes James Clark Ross (HOU)...
        ...getting onto James Mann's ball behind the defense...
        ...he slots it coolly towards Dorde Petrovic who just deflects it out of bounds.
Min 19: Cole Palmer (SJ) breaks away and charges into the penalty area...
        ...a little shuffle of the feet...
        ...and a superb finish away to Joe Hollywood's right GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that Andy Shaw's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: HOU 0 - SJ 1
Min 24: James Mann (HOU) in space inside the area...
        ...he slices his shot but it finds Anton Carlsen...
        ...who simply sidefoots home GOAL!...
        ...Houston draw level....
        ...score now: HOU 1 - SJ 1
Min 27: Reece James (SJ) booked for what looked like a dive by the home side's Anton Carlsen.
Min 33: Now the ball comes to Juan Mata (SJ)...
        ...Cole Palmer has space on the left and Juan Mata tries to play him in...
        ...only for Seb Gallagher (HOU) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 34: Liam Delap (SJ) booked for a questionable foul on Anton Carlsen...
        ...its clear who the home team is today.
Min 37: Joe Hollywood blocks but the ball is played back into the area...
        ...and Liam Delap (SJ) smashes a volley past Joe Hollywood from an angle GOAL!...
        ...terrible defending by Houston...
        ...the San Jose side are up...
        ...score now: HOU 1 - SJ 2
Min 45: Dylan Copestake Newman on for Javier Campos(DF)...
        ...Dylan Copestake Newman will play DF.
Min 45: Facundo Buonanotte on for Andrey Santos(MF)...
        ...Facundo Buonanotte will play MF.
Min 45: Peter Osgood on for Liam Delap(FW)...
        ...Peter Osgood will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Houston 1 - San Jose 2

Min 55: Juan Mata (SJ) breaks away and charges into the penalty area...
        ...a little shuffle of the feet...
        ...and a superb finish away to Joe Hollywood's right GOAL!...
        ...San Jose are looking strong now...
        ...score now: HOU 1 - SJ 3
Min 64: Anton Carlsen (HOU) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and slams it into the roof of the net!  GOAL!...
        ... and Houston are right back in it...
        ...score now: HOU 2 - SJ 3
Min 65: James Mann finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Dorde Petrovic palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to James Clark Ross who heads the ball...
        ...but Malo Gusto (SJ) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 73: Peter Osgood (SJ) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Seb Gallagher (HOU) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 73: Joe Cole (SJ) booked for what looked like a dive by the home side's Ralph Hemkat.
Min 74: Now the ball comes to Ralph Hemkat (HOU)...
        ...Seb Gallagher has space on the left and Ralph Hemkat tries to play him in...
        ...only for Reece James (SJ) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 75: SJ now playing Stall
Min 80: Joao Felix's (SJ) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Dylan Copestake Newman (HOU)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Joe Hollywood.
Min 81: Cole Palmer (SJ) booked for a questionable foul on James Mann...
        ...its clear who the home team is today.


FINAL SCORE: Houston 2 - San Jose 3


Man Of The Match: Anton Carlsen (HOU)

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 Joe Hollywood             19 19 19  8  2  a  0  1  0  0 90  6
SW Tej Rekhi                 20 20 20 16  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Steve Ellul               12 12 12  9  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Javier Campos             25 25 25 22  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Seb Gallagher             26 26 26 20  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Dylan Copestake Newman    28 28 28 22  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF James Clark Ross          29 29 29 29  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Jack Perry Williams       26 26 26 23  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG James Mann                29 29 29 26  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Sam Blythe                23 23 23 20  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Ralph Hemkat              24 24 24 24  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Anton Carlsen             26 26 26 26  2  n  0  0  2  2 90  6

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            21 21 21  9  4  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
SW Thiago Silva              29 29 29 20  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Malo Gusto                21 26 26 16  1  a  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Reece James               15 18 18 13  0  d  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF David Webb                24 24 24 19  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Andrey Santos             16 16 16 14  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Joe Cole                  21 26 26 18  2  a  4  0  0  0 90  6
MF Cole Palmer               28 35 35 28  1  d  4  0  1  1 90  6
MF Juan Mata                 29 29 29 26  0  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
MF Facundo Buonanotte        18 22 22 16  6  a  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Joao Felix                34 34 34 34  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Liam Delap                24 30 30 24  6  a  4  0  1  2 45  6
FW Peter Osgood              29 29 29 29  4  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Statistics       HOU  SJ
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Halftime           1   2
Fulltime           2   3
Shots On Target    3   4
Shots              3   4
Saves              1   1
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   4
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      59  50
Revenue           76  76

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  HOU  E  56.25 116.33 200.48 
  1   SJ  N  63.00 170.03 166.03 
 46  HOU  E  57.75 119.33 201.23 
 46   SJ  N  63.00 173.03 169.53 
 76   SJ  S  94.50 260.03  67.53 

 Trainer's Report
Dylan Copestake Newman (HOU) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Sam Blythe (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Facundo Buonanotte (SJ) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Andrey Santos (SJ) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.