Seattle Sounders                          Houston Dynamo
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK D_Grabber                 21  9  p     GK Will Smith                28 10  n
DF C_Badger                  27  6  p     SW Dick Solomon              18  6  n
DF L_Lion                    25  7  p     DF Dylan Copestake Newman    29  5  n
DF D_Hartley                 22  5  p     DF Javier Campos             25  5  n
DF L_Mixture                 20  5  p     DF Steve Ellul               12  5  n
MF D_Selkirk                 26  6  p     MF Nigel Fairweather         12 10  a
MF B_Boggs                   20 10  p     MF Mathieu Brissett          11 10  a
MF P_Knudson                 19  9  p     WG James Mann                29  5  n
MF G_Favour                  16 10  p     WG Aiden Roddy               26  7  n
FW S_Scorer                  28  7  p     FW Anton Carlsen             26  6  n
FW D_Rhodes                  26  7  p     FW Clinton Van Ry            20  9  n

Min 0: Seattle opens up with a 4-4-2 S while the Dynamo will play a 4-2-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Graham Wilkes (HOMER/STRICT).
Min 1: Nigel Fairweather (HOU) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for James Mann but it evades him...
        ...L_Lion (SEA) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 8: Anton Carlsen (HOU) finds Aiden Roddy steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but C_Badger (SEA) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 9: The Refs whistle is blown...
        ...Anton Carlsen looks bewildered at the site of a yellow card...
        ...as are the away fans...
        ...A rousing chorus of We hate the man in black starts in the stands.
Min 27: Nigel Fairweather (HOU) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and slams a shot right at D_Grabber who makes the save.
Min 37: Clinton Van Ry opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...C_Badger greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 39: L_Lion makes a hash in defense...
        ...under pressure form Aiden Roddy (HOU)...
        ...and Clinton Van Ry collects the ball on the edge of the box...
        ...the American smashes the ball past D_Grabber...
        ...and into the billowing net. GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that Stephen Williams's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: SEA 0 - HOU 1
Min 40: S_Scorer (SEA) swings a ball in to the Houston box...
        ...but the presence of Dylan Copestake Newman (HOU) means it is easily cleared.
Min 42: The Sounders sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Clinton Van Ry's (HOU) ball into the box is cut out by C_Badger (SEA).


HALFTIME SCORE: Seattle 0 - Houston 1

Min 52: D_Rhodes (SEA) and S_Scorer break for Seattle...
        ...S_Scorer looks to have found space into which to recieve D_Rhodes's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Javier Campos (HOU) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 54: S_Scorer (SEA) and D_Rhodes break for Seattle...
        ...D_Rhodes looks to have found space into which to recieve S_Scorer's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Steve Ellul (HOU) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 65: D_Grabber rushes out to block the Aiden Roddy's (HOU) route to goal...
        ...but Aiden Roddy drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...L_Lion covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...Clinton Van Ry pounces on the clearance but his shot flies wide!
Min 68: Javier Campos (HOU) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but D_Hartley (SEA) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 78: The Sounders sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Clinton Van Ry's (HOU) ball into the box is cut out by L_Mixture (SEA).
Min 79: Now the ball comes to S_Scorer (SEA)...
        ...D_Rhodes has space on the left and S_Scorer tries to play him in...
        ...only for Dylan Copestake Newman (HOU) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 80: Nigel Fairweather (HOU) nods the ball down for Anton Carlsen on the edge of the box...
        ...Anton Carlsen takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and D_Grabber rushes of his line...
        ...Anton Carlsen gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert L_Mixture (SEA)!
Min 81: D_Rhodes (SEA) nods the ball down for S_Scorer on the edge of the box...
        ...S_Scorer takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Will Smith rushes of his line...
        ...S_Scorer gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Dylan Copestake Newman (HOU)!
Min 89: James Mann (HOU) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Anton Carlsen but it evades him...
        ...L_Mixture (SEA) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 90: Mathieu Brissett (HOU) and Aiden Roddy break for Houston...
        ...Aiden Roddy looks to have found space into which to recieve Mathieu Brissett's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from D_Hartley (SEA) sees the danger snuffed out.


FINAL SCORE: Seattle 0 - Houston 1


Man Of The Match: Dylan Copestake Newman (HOU)

Seattle Sounders
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK D_Grabber                 21 21 21  9  4  p  0  1  0  0 90  6
DF D_Hartley                 22 16 16 17  0  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF L_Mixture                 20 15 15 18  0  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF C_Badger                  27 20 20 21  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF L_Lion                    25 18 18 20  2  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF P_Knudson                 19 14 14 19  4  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF D_Selkirk                 26 19 19 23  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF G_Favour                  16 12 12 14  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF B_Boggs                   20 15 15 18  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW D_Rhodes                  26 19 19 26  2  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW S_Scorer                  28 21 21 28  2  p  0  0  0  0 90  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 Will Smith                28 28 28 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
SW Dick Solomon              18 18 18 12  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Dylan Copestake Newman    29 29 29 23 -1  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 90  6
MF Nigel Fairweather         12 15 15 10  2  a  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Mathieu Brissett          11 13 13  9  2  a  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG James Mann                29 29 29 26 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Aiden Roddy               26 26 26 23  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Clinton Van Ry            20 20 20 20  3  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
FW Anton Carlsen             26 26 26 26  0  n  4  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       SEA HOU
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Halftime           0   1
Fulltime           0   1
Shots On Target    0   2
Shots              0   3
Saves              1   0
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      54  53
Revenue           61  61

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  SEA  S  56.85 169.42  38.72 
  1  HOU  N  51.00 103.86 169.11 
  2  HOU  N  38.72 103.86 181.38 

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