Charleston Battery                        Vancouver Whitecaps
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Roque Maspoli             28  8  n     GK Leep The Keep             17  9  n
SW Domingo Tejera            25  8  n     DF Lewis Ferguson            22 10  n
DF Guiseppe Meazza           27  8  n     DF C Pignatiello             21  7  n
DF Eraldo Monzeglio          24  6  n     DF Dan Dimlo                 20  6  n
DF Pietro Rava               23  6  n     DF Martin Odegaard           17  8  n
MF Michele Andreolo          26  7  n     MF Scott McTominay           19  6  n
MF Obdulio Varela            23  8  n     MF M Niang                   17 10  n
MF Alcides Ghiggia           20 10  n     WG Peter Capaldi             30  5  n
WG Ademir                    22 10  n     WG Neil McCann               24  6  n
FW Angelo Schiavio           30 10  n     FW J Mumbongo                27  8  n
FW Juan Alberto Schiffiano   24 10  n     FW George Hirst              25  8  n

Min 0: Charleston opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Canadians will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is Michael Fant (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 5: Angelo Schiavio(CHA) limps off the pitch...
        ...Colin Cooper (CHA) on for Angelo Schiavio at FW.
Min 5: Pietro Rava volleys a powerful shot from the right...
        ...Leep The Keep   gets a touch but can't stop it...
        ...and the ball nestles in the back of the net. GOAL!!!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Battery...
        ...score now: CHA 1 - VAN 0
Min 11: Great tackle by C Pignatiello (VAN)...
        ...to prevent Juan Alberto Schiffiano (CHA) from latching onto Ademir's pass. 
Min 14: J Mumbongo (VAN) finds Neil McCann...
        ...but he hesitates and Guiseppe Meazza (CHA) is able to make the tackle.
Min 17: Superb sliding block by Pietro Rava (CHA) denies J Mumbongo a sure goal...
        ...after great work from C Pignatiello in the Charleston box.
Min 18: Here's a chance for Juan Alberto Schiffiano (CHA)...
        ...his powerful drive flies into the bottom right-hand corner of Leep The Keep  's net. GOAL!...
        ...Charleston are looking strong now...
        ...score now: CHA 2 - VAN 0
Min 19: Brilliant play by Peter Capaldi (VAN) on the right...
        ...he whizzes clear and crosses low for J Mumbongo...
        ...who plants a superb shoot but its right at Roque Maspoli.
Min 22: Great tackle by Dan Dimlo (VAN)...
        ...to prevent Colin Cooper (CHA) from latching onto Michele Andreolo's pass. 
Min 25: Alcides Ghiggia (CHA) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by C Pignatiello (VAN).
Min 30: Eraldo Monzeglio (CHA) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Dan Dimlo (VAN) is there to clear with his head.
Min 31: The ball breaks from a Guiseppe Meazza tackle and lands in the path of Dan Dimlo (VAN)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...Roque Maspoli palms Dan Dimlo's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...Roque Maspoli falls on it.
Min 35: Obdulio Varela (CHA) pumps the ball back into a crowded box...
        ...Alcides Ghiggia rises at the back post...
        ...and powerfully heads the ball down but right at the sure-handed Leep The Keep  .
Min 36: Canadians build down the left...
        ...George Hirst sends a cross to the middle...
        ...M Niang beats Guiseppe Meazza to the ball...
        ...and hooks a left-footer past Roque Maspoli but wide of the net.
Min 38: One pass too many from Vancouver and Charleston soon get a cross in...
        ...Juan Alberto Schiffiano (CHA) gets his head to it...
        ...and knocks it past Leep The Keep  .  GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Charleston; Coach Mark Creasey is furious...
        ...score now: CHA 3 - VAN 0
Min 39: The Canadians sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Colin Cooper's (CHA) ball into the box is cut out by Dan Dimlo (VAN).
Min 40: Eraldo Monzeglio (CHA) collects the ball from Obdulio Varela on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot that is barely collected by Leep The Keep   for a big save!
Min 41: Colin Cooper (CHA) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Dan Dimlo (VAN).
Min 41: Martin Odegaard (VAN) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Domingo Tejera (CHA) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 45: George Hirst (VAN) finds J Mumbongo...
        ...but he hesitates and Guiseppe Meazza (CHA) is able to make the tackle.
Min 45: Hector Castro on for Alcides Ghiggia(MF)...
        ...Hector Castro will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Charleston 3 - Vancouver 0

Min 47: Hector Castro (CHA) hits a long-ranger...
        ...Leep The Keep   can't hold it...
        ...and Obdulio Varela taps the loose ball home GOAL!!...
        ...Mark Creasey suggests to Leep The Keep   that he might want to dust off his resume...
        ...score now: CHA 4 - VAN 0
Min 52: Great tackle by Martin Odegaard (VAN)...
        ...to prevent Juan Alberto Schiffiano (CHA) from latching onto Michele Andreolo's pass. 
Min 57: Charleston's on the attack after Juan Alberto Schiffiano robs Lewis Ferguson...
        ...and he rolls a low cross to Obdulio Varela...
        ...and Obdulio Varela sidefoots low into the net GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Charleston; they are really pouring it on...
        ...score now: CHA 5 - VAN 0
Min 60: Ademir (CHA) and Michele Andreolo break for Charleston...
        ...Michele Andreolo looks to have found space into which to recieve Ademir's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Lewis Ferguson (VAN) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 60: Peter Capaldi (VAN) turns the ball back into the box...
        ...Scott McTominay peels off to the back post...
        ...and connects with a great header but its collected by Roque Maspoli.
Min 72: Lewis Ferguson gets overlapped by Michele Andreolo (CHA)...
        ...who threads it to Hector Castro...
        ...who knocks it just wide.
Min 74: Guiseppe Meazza (CHA) catches Peter Capaldi late, and that's a booking for the Charleston man.
Min 77: Hector Castro (CHA) finds Colin Cooper steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but C Pignatiello (VAN) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 78: J Mumbongo opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Pietro Rava greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 89: Now the ball comes to Colin Cooper (CHA)...
        ...Juan Alberto Schiffiano has space on the left and Colin Cooper tries to play him in...
        ...only for Dan Dimlo (VAN) to stick out a boot and just intercept.


FINAL SCORE: Charleston 5 - Vancouver 0


Man Of The Match: Roque Maspoli (CHA)

Charleston Battery
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Roque Maspoli             28 28 28 12  2  n  0  3  0  0 90  7
SW Domingo Tejera            25 25 25 17  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Pietro Rava               23 23 23 18  0  n  0  0  1  1 90  7
DF Eraldo Monzeglio          24 24 24 19  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Guiseppe Meazza           27 27 27 24  2  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
MF Alcides Ghiggia           20 20 20 18  7  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
MF Obdulio Varela            23 23 23 20  2  n  0  0  2  2 90  7
MF Michele Andreolo          26 26 26 23  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Hector Castro             24 24 24 24  2  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
WG Ademir                    22 22 22 19  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Juan Alberto Schiffiano   24 24 24 24  4  n  0  0  2  2 90  7
FW Angelo Schiavio           30 30 30 30  5  n  0  0  0  0  5  6
FW Colin Cooper              21 21 21 21  2  n  0  0  0  0 85  6

Vancouver Whitecaps
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Leep The Keep             17 17 17  7  3  n  0  2  0  0 90  5
DF Dan Dimlo                 20 20 20 18  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Martin Odegaard           17 17 17 13  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF C Pignatiello             21 16 16 18  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Lewis Ferguson            22 22 22 19  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Scott McTominay           19 19 19 19  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF M Niang                   17 17 17 15  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Neil McCann               24 24 24 21  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Peter Capaldi             30 30 30 27 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW George Hirst              25 25 25 25  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW J Mumbongo                27 27 27 27  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Statistics       CHA VAN
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Halftime           3   0
Fulltime           5   0
Shots On Target    7   3
Shots              8   4
Saves              3   2
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      58  57
Revenue           60  60

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  CHA  N  62.00 152.84 161.89 
  1  VAN  E  45.00  93.92 191.22 
  5  CHA  N  62.00 152.84 152.89 
 46  CHA  N  62.00 154.84 155.89 

 Trainer's Report
Angelo Schiavio (CHA) suffered a thigh bruise.
Hector Castro (CHA) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Michele Andreolo (CHA) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Obdulio Varela (CHA) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
George Hirst (VAN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Tommy Conway (VAN) did not appear in the match and could not be coached.
C Pignatiello (VAN) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.