Charleston Battery                        Houston Dynamo
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Roque Maspoli             28  6  n     GK Will Smith                24 10  a
SW Domingo Tejera            25 10  n     SW Tej Rekhi                 23  5  n
DF Eraldo Monzeglio          24  8  n     DF Seb Gallagher             28  6  n
DF Pietro Rava               23  8  n     DF Dylan Copestake Newman    24  6  n
DF Luis Monti                23  8  n     DF Mathieu Brissett          15  6  n
MF Michele Andreolo          27  9  n     MF Anton Carlsen             28  4  n
MF Hector Castro             25 10  n     MF Jack Perry Williams       28  7  n
MF Alcides Ghiggia           21  8  n     WG Aiden Roddy               28  4  n
FW Angelo Schiavio           31  7  n     WG James Mann                25  7  n
FW Pedro Cea                 21  8  n     FW Nigel Fairweather         16  5  n
FW Colin Cooper              21 10  n     FW Morgan Budd                9 10  a

Min 0: Charleston opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Dynamo will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is Michael Fant (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 6: Alcides Ghiggia (CHA) finds Angelo Schiavio steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Tej Rekhi (HOU) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 8: Angelo Schiavio (CHA) and Pedro Cea break for Charleston...
        ...Pedro Cea looks to have found space into which to recieve Angelo Schiavio's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Dylan Copestake Newman (HOU) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 10: Angelo Schiavio's (CHA) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Seb Gallagher (HOU)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Will Smith.
Min 10: Morgan Budd finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Roque Maspoli palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Anton Carlsen who heads the ball...
        ...but Pietro Rava (CHA) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 21: Alcides Ghiggia (CHA) has a shot...
        ...Will Smith parries...
        ...Alcides Ghiggia gets onto it again...
        ...and Will Smith's second block falls for Michele Andreolo...
        ...who half-volleys wide of the net.
Min 22: The ref has seen enough! Tej Rekhi is booked for his childish shenanigans!?
Min 25: Morgan Budd (HOU) hits a sweet half-volley...
        ...caught by Roque Maspoli!
Min 27: The ball comes in to the area from Anton Carlsen...
        ...he rattles it off Roque Maspoli...
        ...Aiden Roddy (HOU) pauses and shoots but Roque Maspoli recovers to make the save.
Min 29: Houston break quickly with Seb Gallagher...
        ...he only has Roque Maspoli to beat...
        ...great save by Roque Maspoli but the ball falls to Dylan Copestake Newman...
        ...who mishits it into the stands.
Min 31: Yellow card for Anton Carlsen (HOU)...
        ...a rather harsh one for a challenge on Pedro Cea in midfield.
Min 35: Now the ball comes to Jack Perry Williams (HOU)...
        ...Anton Carlsen has space on the left and Jack Perry Williams tries to play him in...
        ...only for Pietro Rava (CHA) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 40: Colin Cooper (CHA) hits a sweet half-volley...
        ...into the far corner of the net.  GOAL!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Battery...
        ...score now: CHA 1 - HOU 0
Min 43: Anton Carlsen finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Roque Maspoli palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Jack Perry Williams who heads the ball...
        ...and it is collected by Roque Maspoli for the save.
Min 45: Guiseppe Meazza on for Luis Monti(DF)...
        ...Guiseppe Meazza will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Charleston 1 - Houston 0

Min 52: Pietro Rava (CHA) goes down in the box looking for the penalty...
        ...but instead he's given a yellow card for what was clearly a dive.
Min 56: Guiseppe Meazza loses the ball to Aiden Roddy (HOU) on the right-hand side of the area...
        ...he takes it on and steers the coolest of shots past Roque Maspoli GOAL!...
        ...great response from Houston...
        ...score now: CHA 1 - HOU 1
Min 60: Anton Carlsen (HOU) finds Jack Perry Williams...
        ...but he hesitates and Guiseppe Meazza (CHA) is able to make the tackle.
Min 67: Angelo Schiavio (CHA) puts in a cross...
        ...but Dylan Copestake Newman (HOU) clears with ease.
Min 70: Nigel Fairweather almost penetrates Battery's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Domingo Tejera would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 71: Colin Cooper (CHA) spins and plays the ball to the right of the box...
        ...for the on-rushing Angelo Schiavio...
        ...Angelo Schiavio shoots across Will Smith...GOAL!...
        ...and Charleston have the lead...
        ...score now: CHA 2 - HOU 1
Min 75: Michele Andreolo (CHA) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Dylan Copestake Newman (HOU) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 80: Anton Carlsen finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Roque Maspoli palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Nigel Fairweather who heads the ball...
        ...but Domingo Tejera (CHA) is there to knock it out of danger.


FINAL SCORE: Charleston 2 - Houston 1


Man Of The Match: Angelo Schiavio (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  0  n  0  3  0  0 90  6
SW Domingo Tejera            25 25 25 17  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Pietro Rava               23 23 23 18  2  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Eraldo Monzeglio          24 24 24 19  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Luis Monti                23 18 18 16  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Guiseppe Meazza           27 27 27 24  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Alcides Ghiggia           21 21 21 18  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Michele Andreolo          27 27 27 24  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Hector Castro             25 25 25 25  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Pedro Cea                 21 21 21 21  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Colin Cooper              21 21 21 21  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Angelo Schiavio           31 31 31 31  1  n  0  0  1  1 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                24 24 24 10  2  a  0  0  0  0 90  6
SW Tej Rekhi                 23 23 23 18 -1  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Dylan Copestake Newman    24 24 24 19  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Seb Gallagher             28 28 28 22  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Mathieu Brissett          15 12 12 13  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Anton Carlsen             28 28 28 28 -2  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
MF Jack Perry Williams       28 28 28 25  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG James Mann                25 25 25 22  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Aiden Roddy               28 28 28 25 -2  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
FW Nigel Fairweather         16 16 16 16 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Morgan Budd                9 11 11  9  2  a  0  0  0  1 90  6

Statistics       CHA HOU
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           2   1
Shots On Target    2   4
Shots              3   5
Saves              3   0
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   2
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      59  61
Revenue           75  75

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  CHA  N  57.50 147.11 152.11 
  1  HOU  E  61.00 117.90 177.25 
 46  CHA  N  62.00 156.11 154.36 

 Trainer's Report
Domingo Tejera (CHA) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Alcides Ghiggia (CHA) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Aiden Roddy (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Jack Perry Williams (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Seb Gallagher (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Will Smith (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Dylan Copestake Newman (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.