Houston Dynamo                            Portland Timbers
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Joe Hollywood             29  7  n     GK Marcelo Salazar           33  7  n
SW Dick Solomon              28 10  n     DF Frankie Salizar           28  6  n
DF Tej Rekhi                 29  6  n     DF Willie Moon               24  4  n
DF Steve Ellul               27  6  n     DF T Grub                    19  7  n
DF Cortijo Del Arte          13 10  a     DF Evan Welton               17  8  n
MF Mathieu Brissett          25  6  n     MF Aaron Jones               29  6  n
MF Anton Carlsen             23  7  n     MF Kevin Scales              22 10  n
MF Jack Perry Williams       16 10  a     WG Lon Wells                 34  9  n
WG Aiden Roddy               24  8  n     WG Erik Julian               26  8  n
FW Clinton Van Ry            29  6  n     FW A Purdy                   32  5  n
FW Nigel Fairweather         26  6  n     FW Will Rubin                25  7  n

Min 0: Houston opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Timbers will play a 4-2-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Andy Foss-Grant (HOMER/FAIR).
Min 2: Joe Hollywood (HOU) fouls Lon Wells as he tries to win the ball back...
        ...and he's entered the referees book.
Min 3: Great tackle by Dick Solomon (HOU)...
        ...to prevent Lon Wells (POR) from latching onto A Purdy's pass. 
Min 8: Anton Carlsen (HOU) finds Mathieu Brissett...
        ...but he hesitates and Willie Moon (POR) is able to make the tackle.
Min 12: Evan Welton (POR) sidesteps to make space for himself...
        ...before unleashing an effort from 25 yards...
        ...which Joe Hollywood is able to keep out on the stretch and then grasps.
Min 17: Anton Carlsen finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Marcelo Salazar palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Tej Rekhi who heads the ball...
        ...but Evan Welton (POR) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 18: The ball is chipped back to the far post...
        ...where two Portland players are waiting...
        ...Aaron Jones (POR) out jumps A Purdy...
        ...and his looping header drifts over Joe Hollywood...
        ...and nestles in the back of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Timbers...
        ...score now: HOU 0 - POR 1
Min 25: The ball is crossed in and Cortijo Del Arte heads away but only to Erik Julian (POR)...
        ...a neat hit and Joe Hollywood just gets to it for the save.
Min 35: Aiden Roddy (HOU) pumps the ball back into a crowded box...
        ...Clinton Van Ry rises at the back post...
        ...and powerfully heads the ball down but right at the sure-handed Marcelo Salazar.
Min 43: T Grub (POR) crosses after some neat tricks inside the area...
        ...and Erik Julian heads in from close range...
        ...but Joe Hollywood was there to save that one.
Min 45: Eddie Smyth on for A Purdy(FW)...
        ...Eddie Smyth will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Houston 0 - Portland 1

Min 46: Aaron Jones (POR) finds space for a cross from the left...
        ...Joe Hollywood doesn't know whether to go for the ball or stay on his line...
        ...Erik Julian rises highest at the back post...
        ...and its punched over the bar by Joe Hollywood who stayed on his line.
Min 48: Aiden Roddy (HOU) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Nigel Fairweather but it evades him...
        ...T Grub (POR) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 50: Anton Carlsen (HOU) finds Nigel Fairweather steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Frankie Salizar (POR) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 50: Now the ball comes to Eddie Smyth (POR)...
        ...Aaron Jones has space on the left and Eddie Smyth tries to play him in...
        ...only for Dick Solomon (HOU) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 52: The Dynamo sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Will Rubin's (POR) ball into the box is cut out by Tej Rekhi (HOU).
Min 58: Kevin Scales (POR) nods the ball down for Will Rubin on the edge of the box...
        ...Will Rubin takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Joe Hollywood rushes of his line...
        ...Will Rubin gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Tej Rekhi (HOU)!
Min 59: Here it is..Eddie Smyth (POR) flicks on into the path of Will Rubin...
        ...who spins away from Cortijo Del Arte...
        ...to lob over the advancing Joe Hollywood. GOAL!...
        ...Portland are looking strong now...
        ...score now: HOU 0 - POR 2
Min 60: Wes Killeen on for Willie Moon(DF)...
        ...Wes Killeen will play DF.
Min 62: Tej Rekhi and Cortijo Del Arte weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the American scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the Portland defense and lifts a classy ball high but Marcelo Salazar gets a hand to it!
Min 63: Cortijo Del Arte (HOU) pumps the ball back into a crowded box...
        ...Nigel Fairweather rises at the back post...
        ...and powerfully heads the ball down and past a sprawling Marcelo Salazar. GOAL!!!!!!...
        ...Houston pull one back but they need another...
        ...score now: HOU 1 - POR 2
Min 65: One pass too many from Portland and Houston soon get a cross in...
        ...Anton Carlsen (HOU) gets his head to it...
        ...but Marcelo Salazar is untroubled by that one.
Min 68: Mathieu Brissett (HOU) picks up a long clearance...
        ...he heads toward the byline and flicks it into Steve Ellul...
        ...whose shot elevates over the goal.
Min 82: T Grub heads away...
        ...Clinton Van Ry (HOU) knocks it back in with a header...
        ...and Aiden Roddy drills it on goal but its saved by Marcelo Salazar.
Min 87: Clinton Van Ry (HOU) collects the ball from Nigel Fairweather on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot that is barely collected by Marcelo Salazar for a big save!
Min 88: T Grub almost penetrates Dynamo's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Tej Rekhi would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 89: Eddie Waylon on for Lon Wells(WG)...
        ...Eddie Waylon will play WG.


FINAL SCORE: Houston 1 - Portland 2


Man Of The Match: Marcelo Salazar (POR)

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             29 29 29 13  1  n  4  4  0  0 90  6
SW Dick Solomon              28 28 28 19  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Tej Rekhi                 29 29 29 23  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Steve Ellul               27 27 27 21  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Cortijo Del Arte          13 16 16 10  2  a  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Anton Carlsen             23 23 23 23  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Jack Perry Williams       16 20 20 14  2  a  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Mathieu Brissett          25 25 25 22  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Aiden Roddy               24 24 24 21  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Clinton Van Ry            29 29 29 29  0  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Nigel Fairweather         26 26 26 26  0  n  0  0  1  1 90  6

Portland Timbers
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Marcelo Salazar           33 33 33 14  1  n  0  5  0  0 90  7
DF Evan Welton               17 17 17 13  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Frankie Salizar           28 28 28 25  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Willie Moon               24 24 24 19  0  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
DF T Grub                    19 19 19 15  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Wes Killeen               20 20 20 16  3  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
MF Aaron Jones               29 29 29 26  0  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
MF Kevin Scales              22 22 22 19  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Erik Julian               26 26 26 23  2  n  0  0  0  3 90  7
WG Lon Wells                 34 34 34 30  3  n  0  0  0  0 89  6
WG Eddie Waylon              20 20 20 18  9  n  0  0  0  0  1  6
FW Will Rubin                25 25 25 25  1  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW A Purdy                   32 32 32 32  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Eddie Smyth               33 33 33 33  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Statistics       HOU POR
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Halftime           0   1
Fulltime           1   2
Shots On Target    6   6
Shots              7   6
Saves              4   5
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      59  59
Revenue           71  71

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  HOU  N  64.00 137.55 161.15 
  1  POR  N  52.80 130.26 216.61 
 46  POR  N  52.80 130.26 217.61 
 61  POR  N  50.40 126.26 216.81 
 90  POR  N  50.40 126.26 196.51 

 Trainer's Report
Dick Solomon (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Jack Perry Williams (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Anton Carlsen (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Marcelo Salazar (POR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Will Rubin (POR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.