Columbus Crew                             Carolina RailHawks
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Steve Turner              22 10  n     GK Cailin Dowson             18 10  n
DF Dean Huxley               27  6  n     DF Jayden Crowhurst          29  4  n
DF Karl Brough               24  4  n     DF Zac Hammond               27  7  n
DF Mark Blair                12 10  n     DF Harry Taylor              26  4  n
DF Danny James               12  6  n     DF Jordan Skelton            18  5  n
MF Gerry Anderson            30  4  n     MF Louis Bragg               27  4  n
MF Ollie Simpson             28  7  n     MF Colin Martin              23  4  n
MF Barry Smith               28  7  n     MF Louis Perez               17 10  n
MF James Reilly              16 10  n     WG Jack Wood                 29  4  n
FW Trevor Shooter            30  8  n     FW  Sam Dalby                23  6  n
FW Peter Boddice             25  8  n     FW Jason Demetriou           18  9  n

Min 0: Columbus opens up with a 4-4-2 S while the RailHawks will play a 4-3-3 O.
Min 0: Today's referee is Steve Turner (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 15: Louis Bragg (CAR) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Jason Demetriou but it evades him...
        ...Karl Brough (CLB) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 18: Trevor Shooter (CLB) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Jordan Skelton (CAR) is there to clear with his head.
Min 30: James Amidola on for Steve Turner(GK)...
        ...James Amidola will play GK.
Gerry Anderson changed position from MF... to WG
Barry Smith changed position from MF... to WG
Min 30: CLB now playing Early Cross
Min 33: Karl Brough is freed 30 yards out...
        ...takes a few steps forward...
        ...and hammers a shot that is comfortably saved by Cailin Dowson.
Min 34: Trevor Shooter (CLB) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Peter Boddice but it evades him...
        ...Cailin Dowson calmly collects the ball.
Min 35: Peter Boddice (CLB) picks up the clearance...
        ...and plays it left to Trevor Shooter in midfield...
        ...Peter Boddice continues his run through the defense...
        ...and gets the return ball from Trevor Shooter...
        ...Peter Boddice rounds Cailin Dowson and slots the ball home. GOAL!!!!!!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the The Crew...
        ...score now: CLB 1 - CAR 0
Min 38:  Sam Dalby (CAR) nods the ball down for Jack Wood on the edge of the box...
        ...Jack Wood takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and James Amidola rushes of his line...
        ...Jack Wood gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Karl Brough (CLB)!
Min 41: Carolina break quickly with Louis Perez...
        ...he only has James Amidola to beat...
        ...great save by James Amidola but the ball falls to  Sam Dalby...
        ...who kicks it right back at James Amidola...
        ...Columbus were incredibly lucky there.
Min 43: The The Crew sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Louis Bragg's (CAR) ball into the box is cut out by Dean Huxley (CLB).
Min 45: Andrew Camina on for Karl Brough(DF)...
        ...Andrew Camina will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Columbus 1 - Carolina 0

Min 57: Jason Demetriou (CAR) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and somehow he puts it over the bar from about 8-yards out. He should have scored. 
Min 60: Louis Lomas on for Jayden Crowhurst(DF)...
        ...Louis Lomas will play DF.
Min 60: Morvan Dowson on for Louis Bragg(MF)...
        ...Morvan Dowson will play MF.
Min 60: Max Flick on for Jack Wood(WG)...
        ...Max Flick will play DF.
Min 65: Ollie Simpson opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Jordan Skelton greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 75: Lance Croot on for Gerry Anderson(WG)...
        ...Lance Croot will play WG.
Min 82: Harry Taylor finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...James Amidola palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Max Flick who heads the ball...
        ...but Andrew Camina (CLB) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 84: Cailin Dowson makes a grave error against Columbus...
        ...he comes out to claim, misses it...
        ...but Lance Croot amazingly hits the side post and it rebounds into the arms of Cailin Dowson.
Min 87: Ollie Simpson (CLB) finds Mark Blair steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...and strikes the ball just wide of Cailin Dowson's net.


FINAL SCORE: Columbus 1 - Carolina 0


Man Of The Match: Karl Brough (CLB)

Columbus Crew
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Steve Turner              22 22 22  9  8  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
GK James Amidola             30 30 30 13  0  n  0  1  0  0 60  6
DF Karl Brough               24 24 24 19  1  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
DF Mark Blair                12 12 12  9  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Dean Huxley               27 27 27 24  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Danny James               12 12 12  9  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Andrew Camina             28 28 28 22  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Ollie Simpson             28 28 28 28  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF James Reilly              16 16 16 16  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Barry Smith               28 28 28 25  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Gerry Anderson            30 30 30 27 -1  n  0  0  0  0 75  6
WG Lance Croot               30 30 30 27  0  n  0  0  0  1 15  6
FW Peter Boddice             25 25 25 25  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Trevor Shooter            30 30 30 30  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Carolina RailHawks
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Cailin Dowson             18 18 18  8  4  n  0  3  0  0 90  6
DF Harry Taylor              26 26 26 20 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Jayden Crowhurst          29 29 29 26  0  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
DF Zac Hammond               27 27 27 21  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Jordan Skelton            18 18 18 14 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Louis Lomas               17 17 17 13  3  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
DF Max Flick                 15 15 15 12  1  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
MF Colin Martin              23 23 23 20 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Louis Bragg               27 27 27 27  0  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
MF Louis Perez               17 17 17 15  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Morvan Dowson             26 26 26 26  0  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
WG Jack Wood                 29 29 29 26  0  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
FW  Sam Dalby                23 23 23 23  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Jason Demetriou           18 18 18 18  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Statistics       CLB CAR
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           1   0
Shots On Target    4   1
Shots              5   2
Saves              1   3
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      62  55
Revenue           74  74

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  CLB  S  67.50 227.04  64.54 
  1  CAR  O  60.00 164.91 139.26 
 31  CLB  E  45.00 110.29 237.14 
 46  CLB  E  47.40 114.29 238.94 
 61  CAR  O  61.80 167.16  98.76 

 Trainer's Report
Dean Huxley (CLB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Karl Brough (CLB) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Harry Taylor (CAR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Jack Wood (CAR) played 60 minutes and earned a CP.