Houston Dynamo                            Colorado Rapids
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Micky Palfreeman          24 10  a     GK Alexander Schlager        31  6  n
SW Dick Solomon              19  6  a     SW Michael Sollbauer         28  8  n
DF Steve Ellul               30  4  n     DF David Schnegg             21 10  n
DF Tej Rekhi                 24  7  n     DF Rudolf Rockl              19  5  n
DF Cortijo Del Arte          17  5  n     DF Lukas Grgic               15 10  n
MF Mathieu Brissett          28  7  n     MF Maximillian Entrup        27  5  n
MF Uri Lupienska             24  8  n     MF Karim Onisiwo             25  6  n
WG Pawel Kwrotslaw           30  4  n     MF Thorsten Schick           17  8  n
WG Santiago Pizarro          17  8  n     WG Moritz Oswald             32  6  n
FW Nigel Fairweather         28  7  n     WG Romano Schmid             26  8  n
FW Morgan Budd               24  3  n     FW Marco Grull               32  8  n

Min 0: Houston opens up with a 4-2-4 E while the Rapids will play a 4-3-3 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is Pierre Luigi Collina (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 4: Karim Onisiwo volleys a powerful shot from the right...
        ...Micky Palfreeman gets a touch but can't stop it...
        ...but his touch causes it to drift out of danger.
Min 9: Morgan Budd (HOU) crosses after some neat tricks inside the area...
        ...and Nigel Fairweather heads in from close range...
        ...its in the net GOAL!!...
        ...it's a lead that Stephen Williams's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: HOU 1 - COL 0
Min 17: Morgan Budd (HOU) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but David Schnegg (COL) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 18: Moritz Oswald (COL) has a shot...
        ...Micky Palfreeman parries...
        ...Moritz Oswald gets onto it again...
        ...and Micky Palfreeman's second block falls for Karim Onisiwo...
        ...who half-volleys in GOAL!...
        ...Colorado draw level....
        ...score now: HOU 1 - COL 1
Min 21: Here comes Marco Grull (COL)...
        ...getting onto David Schnegg's ball behind the defense...
        ...he slots it coolly towards Micky Palfreeman who just deflects it out of bounds.
Min 23: Marco Grull opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Steve Ellul greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 24: The ball breaks from a David Schnegg tackle and lands in the path of Uri Lupienska (HOU)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...Alexander Schlager palms Uri Lupienska's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...Alexander Schlager falls on it.
Min 26: Houston break quickly with Santiago Pizarro...
        ...he only has Alexander Schlager to beat...
        ...great save by Alexander Schlager but the ball falls to Uri Lupienska...
        ...who slots the ball into the vacant net. GOAL!!!!!...
        ...the Houston side are up...
        ...score now: HOU 2 - COL 1
Min 28: Terrible Dynamo defending as Cortijo Del Arte gives it away to Marco Grull (COL)...
        ...his poor shot was parried by Micky Palfreeman...
        ...but it came back to Thorsten Schick and his shot took a deflection on its way in. GOAL!...
        ...Colorado draw level....
        ...score now: HOU 2 - COL 2
Min 31: Pawel Kwrotslaw (HOU) finds Morgan Budd...
        ...but he hesitates and Lukas Grgic (COL) is able to make the tackle.
Min 34: Thorsten Schick (COL) booked for what looked like an unintentional handball.
Min 37: Steve Ellul (HOU) leaves half the Colorado side in his wake...
        ...as he takes the ball from the half-way line...
        ...surges past David Schnegg...
        ...but Alexander Schlager is there to stop his weak shot.
Min 37: Karim Onisiwo (COL) booked for what looked like an unintentional handball.
Min 38: Marco Grull's (COL) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Dick Solomon (HOU)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Micky Palfreeman.
Min 39: Santiago Pizarro (HOU) hits a long-ranger...
        ...Alexander Schlager can't hold it...
        ...and Cortijo Del Arte couldn't control the ball and knocks it off target.
Min 41: Maximillian Entrup (COL) nods the ball down for Karim Onisiwo on the edge of the box...
        ...Karim Onisiwo takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Micky Palfreeman rushes of his line...
        ...Karim Onisiwo gets there first...
        ...and he chips the ball over Micky Palfreeman and into the back of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...the Colorado side are up...
        ...score now: HOU 2 - COL 3
Min 42: Lovely chip from Pawel Kwrotslaw (HOU)...
        ...Morgan Budd was brave...
        ...and can't get it past the onrushing Alexander Schlager.
Min 45: Clinton Van Ry on for Morgan Budd(FW)...
        ...Clinton Van Ry will play FW.
Min 45: Leopold Querfeld on for Rudolf Rockl(DF)...
        ...Leopold Querfeld will play DF.
Min 45: Theodor Wagner on for Maximillian Entrup(MF)...
        ...Theodor Wagner will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Houston 2 - Colorado 3

Min 54: David Schnegg opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Cortijo Del Arte greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 60: Paddy Tuohy gets overlapped by David Schnegg (COL)...
        ...who threads it to Marco Grull...
        ...who slips it into the back of the net! GOAL!...
        ...Colorado are looking strong now...
        ...score now: HOU 2 - COL 4
Min 63: A superb strike from Mathieu Brissett (HOU)...
        ...who smashes one with power from 20 yards out...
        ...but its caught by the alert Rapids goalie Alexander Schlager.
Min 77: Karim Onisiwo (COL) fires in a cross...
        ...which takes a deflection...
        ...and Theodor Wagner takes advantage to fire on goal...
        ...but Micky Palfreeman is there to handle the danger.
Min 82: Superb sliding block by Steve Ellul (HOU) denies Lukas Grgic a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Marco Grull in the Houston box.
Min 86: Mathieu Brissett (HOU) hits a thunderbolt strike...
        ...luckily for Colorado Alexander Schlager is in the right spot to make the save.


FINAL SCORE: Houston 2 - Colorado 4


Man Of The Match: Alexander Schlager (COL)

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 Micky Palfreeman          24 24 24 10  2  a  0  3  0  0 90  6
SW Dick Solomon              19 23 23 13 -2  a  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Tej Rekhi                 24 24 24 19  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Steve Ellul               30 30 30 24 -2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Cortijo Del Arte          17 17 17 13 -1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Uri Lupienska             24 24 24 21  2  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
MF Mathieu Brissett          28 28 28 25  1  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
WG Pawel Kwrotslaw           30 30 30 27 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Santiago Pizarro          17 17 17 15  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Nigel Fairweather         28 28 28 28  1  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Morgan Budd               24 24 24 24  0  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
FW Clinton Van Ry            26 26 26 26  0  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Colorado Rapids
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Alexander Schlager        31 31 31 13  0  n  0  5  0  0 90  7
SW Michael Sollbauer         28 28 28 22  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Rudolf Rockl              19 19 19 15  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Lukas Grgic               15 15 15 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF David Schnegg             21 16 16 18  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Leopold Querfeld          26 26 26 20  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Thorsten Schick           17 17 17 15  2  n  4  0  1  1 90  6
MF Karim Onisiwo             25 25 25 25  0  n  4  0  2  3 90  6
MF Maximillian Entrup        27 27 27 27  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Theodor Wagner            21 21 21 21  2  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
WG Moritz Oswald             32 32 32 28  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Romano Schmid             26 26 26 23  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Marco Grull               32 32 32 32  2  n  0  0  1  2 90  7

Statistics       HOU COL
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Halftime           2   3
Fulltime           2   4
Shots On Target    7   7
Shots              8   7
Saves              3   5
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   2
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      61  64
Revenue           63  63

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  HOU  E  64.50 143.03 198.93 
  1  COL  E  53.00 130.52 193.22 
 46  HOU  E  64.50 143.03 200.93 
 46  COL  E  56.50 134.52 191.97 

 Trainer's Report
Steve Ellul (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Nigel Fairweather (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Pawel Kwrotslaw (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Dick Solomon (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Tej Rekhi (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Thorsten Schick (COL) was booked today, and now has 12 DP.
    He'll miss 1 game (starting next session).