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Carolina RailHawks Portland Timbers
Pos Name SL EL Ag Pos Name SL EL Ag
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GK Aidan Turner 30 8 p GK Marcelo Salazar 28 8 n
DF Jayden Crowhurst 25 6 n DF Willie Moon 24 10 n
DF Harry Taylor 25 8 n DF Frankie Salizar 24 10 n
DF Zac Hammond 24 8 n DF Olaf Poole 23 8 n
DF Taylor Foran 19 6 n DF T Grub 19 8 n
MF Morvan Dowson 25 8 n MF Aaron Jones 26 8 n
MF Louis Bragg 24 8 n MF Will Rubin 19 10 n
MF Colin Martin 19 6 n WG Jhonny Perez 26 8 n
WG Harry Gens 27 8 n WG Erik Julian 17 10 n
WG Jack Wood 26 6 n FW Eddie Smyth 27 10 n
FW Ronnie Blake 28 8 n FW S Lieper 25 10 n
Min 0: Carolina opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Timbers will play a 4-2-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Alan Freeland (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 1: Harry Taylor (CAR) loops a ball over the top for Louis Bragg...
...he finds the back of the net but is clearly yards offside
Min 4: Eddie Smyth (POR) bends his shot towards the goal...
...but Aidan Turner just gets a touch on it...
...excellent save!
Min 6: Can't believe the ref has given Will Rubin (POR) a straight red for just talking back to him...
...he must have sworn at him!
Min 7: Olaf Poole(POR) is forced to reposition to MF.
Min 7: With Portland so far forward a rare Carolina break sees Colin Martin play a long diagonal pass for Jack Wood...
...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side.
Min 9: Eddie Smyth (POR) nods the ball down for T Grub on the edge of the box...
...T Grub takes a heavy touch into the box...
...and Aidan Turner rushes of his line...
...T Grub gets there first...
...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Harry Taylor (CAR)!
Min 10: Morvan Dowson weaves his way through the Portland defense......
...he checks the keeper's position...
...he'll take a chance on his own and ignore assistance from his flank......
...and the shot screams past the outstretched arms of Marcelo Salazar.?GOAL!!...
...it's a lead that Jason Dowson's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
...score now: CAR 1 - POR 0
Min 11: A woeful back-pass by T Grub...
...Morvan Dowson (CAR) races onto the ball...
...and slots it under Marcelo Salazar...
...but it rolls inches wide for a goal kick.
Min 13: Ronnie Blake opts to attack the goal on his own...
...Willie Moon greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 22: Louis Bragg (CAR) rides a challenge in midfield...
...flicks the ball through the Portland defense to Ronnie Blake...
...who races towards goal...
...Marcelo Salazar rushes off his line and Ronnie Blake slots the ball around him...
...off the post and back into the hands of Marcelo Salazar!
Min 25: Jack Wood (CAR) escapes the offside flag...
...as a ball is played up to him...
...but Frankie Salizar (POR) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 29: Eddie Smyth (POR) receives a deep pass from Aaron Jones...
...the referee whistles an offside!!!...
...the American player was chatting with Aidan Turner when he received the pass!!...
...the fans from Portland aren't happy with his lack of concentration.
Min 33: S Lieper (POR) looks up and spots Olaf Poole arriving in the box...
...the American tees up Olaf Poole for the shot...
...the ball falls into into the arms Aidan Turner...
...S Lieper should have done better with that.
Min 35: Marcelo Salazar rushes out to block the Louis Bragg's (CAR) route to goal...
...but Louis Bragg drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
...T Grub covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
...Harry Taylor pounces on the clearance but his shot flies wide!
Min 37: S Lieper (POR) swings a ball in to the Carolina box...
...but the presence of Zac Hammond (CAR) means it is easily cleared.
Min 38: Erik Julian's (POR) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Zac Hammond (CAR)...
...and it loops up and into the hands of Aidan Turner.
Min 38: The Ref pulls Colin Martin (CAR) up for spitting? Surely he can't be serious??
Min 41: T Grub hits a short back-pass...
...and Ronnie Blake (CAR) latches on...
...he has the easiest of tap-ins GOAL!...
...Carolina are looking strong now...
...score now: CAR 2 - POR 0
Min 42: Jack Wood (CAR) picks up possession on the left...
...fe steps into the top corner of the box...
...and fires off a bullet of a shot...
...the pace and power of the American's shot takes the ball past Marcelo Salazar...
...and rifles into the roof of the net. GOAL!!!!!...
...yet another one for Carolina; Coach Andrew Foss-Grant is furious...
...score now: CAR 3 - POR 0
HALFTIME SCORE: Carolina 3 - Portland 0
Min 49: Colin Martin (CAR) collects on that right flank...
...his cross ricochets to the American striker Harry Gens...
...whose finish is saved by Marcelo Salazar.
Min 57: Louis Bragg and Harry Gens weave a neat interchange...
...which sees the American scamper clear...
...he outpaces the Portland defense and lifts a classy finish over Marcelo Salazar and over the bar too!
Min 58: Harry Taylor (CAR) finds Morvan Dowson steaming through the middle...
...he gets into the area...
...but Frankie Salizar (POR) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 60: Louis Lomas on for Jayden Crowhurst(DF)...
...Louis Lomas will play DF.
Min 60: George Moncur on for Morvan Dowson(MF)...
...George Moncur will play MF.
Min 60: Sam Dalby on for Jack Wood(WG)...
... Sam Dalby will play FW.
Min 60: A Purdy on for S Lieper(FW)...
...A Purdy will play FW.
Min 60: Lon Wells on for Erik Julian(WG)...
...Lon Wells will play WG.
Min 60: POR now playing Press
Min 61: Cheeky back heel from Lon Wells to release Eddie Smyth in the box...
...but the American is correctly ruled to have been off-side.
Min 68: Louis Bragg weaves his way through the Portland defense......
...he checks the keeper's position...
...he'll take a chance on his own and ignore assistance from his flank......
...and the shot falls harmlessly into the arms of Marcelo Salazar!?
Min 73: Harry Gens (CAR) picks up a long clearance...
...he heads toward the byline and flicks it into Louis Bragg...
...whose shot is easily handled by Marcelo Salazar.
Min 74: Jhonny Perez (POR) nods the ball down for Frankie Salizar on the edge of the box...
...Frankie Salizar takes a heavy touch into the box...
...and Aidan Turner rushes of his line...
...Frankie Salizar gets there first...
...and he chips the ball over Aidan Turner...
...but Aidan Turner just gets a fingertip to it to knock it out of danger.
Min 75: Lon Wells breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
...and puts A Purdy on the attack down the right...
...the American cuts inside, evades Zac Hammond's challenge...
...and flights the ball towards the goal but Aidan Turner is there to punch the ball out of danger.
Min 76: The ball lands at the feet of Ronnie Blake (CAR) on the edge of the box...
...he instictively fires a bullet shot through a crowded penalty area...
...Marcelo Salazar does well to position himself and collect.
Min 82: One pass too many from Carolina and Portland soon get a cross in...
...Jhonny Perez (POR) gets his head to it...
...but Aidan Turner is untroubled by that one.
Min 84: Great tackle by Louis Lomas (CAR)...
...to prevent A Purdy (POR) from latching onto Willie Moon's pass.
Min 87: Harry Gens's (CAR) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Frankie Salizar (POR)...
...and it loops up and into the hands of Marcelo Salazar.
Min 88: Louis Bragg (CAR) tries a wildly ambitious effort from distance...
...which trundles back to Marcelo Salazar in a restful Sunday type of way.
FINAL SCORE: Carolina 3 - Portland 0
Man Of The Match: Aidan Turner (CAR)
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 Aidan Turner 30 30 30 13 3 p 0 5 0 0 90 7
DF Harry Taylor 25 25 25 20 2 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
DF Taylor Foran 19 19 19 15 0 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Jayden Crowhurst 25 25 25 22 2 n 0 0 0 0 60 6
DF Zac Hammond 24 24 24 19 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Louis Lomas 14 14 14 11 8 n 0 0 0 0 30 6
MF Morvan Dowson 25 25 25 25 4 n 0 0 1 2 60 6
MF Colin Martin 19 19 19 17 0 n 4 0 0 0 90 6
MF Louis Bragg 24 24 24 24 2 n 0 0 0 3 90 6
MF George Moncur 17 17 17 15 8 n 0 0 0 0 30 6
WG Harry Gens 27 27 27 24 2 n 0 0 0 2 90 6
WG Jack Wood 26 26 26 23 2 n 0 0 1 1 60 6
FW Ronnie Blake 28 28 28 28 2 n 0 0 1 3 90 7
FW Sam Dalby 18 18 18 18 8 n 0 0 0 0 30 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 28 28 28 12 2 n 0 6 0 0 90 6
DF Frankie Salizar 24 24 24 21 4 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
DF Willie Moon 24 24 24 19 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF T Grub 19 19 19 15 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 5
MF Will Rubin 19 19 19 19 9 n 10 0 0 0 6 6
MF Olaf Poole 23 18 18 18 2 n 0 0 0 1 90 5
MF Aaron Jones 26 26 26 23 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 5
WG Erik Julian 17 17 17 15 6 n 0 0 0 0 60 6
WG Jhonny Perez 26 26 26 23 2 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
WG Lon Wells 28 28 28 25 4 n 0 0 0 0 30 6
FW Eddie Smyth 27 27 27 27 4 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
FW S Lieper 25 25 25 25 6 n 0 0 0 0 60 6
FW A Purdy 31 31 31 31 4 n 0 0 0 1 30 6
Statistics CAR POR
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Halftime 3 0
Fulltime 3 0
Shots On Target 9 5
Shots 12 5
Saves 5 6
Offsides 2 2
Penalty Kicks 0 0
Yellow Cards 1 0
Red Cards 0 1
Avg SL% Used 60 54
Revenue 79 79
MIN TEAM MT GP DEF OFF
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1 CAR N 48.30 145.83 190.63
1 POR N 54.00 125.36 178.96
7 POR N 40.20 101.86 173.61
61 CAR N 41.70 130.83 164.03
61 POR P 20.10 66.11 231.31
Trainer's Report
Morvan Dowson (CAR) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Aidan Turner (CAR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Ronnie Blake (CAR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Taylor Foran (CAR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
POR has spent 2 CP to raise their OTF to 9.
Eddie Smyth (POR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Marcelo Salazar (POR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Jhonny Perez (POR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Will Rubin (POR) only played 6 minutes and could not be trained.
Erik Julian (POR) played 60 minutes and earned a TP.
Philip Webb (POR) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.
Will Rubin (POR) was sent off today, and now has 10 DP.
He'll miss 1 game (starting next session).
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