Colorado Rapids                           Atlanta United
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Lukas Gutlbaier           32  7  p     GK Erik Hanson               29  6  n
SW Benjamin Bockle           25  8  n     SW Matt Young                28  9  n
DF Horchata Fridge           25 10  n     DF Brian Giles               27  9  n
DF Florien Micheler          22  8  n     DF Mario Mendoza             20  6  n
DF Leopold Querfeld          19 10  n     MF Eugenio Suarez            26  6  n
MF Noah Bischof              24  6  n     MF Brian Holman              26  6  n
MF Dijon Kameri              24  6  n     MF George Kirby              25  6  n
FW Yusuf Demir               30  6  n     MF Tom Paciorek              21  8  n
FW Ercan Kara                29  6  n     MF Spike Owen                13 10  a
FW Manuel Polster            26  6  n     FW Greg Briley               28  6  n
FW Furkan Dursum             22  6  n     FW Randy Johnson             26 10  n

Min 0: Colorado opens up with a 4-2-4 L while the Five Stripes will play a 3-5-2 B.
Min 0: Today's referee is Alon Atie (HOMER/STRICT).
Min 2: Greg Briley (ATL) reads George Kirby's intentions perfectly...
        ...as he beats the offside trap...
        ...and races onto the ball...
        ...firing an unstoppable effort into the roof of the net. GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that Bryce Kalmbach's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: COL 0 - ATL 1
Min 6: The Rapids sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Tom Paciorek's (ATL) ball into the box is cut out by Florien Micheler (COL).
Min 22: The ball is hooked on towards Noah Bischof (COL)...
        ...who takes on Brian Giles on the edge of the area...
        ...Brian Giles  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 24: Superb sliding block by Brian Giles (ATL) denies Horchata Fridge a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Yusuf Demir in the Atlanta box.
Min 36: Yusuf Demir (COL) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Brian Giles (ATL) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 36: Randy Johnson (ATL) fires in a cross...
        ...which takes a deflection...
        ...and Greg Briley takes advantage to fire on goal...
        ...but Lukas Gutlbaier is there to handle the danger.
Min 37: Rapids build down the left...
        ...Furkan Dursum sends a cross to the middle...
        ...Yusuf Demir beats George Kirby to the ball...
        ...and hooks a left-footer right at Erik Hanson who catches the ball.
Min 41: Spike Owen (ATL) is booked for a nasty looking tackle on Manuel Polster.
Min 44: Furkan Dursum shoots ........... he scores!GOAL!!...
        ...great response from Colorado...
        ...score now: COL 1 - ATL 1
Min 45: Ivan Calderon on for Spike Owen(MF)...
        ...Ivan Calderon will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Colorado 1 - Atlanta 1

Min 54: George Kirby (ATL) gets a yellow card for a foul on Manuel Polster on the right flank.
Min 64: Manuel Polster (COL) leaves half the Atlanta side in his wake...
        ...as he takes the ball from the half-way line...
        ...surges past Brian Giles...
        ...but Erik Hanson is there to stop his weak shot.
Min 66: Now the ball comes to Manuel Polster (COL)...
        ...Ercan Kara has space on the left and Manuel Polster tries to play him in...
        ...only for Mario Mendoza (ATL) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 68: Colorado break quickly with Ercan Kara...
        ...he only has Erik Hanson to beat...
        ...great save by Erik Hanson but the ball falls to Yusuf Demir...
        ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering Erik Hanson.
Min 76: Ercan Kara (COL) heads toward the goal...
        ...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to Dijon Kameri...
        ...who manages to knock it towards the top corner...
        ...but Erik Hanson is there to make the save!
Min 79: Brian Holman (ATL) tries a wildly ambitious effort from distance...
        ...which catches the goalkeeper Lukas Gutlbaier napping GOAL!!!...
        ...the Atlanta side are up...
        ...score now: COL 1 - ATL 2
Min 79: Lukas Gutlbaier (COL) slides in late on Brian Holman...
        ...and that has to be a booking for the Austrian. 
Min 79: ATL now playing Stall
Min 80: Ercan Kara (COL) passes a great ball to Manuel Polster...
        ...whose low shot across goal is only parried by Five Stripes keeper Erik Hanson...
        ...and who else but Ercan Kara is there to slot it in...
        ...all too easy...
        ...what a dramatic equalizer...
        ...score now: COL 2 - ATL 2
Min 80: ATL now playing Ball Control
Min 86: Manuel Polster (COL) spins and plays the ball to the right of the box...
        ...for the on-rushing Yusuf Demir...
        ...Yusuf Demir shoots at Erik Hanson who makes the save.
Min 87: One pass too many from Colorado and Atlanta soon get a cross in...
        ...Eugenio Suarez (ATL) gets his head to it...
        ...but Lukas Gutlbaier is untroubled by that one.
Min 90: Ercan Kara (COL) hits a sweet half-volley...
        ...into the far corner of the net.  GOAL!...
        ...what an amazing goal!  Just a few minutes from stoppage time now...
        ...score now: COL 3 - ATL 2
Min 90: Brian Giles (ATL) enters the book for a word out of place to the referee. 
Min 90: ATL now playing Press


FINAL SCORE: Colorado 3 - Atlanta 2


Man Of The Match: Ercan Kara (COL)

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 Lukas Gutlbaier           32 32 32 14  2  p  4  2  0  0 90  6
SW Benjamin Bockle           25 20 20 20  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Horchata Fridge           25 25 25 20  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Leopold Querfeld          19 19 19 15  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Florien Micheler          22 22 22 19  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Noah Bischof              24 24 24 24  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Dijon Kameri              24 24 24 21  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Ercan Kara                29 29 29 29  0  n  0  0  2  2 90  8
FW Furkan Dursum             22 22 22 22  0  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Manuel Polster            26 26 26 26  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Yusuf Demir               30 30 30 30  0  n  0  0  0  3 90  7

Atlanta United
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Erik Hanson               29 29 29 13  0  n  0  5  0  0 90  6
SW Matt Young                28 28 28 22  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Mario Mendoza             20 20 20 16  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Brian Giles               27 27 27 24  3  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
MF George Kirby              25 25 25 22  0  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
MF Tom Paciorek              21 21 21 21  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Eugenio Suarez            26 26 26 26  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Spike Owen                13 16 16 11  6  a  4  0  0  0 45  6
MF Brian Holman              26 26 26 23  0  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
MF Ivan Calderon             22 17 17 22  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Randy Johnson             26 26 26 26  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Greg Briley               28 28 28 28  0  n  0  0  1  2 90  6

Statistics       COL ATL
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Halftime           1   1
Fulltime           3   2
Shots On Target    8   4
Shots              8   4
Saves              2   5
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   3
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      70  61
Revenue           75  75

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  COL  L  45.00 122.53 186.78 
  1  ATL  B  32.75 176.20 166.95 
 46  ATL  B  32.75 176.95 167.70 
 80  ATL  S  77.25 214.70  59.95 
 81  ATL  B  32.75 176.95 167.70 

 Trainer's Report
Lukas Gutlbaier (COL) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Ercan Kara (COL) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Florien Micheler (COL) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Furkan Dursum (COL) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Randy Johnson (ATL) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
George Kirby (ATL) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Brian Holman (ATL) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Ivan Calderon (ATL) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.