Houston Dynamo Colorado Rapids
Pos Name SL EL Ag Pos Name SL EL Ag
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GK Micky Palfreeman 27 6 n GK Klaus Lindenberger 25 10 n
SW Tom Sundve 27 6 n DF Rudolf Rockl 21 6 n
DF Uri Lupienska 27 6 n DF Leopold Querfeld 19 9 n
DF Steve Ellul 24 6 n DF Lukas Grgic 18 10 n
DF Tej Rekhi 19 10 n DF Samson Baidoo 12 10 n
MF Nigel Fairweather 23 6 n MF David Schnegg 23 10 n
MF Mathieu Brissett 23 10 n MF Maximillian Entrup 20 9 n
WG Pawel Kwrotslaw 26 6 n MF Thorsten Schick 19 10 n
WG Santiago Pizarro 21 6 n MF Patrick Wimmer 13 10 n
FW Morgan Budd 27 6 n WG Hannes Wolf 13 10 n
FW Clinton Van Ry 19 10 n FW Helmut Koglberger 19 10 n
Min 0: Houston opens up with a 4-2-4 E while the Rapids will play a 4-4-2 O.
Min 0: Today's referee is Alon Atie (HOMER/STRICT).
Min 1: Samson Baidoo (COL) starts marking Morgan Budd (HOU).
Min 8: Uri Lupienska (HOU) brings down Helmut Koglberger...
...and receive a yellow card for his offense.
Min 10: Mathieu Brissett (HOU) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
...but Rudolf Rockl (COL) is there to clear with his head.
Min 14: Thorsten Schick (COL) and Rudolf Rockl break for Colorado...
...Rudolf Rockl looks to have found space into which to recieve Thorsten Schick's through ball...
...but some fantastic defending from Steve Ellul (HOU) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 17: Mathieu Brissett (HOU) takes off down the left...
...he outpaces the defense picks out Uri Lupienska...
...but his attempt ruffles the top of the net rather than the back of it.
Min 22: Patrick Wimmer (COL) finds David Schnegg steaming through the middle...
...he gets into the area...
...but Uri Lupienska (HOU) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 36: Mathieu Brissett (HOU) hooks the ball away from Lukas Grgic...
...and Morgan Budd dives in...
...and heads down but Klaus Lindenberger was there for the save!
Min 37: David Schnegg (COL) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
...but Steve Ellul (HOU) is there to clear with his head.
Min 45: Cortijo Del Arte on for Tej Rekhi(DF)...
...Cortijo Del Arte will play DF.
Min 45: Jack Milhill on for Clinton Van Ry(FW)...
...Jack Milhill will play FW.
Min 45: Nicolas Rincon on for Mathieu Brissett(MF)...
...Nicolas Rincon will play MF.
HALFTIME SCORE: Houston 0 - Colorado 0
Min 46: Uri Lupienska weaves his way through the Colorado 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 Klaus Lindenberger.?GOAL!!...
...and Houston have broken the deadlock...
...score now: HOU 1 - COL 0
Min 47: Nicolas Rincon (HOU) passes a great ball to Steve Ellul...
...whose low shot across goal is only parried by Rapids keeper Klaus Lindenberger...
...and who else but Nicolas Rincon is there to slot it in...
...somehow he shoots wide!!
Min 59: One pass too many from Colorado and Houston soon get a cross in...
...Steve Ellul (HOU) gets his head to it...
...but Klaus Lindenberger is untroubled by that one.
Min 60: With Colorado so far forward a rare Houston break sees Jack Milhill play a long diagonal pass for Steve Ellul...
...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side.
Min 64: Hannes Wolf (COL) puts in a cross...
...but Uri Lupienska (HOU) clears with ease.
Min 68: After a brief skirmish at midfield, Lukas Grgic is awarded a yellow card!...
...the official is clearly playing to the crowd on this occasion!?
Min 69: Nicolas Rincon breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
...and puts Cortijo Del Arte on the attack down the right...
...the American cuts inside, evades Lukas Grgic's challenge...
...and flights the ball towards the goal but Klaus Lindenberger is there to punch the ball out of danger.
Min 69: Hannes Wolf (COL) nods the ball down for David Schnegg on the edge of the box...
...David Schnegg takes a heavy touch into the box...
...and Micky Palfreeman rushes of his line...
...David Schnegg gets there first...
...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Cortijo Del Arte (HOU)!
Min 74: Helmut Koglberger (COL) and Maximillian Entrup break for Colorado...
...Maximillian Entrup looks to have found space into which to recieve Helmut Koglberger's through ball...
...but some fantastic defending from Cortijo Del Arte (HOU) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 75: Maximillian Entrup (COL) finds Helmut Koglberger...
...but he hesitates and Uri Lupienska (HOU) is able to make the tackle.
Min 76: Cortijo Del Arte (HOU) now gets a chance to cross...
...he looks for Steve Ellul but it evades him...
...Rudolf Rockl (COL) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 88: Uri Lupienska (HOU) passes a great ball to Jack Milhill...
...whose low shot across goal is parried by Rapids keeper Klaus Lindenberger...
...who then falls on it for the save.
Min 89: Uri Lupienska is freed 30 yards out...
...takes a few steps forward...
...and hammers a shot that is comfortably saved by Klaus Lindenberger.
FINAL SCORE: Houston 1 - Colorado 0
Man Of The Match: Uri Lupienska (HOU)
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 27 27 27 12 0 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
SW Tom Sundve 27 27 27 18 0 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Tej Rekhi 19 19 19 15 7 n 0 0 0 0 45 6
DF Steve Ellul 24 24 24 19 0 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
DF Uri Lupienska 27 27 27 24 0 n 4 0 1 4 90 8
DF Cortijo Del Arte 21 21 21 16 7 n 0 0 0 1 45 6
MF Nigel Fairweather 23 23 23 23 0 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
MF Mathieu Brissett 23 23 23 20 7 n 0 0 0 0 45 6
MF Nicolas Rincon 21 21 21 18 7 n 0 0 0 1 45 6
WG Pawel Kwrotslaw 26 26 26 23 0 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
WG Santiago Pizarro 21 21 21 18 0 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
FW Clinton Van Ry 19 19 19 19 7 n 0 0 0 0 45 6
FW Morgan Budd 27 27 15 27 0 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
FW Jack Milhill 21 21 21 21 7 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 Klaus Lindenberger 25 25 25 11 4 n 0 5 0 0 90 7
DF Rudolf Rockl 21 21 21 16 0 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Leopold Querfeld 19 19 19 15 3 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Samson Baidoo 12 12 0 9 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Lukas Grgic 18 18 18 14 4 n 4 0 0 0 90 6
MF Patrick Wimmer 13 13 13 13 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
MF Thorsten Schick 19 19 19 17 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
MF Maximillian Entrup 20 20 20 20 3 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
MF David Schnegg 23 23 23 20 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
WG Hannes Wolf 13 13 13 11 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
FW Helmut Koglberger 19 19 19 19 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
Statistics HOU COL
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Halftime 0 0
Fulltime 1 0
Shots On Target 6 0
Shots 8 0
Saves 0 5
Offsides 1 0
Penalty Kicks 0 0
Yellow Cards 1 1
Red Cards 0 0
Avg SL% Used 60 48
Revenue 73 73
MIN TEAM MT GP DEF OFF
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1 HOU E 62.00 132.30 195.95
1 COL O 34.80 126.08 91.48
46 HOU E 63.00 133.30 197.95
Trainer's Report
Mathieu Brissett (HOU) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Pawel Kwrotslaw (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Tej Rekhi (HOU) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Clinton Van Ry (HOU) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Leopold Querfeld (COL) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Maximillian Entrup (COL) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
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