Portland Timbers                          Chivas USA
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Marcelo Salazar           31  8  n     GK Leaf Tree                 35  8  n
DF Frankie Salizar           24  8  n     SW Rab Thorne                28  8  n
DF Willie Moon               24  6  n     DF Ross Tree                 27  4  n
DF Olaf Poole                23  6  n     DF Bryan Seed                26  6  n
DF Wes Killeen               23  8  n     DF Barry Cornhill             9  6  n
MF Aaron Jones               27  6  n     DF Tree Trunk                 9  7  n
MF S Lieper                  27  6  n     MF Freddy Foxglove           19  6  n
WG Lon Wells                 30 10  n     MF Bill Knot                 13  4  n
WG Jhonny Perez              26 10  n     MF Alan Hawthorne             4 10  n
FW A Purdy                   35  5  n     FW Marc Birch                32  8  n
FW Eddie Smyth               29  6  n     FW Richard Ivy               20  7  n

Min 0: Portland opens up with a 4-2-4 N while the Chivas will play a 5-3-2 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Calum Murray (STRONG/LOOSE).
Min 1: Superb sliding block by Olaf Poole (POR) denies Freddy Foxglove  a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Bill Knot in the Portland box.
Min 2: Eddie Smyth (POR) tries a wildly ambitious effort from distance...
        ...which trundles back to Leaf Tree in a restful Sunday type of way.
Min 6: Ross Tree (CHV) yellow carded as Lon Wells is brought down.
Min 11: Jhonny Perez (POR) gets a flick-on to Olaf Poole...
        ...who reacts quicker than Tree Trunk in front of goal...
        ...Olaf Poole heads the ball wide of Leaf Tree...
        ... who is rooted to the spot...
        ...and over the bar for a goal kick.
Min 15: Marc Birch (CHV) does well on the left and crosses towards Richard Ivy...
        ...the American meets it with a neat header...
        ...punched to safety by Marcelo Salazar.
Min 16: Tree Trunk gets overlapped by S Lieper (POR)...
        ...who threads it to Aaron Jones...
        ...who hits it right into the hands of Leaf Tree.
Min 20: Here it is..Eddie Smyth (POR) flicks on into the path of A Purdy...
        ...who spins away from Tree Trunk...
        ...but Leaf Tree is able to collect his shot.
Min 23: Olaf Poole (POR) looks up and spots Frankie Salizar arriving in the box...
        ...the American tees up Frankie Salizar for the shot...
        ...the ball falls into into the arms Leaf Tree...
        ...Olaf Poole should have done better with that.
Min 24: Tree Trunk's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by A Purdy (POR)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a Chivas man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 26: Bill Knot almost penetrates Timbers's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Wes Killeen would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 29: Aaron Jones (POR) booked for elbowing Richard Ivy.
Min 31: Lon Wells (POR) cooly sends Leaf Tree the wrong way...
        ...placing the ball into the left of the goal.  GOAL!...
        ... it's a lead that Andrew Foss-Grant's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: POR 1 - CHV 0
Min 33: Superb sliding block by Olaf Poole (POR) denies Freddy Foxglove  a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Marc Birch in the Portland box.
Min 38: Aaron Jones (POR) finds Jhonny Perez...
        ...but he hesitates and Bryan Seed (CHV) is able to make the tackle.
Min 45: Olav Forrest on for Ross Tree(DF)...
        ...Olav Forrest will play DF.
Min 45: Olive Branch on for Alan Hawthorne(MF)...
        ...Olive Branch will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Portland 1 - Chivas 0

Min 50: Eddie Smyth is freed 30 yards out...
        ...takes a few steps forward...
        ...and hammers a shot that is comfortably saved by Leaf Tree.
Min 53: Aaron Jones (POR) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and slams a shot right at Leaf Tree who makes the save.
Min 60: Great tackle by Olaf Poole (POR)...
        ...to prevent Freddy Foxglove  (CHV) from latching onto Olive Branch's pass. 
Min 60: Evan Welton on for Eddie Smyth(FW)...
        ...Evan Welton will play DF.
Lon Wells changed position from WG... to MF
Jhonny Perez changed position from WG... to MF
Min 60: POR now playing Stall
Min 74: Marc Birch finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Marcelo Salazar palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Olive Branch who heads the ball...
        ...but Olaf Poole (POR) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 78: Olive Branch (CHV) and Olav Forrest break for Chivas...
        ...Olav Forrest looks to have found space into which to recieve Olive Branch's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Olaf Poole (POR) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 81: Freddy Foxglove  finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Marcelo Salazar palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Olive Branch who heads the ball...
        ...but Frankie Salizar (POR) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 89: Freddy Foxglove (CHV) limps off the pitch...
        ...Stevie Ash (CHV) on for Freddy Foxglove  at MF.


FINAL SCORE: Portland 1 - Chivas 0


Man Of The Match: Olaf Poole (POR)

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           31 31 31 13  2  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
DF Olaf Poole                23 23 23 18  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  7
DF Frankie Salizar           24 24 24 21  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Willie Moon               24 24 24 19  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Wes Killeen               23 23 23 18  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Evan Welton               19 19 19 15  4  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
MF Jhonny Perez              26 20 20 23  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Lon Wells                 30 24 24 27  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
MF Aaron Jones               27 27 27 24  0  n  4  0  0  2 90  6
MF S Lieper                  27 27 27 27  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Eddie Smyth               29 29 29 29  2  n  0  0  0  2 60  6
FW A Purdy                   35 35 35 35 -1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Chivas USA
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Leaf Tree                 35 35 35 15  2  n  0  6  0  0 90  7
SW Rab Thorne                28 14 14 12  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Ross Tree                 27 27 27 21  1  n  4  0  0  0 45  6
DF Bryan Seed                26 26 26 23  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Barry Cornhill             9  9  9  7  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Tree Trunk                 9  9  9  7  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Olav Forrest              24 24 24 19  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Alan Hawthorne             4  4  4  3  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Freddy Foxglove           19 19 19 17 -4  n  0  0  0  0 89  5
MF Bill Knot                 13 13 13 11 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Stevie Ash                29 29 29 26  3  n  0  0  0  0  1  6
MF Olive Branch              28 28 28 28  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Marc Birch                32 32 32 32  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Richard Ivy               20 20 20 20  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Statistics       POR CHV
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           1   0
Shots On Target    7   1
Shots              8   1
Saves              1   6
Offsides           1   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      66  65
Revenue           77  77

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  POR  N  56.40 136.36 219.86 
  1  CHV  N  49.50 112.14 105.89 
 46  CHV  N  48.00 121.14 123.14 
 61  POR  S 101.70 284.11  34.71 
 61  CHV  N  34.71 121.14 136.44 
 89  CHV  N  34.71 126.14 143.94 

 Trainer's Report
Freddy Foxglove  (CHV) suffered a thigh bruise.
S Lieper (POR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Frankie Salizar (POR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Olav Forrest (CHV) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Bryan Seed (CHV) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.