Columbus Crew                             Kansas City Wizards
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Steve Turner              22 10  n     GK Naomi Starek              16 10  n
DF Dean Huxley               28  6  p     SW Julie Jules                9 10  n
DF Peter Wright              15 10  n     DF Sterling                  28  7  n
DF Mark Blair                12 10  n     DF Steve Rogers              24 10  n
DF Danny James               12 10  n     DF Yu Kumamoto               16 10  n
DF Steve Straw               11 10  n     MF Jo Zobby                  12 10  n
MF Ollie Simpson             28  5  p     MF Bo Bobby                   5 10  n
MF Barry Smith               28 10  n     WG Eldon Marks               27  8  n
MF Boone Carlisle            20  5  p     WG Asprilla                  26 10  n
MF Trevor Francis            10 10  n     FW Thor Odinson              30  8  n
FW Peter Boddice             25  5  p     FW Luna Olson                27 10  n

Min 0: Columbus opens up with a 5-4-1 S while the Wizards will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is Douglas McDonald (STRONG/LOOSE).
Min 0: Steve Turner (CLB) - Again?
Min 30: Mark Blair(CLB) limps off the pitch...
        ...Adrian Ball (CLB) on for Mark Blair at DF.
Min 30: Peter Boddice (CLB) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Sterling (KC) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 33: Thor Odinson (KC) swings a ball in to the Columbus box...
        ...but the presence of Steve Straw (CLB) means it is easily cleared.
Min 35: Danny James's appalling clearance goes right to Thor Odinson (KC)...
        ...who knocks the ball onto the head of Sterling...
        ...who heads it on goal but Steve Turner is there to collect it.
Min 40: Barry Smith (CLB) makes a late challenge on Luna Olson...
        ...and gets yellow-carded.


HALFTIME SCORE: Columbus 0 - Kansas City 0

Min 47: Thor Odinson (KC) and Luna Olson break for Kansas City...
        ...Luna Olson looks to have found space into which to recieve Thor Odinson's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Dean Huxley (CLB) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 54: Lance Croot on for Ollie Simpson(MF)...
        ...Lance Croot will play MF.
Min 54: James Reilly on for Peter Boddice(FW)...
        ...James Reilly will play FW.
Min 56: The The Crew sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Eldon Marks's (KC) ball into the box is cut out by Dean Huxley (CLB).
Min 59: Asprilla (KC) seizes on a horrible clearance from the American keeper...
        ...finds Luna Olson busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...GOAL!...
        ...and Kansas City have broken the deadlock...
        ...score now: CLB 0 - KC 1
Min 60: Asprilla (KC) leaves half the Columbus side in his wake...
        ...as he takes the ball from the half-way line...
        ...surges past Danny James...
        ...andside-foots past Steve Turner...
        ...brilliant goal. GOOOOLLLLL!!!...
        ...Kansas City are looking strong now...
        ...score now: CLB 0 - KC 2
Min 72: The The Crew sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Luna Olson's (KC) ball into the box is cut out by Dean Huxley (CLB).
Min 82: Eldon Marks (KC) picks up a long clearance...
        ...he heads toward the byline and flicks it into Thor Odinson...
        ...whose shot is easily handled by Steve Turner.


FINAL SCORE: Columbus 0 - Kansas City 2


Man Of The Match: Sterling (KC)

Columbus Crew
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Steve Turner              22 22 22  9  4  n  0  2  0  0 90  6
DF Steve Straw               11  8  8  9  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Peter Wright              15 12 12 13  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Mark Blair                12 12 12  9  4  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
DF Dean Huxley               28 21 21 25  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Danny James               12 12 12  9  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Adrian Ball               21 15 15 18  0  p  0  0  0  0 60  6
MF Ollie Simpson             28 21 21 28  2  p  0  0  0  0 54  6
MF Barry Smith               28 22 22 25  4  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
MF Boone Carlisle            20 15 15 20  0  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Trevor Francis            10 10 10  9  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Lance Croot               30 18 18 27  2  p  0  0  0  0 36  6
FW Peter Boddice             25 18 18 25  2  p  0  0  0  0 54  6
FW James Reilly              16 12 12 16  2  p  0  0  0  0 36  6

Kansas City Wizards
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Naomi Starek              16 16 16  7  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
SW Julie Jules                9  9  9  6  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Steve Rogers              24 24 24 19  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Sterling                  28 28 28 28  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Yu Kumamoto               16 16 16 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Jo Zobby                  12  9  9 10  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Bo Bobby                   5  4  4  5  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Asprilla                  26 26 26 23  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
WG Eldon Marks               27 27 27 24  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Luna Olson                27 27 27 27  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Thor Odinson              30 30 30 30  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Statistics       CLB  KC
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Halftime           0   0
Fulltime           0   2
Shots On Target    0   4
Shots              0   4
Saves              2   0
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      50  50
Revenue           85  85

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  CLB  S  58.50 181.03  22.03 
  1   KC  E  43.00  88.54 188.89 
  2   KC  E  22.03  88.54 209.86 
 30  CLB  S  61.20 184.78  21.88 
 30   KC  E  21.88  88.54 210.01 
 55  CLB  S  61.20 181.03  15.88 
 55   KC  E  15.88  88.54 216.01 

 Trainer's Report
Mark Blair (CLB) suffered a thigh bruise.
Dean Huxley (CLB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Asprilla (KC) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.