Micky Palfreeman (HOU) is not available as a sub today due to suspension.
Houston Dynamo                            Columbus Crew
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Joe Hollywood             26  8  n     GK James Amidola             30  8  p
SW Tom Sundve                25 10  n     DF Dean Huxley               30  6  n
DF Steve Ellul               31  8  n     DF Andrew Camina             30  6  n
DF Uri Lupienska             24  6  n     DF Karl Brough               28  6  n
DF Cortijo Del Arte          17  6  n     DF Adrian Ball               21  5  n
MF Mathieu Brissett          29  5  n     MF Boone Carlisle            20  4  n
MF Nicolas Rincon            17  7  a     MF Peter Wright              15 10  n
WG Pawel Kwrotslaw           32  8  n     WG Gerry Anderson            30  6  n
WG Santiago Pizarro          17 10  a     WG Barry Smith               28 10  n
FW Morgan Budd               24  4  n     FW Trevor Shooter            30  6  n
FW Jack Milhill              17  6  n     FW Ollie Simpson             28  4  n

Min 0: Houston opens up with a 4-2-4 E while the The Crew will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is Bill Ramsay (HOMER/LOOSE).
Min 3: Barry Smith (CLB) gets to the edge of the box...
        ...and fires a low shot through the defenders legs...
        ...past a sprawling Joe Hollywood...
        ...but into the row of cameramen way off to the right.
Min 4: Now the ball comes to Trevor Shooter (CLB)...
        ...Ollie Simpson has space on the left and Trevor Shooter tries to play him in...
        ...only for Tom Sundve (HOU) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 10: James Amidola rushes out to block Morgan Budd's (HOU) route to goal...
        ...but Morgan Budd drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Andrew Camina covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...and James Amidola scrambles to it.
Min 12: Barry Smith almost penetrates Dynamo's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Tom Sundve would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 13: Mathieu Brissett (HOU) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Andrew Camina (CLB) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 13: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Boone Carlisle (CLB)...
        ...but the impressive Tom Sundve (HOU) is able to get the ball back to Joe Hollywood.
Min 17: Karl Brough (CLB) seizes on a horrible clearance from the American keeper...
        ...finds Ollie Simpson busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...
        ...saved by Joe Hollywood!
Min 19: Pawel Kwrotslaw (HOU) rides a challenge in midfield...
        ...flicks the ball through the Columbus defense to Nicolas Rincon...
        ...who races towards goal...
        ...James Amidola rushes off his line and Nicolas Rincon slots the ball around him...
        ...off the post and back into the hands of James Amidola!
Min 23: Trevor Shooter (CLB) finds Adrian Ball with a first-time pass...
        ...Adrian Ball shoots from the edge of the area...
        ...but the ball arcs over the bar.
Min 26: Steve Ellul breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Morgan Budd on the attack down the right...
        ...the American cuts inside, evades Andrew Camina's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball towards the goal but James Amidola is there to punch the ball out of danger.
Min 32: The Dynamo sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Adrian Ball's (CLB) ball into the box is cut out by Uri Lupienska (HOU).
Min 34: Great tackle by Uri Lupienska (HOU)...
        ...to prevent Gerry Anderson (CLB) from latching onto Ollie Simpson's pass. 
Min 35: Morgan Budd finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...James Amidola palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Mathieu Brissett who heads the ball...
        ...and its in the back of the net from 8-yards out! GOAL!!!!!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Dynamo...
        ...score now: HOU 1 - CLB 0
Min 36: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Nicolas Rincon (HOU)...
        ...but the impressive Andrew Camina (CLB) is able to get the ball back to James Amidola.
Min 41: Andrew Camina's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Pawel Kwrotslaw (HOU)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a The Crew man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 45: Clinton Van Ry on for Morgan Budd(FW)...
        ...Clinton Van Ry will play FW.
Min 45: Nigel Fairweather on for Mathieu Brissett(MF)...
        ...Nigel Fairweather will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Houston 1 - Columbus 0

Min 47: Clinton Van Ry (HOU) receives a deep pass from Nigel Fairweather...
        ...the referee whistles an offside!!!...
        ...the American player was chatting with James Amidola when he received the pass!!...
        ...the fans from Houston aren't happy with his lack of concentration.
Min 49: The ball is chipped back to the far post...
        ...where two Houston players are waiting...
        ...Santiago Pizarro (HOU) out jumps Nicolas Rincon...
        ...and his looping header drifts over James Amidola...
        ...and nestles in the back of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...Houston are looking strong now...
        ...score now: HOU 2 - CLB 0
Min 51: Barry Smith (CLB) puts in a cross...
        ...but Steve Ellul (HOU) clears with ease.
Min 60: Lance Croot on for Boone Carlisle(MF)...
        ...Lance Croot will play WG.
Barry Smith changed position from WG... to MF
Min 60: Peter Boddice on for Ollie Simpson(FW)...
        ...Peter Boddice will play FW.
Min 61: Trevor Shooter (CLB) collects the ball from Andrew Camina on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot to beat Joe Hollywood! GOAL!...
        ...Columbus pull one back but they need another...
        ...score now: HOU 2 - CLB 1
Min 64: Gerry Anderson (CLB) and Trevor Shooter break for Columbus...
        ...Trevor Shooter looks to have found space into which to recieve Gerry Anderson's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Steve Ellul (HOU) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 66: Andrew Camina (CLB) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Trevor Shooter but it evades him...
        ...Joe Hollywood missed it too but luckily for Houston it drifts wide.
Min 75: Uri Lupienska (HOU) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Karl Brough (CLB) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 77: Santiago Pizarro (HOU) hits a thunderbolt strike...
        ...luckily for Columbus James Amidola is in the right spot to make the save.
Min 80: Nigel Fairweather (HOU) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Andrew Camina (CLB) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 90: Adrian Ball (CLB) and Peter Boddice break for Columbus...
        ...Peter Boddice looks to have found space into which to recieve Adrian Ball's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Cortijo Del Arte (HOU) sees the danger snuffed out.


FINAL SCORE: Houston 2 - Columbus 1


Man Of The Match: Santiago Pizarro (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 Joe Hollywood             26 26 26 11  2  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
SW Tom Sundve                25 25 25 17  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Steve Ellul               31 31 31 24  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Uri Lupienska             24 24 24 21  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Cortijo Del Arte          17 17 17 13  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Mathieu Brissett          29 29 29 26  2  n  0  0  1  2 45  6
MF Nicolas Rincon            17 21 21 15 -1  a  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Nigel Fairweather         30 30 30 30  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG Pawel Kwrotslaw           32 32 32 28  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Santiago Pizarro          17 21 21 15  2  a  0  0  1  2 90  6
FW Jack Milhill              17 17 17 17  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Morgan Budd               24 24 24 24  1  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
FW Clinton Van Ry            26 26 26 26  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

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 James Amidola             30 30 30 13  3  p  0  4  0  0 90  6
DF Karl Brough               28 28 28 22  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Adrian Ball               21 21 21 18 -1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Dean Huxley               30 30 30 27  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Andrew Camina             30 30 30 24  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Barry Smith               28 22 22 25  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Peter Wright              15 15 15 13  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Boone Carlisle            20 20 20 20  0  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
WG Gerry Anderson            30 30 30 27  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Lance Croot               30 30 30 27  4  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
FW Ollie Simpson             28 28 28 28  0  n  0  0  0  1 60  6
FW Trevor Shooter            30 30 30 30  0  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Peter Boddice             25 25 25 25  8  n  0  0  0  0 30  6

Statistics       HOU CLB
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           2   1
Shots On Target    6   2
Shots              6   5
Saves              1   4
Offsides           2   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      65  68
Revenue           71  71

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  HOU  E  61.00 146.42 199.27 
  1  CLB  E  57.90 132.38 216.28 
 46  HOU  E  61.00 146.92 201.77 
 61  CLB  E  57.90 133.38 218.18 

 Trainer's Report
Steve Ellul (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Adrian Ball (CLB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Karl Brough (CLB) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.