Columbus Crew                             Houston Dynamo
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Sayid Jarrah              19 10  n     GK Joe Hollywood             26 10  n
SW Andrew Camina             25  5  p     SW Dick Solomon              26  9  n
DF Dean Huxley               28  6  p     DF Steve Ellul               27  7  n
DF Adrian Ball               18  6  p     DF Tej Rekhi                 26  7  n
DF Danny James                8 10  n     DF Seb Gallagher             21  9  n
MF Gerry Anderson            29  6  p     MF Mathieu Brissett          25 10  n
MF Barry Smith               29  8  p     MF Uri Lupienska             20  9  a
MF Peter Boddice             20  8  p     WG Pawel Kwrotslaw           27  7  n
MF James Reilly              13 10  n     WG Aiden Roddy               21  8  a
MF Peter Wright              10 10  n     FW Nigel Fairweather         26 10  n
FW Trevor Shooter            26  6  p     FW Morgan Budd               20  9  a

Min 0: Columbus opens up with a 4-5-1 S while the Dynamo will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is Pierre Luigi Collina (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 7: The ball comes in to the area from Aiden Roddy...
        ...he rattles it off Sayid Jarrah...
        ...Uri Lupienska (HOU) tries his best to miss but scores. GOAL!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Dynamo...
        ...score now: CLB 0 - HOU 1
Min 10: The Dynamo sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Trevor Shooter's (CLB) ball into the box is cut out by Steve Ellul (HOU).
Min 10: Mathieu Brissett (HOU) seizes on a horrible clearance from the Egyptian keeper...
        ...finds Tej Rekhi busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...
        ...saved by Sayid Jarrah!
Min 11: Mathieu Brissett (HOU) looking a couple of yards offside...
        ...picks it up just outside the box and calmy scores.  GOAL!...
        ...Houston are looking strong now...
        ...score now: CLB 0 - HOU 2
Min 15: Tej Rekhi (HOU) heads toward the goal...
        ...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to Nigel Fairweather...
        ...who manages to knock it into the top corner...
        ...even though the pass was just behind him...
        ...great finish!...
        ...yet another one for Houston; Coach Steve Turner is furious...
        ...score now: CLB 0 - HOU 3
Min 16: Nigel Fairweather crosses for the Dynamo...
        ...Sayid Jarrah plucks that comfortably out of the air.
Min 20: Mathieu Brissett opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Danny James greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 22: Morgan Budd (HOU) down the wing...
        ...he plays it across to Pawel Kwrotslaw...
        ...and the American knocks it in GOAL!!...
        ...Steve Turner suggests to Sayid Jarrah that he might want to dust off his resume...
        ...score now: CLB 0 - HOU 4
Min 29: Aiden Roddy (HOU) loops a ball over the top for Nigel Fairweather...
        ...he finds the back of the net but is clearly yards offside 
Min 36: James Ford on for Dean Huxley(DF)...
        ...James Ford will play DF.
Min 36: Lance Croot on for Gerry Anderson(MF)...
        ...Lance Croot will play MF.
Min 40: Uri Lupienska (HOU) nods the ball down for Pawel Kwrotslaw on the edge of the box...
        ...Pawel Kwrotslaw takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Sayid Jarrah rushes of his line...
        ...Pawel Kwrotslaw gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert James Ford (CLB)!
Min 42: The The Crew sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Aiden Roddy's (HOU) ball into the box is cut out by Andrew Camina (CLB).
Min 45: Clinton Van Ry on for Morgan Budd(FW)...
        ...Clinton Van Ry will play FW.
Min 45: Anton Carlsen on for Uri Lupienska(MF)...
        ...Anton Carlsen will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Columbus 0 - Houston 4

Min 54: Karl Brough on for Andrew Camina(SW)...
        ...Karl Brough will play SW.
Min 56: Superb sliding block by Adrian Ball (CLB) denies Mathieu Brissett a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Aiden Roddy in the Columbus box.
Min 57: Trevor Shooter (CLB) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Steve Ellul (HOU).
Min 61: Trevor Shooter (CLB) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Dick Solomon (HOU) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 75: Trevor Shooter finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Joe Hollywood palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Trevor Shooter who heads the ball...
        ...but Seb Gallagher (HOU) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 75: Nigel Fairweather (HOU) with an elbow to the jaw of Trevor Shooter...
        ...the grounds crew will have to collect the teeth after the match!...
        ...That's a yellow card.?
Min 87: Trevor Shooter opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Tej Rekhi greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 90: Trevor Shooter (CLB) booked for another rash challenge.


FINAL SCORE: Columbus 0 - Houston 4


Man Of The Match: Uri Lupienska (HOU)

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 Sayid Jarrah              19 19 19  8  4  n  0  2  0  0 90  6
SW Andrew Camina             25 15 15 20  2  p  0  0  0  0 54  6
SW Karl Brough               28 16 16 22  2  p  0  0  0  0 36  6
DF Adrian Ball               18 13 13 14  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Dean Huxley               28 21 21 25  4  p  0  0  0  0 36  5
DF Danny James                8  8  8  6  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF James Ford                24 18 18 19  1  p  0  0  0  0 54  6
MF Barry Smith               29 17 17 26  3  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Peter Boddice             20 12 12 20  3  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF James Reilly              13 13 13 11  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Peter Wright              10 10 10  9  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Gerry Anderson            29 17 17 26  4  p  0  0  0  0 36  6
MF Lance Croot               25 15 15 22  3  p  0  0  0  0 54  6
FW Trevor Shooter            26 19 19 26  1  p  4  0  0  0 90  6

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  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
SW Dick Solomon              26 26 26 18  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Tej Rekhi                 26 26 26 20  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  7
DF Steve Ellul               27 27 27 21  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  7
DF Seb Gallagher             21 21 21 16  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Uri Lupienska             20 25 25 18  5  a  0  0  1  1 45  7
MF Mathieu Brissett          25 25 25 22  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  7
MF Anton Carlsen             20 25 25 20  5  a  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG Pawel Kwrotslaw           27 27 27 24  1  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
WG Aiden Roddy               21 26 26 18  0  a  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Nigel Fairweather         26 26 26 26  4  n  4  0  1  2 90  6
FW Morgan Budd               20 25 25 20  5  a  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Clinton Van Ry            26 26 26 26  4  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Statistics       CLB HOU
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Halftime           0   4
Fulltime           0   4
Shots On Target    0   6
Shots              0   6
Saves              2   0
Offsides           0   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      50  62
Revenue           71  71

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  CLB  S  54.00 173.53  32.78 
  1  HOU  E  63.00 127.36 200.21 
  2  HOU  E  32.78 127.36 230.43 
 37  CLB  S  51.75 167.28  32.78 
 46  HOU  E  32.78 127.36 231.43 
 55  CLB  S  53.25 168.28  32.78 

 Trainer's Report
Morgan Budd (HOU) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Barry Smith (CLB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
James Ford (CLB) played 54 minutes and earned a TP.
Joe Hollywood (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Tej Rekhi (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Aiden Roddy (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.