Colorado Rapids                           Portland Timbers
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Lukas Gutlbaier           34  6  n     GK Steven Jackson            23 10  n
SW Aleksander Borkovic       25  9  n     DF Bert Evans                25  4  n
DF Benjamin Bockle           29 10  n     DF Trent Denver              25  8  n
DF David Puczka              28  7  n     DF Willie Moon               11  6  n
DF Horchata Fridge           24 10  n     DF Olaf Poole                10 10  n
MF Noah Bischof              30  5  n     MF Will Rubin                27  8  n
MF Florien Micheler          28  9  n     MF Erick Waters              26  6  n
FW Yusuf Demir               34  9  n     WG Erik Julian               30  8  n
FW Ercan Kara                31  9  n     WG Jhonny Perez              24  8  n
FW Furkan Dursum             28 10  n     FW Joshua Wallace            24  6  n
FW Manuel Polster            23 10  n     FW Ronnie Blake              17 10  n

Min 0: Colorado opens up with a 4-2-4 L while the Timbers will play a 4-2-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Paul Roseblade (HOMER/FAIR).
Min 3: Joshua Wallace opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Horchata Fridge greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 10: Trent Denver gets overlapped by Horchata Fridge (COL)...
        ...who threads it to Manuel Polster...
        ...who hits it right into the hands of Steven Jackson.
Min 11: The ball is hooked on towards Ronnie Blake (POR)...
        ...who takes on Aleksander Borkovic on the edge of the area...
        ...Aleksander Borkovic  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 14: Ercan Kara (COL) crosses after some neat tricks inside the area...
        ...and Yusuf Demir heads in from close range...
        ...its in the net GOAL!!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Rapids...
        ...score now: COL 1 - POR 0
Min 18: Yusuf Demir (COL) finds Manuel Polster steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Trent Denver (POR) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 21: Lovely chip from Manuel Polster (COL)...
        ...Ercan Kara was brave...
        ...and knocks the ball past the onrushing Steven Jackson  GOAL!...
        ...Colorado are looking strong now...
        ...score now: COL 2 - POR 0
Min 24: Ercan Kara (COL) weaves on the edge of the box...
        ...little pass to Manuel Polster...
        ...and his teammate drives from the edge of the box...
        ...past Steven Jackson. GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Colorado; Coach Andrew Foss-Grant is furious...
        ...score now: COL 3 - POR 0
Min 27: David Puczka (COL) down the wing...
        ...he plays it across to Yusuf Demir...
        ...and the Austrian knocks it in GOAL!!...
        ...Andrew Foss-Grant suggests to Steven Jackson that he might want to dust off his resume...
        ...score now: COL 4 - POR 0
Min 30: Colorado deep in Portland territory...
        ...Noah Bischof gets round the back after thirty or so passes...
        ...and Ercan Kara heads the ball down and into the net GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Colorado; they are really pouring it on...
        ...score now: COL 5 - POR 0
Min 30: Dale Vincent on for Bert Evans(DF)...
        ...Dale Vincent will play DF.
Min 33: With Colorado so far forward a rare Portland break sees Jhonny Perez play a long diagonal pass for Ronnie Blake...
        ...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side. 
Min 40: Ronnie Blake (POR) finds Erick Waters...
        ...but he hesitates and Aleksander Borkovic (COL) is able to make the tackle.
Min 41: Will Rubin (POR) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but David Puczka (COL) is there to clear with his head.
Min 45: Harry Henderson on for Dale Vincent(DF)...
        ...Harry Henderson will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Colorado 5 - Portland 0

Min 48: The ball is hooked on towards Ronnie Blake (POR)...
        ...who takes on Horchata Fridge on the edge of the area...
        ...Horchata Fridge  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 58: The Refs whistle is blown...
        ...Willie Moon looks bewildered at the site of a yellow card...
        ...as are the away fans...
        ...A rousing chorus of We hate the man in black starts in the stands.
Min 61: Benjamin Bockle hits a short back-pass...
        ...and Joshua Wallace (POR) latches on...
        ...but he can't beat an alert Lukas Gutlbaier.
Min 63: Great tackle by David Puczka (COL)...
        ...to prevent Erik Julian (POR) from latching onto Jhonny Perez's pass. 
Min 69: The Timbers sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Manuel Polster's (COL) ball into the box is cut out by Trent Denver (POR).
Min 78: Joshua Wallace (POR) finds Erick Waters steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Aleksander Borkovic (COL) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 87: Will Rubin (POR) booked for what looked like a dive by the home side's Noah Bischof.
Min 90: Superb sliding block by Willie Moon (POR) denies Noah Bischof a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Horchata Fridge in the Portland box.


FINAL SCORE: Colorado 5 - Portland 0


Man Of The Match: Ercan Kara (COL)

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 Lukas Gutlbaier           34 34 34 15  0  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
SW Aleksander Borkovic       25 25 25 20  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  7
DF Horchata Fridge           24 24 24 19  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  7
DF David Puczka              28 28 28 22  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  7
DF Benjamin Bockle           29 29 29 23  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Noah Bischof              30 30 30 30 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Florien Micheler          28 28 28 25  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Ercan Kara                31 31 31 31  3  n  0  0  2  2 90  7
FW Furkan Dursum             28 28 28 28  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Manuel Polster            23 23 23 23  4  n  0  0  1  2 90  7
FW Yusuf Demir               34 34 34 34  3  n  0  0  2  2 90  7

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 Steven Jackson            23 23 23 10  4  n  0  1  0  0 90  0
DF Olaf Poole                10 10 10  8  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Willie Moon               11 11 11  8  0  n  4  0  0  0 90  5
DF Bert Evans                25 25 25 22  2  n  0  0  0  0 30  5
DF Trent Denver              25 25 25 20  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Dale Vincent              25 25 25 20  3  n  0  0  0  0 15  6
DF Harry Henderson           22 16 16 17  3  p  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Will Rubin                27 27 27 27  2  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
MF Erick Waters              26 26 26 23  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Erik Julian               30 30 30 27  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Jhonny Perez              24 24 24 21  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Joshua Wallace            24 24 24 24  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Ronnie Blake              17 17 17 17  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       COL POR
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Halftime           5   0
Fulltime           5   0
Shots On Target    6   1
Shots              6   1
Saves              1   1
Offsides           0   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   2
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      67  53
Revenue           66  66

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  COL  L  65.50 145.22 204.47 
  1  POR  N  42.60 115.18 190.93 
 46  POR  N  37.20 106.18 189.13 

 Trainer's Report
Horchata Fridge (COL) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Harry Henderson (POR) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Steven Jackson (POR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Joshua Wallace (POR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.