Charleston Battery                        Vancouver Whitecaps
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Roque Maspoli             26  5  n     GK Leep The Keep             21  8  n
SW Luis Monti                26 10  n     DF Scott McTominay           22  9  n
DF Pietro Rava               24  7  n     DF Steve Rothery             16 10  n
DF Augusto                   23  6  n     DF Pete Trewaves              7 10  n
DF Obdulio Varela            22  8  n     DF Rajiv Hangdan              6 10  n
MF Hector Castro             26  6  n     MF Peter Capaldi             30  7  n
MF Michele Andreolo          26 10  n     MF Neil McCann               28 10  n
MF Peter Lee                 16  8  n     MF C Pignatiello             20  6  n
FW Angelo Schiavio           33 10  n     WG Bukayo Saka               26 10  n
FW Colin Cooper              25 10  n     FW Tommy Conway              29  4  n
FW Pedro Cea                 25 10  n     FW George Hirst              26 10  n

Min 0: Charleston opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Canadians will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Michael Fant (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 3: C Pignatiello (VAN) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Pietro Rava (CHA).
Min 12: Augusto (CHA) takes the ball into the Canadians half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find Peter Lee...
        ...who can't get it past Leep The Keep  .
Min 14: Charleston break quickly with Angelo Schiavio...
        ...he only has Leep The Keep   to beat...
        ...great save by Leep The Keep   but the ball falls to Colin Cooper...
        ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering Leep The Keep  .
Min 19: C Pignatiello almost penetrates Battery's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Luis Monti would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 24: Angelo Schiavio (CHA) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Pete Trewaves (VAN) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 28: Scott McTominay finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Roque Maspoli palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Peter Capaldi who heads the ball...
        ...but Augusto (CHA) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 43: Pedro Cea (CHA) finds Hector Castro...
        ...but he hesitates and Scott McTominay (VAN) is able to make the tackle.
Min 44: Pedro Cea (CHA) turns the ball back into the box...
        ...Angelo Schiavio peels off to the back post...
        ...and connects with a great header to breach Leep The Keep  's goal...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Battery...
        ...score now: CHA 1 - VAN 0
Min 45: Guiseppe Meazza on for Peter Lee(MF)...
        ...Guiseppe Meazza will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Charleston 1 - Vancouver 0

Min 49: Guiseppe Meazza (CHA) reads Pedro Cea's intentions perfectly...
        ...as he beats the offside trap...
        ...and races onto the ball...
        ...firing an unstoppable effort into the roof of the net. GOAL!...
        ...Charleston are looking strong now...
        ...score now: CHA 2 - VAN 0
Min 50: Michele Andreolo breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Angelo Schiavio on the attack down the right...
        ...the American cuts inside, evades Pete Trewaves's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball towards the goal but Leep The Keep   is there to punch the ball out of danger.
Min 60: Eraldo Monzeglio on for Augusto(DF)...
        ...Eraldo Monzeglio will play DF.
Min 66: Bukayo Saka (VAN) nods the ball down for Tommy Conway on the edge of the box...
        ...Tommy Conway takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Roque Maspoli rushes of his line...
        ...Tommy Conway gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Luis Monti (CHA)!
Min 68: Guiseppe Meazza slides the ball under Leep The Keep  ...
        ...and into the right-hand corner of the net  GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Charleston; Coach Mark Creasey is furious...
        ...score now: CHA 3 - VAN 0
Min 71: Guiseppe Meazza (CHA) does well on the left and crosses towards Michele Andreolo...
        ...the American meets it with a neat header...
        ...punched to safety by Leep The Keep  .
Min 71: George Hirst (VAN) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Pietro Rava (CHA).
Min 75: Terrible Canadians defending as Pete Trewaves gave it away to Colin Cooper (CHA)...
        ...his poor shot was parried by Leep The Keep  ...
        ...but it came back to Angelo Schiavio who shoots and Leep The Keep   fists it away!
Min 77: Pete Trewaves loses the ball to Pietro Rava (CHA) on the right-hand side of the area...
        ...he takes it on and steers the coolest of shots at Leep The Keep  %who makes a superb save.
Min 79: George Hirst finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Roque Maspoli palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Tommy Conway who heads the ball...
        ...but Obdulio Varela (CHA) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 87: With Vancouver so far forward a rare Charleston break sees Colin Cooper play a long diagonal pass for Hector Castro...
        ...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side. 
Min 90: Angelo Schiavio almost penetrates Canadians's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Pete Trewaves would have lost his well placed foot.?


FINAL SCORE: Charleston 3 - Vancouver 0


Man Of The Match: Guiseppe Meazza (CHA)

Charleston Battery
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Roque Maspoli             26 26 26 11 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
SW Luis Monti                26 26 26 18  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Obdulio Varela            22 22 22 19  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Pietro Rava               24 24 24 19  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  7
DF Augusto                   23 23 23 18  2  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
DF Eraldo Monzeglio          25 25 25 20  4  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
MF Michele Andreolo          26 26 26 23  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Hector Castro             26 26 26 26  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Peter Lee                 16 16 16 14  5  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
MF Guiseppe Meazza           29 29 29 26  3  n  0  0  2  2 45  7
FW Pedro Cea                 25 25 25 25  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Colin Cooper              25 25 25 25  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Angelo Schiavio           33 33 33 33  4  n  0  0  1  3 90  7

Vancouver Whitecaps
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Leep The Keep             21 21 21  9  2  n  0  6  0  0 90  6
DF Steve Rothery             16 16 16 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Rajiv Hangdan              6  6  6  4  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Scott McTominay           22 17 17 22  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Pete Trewaves              7  7  7  5  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Neil McCann               28 22 22 25  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF C Pignatiello             20 20 20 18  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Peter Capaldi             30 24 24 27  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
WG Bukayo Saka               26 26 26 23  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Tommy Conway              29 29 29 29 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW George Hirst              26 26 26 26  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       CHA VAN
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           3   0
Shots On Target    9   0
Shots              9   0
Saves              0   6
Offsides           1   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      59  51
Revenue           64  64

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  CHA  N  60.50 142.61 164.86 
  1  VAN  N  27.60  82.12 153.22 
 46  CHA  N  60.50 149.11 174.61 
 61  CHA  N  61.50 151.11 175.11 

 Trainer's Report
Hector Castro (CHA) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Angelo Schiavio (CHA) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Obdulio Varela (CHA) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Peter Capaldi (VAN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Peter Caplidl (VAN) did not appear in the match and could not be coached.
Tommy Conway (VAN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
J Mumbongo (VAN) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.
M Sliwinski (VAN) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.
C Pignatiello (VAN) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.