Houston Dynamo                            Columbus Crew
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Joe Hollywood             30  8  n     GK James Amidola             32  6  p
SW Dick Solomon              28  9  n     SW Sayid Jarrah              24 10  n
DF Tej Rekhi                 29  7  n     DF James Ford                27  6  p
DF Seb Gallagher             24  8  n     DF Andrew Camina             21  6  p
DF Steve Ellul               24  7  n     DF Adrian Ball               14  4  p
MF Nigel Fairweather         23  8  n     DF Danny James                5 10  n
MF Jack Perry Williams       21  9  n     MF Trevor Shooter            24  7  p
WG Aiden Roddy               25  9  n     MF Lance Croot               21 10  p
WG Pawel Kwrotslaw           25 10  n     MF Boone Carlisle            12  8  n
FW Clinton Van Ry            30  8  n     MF Steve Straw                5 10  n
FW Anton Carlsen             25  7  n     FW Peter Boddice             15  8  p

Min 0: Houston opens up with a 4-2-4 E while the The Crew will play a 5-4-1 S.
Min 0: Today's referee is Calum Murray (STRONG/LOOSE).
Min 7: Houston break quickly with Jack Perry Williams...
        ...he only has James Amidola to beat...
        ...great save by James Amidola but the ball falls to Clinton Van Ry...
        ...who kicks it right back at James Amidola...
        ...Columbus were incredibly lucky there.
Min 12: Peter Boddice (CLB) finds Peter Boddice...
        ...but he hesitates and Tej Rekhi (HOU) is able to make the tackle.
Min 17: Peter Boddice (CLB) and Peter Boddice break for Columbus...
        ...Peter Boddice looks to have found space into which to recieve Peter Boddice's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Steve Ellul (HOU) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 20: Aiden Roddy (HOU) crosses after some neat tricks inside the area...
        ...and Anton Carlsen heads in from close range...
        ...but James Amidola was there to save that one.
Min 23: Peter Boddice's (CLB) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Tej Rekhi (HOU)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Joe Hollywood.
Min 26: Nigel Fairweather (HOU) finds Anton Carlsen...
        ...but he hesitates and Adrian Ball (CLB) is able to make the tackle.
Min 31: Peter Boddice (CLB) finds Peter Boddice...
        ...but he hesitates and Tej Rekhi (HOU) is able to make the tackle.
Min 42: Danny James loses the ball to Aiden Roddy (HOU) on the right-hand side of the area...
        ...he takes it on and steers the coolest of shots at James Amidola%who makes a superb save.
Min 45: The ball breaks from a Danny James tackle and lands in the path of Aiden Roddy (HOU)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...James Amidola palms Aiden Roddy's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...James Amidola falls on it.


HALFTIME SCORE: Houston 0 - Columbus 0

Min 54: Dean Huxley on for Adrian Ball(DF)...
        ...Dean Huxley will play DF.
Min 54: Karl Brough on for James Ford(DF)...
        ...Karl Brough will play DF.
Min 63: Anton Carlsen (HOU) spins and plays the ball to the right of the box...
        ...for the on-rushing Clinton Van Ry...
        ...Clinton Van Ry shoots at James Amidola who makes the save.
Min 64: Clinton Van Ry (HOU) collects the ball from Nigel Fairweather on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot that is barely collected by James Amidola for a big save!
Min 71: Jack Perry Williams (HOU) is on the left and looks to cross...
        ...the ball floats over James Amidola...
        ...and just over the woodwork for a goal kick.
Min 74: Aiden Roddy (HOU) rides a challenge in midfield...
        ...flicks the ball through the Columbus defense to Anton Carlsen...
        ...who races towards goal...
        ...James Amidola rushes off his line and Anton Carlsen slots the ball around him...
        ...off the post and into the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...and Houston have broken the deadlock...
        ...score now: HOU 1 - CLB 0
Min 75: Clinton Van Ry (HOU) nods the ball down for Anton Carlsen on the edge of the box...
        ...Anton Carlsen takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and James Amidola rushes of his line...
        ...Anton Carlsen gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Andrew Camina (CLB)!
Min 76: Superb sliding block by Steve Ellul (HOU) denies Peter Boddice a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Peter Boddice in the Houston box.
Min 78: Anton Carlsen (HOU) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Karl Brough (CLB) is there to clear with his head.
Min 81: Here it is..Anton Carlsen (HOU) flicks on into the path of Pawel Kwrotslaw...
        ...who spins away from Danny James...
        ...but James Amidola is able to collect his shot.


FINAL SCORE: Houston 1 - Columbus 0


Man Of The Match: James Amidola (CLB)

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             30 30 30 13  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
SW Dick Solomon              28 28 28 19  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Tej Rekhi                 29 29 29 23  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Steve Ellul               24 24 24 19  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Seb Gallagher             24 24 24 19  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Jack Perry Williams       21 21 21 18  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Nigel Fairweather         23 23 23 23  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Pawel Kwrotslaw           25 25 25 22  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Aiden Roddy               25 25 25 22  3  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Clinton Van Ry            30 30 30 30  2  n  0  0  0  3 90  6
FW Anton Carlsen             25 25 25 25  1  n  0  0  1  2 90  7

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             32 32 32 14  1  p  0  7  0  0 90  7
SW Sayid Jarrah              24 12 12 10  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Adrian Ball               14 10 10 11  1  p  0  0  0  0 54  6
DF Andrew Camina             21 15 15 16  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF James Ford                27 20 20 21  3  p  0  0  0  0 54  6
DF Danny James                5  5  5  4  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Karl Brough               29 21 21 23  2  p  0  0  0  0 36  6
DF Dean Huxley               27 20 20 24  2  p  0  0  0  0 36  6
MF Steve Straw                5  5  5  4  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Trevor Shooter            24 14 14 24  2  p  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Lance Croot               21 12 12 18  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Boone Carlisle            12 12 12 12  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
FW Peter Boddice             15 11 11 15  3  p  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       HOU CLB
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Halftime           0   0
Fulltime           1   0
Shots On Target    8   0
Shots              9   0
Saves              0   7
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      66  51
Revenue           69  69

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  HOU  E  66.50 138.17 204.92 
  1  CLB  S  47.50 141.10  17.85 
  2  HOU  E  17.85 138.17 253.57 
 55  CLB  S  55.75 154.85  17.85 

 Trainer's Report
Tej Rekhi (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Clinton Van Ry (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Seb Gallagher (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Jack Perry Williams (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Sayid Jarrah (CLB) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.