Charleston Battery                        Houston Dynamo
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Roque Maspoli             27  7  n     GK Will Smith                23 10  a
SW Luis Monti                26  7  n     SW Dick Solomon              25  4  n
DF Eraldo Monzeglio          25 10  n     DF Seb Gallagher             28  8  n
DF Pietro Rava               24  7  n     DF Dylan Copestake Newman    22  5  n
DF Augusto                   23  8  n     DF Steve Ellul               20  5  n
MF Guiseppe Meazza           29  7  n     MF Jack Perry Williams       28  6  n
MF Hector Castro             27  9  n     MF Mathieu Brissett          18  4  n
MF Michele Andreolo          27  8  n     WG Aiden Roddy               27  6  n
FW Angelo Schiavio           34  8  n     WG Pawel Kwrotslaw           21  5  n
FW Colin Cooper              25  8  n     FW James Clark Ross          24  6  n
FW Pedro Cea                 25  8  n     FW Nigel Fairweather         19  7  n

Min 0: Charleston opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Dynamo will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is Michael Fant (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 4: With Houston so far forward a rare Charleston break sees Pietro Rava play a long diagonal pass for Angelo Schiavio...
        ...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side. 
Min 6: Colin Cooper (CHA) dinks the ball over the top of the onrushing Will Smith...
        ...and into the corner of the net. A sublime finish to a brilliantly worked move GOAL!!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Battery...
        ...score now: CHA 1 - HOU 0
Min 18: Steve Ellul opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Augusto greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 19: Aiden Roddy (HOU) heads toward the goal...
        ...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to James Clark Ross...
        ...who manages to knock it into the top corner...
        ...even though the pass was just behind him...
        ...great finish!...
        ...Houston draw level....
        ...score now: CHA 1 - HOU 1
Min 19: The yellow card comes out...
        ...and it looks like Will Smith (HOU) has been booked.
Min 25: Charleston break quickly with Angelo Schiavio...
        ...he only has Will Smith to beat...
        ...great save by Will Smith but the ball falls to Hector Castro...
        ...who slots the ball into the vacant net. GOAL!!!!!...
        ...and Charleston have the lead...
        ...score now: CHA 2 - HOU 1
Min 26: The Battery sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before James Clark Ross's (HOU) ball into the box is cut out by Augusto (CHA).
Min 36: Pedro Cea (CHA) finds Hector Castro steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...and strikes the ball just wide of Will Smith's net.
Min 37: Hector Castro picks the ball up deep in his own half and hits a long-ball for Pedro Cea to chase...
        ...it drops over Seb Gallagher's shoulder and right into Pedro Cea's path...
        ...the American hits an early shot from just outside the box...
        ...that is stopped by Will Smith.
Min 38: The ball is played back towards the box by Jack Perry Williams (HOU)...
        ...Augusto heads out...
        ...only for Pawel Kwrotslaw to try and audacious first time volley...
        ...which Roque Maspoli has to push over the top.


HALFTIME SCORE: Charleston 2 - Houston 1

Min 52: Pietro Rava breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Pedro Cea on the attack down the right...
        ...the American cuts inside, evades Seb Gallagher's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball towards the goal but Will Smith is there to punch the ball out of danger.
Min 52: Nigel Fairweather (HOU) lunges in at Hector Castro with studs showing...
        ...and catches the Charleston man's standing leg and is in trouble...
        ...as a host of Charleston players look to confront Nigel Fairweather...
        ...the referee guards the Charleston man for his own protection...
        ...the foul was a bad one and Nigel Fairweather rightly recieves the yellow card.
Min 56: Mathieu Brissett (HOU) looks up and spots Seb Gallagher arriving in the box...
        ...the American tees up Seb Gallagher for the shot...
        ...the ball falls into into the arms Roque Maspoli...
        ...Mathieu Brissett should have done better with that.
Min 57: The Battery sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before James Clark Ross's (HOU) ball into the box is cut out by Luis Monti (CHA).
Min 62: The Battery sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Nigel Fairweather's (HOU) ball into the box is cut out by Eraldo Monzeglio (CHA).
Min 65: Aiden Roddy is freed 30 yards out...
        ...takes a few steps forward...
        ...and hammers a shot that is comfortably saved by Roque Maspoli.
Min 72: Now the ball comes to Pawel Kwrotslaw (HOU)...
        ...Nigel Fairweather has space on the left and Pawel Kwrotslaw tries to play him in...
        ...only for Pietro Rava (CHA) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 75: Seb Gallagher hits a short back-pass...
        ...and Hector Castro (CHA) latches on...
        ...he has the easiest of tap-ins GOAL!...
        ...Charleston are looking strong now...
        ...score now: CHA 3 - HOU 1
Min 80: Charleston break quickly with Angelo Schiavio...
        ...he only has Will Smith to beat...
        ...great save by Will Smith but the ball falls to Guiseppe Meazza...
        ...who kicks it right back at Will Smith...
        ...Houston were incredibly lucky there.
Min 80: James Clark Ross's (HOU) cross from the right...
        ...finds the feet of Pawel Kwrotslaw...
        ...he jinks and turns and fires well wide from 12 yards.
Min 81: Pietro Rava (CHA) and Hector Castro break for Charleston...
        ...Hector Castro looks to have found space into which to recieve Pietro Rava's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Dylan Copestake Newman (HOU) sees the danger snuffed out.


FINAL SCORE: Charleston 3 - Houston 1


Man Of The Match: Hector Castro (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             27 27 27 12  1  n  0  3  0  0 90  6
SW Luis Monti                26 26 26 18  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Pietro Rava               24 24 24 19  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Eraldo Monzeglio          25 25 25 20  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Augusto                   23 23 23 18  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Michele Andreolo          27 27 27 24  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Hector Castro             27 27 27 27  3  n  0  0  2  3 90  7
MF Guiseppe Meazza           29 29 29 26  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Pedro Cea                 25 25 25 25  2  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Colin Cooper              25 25 25 25  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Angelo Schiavio           34 34 34 34  2  n  0  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 Will Smith                23 23 23 10  2  a  4  3  0  0 90  6
SW Dick Solomon              25 25 25 17 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Dylan Copestake Newman    22 22 22 17 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Steve Ellul               20 20 20 16 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Seb Gallagher             28 28 28 22  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Jack Perry Williams       28 28 28 25  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Mathieu Brissett          18 18 18 16 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Pawel Kwrotslaw           21 21 21 18 -1  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
WG Aiden Roddy               27 27 27 24  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW James Clark Ross          24 24 24 24  0  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Nigel Fairweather         19 19 19 19  1  n  4  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       CHA HOU
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Halftime           2   1
Fulltime           3   1
Shots On Target    6   4
Shots              7   5
Saves              3   3
Offsides           1   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   2
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      60  56
Revenue           77  77

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  CHA  N  62.00 166.99 178.74 
  1  HOU  E  65.75 122.90 182.00 

 Trainer's Report
Michele Andreolo (CHA) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Roque Maspoli (CHA) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Aiden Roddy (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Dylan Copestake Newman (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.