San Jose Earthquakes                      Houston Dynamo
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Filip Jorgensen           16 10  n     GK Will Smith                29 10  n
SW Joe McLaughlin            18 10  n     SW Dick Solomon              15  8  n
DF Tosin Adarabioyo          29  6  n     DF Dylan Copestake Newman    29 10  n
DF Juan Mata                 26  6  n     DF Seb Gallagher             23  8  n
DF Malo Gusto                17 10  n     DF Tej Rekhi                 17  9  n
MF Andrey Santos             18 10  a     MF Javier Campos             26 10  n
MF Gianfranco Zola           18 10  a     MF Jack Perry Williams       23 10  n
MF Joe Cole                  18 10  d     WG James Mann                30  9  n
WG Jadon Sancho              18 10  n     WG Sam Blythe                26 10  a
FW Peter Osgood              30  8  n     FW Ralph Hemkat              25 10  n
FW Liam Delap                23 10  n     FW Anton Carlsen             23  8  n

Min 0: San Jose opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Dynamo will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is Bryce Kalmbach (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 2: Anton Carlsen (HOU) slides in late on Juan Mata...
        ...and that has to be a booking for the American. 
Min 5: The ball breaks from a Seb Gallagher tackle and lands in the path of Peter Osgood (SJ)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...Will Smith palms Peter Osgood's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...Will Smith falls on it.
Min 12: Will Smith rushes out to block Andrey Santos's (SJ) route to goal...
        ...but Andrey Santos drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Seb Gallagher covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...and Will Smith scrambles to it.
Min 15: Houston gives the ball away and Joe Cole gathers...
        ...he comes in from the left flank unchallenged...
        ...heunleashes an drive that ends up in the hands of Will Smith.
Min 16: Jadon Sancho weaves his way through the Houston defense......
        ...he checks the keeper's position...
        ...he'll take a chance on his own and ignore assistance from his flank......
        ...and the shot falls harmlessly into the arms of Will Smith!?
Min 17: Liam Delap (SJ) finds space for a cross from the left...
        ...Will Smith doesn't know whether to go for the ball or stay on his line...
        ...Andrey Santos rises highest at the back post...
        ...and its punched over the bar by Will Smith who stayed on his line.
Min 23: Gianfranco Zola's (SJ) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Dylan Copestake Newman (HOU)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Will Smith.
Min 25: Liam Delap (SJ) down the wing...
        ...he plays it across to Gianfranco Zola...
        ...and the Italian knocks it straight at Will Smith who calmly collects it.
Min 30: James Mann (HOU) hits a long-ranger...
        ...Filip Jorgensen  can't hold it...
        ...and Javier Campos taps the loose ball home GOAL!!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Dynamo...
        ...score now: SJ 0 - HOU 1
Min 31: Jadon Sancho (SJ) seizes on a horrible clearance from the American keeper...
        ...finds Liam Delap busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...
        ...and misses the right post by inches!
Min 33: Now the ball comes to Peter Osgood (SJ)...
        ...Jadon Sancho has space on the left and Peter Osgood tries to play him in...
        ...only for Seb Gallagher (HOU) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 38: Sam Blythe (HOU) takes off down the left...
        ...he outpaces the defense picks out Anton Carlsen...
        ...and Houston have a goal!...
        ...Houston are looking strong now...
        ...score now: SJ 0 - HOU 2
Min 43: Javier Campos (HOU) nods the ball down for Anton Carlsen on the edge of the box...
        ...Anton Carlsen takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Filip Jorgensen  rushes of his line...
        ...Anton Carlsen gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Juan Mata (SJ)!
Min 44: Ralph Hemkat (HOU) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Malo Gusto (SJ).
Min 45: Joao Felix on for Jadon Sancho(WG)...
        ...Joao Felix will play FW.
Min 45: Aiden Roddy on for Sam Blythe(WG)...
        ...Aiden Roddy will play WG.


HALFTIME SCORE: San Jose 0 - Houston 2

Min 46: Peter Osgood (SJ) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Tej Rekhi (HOU) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 48: Peter Osgood (SJ) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Seb Gallagher (HOU) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 50: The ball is crossed in and Juan Mata heads away but only to Anton Carlsen (HOU)...
        ...a neat hit and Filip Jorgensen  just gets to it for the save.
Min 51: Gianfranco Zola opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Seb Gallagher greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 54: With San Jose so far forward a rare Houston break sees Jack Perry Williams play a long diagonal pass for Anton Carlsen...
        ...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side. 
Min 55: Joao Felix (SJ) 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 57: James Mann (HOU) hits a sweet half-volley...
        ...into the far corner of the net.  GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Houston; Coach Andy Shaw is furious...
        ...score now: SJ 0 - HOU 3
Min 59: Anton Carlsen's (HOU) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Juan Mata (SJ)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Filip Jorgensen .
Min 61: Joao Felix (SJ) looks up and spots Joe Cole arriving in the box...
        ...the Portuguese tees up Joe Cole for the shot...
        ...the ball falls into into the arms Will Smith...
        ...Joao Felix should have done better with that.
Min 64: Ralph Hemkat (HOU) leaves half the San Jose side in his wake...
        ...as he takes the ball from the half-way line...
        ...surges past Juan Mata...
        ...andside-foots past Filip Jorgensen ...
        ...brilliant goal. GOOOOLLLLL!!!...
        ...Andy Shaw suggests to Filip Jorgensen  that he might want to dust off his resume...
        ...score now: SJ 0 - HOU 4
Min 65: The ball breaks from a Juan Mata tackle and lands in the path of Ralph Hemkat (HOU)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...Filip Jorgensen  palms Ralph Hemkat's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...Filip Jorgensen  falls on it.
Min 69: Joao Felix weaves his way through the Houston defense......
        ...he checks the keeper's position...
        ...he'll take a chance on his own and ignore assistance from his flank......
        ...and the shot screams past the outstretched arms of Will Smith.?GOAL!!...
        ...San Jose pull one back but can they add more?...
        ...score now: SJ 1 - HOU 4
Min 70: Joao Felix crosses for the Quakes...
        ...Will Smith plucks that comfortably out of the air.
Min 70: Great tackle by Joe McLaughlin (SJ)...
        ...to prevent Dylan Copestake Newman (HOU) from latching onto Javier Campos's pass. 
Min 73: Ralph Hemkat (HOU) takes off down the left...
        ...he outpaces the defense picks out Javier Campos...
        ...and Houston have a goal!...
        ...Andy Shaw suggests to Filip Jorgensen  that he might want to dust off his resume...
        ...score now: SJ 1 - HOU 5
Min 78: Malo Gusto (SJ) takes off down the left...
        ...he outpaces the defense picks out Andrey Santos...
        ...who takes a shot but Will Smith had little trouble catching it. 
Min 80: Joe Cole(SJ) fouled James Mann in the box...
        ...Joe Cole is booked...
        ...James Mann takes the penalty...
        ...Filip Jorgensen  never had a chance GOAL!...
        ...score now: SJ 1 - HOU 6
Min 80: James Mann finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Filip Jorgensen  palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Ralph Hemkat who heads the ball...
        ...but Joe McLaughlin (SJ) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 80: SJ now playing Press
Min 90: Jack Perry Williams (HOU) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Juan Mata (SJ).


FINAL SCORE: San Jose 1 - Houston 6


Man Of The Match: Will Smith (HOU)

San Jose Earthquakes 
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Filip Jorgensen           16 16 16  7  4  n  0  2  0  0 90  5
SW Joe McLaughlin            18 18 18 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Tosin Adarabioyo          29 29 29 23  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Malo Gusto                17 17 17 13  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Juan Mata                 26 20 20 23  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Andrey Santos             18 22 22 16  2  a  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF Gianfranco Zola           18 22 22 18  2  a  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Joe Cole                  18 22 22 16  2  d  4  0  0  3 90  6
WG Jadon Sancho              18 18 18 16  7  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
FW Peter Osgood              30 30 30 30  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Liam Delap                23 23 23 23  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Joao Felix                31 31 31 31  0  n  0  0  1  2 45  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                29 29 29 13  4  n  0  9  0  0 90  9
SW Dick Solomon              15 15 15 10  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Dylan Copestake Newman    29 29 29 23  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Tej Rekhi                 17 17 17 13  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Seb Gallagher             23 23 23 18  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Javier Campos             26 26 26 23  4  n  0  0  2  2 90  6
MF Jack Perry Williams       23 23 23 20  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG James Mann                30 30 30 27  3  n  0  0  2  3 90  7
WG Sam Blythe                26 32 32 23  6  a  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG Aiden Roddy               23 28 28 20  5  a  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Ralph Hemkat              25 25 25 25  4  n  0  0  1  2 90  7
FW Anton Carlsen             23 23 23 23  2  n  4  0  1  2 90  6

Statistics        SJ HOU
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Halftime           0   2
Fulltime           1   6
Shots On Target   10   8
Shots             11   8
Saves              2   9
Offsides           0   1
Penalty Kicks      0   1
Yellow Cards       1   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      51  66
Revenue           82  82

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1   SJ  N  51.00 141.76 159.96 
  1  HOU  E  49.50 112.60 214.75 
 46   SJ  N  51.00 141.76 165.76 
 46  HOU  E  49.50 112.60 206.95 
 81   SJ  P  30.00 107.76 199.76 

 Trainer's Report
Tej Rekhi (HOU) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Tosin Adarabioyo (SJ) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Filip Jorgensen  (SJ) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Dylan Copestake Newman (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Ralph Hemkat (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.