Houston Dynamo                            Seattle Sounders
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Will Smith                25  8  n     GK D_Grabber                 22  8  n
SW Dick Solomon              22  9  n     DF L_Lion                    28  5  n
DF Dylan Copestake Newman    25  2  n     DF S_Antell                  19  8  n
DF Tej Rekhi                 23  7  n     DF W_Campus                  17  5  n
DF Steve Ellul               16  4  n     DF Sam Livermore             15  6  n
MF Anton Carlsen             29  6  n     MF D_Purdie                  26  8  n
MF Nigel Fairweather         16  7  n     MF G_Favour                  19  7  n
WG Aiden Roddy               30  6  n     MF P_Lyle                    19  5  n
WG Pawel Kwrotslaw           18  5  n     FW S_Scorer                  28  8  n
FW James Clark Ross          26  6  n     FW P_Knudson                 23  9  n
FW Clinton Van Ry            24  4  n     FW David Maguire             22  6  n

Min 0: Houston opens up with a 4-2-4 E while the Sounders will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Adrian Nicholas (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 2: Here it is..Anton Carlsen (HOU) flicks on into the path of Clinton Van Ry...
        ...who spins away from L_Lion...
        ...but D_Grabber is able to collect his shot.
Min 11: Brilliant play by D_Purdie (SEA) on the right...
        ...he whizzes clear and crosses low for P_Lyle...
        ...who plants a superb shoot but its right at Will Smith.
Min 15: Clinton Van Ry (HOU) looks up and spots Anton Carlsen arriving in the box...
        ...the American tees up Anton Carlsen for the shot...
        ...the ball falls into into the arms D_Grabber...
        ...Clinton Van Ry should have done better with that.
Min 16: James Clark Ross (HOU) down the wing...
        ...he plays it across to Clinton Van Ry...
        ...and the American knocks it straight at D_Grabber who calmly collects it.
Min 21: Pawel Kwrotslaw (HOU) nods the ball down for Aiden Roddy on the edge of the box...
        ...Aiden Roddy takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and D_Grabber rushes of his line...
        ...Aiden Roddy gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert W_Campus (SEA)!
Min 22: Anton Carlsen (HOU) and Nigel Fairweather break for Houston...
        ...Nigel Fairweather looks to have found space into which to recieve Anton Carlsen's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from L_Lion (SEA) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 26: Anton Carlsen is clattered by W_Campus (SEA)...
        ...and the American is booked. 
Min 27: Pawel Kwrotslaw (HOU) crosses from the right...
        ...Dylan Copestake Newman heads downwards and in. GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that Stephen Williams's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: HOU 1 - SEA 0
Min 28: P_Knudson is freed 30 yards out...
        ...takes a few steps forward...
        ...and hammers a shot that is comfortably saved by Will Smith.
Min 43: S_Scorer (SEA) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Steve Ellul (HOU).
Min 45: Seattle's on the attack after Sam Livermore robs Steve Ellul...
        ...and he rolls a low cross to G_Favour...
        ...and G_Favour sidefoots low but Will Smith dives in to make the save.
Min 45: Z_Murray on for Sam Livermore(DF)...
        ...Z_Murray will play DF.
Min 45: D_Selkirk on for P_Lyle(MF)...
        ...D_Selkirk will play MF.
Min 45: D_Rhodes on for David Maguire(FW)...
        ...D_Rhodes will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Houston 1 - Seattle 0

Min 46: Houston's on the attack after Nigel Fairweather robs L_Lion...
        ...and he rolls a low cross to James Clark Ross...
        ...and James Clark Ross sidefoots low but D_Grabber dives in to make the save.
Min 49: Dylan Copestake Newman (HOU) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Z_Murray (SEA).
Min 50: G_Favour volleys a powerful shot from the right...
        ...Will Smith gets a touch but can't stop it...
        ...but his touch causes it to drift out of danger.
Min 51: D_Purdie (SEA) crosses after some neat tricks inside the area...
        ...and D_Rhodes heads in from close range...
        ...but Will Smith was there to save that one.
Min 61: Houston deep in Seattle territory...
        ...Dylan Copestake Newman gets round the back after thirty or so passes...
        ...and Anton Carlsen heads the ball down and into the net GOAL!...
        ...Houston are looking strong now...
        ...score now: HOU 2 - SEA 0
Min 66: L_Lion heads away...
        ...Dylan Copestake Newman (HOU) knocks it back in with a header...
        ...and James Clark Ross drills it on goal but its saved by D_Grabber.
Min 67: James Clark Ross (HOU) tries a wildly ambitious effort from distance...
        ...which trundles back to D_Grabber in a restful Sunday type of way.
Min 78: Tej Rekhi (HOU) collects the ball from James Clark Ross on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot that is barely collected by D_Grabber for a big save!
Min 87: Pawel Kwrotslaw (HOU) collects on that right flank...
        ...his cross ricochets to the American striker Clinton Van Ry...
        ...whose finish is low and true.  GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Houston; Coach Derek Purvis is furious...
        ...score now: HOU 3 - SEA 0


FINAL SCORE: Houston 3 - Seattle 0


Man Of The Match: Will Smith (HOU)

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                25 25 25 11  2  n  0  5  0  0 90  7
SW Dick Solomon              22 22 22 15  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Dylan Copestake Newman    25 25 25 20 -4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
DF Tej Rekhi                 23 23 23 18  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Steve Ellul               16 16 16 12 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Anton Carlsen             29 29 29 29  0  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
MF Nigel Fairweather         16 16 16 16  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Pawel Kwrotslaw           18 18 18 16 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Aiden Roddy               30 30 30 27  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Clinton Van Ry            24 24 24 24 -2  n  0  0  1  3 90  7
FW James Clark Ross          26 26 26 26  0  n  0  0  0  3 90  7

Seattle Sounders
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK D_Grabber                 22 22 22  9  2  n  0  7  0  0 90  6
DF S_Antell                  19 19 19 15  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  0
DF Sam Livermore             15 15 15 12  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF W_Campus                  17 17 17 13 -1  n  4  0  0  0 90  0
DF L_Lion                    28 28 28 22 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Z_Murray                  29 29 29 23 -1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF P_Lyle                    19 19 19 17  2  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
MF G_Favour                  19 19 19 17  1  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF D_Purdie                  26 26 26 23  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF D_Selkirk                 30 30 30 27  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW P_Knudson                 23 23 23 23  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW David Maguire             22 22 22 22  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW S_Scorer                  28 28 28 28  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW D_Rhodes                  30 30 30 30  2  n  0  0  0  1 45  6

Statistics       HOU SEA
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           3   0
Shots On Target   10   5
Shots             10   5
Saves              5   7
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      62  57
Revenue           52  52

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  HOU  E  54.00 118.24 191.84 
  1  SEA  N  47.40 119.86 145.66 
 46  SEA  N  55.80 139.36 164.71 

 Trainer's Report
Pawel Kwrotslaw (HOU) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Anton Carlsen (HOU) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
HOU has 0 TP and Will Smith could not be trained.
Z_Murray (SEA) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.