Champions League 2009/2010

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
1	T. Hall (GK)	45'
24	W. Barrett
	R. Cochrane		76'
	C. Waibel		90'
2	E. Robinson
	G. Cameron	27'	84'
	B. Davis		56'
19	J. Hayden
	E. Ustruck
25	B. Ching
23	D. Oduro
Coach: D. Kinnear

Minute		Description
90' +4		Full time.
90' +2		After a consultation between the referee and the linesman Waibel receives a yellow for a possible off the ball incident.
90'		C. Waibel gets yellow.
89'		Time running out for the 'Orange Crush' as Metapán continue to defend well.
86'		Holden slides one in for Ching and his effort is just wide.
84'		G. Cameron gets yellow.
84'		Corner taken short and cleared by Houston. Cameron with the yellow for a barge in the back of Canales.
83'		Canales takes on Cochrane and his chip effort is saved by Hall. Corner to Metapán.
81'		Corner to Houston is taken short to the near post and out for a goal kick.
80'		Free kick is whipped into the six-yard box and cleared by Houston.
79'		Yellow to Cochrane for tripping.

Minute		Description
78'		Jimenez takes the free kick and it strikes the Houston wall and cleared.
77'		Free kick to Metapán on the edge of the Houston area.
76'		R. Cochrane gets yellow.
75'		Cameron rises in the area and his firm header is wide. Houston battling away here in El Salvador. The third goal for Metapán was the killer though for Kinnear's men.
74'		A. Thompson enters the game and replaces E. Ustruck.
74'		Going into the final fifteen minutes and Houston will be desperate to bring the scores level.
72'		Ó. Jiménez enters the game and replaces M. Aguilar.
71'		M. Chabala enters the game and replaces B. Davis.
69'		Houston with a long throw into the Metapán area but once again the defense hold firm.
66'		Houston need to get a grip of this game in the next ten minutes or it could be a long journey home to Texas for the MLS outfit.
63'		Ching chests one down in the Metapán area but the defense clears.
61'		Corner comes in and Alfaro makes a clean catch.
60'		Davis with the perfect cross and Ching's header is saved well by Alfaro. Corner Houston.
58'		A fantastic strike from Umana and Houston back in the hole.
56'		B. Davis gets yellow.
		E. Umaña has scored a goal for Metapán!
		Yellow to Davis for clipping the heals of Mejia. Free kick to Metapán. Umana with the long range effort which deflects off Cooper and Metapán take a 3-2 lead.
54'		The corner is swung in and this time Cameron's effort is punched onto the bar and over by Alfaro. Houston knocking on the door here early in the second half. Davis with the deep corner and Alfaro catches comfortably.
53'		Free kick to Houston and Davis with the long range effort which is deflected out for a corner.
50'		Corner to Houston is cleared by Metapán.
49'		Oduro latches onto a through ball and his shot is saved well by Alfaro and out for a corner. Corner taken deep and Alfaro punches clear.
47'		Free kick to Houston whipped in by Davis and Waibel heads wide.
46'		S. Holden enters the game and replaces J. Hayden.
		M. Alfaro enters the game and replaces J. González.
		Metapán get the second half underway.
45' +5		Half time.
45' +2		Sensational stuff here in El Salvador, the scores are level as Hall now becomes the unlikely hero.
45' +1		Goal Houston. Davis with the near post corner which is cleared by Metapán. Hall with a long ball forward which takes one bounce and ends up in the net.
45'		T. Hall has scored a goal for Houston Dynamo!
45'		A great chance for Oduro to bring the scores level there before half time. Corner to Houston.
43'		Canales leaves Cochrane for dead but the final ball is disappointing and Houston clear. At the other end Ching finds Oduro unmarked in the Metapán area and his effort is wide.
41'		Free kick to Houston in a dangerous position. Davis curls one in to the back post and Robinson heads down but the ball bounces over the bar.
36'		Houston with long periods of possession, great stuff from the 'Orange Crush'.
35'		Second corner to the near post and Metapán clear.
34'		E. Prado enters the game and replaces Á. Escobar.
34'		Corner to Houston after some fine work from Ching. Corner is swung in deep and headed out for a second corner.
30'		A good reply from a disastrous start from Houston. Kinnear must believe that Houston have the capabilities of pulling this one around.
28'		Goal Houston. Cameron runs onto a slide rule through ball from Ching and slots home from a tight angle, 2-1 and game on in El Salvador.
27'		G. Cameron has scored a goal for Houston Dynamo! Assist by B. Ching.
27'		Flores with a promising cross, this time hall makes a comfortable catch.
26'		Kinnear clearly frustrated on the sidelines as he tries to rally his troops.
24'		Corner Metapán. Umana sends one in and Hall makes an unconvincing attempt at a punch and Houston eventually clear.
22'		Metapán are making a mockery of their group position tonight. The El Salvador outfit look a totally different side in this game.
21'		Escobar again with a long range effort, they sense that hall in the Houston goal is rattled and more goals are on the cards in this game.
19'		The game plan is out the window as far as Houston are concerned. Kinnear will be desperate for a response at least before half time.
16'		As things stand right now in group A Arabe Unido are through to the quarter finals. But there is a lot of football left in this one yet.
14'		The Houston defense in slumber as Metapán have full control of this one.
13'		What an absolute sensational start by Metapán. No goals in five Champions League matches and already two in the first ten minutes here tonight.
10'		Corner to Houston. Taken by Robinson to the near post and cleared by Metapán.
9'		A. Canales has scored a goal for Metapán!
8'		Goal Metapán. Canales this time as he latches onto a long ball and finishes with aplomb from the edge of the area.
7'		E. Montes has scored a goal for Metapán!
7'		Goal Metapán. Robinson and Cochrane get in a tangle and Montes sneaks in and puts Metapán ahead.
6'		Another free kick from distance for Metapán. Escobar again with an awkward free kick which Canales almost gets on the end of.
5'		A confident start for Metapán in these opening five minutes.
3'		Escobar takes a long run up and his effort takes an awkward bounce in front of Hall and the keeper pushes it out for a corner. The set piece is taken short and Houston clear their lines.
2'		Metapán looking busy in the opening minute as they win a free kick just outside the center circle.
1'		Houston get the first half underway.
		Welcome to Estadio Jorge 'Calero' Suárez Landaverde Metapán, El Salvador for tonight’s CONCACAF Champions League group A encounter between El Salvador’s Metapán and USA’s Houston Dynamo. All three officials for tonight’s match are from Honduras, your referee is Jose Pineda and his assistants are Roberto Giron and Juan Rodas. Your fourth official is Marlon Mejia from El Salvador.

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	Metapán	Houston Dynamo
Shots on goal	6	5
Shots wide	6	5
Fouls	6	7
Corner Kicks	3	8
Offsides	1	3
Possession	52%	48%

Champions League 2009/2010

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Metapán

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Houston Dynamo

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#	Player	Goals
25	J. González (GK)
	J. Alvarado
	E. Aquino
16	E. Iraheta
	O. Mejía
	M. Aguilar
	E. Umaña	56'
14	A. Flores
19	Á. Escobar
9	A. Canales	9'
2	E. Montes	7'
Coach: E. Portillo