Template: Match reports
Click here for an example of what the match report should look like.
See below for explanations of the template.
Photo: (photographer’s name)
(Your lede — i.e. your lead into the story — should include the score, who won, what day the game was played and where it was played. i.e. who, what, when, where.)
Sample lede:
Fafa Picault scored two goals Saturday to lead Philadelphia Union to a 2-0 win over Toronto FC in Chester.
The Union controlled the tempo all day thanks to a stingy defense and patient center midfield, and goalkeeper Andre Blake came up with a big save late in the game to secure the shutout.
Toronto came into the game …
Length: Your recap should be 250-400 words, not including Three Points and the stats below. No more, no less. View word count in the bottom left corner below your post box.
Three points
- Point 1: (first quick hit observation about the game, 1-2 sentences, not italicized)
- Blake saves: (second observation)
- Bedoya’s work rate: (third observation — you only get three; don’t cheat, leave some for postgame analysis)
Lineups
(Examples below)
Philadelphia: Andre Blake, Keegan Rosenberry (Ray Gaddis ’62), Oguchi Onyewu, Richie Marquez , Fabinho (Giliano Wijnaldum ’62), Warren Creavalle, Alejandro Bedoya, Roland Alberg, Ilson Jr., Fabian Herbers, Jay Simpson (Fafa Picault ’46). Unused subs: (Names go here)
Chicago: Jorge Bava; Michael Harrington, Johan Kappelhof, Joao Meira, Patrick Doody; Arturo Alvarez, Juninho, Dax McCarty (Brandt Bronico 72’), David Accam (Drew Conner 72’); Nemanja Nikolic (Luis Solignac 64’), Michael de Leeuw. Unused subs: (Names go here)
Scoring summary
CHI – Goalscorer’s name (assist from) 56’
Misconduct summary
PHI – Roland Alberg (caution) 39’
CHI – Patrick Doody (caution) 49’
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