Motherwell                                Arbroath
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Kevin Budinauckas         36 10  p     GK Ned Doig                  28  3  n
SW Jimmie Vaughan            25  8  n     SW John MacKay               16  9  n
DF John Lee Hooker           27  8  n     DF Alex McLeish              29  4  n
DF Gary Clark Jr             25  8  n     DF John Cena                 27  4  n
DF Lightnin Hopkins          19  6  n     DF Cafu                      16 10  n
MF Al Bondigas               25  8  n     MF Connor Barron             30  2  n
MF Townes Van Zandt          16  9  n     MF Stuart McCall             28  8  n
WG BB King                   36  8  n     MF Rico Lewis                20  4  n
WG Jerry Jeff Walker         23  5  n     FW Gordon Smith              30  8  n
FW Billy Bland               38 10  n     FW Cole Palmer               24  3  n
FW Guy Clark                 37  8  n     FW Prince William            22  8  n

Min 0: Motherwell opens up with a 4-2-4 N while the Lichties will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Ricky Hawthorn (HOMER/STRICT).
Min 8: Cole Palmer almost penetrates Well's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Jimmie Vaughan would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 11: Gordon Smith (ARB) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for John Cena but it evades him...
        ...sadly Kevin Budinauckas missed it too and it drifts into the back of the net GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that Cameron Archibald's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: MOT 0 - ARB 1
Min 30: Al Bondigas (MOT) slides in late on Cole Palmer...
        ...and that has to be a booking for the Spaniard. 
Min 31: Al Bondigas (MOT) rides a challenge in midfield...
        ...flicks the ball through the Arbroath defense to BB King...
        ...who races towards goal...
        ...Ned Doig rushes off his line and BB King slots the ball around him...
        ...off the post and back into the hands of Ned Doig!
Min 32: Billy Bland and Townes Van Zandt weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the American scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the Arbroath defense and lifts a classy finish over Ned Doig and over the bar too!
Min 33: John Cena finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Kevin Budinauckas palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Gordon Smith who heads the ball...
        ...but Gary Clark Jr (MOT) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 45: Billy Bland (MOT) takes off down the left...
        ...he outpaces the defense picks out Guy Clark...
        ...and Motherwell have a goal!...
        ...great response from Motherwell...
        ...score now: MOT 1 - ARB 1
Min 45: Tawanda Maswanhise on for BB King(WG)...
        ...Tawanda Maswanhise will play WG.
Min 45: Fraser Taylor on for John MacKay(SW)...
        ...Fraser Taylor will play FW.
Min 45: Robert MacIntyre on for Cole Palmer(FW)...
        ...Robert MacIntyre will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Motherwell 1 - Arbroath 1

Min 47: Connor Barron (ARB) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Lightnin Hopkins (MOT) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 48: One pass too many from Motherwell and Arbroath soon get a cross in...
        ...Robert MacIntyre (ARB) gets his head to it...
        ...and knocks it past Kevin Budinauckas.  GOAL!...
        ...the Arbroath side are up...
        ...score now: MOT 1 - ARB 2
Min 53: Stuart McCall opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Lightnin Hopkins greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 58: Gordon Smith (ARB) leaves half the Motherwell side in his wake...
        ...as he takes the ball from the half-way line...
        ...surges past John Lee Hooker...
        ...but Kevin Budinauckas is there to stop his weak shot.
Min 59: Al Bondigas's (MOT) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Alex McLeish (ARB)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Ned Doig.
Min 60: Alex McLeish (ARB) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Jimmie Vaughan (MOT) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 60: Ray Wylie Hubbard on for Guy Clark(FW)...
        ...Ray Wylie Hubbard will play FW.
Min 60: MOT now playing Press
Min 65: Jerry Jeff Walker (MOT) gets to the edge of the box...
        ...and fires a low shot through the defenders legs...
        ...past a sprawling Ned Doig...
        ...but into the row of cameramen way off to the right.
Min 66: Rico Lewis (ARB) loops a ball over the top for Robert MacIntyre...
        ...he finds the back of the net but is clearly yards offside 
Min 67: Connor Barron crosses for the Lichties...
        ...Kevin Budinauckas plucks that comfortably out of the air.
Min 68: Gary Clark Jr (MOT) weaves on the edge of the box...
        ...little pass to Al Bondigas...
        ...and his teammate drives from the edge of the box...
        ...but Ned Doig can watch his shot drift by and out of danger.
Min 69: John Lee Hooker opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Alex McLeish greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 71: Gordon Smith is freed 30 yards out...
        ...takes a few steps forward...
        ...and hammers a brilliant shot into the top corner GOAL!...
        ...Arbroath are looking strong now...
        ...score now: MOT 1 - ARB 3
Min 71: Thomas O Brien on for Gordon Smith(FW)...
        ...Thomas O Brien will play DF.
Min 79: Here's a chance for Tawanda Maswanhise (MOT)...
        ...his powerful drive flies into the bottom right-hand corner of Ned Doig's net. GOAL!...
        ... and Motherwell are right back in it...
        ...score now: MOT 2 - ARB 3
Min 79: Robert MacIntyre (ARB) seizes on a horrible clearance from the Scotsman keeper...
        ...finds Stuart McCall busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...
        ...saved by Kevin Budinauckas!
Min 82: Now the ball comes to Tawanda Maswanhise (MOT)...
        ...Al Bondigas has space on the left and Tawanda Maswanhise tries to play him in...
        ...only for John Cena (ARB) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 85: Lightnin Hopkins (MOT) rides a challenge in midfield...
        ...flicks the ball through the Arbroath defense to Billy Bland...
        ...who races towards goal...
        ...Ned Doig rushes off his line and Billy Bland slots the ball around him...
        ...off the post and into the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...what a dramatic equalizer...
        ...score now: MOT 3 - ARB 3
Min 85: MOT now playing Normal
Min 90: Tawanda Maswanhise (MOT) puts in a cross...
        ...but John Cena (ARB) clears with ease.


FINAL SCORE: Motherwell 3 - Arbroath 3


Man Of The Match: Gordon Smith (ARB)

Motherwell
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Kevin Budinauckas         36 36 36 16  5  p  0  3  0  0 90  6
SW Jimmie Vaughan            25 25 25 17  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Lightnin Hopkins          19 19 19 15  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Gary Clark Jr             25 25 25 22  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF John Lee Hooker           27 27 27 21  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Al Bondigas               25 25 25 22  2  n  4  0  0  1 90  6
MF Townes Van Zandt          16 16 16 14  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Jerry Jeff Walker         23 23 23 20 -1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG BB King                   36 36 36 32  5  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
WG Tawanda Maswanhise        28 28 28 25  4  n  0  0  1  1 45  6
FW Billy Bland               38 38 38 38  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Guy Clark                 37 37 37 37  4  n  0  0  1  1 60  6
FW Ray Wylie Hubbard         33 33 33 33  2  n  0  0  0  0 30  6

Arbroath
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Ned Doig                  28 28 28 12 -3  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
SW John MacKay               16 16 16 11  6  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF John Cena                 27 27 27 21 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Alex McLeish              29 29 29 23 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Cafu                      16 16 16 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Thomas O Brien            19 19 19 15  2  n  0  0  0  0 19  6
MF Connor Barron             30 30 30 27 -4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Stuart McCall             28 28 28 25  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Rico Lewis                20 20 20 18 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Gordon Smith              30 30 30 30  3  n  0  0  2  3 71  7
FW Cole Palmer               24 24 24 24  0  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Prince William            22 22 22 22  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Robert MacIntyre          37 37 37 37 -1  n  0  0  1  1 45  6
FW Fraser Taylor             38 38 38 38  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Statistics       MOT ARB
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Halftime           1   1
Fulltime           3   3
Shots On Target    4   6
Shots              7   6
Saves              3   1
Offsides           0   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      59  63
Revenue          145 145

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  MOT  N  51.50 150.35 242.90 
  1  ARB  N  52.00 135.31 160.81 
 46  MOT  N  51.50 150.35 231.30 
 46  ARB  N  43.20 119.31 208.21 
 61  MOT  P  27.50 112.35 265.30 
 72  ARB  N  54.60 138.31 182.01 
 86  MOT  N  51.50 150.35 227.30 

 Trainer's Report
MOT paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Guy Clark (MOT) played 60 minutes and earned a CP.
Callum Slattery (MOT) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.
Ned Doig (ARB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
John Cena (ARB) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
John MacKay (ARB) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.