Edinburgh City                            Partick Thistle
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Phil Parkes               29 10  n     GK Kenny Arthur              26  9  n
SW W C John                  29  6  n     DF Mark Wilson               25  8  n
DF Alvin Martin              27  7  n     DF Kanayo Megwa              24 10  n
DF Carlos Alberto            25  8  n     DF Harry Milne               16  6  n
DF Oswi Davies               24  7  n     DF Andy Aitken               16  4  n
MF Mark Noble                16  6  n     MF Chico Charnley            29 10  n
MF Ronnie Boyce              13  8  n     MF Luke McBeth               26  7  n
WG Berg Skallagrimmrson      25 10  n     MF Scott Robinson            25  7  n
WG Charlie Cooke             15  8  n     FW Terry Ablade              33 10  n
FW Clyde Best                34 10  n     FW Kenny Dalglish            32 10  n
FW Connor Young              21  6  n     FW Billy Dodds               20  6  n

Min 0: Edinburgh opens up with a 4-2-4 E while the Jags will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Fran Morillo (HOMER/STRICT).
Min 1: Luke McBeth (PT) booked for a questionable foul on Connor Young...
        ...its clear who the home team is today.
Min 3: Partick Thistle give the ball away in midfield...
        ...Connor Young (EDI) takes over for Edinburgh...
        ...he drives inside and slips the ball through the defense for Charlie Cooke...
        ...the Scotsman evades a challenge...
        ...and hammers the ball past Kenny Arthur from just inside the box.  GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that William Bushby's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: EDI 1 - PT 0
Min 4: Edinburgh build down the left...
        ...Carlos Alberto sends a cross to the middle...
        ...Ronnie Boyce beats Harry Milne to the ball...
        ...and hooks a left-footer past Kenny Arthur but wide of the net.
Min 8: Scott Robinson finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Phil Parkes palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Kanayo Megwa who heads the ball...
        ...but W C John (EDI) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 10: The ball is hooked on towards Oswi Davies (EDI)...
        ...who takes on Harry Milne on the edge of the area...
        ...Harry Milne  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 12: Alvin Martin (EDI) finds Connor Young steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...and strikes the ball just wide of Kenny Arthur's net.
Min 16: Kenny Dalglish's (PT) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by W C John (EDI)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Phil Parkes.
Min 19: Clyde Best(EDI) limps off the pitch...
        ...Lee Wood (EDI) on for Clyde Best at FW.
Min 19: Berg Skallagrimmrson breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Lee Wood on the attack down the right...
        ...the Englishman cuts inside, evades Harry Milne's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball towards the goal but Kenny Arthur is there to punch the ball out of danger.
Min 30: Now the ball comes to Alvin Martin (EDI)...
        ...Connor Young has space on the left and Alvin Martin tries to play him in...
        ...only for Kanayo Megwa (PT) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 31: The Jags sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Lee Wood's (EDI) ball into the box is cut out by Mark Wilson (PT).
Min 32: W C John(EDI) limps off the pitch...
        ...Winston Bogarde (EDI) on for W C John at SW.
Min 32: Mark Wilson almost penetrates Edinburgh's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Winston Bogarde would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 34: Billy Dodds (PT) seizes on a horrible clearance from the Englishman keeper...
        ...finds Chico Charnley busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...
        ...saved by Phil Parkes!
Min 41: Alvin Martin (EDI) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Carlos Alberto but it evades him...
        ...Kanayo Megwa (PT) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 41: Kenny Dalglish (PT) finds Chico Charnley steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Winston Bogarde (EDI) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 44: Scott Robinson (PT) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and slams a shot right at Phil Parkes who makes the save.
Min 45: James Martin on for Andy Aitken(DF)...
        ...James Martin will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Edinburgh 1 - Partick Thistle 0

Min 51: Lee Wood (EDI) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Berg Skallagrimmrson but it evades him...
        ...Kanayo Megwa (PT) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 56: James Martin (PT) finds Kenny Dalglish steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Winston Bogarde (EDI) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 56: Mark Wilson (PT) booked for a questionable foul on Lee Wood...
        ...its clear who the home team is today.
Min 59: Chico Charnley (PT) and Terry Ablade break for Partick Thistle...
        ...Terry Ablade looks to have found space into which to recieve Chico Charnley's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Carlos Alberto (EDI) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 60: John Robertson on for Charlie Cooke(WG)...
        ...John Robertson will play WG.
Min 62: Kenny Arthur (PT) booked for what looked like a dive by the home side's Berg Skallagrimmrson. ...
        ...He is unlucky to get a yellow card for that. Away fans give the ref some Scottish verbal abuse!
Min 63: Lee Wood (EDI) does well on the left and crosses towards Ronnie Boyce...
        ...the Englishman meets it with a neat header...
        ...punched to safety by Kenny Arthur.
Min 64: Terry Ablade (PT) finds Kenny Dalglish steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Alvin Martin (EDI) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 66: Terry Ablade and Scott Robinson weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the Scotsman scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the Edinburgh defense and lifts a classy ball high but Phil Parkes gets a hand to it!
Min 67: Now the ball comes to Oswi Davies (EDI)...
        ...John Robertson has space on the left and Oswi Davies tries to play him in...
        ...only for James Martin (PT) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 68: Edinburgh's on the attack after Connor Young robs James Martin...
        ...and he rolls a low cross to Mark Noble...
        ...and Mark Noble sidefoots low but Kenny Arthur dives in to make the save.
Min 71: Harry Milne(PT) limps off the pitch...
        ...Jack Low (PT) on for Harry Milne at DF.
Min 71: James Martin gets overlapped by Lee Wood (EDI)...
        ...who threads it to Oswi Davies...
        ...who hits it right into the hands of Kenny Arthur.
Min 73: Luke McBeth (PT) will have to go...
        ...that's his 2nd yellow...
        ...how could he be so stupid to make such a silly challenge?
Min 74: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Chico Charnley (PT)...
        ...but the impressive Carlos Alberto (EDI) is able to get the ball back to Phil Parkes.
Min 87: Connor Young (EDI) collects on that right flank...
        ...his cross ricochets to the Norwegian striker Berg Skallagrimmrson...
        ...whose finish is high over the bar.
Min 89: Mark Wilson (PT) and Kenny Dalglish break for Partick Thistle...
        ...Kenny Dalglish looks to have found space into which to recieve Mark Wilson's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Alvin Martin (EDI) sees the danger snuffed out.


FINAL SCORE: Edinburgh 1 - Partick Thistle 0


Man Of The Match: Phil Parkes (EDI)

Edinburgh City
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Phil Parkes               29 29 29 13  4  n  0  3  0  0 90  6
SW W C John                  29 29 29 20 -1  n  0  0  0  0 32  6
SW Winston Bogarde           25 20 20 22  3  n  0  0  0  0 58  6
DF Alvin Martin              27 27 27 21  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Oswi Davies               24 24 24 19  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Carlos Alberto            25 25 25 20  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Mark Noble                16 16 16 14  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Ronnie Boyce              13 13 13 11  2  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
WG Charlie Cooke             15 15 15 13  4  n  0  0  1  1 60  6
WG Berg Skallagrimmrson      25 25 25 22  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG John Robertson            16 16 16 14  2  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
FW Connor Young              21 21 21 21  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Clyde Best                34 34 34 34  4  n  0  0  0  0 19  6
FW Lee Wood                  25 25 25 25  0  n  0  0  0  1 71  6

Partick Thistle
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Kenny Arthur              26 26 26 11  3  n  4  4  0  0 90  6
DF Kanayo Megwa              24 24 24 19  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Andy Aitken               16 16 16 12  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Mark Wilson               25 25 25 20  2  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Harry Milne               16 16 16 12 -3  n  0  0  0  0 71  6
DF Jack Low                  26 20 20 23  4  n  0  0  0  0 19  6
DF James Martin              20 20 20 16  0  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Luke McBeth               26 26 26 23  2  n 10  0  0  0 73  0
MF Scott Robinson            25 25 25 22  1  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF Chico Charnley            29 29 29 26  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Terry Ablade              33 33 33 33  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Billy Dodds               20 20 20 20  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Kenny Dalglish            32 32 32 32  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       EDI  PT
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           1   0
Shots On Target    5   3
Shots              8   3
Saves              3   4
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   4
Red Cards          0   1
Avg SL% Used      62  67
Revenue          100 100

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  EDI  E  67.00 138.56 185.56 
  1   PT  N  48.60 126.63 166.83 
 19  EDI  E  67.00 138.56 176.56 
 32  EDI  E  63.00 134.56 176.56 
 33  EDI  E  58.00 129.56 176.56 
 46   PT  N  51.00 130.63 167.63 
 61  EDI  E  58.00 129.56 178.51 
 71   PT  N  57.00 140.63 169.63 
 72   PT  N  53.40 134.63 168.43 
 74   PT  N  53.40 121.63 148.93 

 Trainer's Report
EDI paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Clyde Best (EDI) suffered a thigh bruise.
W C John (EDI) suffered a thigh bruise.
Harry Milne (PT) suffered a thigh bruise.
W C John (EDI) only played 32 minutes and could not be coached.
Charlie Cooke (EDI) played 60 minutes and earned a TP.
Kanayo Megwa (PT) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Luke McBeth (PT) played 73 minutes and earned a CP.
James Martin (PT) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Jack The Lad (PT) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.
Chico Charnley (PT) already has 10 Points Used and could not be coached.
Luke McBeth (PT) was sent off today, and now has 18 DP.
    He'll miss 1 game (starting next session).