Arbroath                                  Cowdenbeath
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK A. McAdams                15 10  n     GK Martin Laird              17 10  n
DF Lando Norris              22  8  n     DF Sam Torrance              23 10  n
DF Thomas O Brien            21 10  n     DF Jon Rahm                  17  7  n
DF Alabama                   19  8  n     DF Paul Elliott              10 10  n
DF Max Boruc                  1 10  n     DF Robin Cousins             10 10  n
MF Rico Lewis                26  8  n     MF Stephen Gallacher         23  8  n
MF Innes Murray              20 10  n     MF Pike Bishop               13 10  n
MF Max Verstappen            10 10  n     MF Sandy Lyle                12 10  n
WG Duncan Ferguson           16 10  n     WG Zozo Bishop               14 10  n
FW Kyle Robinson             30  9  n     FW Connor McMillan           28 10  n
FW Adel Taarabt              29 10  n     FW Eric Brown                10  8  n

Min 0: Arbroath opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Mad Cows will play a 4-3-3 O.
Min 0: Today's referee is Mark Boland (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 0: Cameron Archibald (ARB) - In need of a wee rest methinks
Min 4: Innes Murray (ARB) goes down in the box looking for the penalty...
        ...but instead he's given a yellow card for what was clearly a dive.
Min 5: Cowdenbeath give the ball away in midfield...
        ...Kyle Robinson (ARB) takes over for Arbroath...
        ...he drives inside and slips the ball through the defense for Max Verstappen...
        ...the Dutchman evades a challenge...
        ...and hammers the ball right at Martin Laird who makes the save!
Min 12: Duncan Ferguson finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Martin Laird palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Adel Taarabt who heads the ball...
        ...and it is collected by Martin Laird for the save.
Min 19: Sam Torrance's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Adel Taarabt (ARB)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a Mad Cows man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 24: Adel Taarabt (ARB) swings a ball in to the Cowdenbeath box...
        ...but the presence of Sam Torrance (COW) means it is easily cleared.
Min 25: Haud yer weesht bawbag...Thomas O Brien (ARB) flicks on into the path of Innes Murray...
        ...who spins away like a dancer on Strictly from Sam Torrance...
        ...to lob over the advancing Martin Laird but wide. A-HA! But that was... liquid football. 
Min 26: Martin Laird rushes out to block Kyle Robinson's (ARB) route to goal...
        ...but Kyle Robinson drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Sam Torrance covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...and Martin Laird scrambles to it.
Min 27: Adel Taarabt (ARB) pumps the ball back into a crowded box...
        ...Innes Murray rises at the back post...
        ...and powerfully heads the ball down but right at the sure-handed Martin Laird.
Min 28: Alabama (ARB) stops Connor McMillan as he flies down the wing...
        ...he won the ball but took the man...
        ...and gets a yellow card.
Min 37: Sam Torrance gets overlapped by Thomas O Brien (ARB)...
        ...who threads it to Adel Taarabt...
        ...who slips it into the back of the net! GOAL!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Lichties...
        ...score now: ARB 1 - COW 0
Min 45: Jess Norey on for Max Boruc(DF)...
        ...Jess Norey will play FW.
Min 45: Paul McLaughlin on for Jon Rahm(DF)...
        ...Paul McLaughlin will play DF.
Min 45: Viktor Hovland on for Sam Torrance(DF)...
        ...Viktor Hovland will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Arbroath 1 - Cowdenbeath 0

Min 51: Sandy Lyle's (COW) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Thomas O Brien (ARB)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of A. McAdams.
Min 53: Martin Laird makes a grave error against Arbroath...
        ...he comes out to claim, misses it...
        ...but Adel Taarabt amazingly hits the side post and it rebounds into the arms of Martin Laird.
Min 61: Martin Laird blocks but the ball is played back into the area...
        ...and Rico Lewis (ARB) smashes a volley over Martin Laird and over the bar from an angle...
        ...Rico Lewis was unlucky there...
        ...terrible defending by the Mad Cows.
Min 64: Kyle Robinson (ARB) bends his shot past Martin Laird and inside the post....
        ...Excellent goal! ...
        ...Arbroath are looking strong now...
        ...score now: ARB 2 - COW 0
Min 64: Mo Sangare on for Adel Taarabt(FW)...
        ...Mo Sangare will play MF.
Min 70: Mo Sangare (ARB) loops a ball over the top for Jess Norey...
        ...he finds the back of the net but is clearly yards offside 
Min 75: Rico Lewis (ARB) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Kyle Robinson but it evades him...
        ...Paul Elliott (COW) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 81: Duncan Ferguson (ARB) goes down in the box looking for the penalty...
        ...but instead he's given a yellow card for what was clearly a dive.
Min 82: Stephen Gallacher (COW) hacks down Kyle Robinson and is rightly booked.
Min 84: Jess Norey (ARB) swings a ball in to the Cowdenbeath box...
        ...but the presence of Viktor Hovland (COW) means it is easily cleared.
Min 87: Rico Lewis volleys a powerful shot from the right...
        ...Martin Laird gets a touch but can't stop it...
        ...but his touch causes it to drift out of danger.


FINAL SCORE: Arbroath 2 - Cowdenbeath 0


Man Of The Match: Adel Taarabt (ARB)

Arbroath
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK A. McAdams                15 15 15  6  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Lando Norris              22 17 17 19  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Max Boruc                  1  0  0  0  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Alabama                   19 19 19 15  2  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Thomas O Brien            21 21 21 16  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Max Verstappen            10 10 10  9  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Innes Murray              20 20 20 18  4  n  4  0  0  2 90  6
MF Rico Lewis                26 26 26 23  2  n  0  0  0  3 90  6
MF Mo Sangare                 8  8  8  7  8  n  0  0  0  0 26  6
WG Duncan Ferguson           16 12 12 16  4  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
FW Adel Taarabt              29 29 29 29  5  n  0  0  1  3 64  6
FW Kyle Robinson             30 30 30 30  3  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Jess Norey                29 29 29 29  4  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Cowdenbeath
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Martin Laird              17 17 17  7  4  n  0  6  0  0 90  6
DF Jon Rahm                  17 17 17 13  4  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Paul Elliott              10 10 10  8  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Robin Cousins             10  8  8  9  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Sam Torrance              23 18 18 20  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Paul McLaughlin            9  9  9  7  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Viktor Hovland            23 18 18 20  6  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Sandy Lyle                12 12 12 10  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Pike Bishop               13 13 13 11  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Stephen Gallacher         23 23 23 20  2  n  4  0  0  0 90  5
WG Zozo Bishop               14 14 14 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Connor McMillan           28 28 28 28  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Eric Brown                10 10 10 10  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       ARB COW
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           2   0
Shots On Target    8   0
Shots             10   0
Saves              0   6
Offsides           2   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       3   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      55  44
Revenue          127 127

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  ARB  N  34.20 105.07 149.27 
  1  COW  O  31.80 103.95  98.15 
 46  ARB  N  34.20 105.07 178.87 
 46  COW  O  27.00  95.95  96.55 
 65  ARB  N  34.20 109.07 155.27 

 Trainer's Report
Angus Gunn (ARB) did not appear in the match and could not be coached.
Adel Taarabt (ARB) played 64 minutes and earned a CP.
Kyle Robinson (ARB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Lando Norris (ARB) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Connor McMillan (COW) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Stephen Gallacher (COW) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.