Jamie Carnihan (NAI) is not available as a sub today due to suspension.
Nairn County                              Arbroath
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Lewis Munro               30  7  n     GK A. McAdams                17 10  n
SW Fraser Dingwall           27  5  n     SW Gyles Marrett             16  6  n
DF Cameron Lisle             25  8  n     DF Franco Baresi             30  8  n
DF Angus McTaff              21  7  n     DF Thomas O Brien            20  6  n
DF Jakob Kiwior              21  7  n     DF Keith Watson              14 10  n
MF Declan Rice               25  8  n     MF Cole Palmer               29 10  n
MF Alasdair Gillies          20  7  n     MF Innes Murray              25  6  n
MF Andrew MacLeod            17  8  n     MF Rico Lewis                23  8  n
WG Horace Ormsby             28  5  n     FW Jess Norey                35  8  n
FW George Robesten           30  8  n     FW Leighton McIntosh         34  9  n
FW Koushik Vutha             14 10  n     FW Adel Taarabt              32  8  n

Min 0: Nairn opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Lichties will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is David Blair (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 8: Cole Palmer (ARB) spins and plays the ball to the right of the box...
        ...for the on-rushing Jess Norey...
        ...Jess Norey shoots at Lewis Munro who makes the save.
Min 11: Koushik Vutha (NAI) pumps the ball back into a crowded box...
        ...Andrew MacLeod rises at the back post...
        ...and powerfully heads the ball down but right at the sure-handed A. McAdams.
Min 12: The ball is played back towards the box by Koushik Vutha (NAI)...
        ...Keith Watson heads out...
        ...only for Alasdair Gillies to try and audacious first time volley...
        ...which A. McAdams has to push over the top.
Min 13: Rico Lewis slides the ball under Lewis Munro...
        ...but it rolls wide for a goal kick.
Min 14: Great tackle by Thomas O Brien (ARB)...
        ...to prevent George Robesten (NAI) from latching onto Declan Rice's pass. 
Min 15: The ball is chipped back to the far post...
        ...where two Arbroath players are waiting...
        ...Jess Norey (ARB) out jumps Rico Lewis...
        ...and his looping header drifts over Lewis Munro...
        ...and nestles in 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: NAI 0 - ARB 1
Min 17: Cole Palmer (ARB) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Jakob Kiwior (NAI).
Min 21: Cameron Lisle (NAI) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Franco Baresi (ARB).
Min 27: The ball breaks from a Jakob Kiwior tackle and lands in the path of Rico Lewis (ARB)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...Lewis Munro palms Rico Lewis's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...Lewis Munro falls on it.
Min 28: Jakob Kiwior opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Keith Watson greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 30: Rico Lewis (ARB) pumps the ball back into a crowded box...
        ...Jess Norey rises at the back post...
        ...and powerfully heads the ball down but right at the sure-handed Lewis Munro.
Min 31: Jakob Kiwior gets overlapped by Jess Norey (ARB)...
        ...who threads it to Franco Baresi...
        ...who slips it into the back of the net! GOAL!...
        ...Arbroath are looking strong now...
        ...score now: NAI 0 - ARB 2
Min 35: Here comes Jess Norey (ARB)...
        ...getting onto Franco Baresi's ball behind the defense...
        ...he slots it coolly towards Lewis Munro who just deflects it out of bounds.
Min 36: Jess Norey almost penetrates NAI's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Fraser Dingwall would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 37: Horace Ormsby (NAI) reads George Robesten's intentions perfectly...
        ...as he beats the offside trap...
        ...and races onto the ball...
        ...firing an unstoppable effort that arcs inches over the crossbar.
Min 37: The ball is crossed into the box and Jakob Kiwior heads away but only to Adel Taarabt (ARB)...
        ...a neat hit and Lewis Munro doesn't have time parry the shot. The ref's watch buzzes to confirm ball over the line GOOOOAAAAL!!!! ...
        ...yet another one for Arbroath; Coach Richard Burnett is furious...
        ...score now: NAI 0 - ARB 3
Min 38: George Robesten (NAI) takes the ball into the Lichties half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find Andrew MacLeod...
        ...who can't get it past A. McAdams.
Min 43: George Robesten (NAI) nods the ball down for Horace Ormsby on the edge of the box...
        ...Horace Ormsby takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and A. McAdams rushes of his line...
        ...Horace Ormsby gets there first...
        ...and he chips the ball over A. McAdams and into the back of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...Nairn pull one back but can they add more?...
        ...score now: NAI 1 - ARB 3
Min 45: George Armstrong on for Horace Ormsby(WG)...
        ...George Armstrong will play WG.
Min 45: Duncan Ferguson on for Leighton McIntosh(FW)...
        ...Duncan Ferguson will play FW.
Min 45: Adam Richman on for Gyles Marrett(SW)...
        ...Adam Richman will play WG.


HALFTIME SCORE: Nairn 1 - Arbroath 3

Min 50: Rico Lewis (ARB) tries a wildly ambitious effort from distance...
        ...which trundles back to Lewis Munro in a restful Sunday type of way.
Min 51: The Lichties sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Alasdair Gillies's (NAI) ball into the box is cut out by Thomas O Brien (ARB).
Min 52: The ball is hooked on towards Jess Norey (ARB)...
        ...who takes on Angus McTaff on the edge of the area...
        ...Angus McTaff  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 55: George Armstrong (NAI) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for George Robesten but it evades him...
        ...Franco Baresi (ARB) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 70: Andrew MacLeod's (NAI) snap shot from 25 yards fizzes just over the crossbar.
Min 70: NAI now playing Press
Min 76: Cameron Lisle (NAI) heads toward the goal...
        ...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to George Robesten...
        ...who manages to knock it into the top corner...
        ...even though the pass was just behind him...
        ...great finish! see goal replay on Match of the Day tonight!!...
        ... and Nairn are right back in it...
        ...score now: NAI 2 - ARB 3
Min 79: The ball is hooked on towards Jakob Kiwior (NAI)...
        ...who takes on Thomas O Brien on the edge of the area...
        ...Thomas O Brien  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 83: Jings crivensAngus McTaff (NAI) looks up and spots Andrew MacLeod arriving in the box...
        ...the Scotsman tees up Andrew MacLeod for the shot...
        ...the shot flies over the goal. Whit's fur ye'll no go by ye as they say in Scotland!


FINAL SCORE: Nairn 2 - Arbroath 3


Man Of The Match: Jess Norey (ARB)

Nairn County
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Lewis Munro               30 30 30 13  1  n  0  5  0  0 90  6
SW Fraser Dingwall           27 27 27 21 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Angus McTaff              21 21 21 18  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Cameron Lisle             25 25 25 20  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Jakob Kiwior              21 21 21 16  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Andrew MacLeod            17 17 17 15  2  n  0  0  0  4 90  6
MF Declan Rice               25 25 25 22  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Alasdair Gillies          20 20 20 18  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Horace Ormsby             28 28 28 25  2  n  0  0  1  2 45  6
WG George Armstrong          29 29 29 26  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW George Robesten           30 30 30 30  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Koushik Vutha             14 14 14 14  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  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 A. McAdams                17 17 17  7  4  n  0  3  0  0 90  6
SW Gyles Marrett             16 16 16 11  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Franco Baresi             30 30 30 24  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
DF Thomas O Brien            20 20 20 16  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Keith Watson              14 14 14 11  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Cole Palmer               29 29 29 29  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Innes Murray              25 25 25 22  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Rico Lewis                23 23 23 20  2  n  0  0  0  3 90  6
WG Adam Richman              23 23 23 20  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Adel Taarabt              32 32 32 32  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Leighton McIntosh         34 34 34 34  6  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Jess Norey                35 35 35 35  2  n  0  0  1  4 90  7
FW Duncan Ferguson           21 21 21 21  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Statistics       NAI ARB
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Halftime           1   3
Fulltime           2   3
Shots On Target    5   8
Shots              8   9
Saves              5   3
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      72  57
Revenue           94  94

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  NAI  N  60.50 148.48 169.93 
  1  ARB  N  48.00 131.41 187.66 
 46  NAI  N  60.50 148.48 171.33 
 46  ARB  N  38.40 115.41 204.81 
 71  NAI  P  37.00 114.23 205.58 

 Trainer's Report
NAI paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
George Armstrong (NAI) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Ben Barron (NAI) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.
Adam Richman (ARB) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Rico Lewis (ARB) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.