Pre Game Suspension: Harrison Burrows (COV) on for the suspended Scott McKenna at DF.
Cove Rangers                              Annan Athletic
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Nick Suman                22 10  n     GK Nortei Nortey             32  8  n
SW Will Gillingham           16  8  n     DF Slab Head                 30  6  n
DF Japhet Tanganga           24  6  n     DF Cleans Up                 26  6  n
DF Justin Eguaibor           17  2  n     DF Heed Daball               23  8  n
DF Harrison Burrows          10  7  n     DF A. Brasiliensis           12  8  n
MF Arron Darge               30 10  n     MF Three Kick                30  3  n
MF Dylan Lobban              28  8  n     MF Crabby Wilkins            29  6  n
MF Findlay Marshall          28  4  n     MF Epic Stan                 12 10  n
FW Billy Dodds               33 10  n     WG B. Cereus                 23  6  n
FW Mitch Megginson           22 10  n     FW Jizz Hornkamp             32  5  n
FW Jackson Mylchreest        13  7  n     FW Top Binns                 17 10  n

Min 0: Cove opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Athletic will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Bill Nichol (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 1: A. Brasiliensis(ANN) limps off the pitch...
        ...Inis Pocket (ANN) on for A. Brasiliensis at DF.
Min 2: Mitch Megginson (COV) takes the ball into the Athletic half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find Jackson Mylchreest...
        ...who can't get it past Nortei Nortey.
Min 8: Superb sliding block by Harrison Burrows (COV) denies Jizz Hornkamp a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Cleans Up in the Cove box.
Min 12: Jizz Hornkamp (ANN) puts in a cross...
        ...but Justin Eguaibor (COV) clears with ease.
Min 17: Dylan Lobban (COV) turns the ball back into the box...
        ...Findlay Marshall peels off to the back post...
        ...and connects with a great header but its collected by Nortei Nortey.
Min 22: Crabby Wilkins and B. Cereus weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the Englishman scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the Cove defense and lifts a classy ball high but Nick Suman gets a hand to it!
Min 24: The ball comes in to the area from Heed Daball...
        ...he rattles it off Nick Suman...
        ...B. Cereus (ANN) pauses and shoots but Nick Suman recovers and the big eejit makes the save.
Min 25: Top Binns (ANN) hits a sweet half-volley...
        ...caught by Nick Suman!
Min 32: Cleans Up (ANN) passes a great ball to Top Binns...
        ...whose low shot across goal is only parried by Highlanders keeper Nick Suman...
        ...and who else but Cleans Up is there to slot it in...
        ...somehow he shoots wide!!
Min 33: Inis Pocket (ANN) down the wing...
        ...he plays it across to Top Binns...
        ...and the Englishman knocks it in GOAL!!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Athletic...
        ...score now: COV 0 - ANN 1
Min 34: Top Binns (ANN) finds Crabby Wilkins steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Japhet Tanganga (COV) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 38: Billy Dodds (COV) receives a deep pass from Dylan Lobban...
        ...the referee whistles an offside!!!...
        ...the Scotsman player was chatting with Nortei Nortey when he received the pass!!...
        ...the fans from Cove aren't happy with his lack of concentration.
Min 42: Three Kick (ANN) collects the ball from Top Binns on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot to beat Nick Suman! GOAL!...
        ...Annan are looking strong now...
        ...score now: COV 0 - ANN 2
Min 45: The Highlanders sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Epic Stan's (ANN) ball into the box is cut out by Will Gillingham (COV).
Min 45: Blair Yule on for Jackson Mylchreest(FW)...
        ...Blair Yule will play WG.
Min 45: Fred Daball on for Three Kick(MF)...
        ...Fred Daball will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Cove 0 - Annan 2

Min 48: Justin Eguaibor (COV) is booked for dissent and player tells ref to stick his yellow card up his jacksie.
Min 51: Blair Yule opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Heed Daball greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 51: Inis Pocket almost penetrates Highlanders's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Japhet Tanganga would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 51: Harrison Burrows (COV) brings down Top Binns with a clumsy challenge...
        ...he's booked! 
Min 53: Nick Suman (COV) fouls Jizz Hornkamp as he attempts to win the ball back...
        ...that's a booking for the Australian. 
Min 56: Dylan Lobban (COV) loops a ball over the top for Findlay Marshall...
        ...he finds the back of the net but is clearly yards offside 
Min 60: L. Lactis on for Jizz Hornkamp(FW)...
        ...L. Lactis will play FW.
Min 68: B. Cereus (ANN) finds Fred Daball...
        ...but he hesitates and Japhet Tanganga (COV) is able to make the tackle.
Min 69: Justin Eguaibor finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Nortei Nortey palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Billy Dodds who heads the ball...
        ...but Heed Daball (ANN) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 73: Findlay Marshall (COV) is on the left and looks to cross...
        ...the ball floats over Nortei Nortey...
        ...and into the top corner via the woodwork GOAL!...
        ...Cove pull one back but they need another...
        ...score now: COV 1 - ANN 2
Min 80: Cleans Up heads away...
        ...Billy Dodds (COV) knocks it back in with a header...
        ...and Mitch Megginson drills it on goal but its saved by Nortei Nortey.
Min 83: Billy Dodds (COV) nods the ball down for Arron Darge on the edge of the box...
        ...Arron Darge takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Nortei Nortey rushes of his line...
        ...Arron Darge gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Heed Daball (ANN)!
Min 85: Blair Yule (COV) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Heed Daball (ANN) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 90: L. Lactis (ANN) finds Top Binns with a first-time pass...
        ...Top Binns finishes from the edge of the area...
        ...brilliant goal!...
        ...Annan are looking strong now...
        ...score now: COV 1 - ANN 3


FINAL SCORE: Cove 1 - Annan 3


Man Of The Match: Top Binns (ANN)

Cove Rangers
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Nick Suman                22 22 22  9  4  n  4  3  0  0 90  6
SW Will Gillingham           16 16 16 11  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Justin Eguaibor           17 17 17 13 -4  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Japhet Tanganga           24 24 24 19  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Harrison Burrows          10 10 10  9  1  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
MF Dylan Lobban              28 28 28 25  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Arron Darge               30 30 30 27  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Findlay Marshall          28 28 28 25 -2  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
WG Blair Yule                21 21 21 18  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Jackson Mylchreest        13 13 13 13  4  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
FW Mitch Megginson           22 22 22 22  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Billy Dodds               33 33 33 33  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Annan Athletic
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Nortei Nortey             32 32 32 14  2  n  0  3  0  0 90  6
DF Slab Head                 30 30 30 24  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Heed Daball               23 23 23 18  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  7
DF A. Brasiliensis           12 12 12  9  3  n  0  0  0  0  1  6
DF Cleans Up                 26 26 26 20  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Inis Pocket               21 21 21 16 -1  n  0  0  0  0 89  6
MF Crabby Wilkins            29 29 29 26  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Epic Stan                 12 12 12 10  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Three Kick                30 30 30 27  0  n  0  0  1  1 45  6
MF Fred Daball               26 26 26 23  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG B. Cereus                 23 23 23 20  0  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Jizz Hornkamp             32 32 32 32  1  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
FW Top Binns                 17 17 17 17  4  n  0  0  2  3 90  7
FW L. Lactis                 20 20 20 20  1  n  0  0  0  0 30  6

Statistics       COV ANN
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Halftime           0   2
Fulltime           1   3
Shots On Target    4   6
Shots              4   7
Saves              3   3
Offsides           2   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       3   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      70  72
Revenue           68  68

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  COV  N  41.50 130.13 165.38 
  1  ANN  N  60.00 142.89 161.84 
 46  COV  N  41.50 130.13 181.78 
 46  ANN  N  60.00 140.89 158.84 
 61  ANN  N  60.00 140.89 146.84 

 Trainer's Report
A. Brasiliensis (ANN) suffered a thigh bruise.
Mark McGuiness (COV) did not appear in the match and could not be coached.
Jackson Mylchreest (COV) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Crabby Wilkins (ANN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.