Greenock Morton                           Edinburgh City
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Antti Niemi               26  8  n     GK Peter Shilton             30 10  n
SW Ben Den                   23 10  n     SW Franco Baresi             24 10  n
DF Willie Donachie           21  8  n     DF Len Dalton                25  5  n
DF Jim Duffy                 14  7  n     DF Fraser Burns              20  7  n
DF Lewis Strapp              10  6  n     DF Paolo Maldini             17  7  n
MF Tyler Morton              18 10  n     MF Jamie Taggart             24  7  n
MF Casper Terho              17 10  n     MF Liam Brady                17  4  n
MF Glen Kamara                8  8  n     MF Craig Slater              11 10  n
MF Dave                       8  7  n     FW Frank McAvennie           30  7  n
FW Jari Litmanen             22  7  n     FW Calum Mackay              25  7  n
FW Robbie Muirhead           12 10  n     FW Clyde Best                22  9  n

Min 0: Greenock Morton opens up with a 4-4-2 C while the Edinburgh will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Dileep Rao (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 7: Covid mask of manager hides him swearing as Robbie Muirhead (GM) picks up a wonderful ball ...
        ...he slides a pass into Casper Terho...
        ...whose shot balloons over the bar.
Min 8: Fraser Burns (EDI) finds Frank McAvennie steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Lewis Strapp (GM) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 10: Greenock Morton break quickly with Robbie Muirhead...
        ...he only has Peter Shilton to beat...
        ...great save by Peter Shilton but the ball falls to Glen Kamara...
        ...who kicks it right back at Peter Shilton...
        ...Edinburgh were incredibly lucky there. What a stramash as they say in Scotland.
Min 17: Calum Mackay finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Antti Niemi palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Paolo Maldini who heads the ball...
        ...but Jim Duffy (GM) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 19: Clyde Best (EDI) finds Calum Mackay steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Jim Duffy (GM) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 26: Great tackle by Lewis Strapp (GM)...
        ...to prevent Frank McAvennie (EDI) from latching onto Liam Brady's pass. 
Min 30: Clyde Best finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Antti Niemi palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Liam Brady who heads the ball...
        ...but Ben Den (GM) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 33: Lewis Strapp opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Paolo Maldini greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 33: Fraser Burns almost penetrates Ton's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Jim Duffy would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 34: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Jari Litmanen (GM)...
        ...but the impressive Fraser Burns (EDI) is able to get the ball back to Peter Shilton.
Min 35: Superb sliding block by Willie Donachie (GM) denies Frank McAvennie a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Clyde Best in the Greenock Morton box.
Min 39: Casper Terho (GM) and Jari Litmanen break for Greenock Morton...
        ...Jari Litmanen looks to have found space into which to recieve Casper Terho's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Len Dalton (EDI) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 45: Bill Kangaroo on for Glen Kamara(MF)...
        ...Bill Kangaroo will play MF.
Min 45: Tony Gayle on for Len Dalton(DF)...
        ...Tony Gayle will play DF.
Min 45: Ronnie Boyce on for Liam Brady(MF)...
        ...Ronnie Boyce will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Greenock Morton 0 - Edinburgh 0

Min 51: The ball is played back towards the box by Jamie Taggart (EDI)...
        ...Jim Duffy heads out...
        ...only for Calum Mackay to try and audacious first time volley...
        ...which Antti Niemi has to push over the top.
Min 60: Tony Cottee on for Calum Mackay(FW)...
        ...Tony Cottee will play FW.
Min 62: Tony Cottee (EDI) seizes on a horrible clearance from the Finn keeper...
        ...finds Jamie Taggart busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...
        ...saved by Antti Niemi!
Min 63: Jim Duffy hits a short back-pass...
        ...and Clyde Best (EDI) latches on...
        ...but he can't beat an alert Antti Niemi.
Min 63: The referee books Frank McAvennie (EDI) for a challenge on Bill Kangaroo...
        ...the ball had gone when the tackle went in, correct decision. 
Min 66: Tony Cottee (EDI) swings a ball in to the Greenock Morton box...
        ...but the presence of Willie Donachie (GM) means it is easily cleared.
Min 72: Superb sliding block by Jim Duffy (GM) denies Jamie Taggart a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Tony Cottee in the Greenock Morton box.
Min 82: The ball is hooked on towards Craig Slater (EDI)...
        ...who takes on Jim Duffy on the edge of the area...
        ...he's blocked but the rebound falls to Ronnie Boyce...
        ...who from the edge of the box drills a fine low shot that floats just wide.
Min 88: Tony Cottee (EDI) looks up and spots Clyde Best arriving in the box...
        ...the Englishman tees up Clyde Best for the shot...
        ...the ball falls into into the arms Antti Niemi...
        ...Tony Cottee should have done better with that.


FINAL SCORE: Greenock Morton 0 - Edinburgh 0


Man Of The Match: Antti Niemi (GM)

Greenock Morton
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Antti Niemi               26 26 26 11  2  n  0  4  0  0 90  7
SW Ben Den                   23 11 11 10  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Lewis Strapp              10 10 10  8  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Willie Donachie           21 21 21 16  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Jim Duffy                 14 14 14 12  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Tyler Morton              18 18 18 16  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Casper Terho              17 17 17 15  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Glen Kamara                8  8  8  7  5  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
MF Dave                       8  8  8  7  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Bill Kangaroo             29 29 29 26  6  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Robbie Muirhead           12 12 12 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Jari Litmanen             22 22 22 22  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

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 Peter Shilton             30 30 30 13  4  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
SW Franco Baresi             24 24 24 16  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Paolo Maldini             17 17 17 13  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Fraser Burns              20 20 20 18  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Len Dalton                25 25 25 20  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Tony Gayle                25 25 25 20  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Jamie Taggart             24 24 24 24  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Liam Brady                17 17 17 15  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Craig Slater              11 11 11  9  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Ronnie Boyce              17 17 17 15  1  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
FW Frank McAvennie           30 30 30 30  1  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
FW Clyde Best                22 22 22 22  3  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Calum Mackay              25 25 25 25  3  n  0  0  0  1 60  6
FW Tony Cottee               30 30 30 30  3  n  0  0  0  0 30  6

Statistics        GM EDI
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Halftime           0   0
Fulltime           0   0
Shots On Target    1   4
Shots              2   5
Saves              4   1
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      43  66
Revenue           55  55

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1   GM  C  19.50 114.34 133.61 
  1  EDI  N  55.00 122.85 142.35 
 46   GM  C  19.50 124.84 146.21 
 61  EDI  N  55.00 122.85 147.35 

 Trainer's Report
GM paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Bill Kangaroo (GM) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Franco Baresi (EDI) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.