Edinburgh City                            Cove Rangers
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Phil Parkes               26  8  n     GK Mump Stitchell            26  8  n
SW Franco Baresi             25  6  n     SW Frank Barrett             23 10  n
DF Len Dalton                24 10  n     DF Ikiaki Sa                 16 10  n
DF Owen Beck                 21  6  n     DF Scott Mercer              16  6  n
DF Alvin Martin               6 10  n     DF Jason Naismith            12 10  n
MF Jamie Taggart             23  7  n     MF Rumarm Burrell            16  8  n
MF Calum Mackay              23  7  n     MF Humza Yousaf              12 10  n
MF Ronnie Boyce              19  8  n     MF Fraser Fyvie               2 10  n
FW Clyde Best                26  6  n     WG Sconnor Cully             26 10  n
FW Tony Cottee               25  9  n     WG David Templeton           19  8  n
FW Connor Young              19  7  n     FW Charlie Gilmour            1 10  n

Min 0: Edinburgh opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Highlanders will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Colin Scott (STRONG/LOOSE).
Min 2: Connor Young finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Mump Stitchell palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Jamie Taggart who heads the ball...
        ...but Frank Barrett (COV) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 9: Sconnor Cully (COV) bends his shot towards the goal...
        ...but Phil Parkes just gets a touch on it...
        ...excellent save! 
Min 14: Ikiaki Sa (COV) is on the left and looks to cross...
        ...the ball floats over Phil Parkes...
        ...and just over the woodwork for a goal kick.
Min 22: Calum Mackay (EDI) leaves half the Cove side in his wake...
        ...as he takes the ball from the half-way line...
        ...surges past Jason Naismith...
        ...andside-foots past Mump Stitchell...
        ...brilliant goal. GOOOOLLLLL!!!...
        ...it's a lead that William Bushby's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: EDI 1 - COV 0
Min 23: David Templeton (COV) rides a challenge in midfield...
        ...flicks the ball through the Edinburgh defense to Scott Mercer...
        ...who races towards goal...
        ...Phil Parkes rushes off his line and Scott Mercer slots the ball around him...
        ...off the post and into the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...Cove draw level....
        ...score now: EDI 1 - COV 1
Min 27: Tony Cottee (EDI) goes into the book for a late challenge.
Min 30: Connor Young (EDI) down the wing...
        ...he plays it across to Clyde Best...
        ...and the Trinidadian knocks it straight at Mump Stitchell who calmly collects it.
Min 32: Sconnor Cully (COV) finds Humza Yousaf...
        ...but he hesitates and Franco Baresi (EDI) is able to make the tackle.
Min 37: Ikiaki Sa heads away...
        ...Calum Mackay (EDI) knocks it back in with a header...
        ...and Tony Cottee drills it on goal but its saved by Mump Stitchell.
Min 39: Rumarm Burrell (COV) collects the ball from Charlie Gilmour on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot that hits the bar and caroms out of danger.
Min 41: The ball is played back towards the box by Connor Young (EDI)...
        ...Jason Naismith heads out...
        ...only for Tony Cottee to try and audacious first time volley...
        ...which Mump Stitchell has to push over the top.
Min 41: Frank Barrett (COV) stops Connor Young as he flies down the wing...
        ...he won the ball but took the man...
        ...and gets a yellow card.
Min 45: Jason Naismith heads away...
        ...Jamie Taggart (EDI) knocks it back in with a header...
        ...and Clyde Best drills it on goal but its saved by Mump Stitchell.
Min 45: Tony Gayle on for Owen Beck(DF)...
        ...Tony Gayle will play DF.
Min 45: Paolo Maldini on for Alvin Martin(DF)...
        ...Paolo Maldini will play DF.
Min 45: Frank McAvennie on for Clyde Best(FW)...
        ...Frank McAvennie will play FW.
Min 45: Ryan Harrington on for Scott Mercer(DF)...
        ...Ryan Harrington will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Edinburgh 1 - Cove 1

Min 46: Jamie Taggart breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Tony Cottee on the attack down the right...
        ...the Englishman cuts inside, evades Ryan Harrington's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball towards the goal but Mump Stitchell is there to punch the ball out of danger.
Min 48: Edinburgh gives the ball away and Sconnor Cully gathers...
        ...he comes in from the left flank unchallenged...
        ...he unleashes an unstoppable drive that ends up in the top corner of Phil Parkes's net...
        ...the keeper had no chance GOAL!!...
        ...and Cove have the lead...
        ...score now: EDI 1 - COV 2
Min 54: Ryan Harrington (COV) nods the ball down for Jason Naismith on the edge of the box...
        ...Jason Naismith takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Phil Parkes rushes of his line...
        ...Jason Naismith gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Tony Gayle (EDI)!
Min 55: Sconnor Cully opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Franco Baresi greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 57: Frank McAvennie (EDI) receives a deep pass from Calum Mackay...
        ...the referee whistles an offside!!!...
        ...the Scotsman player was chatting with Mump Stitchell when he received the pass!!...
        ...the fans from Edinburgh aren't happy with his lack of concentration.
Min 58: Tony Gayle (EDI) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and slams a shot right at Mump Stitchell who makes the save.
Min 60: Boel Jitonio on for Charlie Gilmour(FW)...
        ...Boel Jitonio will play FW.
Min 63: Ronnie Boyce (EDI) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Paolo Maldini but it evades him...
        ...Ikiaki Sa (COV) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 65: Lovely chip from Frank McAvennie (EDI)...
        ...Tony Cottee was brave...
        ...and knocks the ball past the onrushing Mump Stitchell  GOAL!...
        ...great response from Edinburgh...
        ...score now: EDI 2 - COV 2
Min 66: Tony Cottee (EDI) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Frank McAvennie but it evades him...
        ...Jason Naismith (COV) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 70: Jamie Taggart (EDI) dinks the ball over the top of the onrushing Mump Stitchell...
        ...and into the corner of the net. A sublime finish to a brilliantly worked move GOAL!!...
        ...the Edinburgh side are up...
        ...score now: EDI 3 - COV 2
Min 71: Connor Young (EDI) hooks the ball away from Ryan Harrington...
        ...and Tony Cottee dives in...
        ...and heads down but Mump Stitchell was there for the save!
Min 72: Jason Naismith (COV) seizes on a horrible clearance from the Englishman keeper...
        ...finds Sconnor Cully busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...
        ...and misses the right post by inches!
Min 73: Edinburgh gives the ball away and Ryan Harrington gathers...
        ...he comes in from the left flank unchallenged...
        ...heunleashes an drive that ends up in the hands of Phil Parkes.
Min 74: One pass too many from Cove and Edinburgh soon get a cross in...
        ...Connor Young (EDI) gets his head to it...
        ...but Mump Stitchell is untroubled by that one.
Min 81: Frank McAvennie (EDI) receives a deep pass from Connor Young...
        ...the referee whistles an offside!!!...
        ...the Scotsman player was chatting with Mump Stitchell when he received the pass!!...
        ...the fans from Edinburgh aren't happy with his lack of concentration.
Min 82: Tony Cottee opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Ryan Harrington greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 83: Humza Yousaf (COV) and Sconnor Cully break for Cove...
        ...Sconnor Cully looks to have found space into which to recieve Humza Yousaf's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Paolo Maldini (EDI) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 87: Sconnor Cully (COV) finds Ryan Harrington...
        ...but he hesitates and Franco Baresi (EDI) is able to make the tackle.
Min 88: Cove break quickly with Sconnor Cully...
        ...he only has Phil Parkes to beat...
        ...great save by Phil Parkes but the ball falls to Humza Yousaf...
        ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering Phil Parkes.
Min 89: Ryan Harrington heads away...
        ...Tony Gayle (EDI) knocks it back in with a header...
        ...and Tony Cottee drills it on goal but its saved by Mump Stitchell.


FINAL SCORE: Edinburgh 3 - Cove 2


Man Of The Match: Tony Cottee (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               26 26 26 11  2  n  0  3  0  0 90  6
SW Franco Baresi             25 25 25 17  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Alvin Martin               6  6  6  4  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Owen Beck                 21 21 21 16  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Len Dalton                24 24 24 19  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Paolo Maldini             19 19 19 15  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Tony Gayle                24 24 24 19  3  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
MF Jamie Taggart             23 23 23 23  1  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
MF Ronnie Boyce              19 19 19 17  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Calum Mackay              23 23 23 23  1  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Tony Cottee               25 25 25 25  3  n  4  0  1  6 90  8
FW Connor Young              19 19 19 19  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Clyde Best                26 26 26 26  3  n  0  0  0  2 45  6
FW Frank McAvennie           31 31 31 31  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

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 Mump Stitchell            26 26 26 11  2  n  0  9  0  0 90  7
SW Frank Barrett             23 11 11 10  4  n  4  0  0  0 90  5
DF Ikiaki Sa                 16 16 16 12  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  5
DF Scott Mercer              16 16 16 12  3  n  0  0  1  1 45  6
DF Jason Naismith            12 12 12  9  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Ryan Harrington           22 22 22 17  3  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
MF Rumarm Burrell            16 16 16 16  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  5
MF Humza Yousaf              12 12 12 10  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Fraser Fyvie               2  2  2  2  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
WG Sconnor Cully             26 26 26 23  4  n  0  0  1  3 90  6
WG David Templeton           19 19 19 17  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Charlie Gilmour            1  1  1  1  6  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
FW Boel Jitonio              29 29 29 29  6  n  0  0  0  0 30  6

Statistics       EDI COV
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Halftime           1   1
Fulltime           3   2
Shots On Target   12   5
Shots             12   8
Saves              3   9
Offsides           2   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      67  53
Revenue           65  65

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  EDI  N  50.50 126.74 149.74 
  1  COV  N  33.00  78.50 106.00 
 46  EDI  N  58.50 142.74 158.74 
 46  COV  N  36.00  84.50 107.50 
 61  COV  N  36.00  84.50 135.50 

 Trainer's Report
Phil Parkes (EDI) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Frank McAvennie (EDI) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Clyde Best (EDI) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Alvin Martin (EDI) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Sconnor Cully (COV) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Ryan Harrington (COV) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.