Montrose                                  Brechin City
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK A Goram                   24 10  n     GK Jamie McCabe              25  6  n
SW Clinton Nsiala-Makengo    19 10  n     SW Devyne Rensch             12  8  n
DF Frank Butcher             21 10  n     DF Marc Cucurella            26  6  n
DF Roy Cropper               20  8  n     DF Gordon Ramsay             25  7  n
DF Dujon Sterling            19  8  n     DF Kevin McHattie            12 10  n
MF Bosman Again               7  8  n     MF Mawuli Mensah             26  6  n
MF Steven Fletcher            7 10  n     MF Kevin Bridges             24 10  n
WG Henderson                 25  8  n     MF Scott McTominay           21  9  n
WG Ross McCausland           19 10  n     FW Peter Crouch              30 10  n
FW Dessers                   27 10  n     FW Grady McGrath             29  8  n
FW Matthew Wright            19 10  n     FW Borja Iglesias            26 10  n

Min 0: Montrose opens up with a 4-2-4 E while the BRE will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Dileep Rao (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 3: Roy Cropper (MON) collects on that right flank...
        ...his cross ricochets to the Nigerian striker Dessers...
        ...whose finish is low and true.  GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that James White's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: MON 1 - BRE 0
Min 6: Montrose give the ball away in midfield...
        ...Peter Crouch (BRE) takes over for Brechin City...
        ...he drives inside and slips the ball through the defense for Grady McGrath ...
        ...the Scotsman evades a challenge...
        ...and hammers the ball past A Goram from just inside the box.  GOAL!...
        ...Brechin City draw level....
        ...score now: MON 1 - BRE 1
Min 10: Dessers (MON) heads toward the goal...
        ...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to Henderson...
        ...who manages to knock it towards the top corner...
        ...but Jamie McCabe is there to make the save!
Min 12: Frank Butcher's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Peter Crouch (BRE)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a MON man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 16: Scott McTominay (BRE) nods the ball down for Mawuli Mensah on the edge of the box...
        ...Mawuli Mensah takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and A Goram rushes of his line...
        ...Mawuli Mensah gets there first...
        ...and he chips the ball over A Goram...
        ...but A Goram just gets a fingertip to it to knock it out of danger.
Min 17: The Ref pulls Henderson (MON) up for going down easier than the Titanic!...
        ...A clear dive to try cheat the strict ref...
        ...Yellow card for a shameful simulation ala Morelos & Kyogo!
Min 29: Kevin Bridges (BRE) collects on that right flank...
        ...his cross ricochets to the Spaniard striker Borja Iglesias...
        ...whose finish is saved by A Goram.
Min 30: Ewan Loudon on for Devyne Rensch(SW)...
        ...Ewan Loudon will play FW.
Min 32: Henderson finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Jamie McCabe palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Dessers who heads the ball...
        ...and its in the back of the net from 8-yards out! GOAL!!!!!...
        ...the Montrose side are up...
        ...score now: MON 2 - BRE 1
Min 32: Peter Crouch (BRE) hooks the ball away from Frank Butcher...
        ...and Ewan Loudon dives in...
        ...and heads home from six yards GOAL!...
        ...Brechin City draw level....
        ...score now: MON 2 - BRE 2
Min 33: The ball is played back towards the box by Peter Crouch (BRE)...
        ...Frank Butcher heads out...
        ...only for Kevin Bridges to try and audacious first time volley...
        ...which A Goram has to push over the top.
Min 36: Gordon Ramsay (BRE) collects the ball from Mawuli Mensah on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot that is barely collected by A Goram for a big save!
Min 39: The BRE sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Roy Cropper's (MON) ball into the box is cut out by Gordon Ramsay (BRE).
Min 40: Ewan Loudon (BRE) nods the ball down for Peter Crouch on the edge of the box...
        ...Peter Crouch takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and A Goram rushes of his line...
        ...Peter Crouch gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Roy Cropper (MON)!


HALFTIME SCORE: Montrose 2 - Brechin City 2

Min 46: Covid mask needed to hide his face after that miss! Kevin McHattie gets dummied by Dessers (MON)...
        ...who passes it to Frank Butcher...
        ...who blasts it high and wide.
Min 47: The ball is hooked on towards Peter Crouch (BRE)...
        ...who takes on Frank Butcher on the edge of the area...
        ...he's blocked but the rebound falls to Borja Iglesias...
        ...who from the edge of the box drills a fine low shot that is knocked away by A Goram.
Min 48: Matthew Wright (MON) nods the ball down for Dessers on the edge of the box...
        ...Dessers takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Jamie McCabe rushes of his line...
        ...Dessers gets there first...
        ...and he chips the ball over Jamie McCabe...
        ...but Jamie McCabe just gets a fingertip to it to knock it out of danger.
Min 49: Dessers (MON) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Gordon Ramsay (BRE) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 50: Scott McTominay (BRE) gets a flick-on to Peter Crouch...
        ...who reacts quicker than Frank Butcher in front of goal...
        ...Peter Crouch heads the ball wide of A Goram...
        ... who is rooted to the spot...
        ...and into the back of the net from 8-yards out. GOAL!!!!!...
        ...and Brechin City have the lead...
        ...score now: MON 2 - BRE 3
Min 51: The ball breaks from a Frank Butcher tackle and lands in the path of Grady McGrath  (BRE)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...A Goram palms Grady McGrath 's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...Ewan Loudon is there first to tap the ball home from about one yard out GOAL!!!...
        ...Brechin City are looking strong now...
        ...score now: MON 2 - BRE 4
Min 55: Kevin Bridges weaves his way through the Montrose defense......
        ...he checks the keeper's position...
        ...he'll take a chance on his own and ignore assistance from his flank......
        ...and the shot screams past the outstretched arms of A Goram.?GOAL!!...
        ...yet another one for Brechin City; Coach James White is furious...
        ...score now: MON 2 - BRE 5
Min 55: Fraser MacLeod on for Grady McGrath (FW)...
        ...Fraser MacLeod will play DF.
Min 55: George Farm on for Jamie McCabe(GK)...
        ...George Farm will play GK.
Min 67: Mawuli Mensah (BRE) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Dujon Sterling (MON).
Min 71: Frank Butcher (MON) gets a flick-on to Matthew Wright...
        ...who reacts quicker than Kevin McHattie in front of goal...
        ...Matthew Wright heads the ball wide of George Farm...
        ... who is rooted to the spot...
        ...and over the bar for a goal kick.
Min 72: Matthew Wright breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Dujon Sterling on the attack down the right...
        ...the Englishman cuts inside, evades Kevin McHattie's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball towards the goal but George Farm is there to punch the ball out of danger.
Min 78: Roy Cropper (MON) weaves on the edge of the box...
        ...little pass to Dessers...
        ...and his teammate drives from the edge of the box...
        ...past George Farm. GOAL!...
        ...Montrose pull one back but can they add more?...
        ...score now: MON 3 - BRE 5
Min 85: Matthew Wright (MON) takes off down the left...
        ...he outpaces the defense picks out Dessers...
        ...and Montrose have a goal!...
        ...Montrose pull one back but they need more...
        ...score now: MON 4 - BRE 5
Min 86: Brechin City gives the ball away and Dessers gathers...
        ...he comes in from the left flank unchallenged...
        ...he unleashes an unstoppable drive that ends up in the top corner of George Farm's net...
        ...the keeper had no chance GOAL!!...
        ...what a dramatic equalizer...
        ...score now: MON 5 - BRE 5
Min 86: The MON sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Scott McTominay's (BRE) ball into the box is cut out by Clinton Nsiala-Makengo (MON).
Min 88: Borja Iglesias (BRE) nods the ball down for Scott McTominay on the edge of the box...
        ...Scott McTominay takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and A Goram rushes of his line...
        ...Scott McTominay gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Roy Cropper (MON)!
Min 89: Frank Butcher opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Fraser MacLeod greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 90: Ewan Loudon (BRE) tries a wildly ambitious effort from distance...
        ...which catches the goalkeeper A Goram napping GOAL!!!...
        ...what an amazing goal!  Just a few minutes from stoppage time now...
        ...score now: MON 5 - BRE 6


FINAL SCORE: Montrose 5 - Brechin City 6


Man Of The Match: Dessers (MON)

Montrose
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK A Goram                   24 24 24 10  4  n  0  5  0  0 90  6
SW Clinton Nsiala-Makengo    19 19 19 15  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Dujon Sterling            19 19 19 15  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Roy Cropper               20 20 20 16  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Frank Butcher             21 21 21 16  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  5
MF Steven Fletcher            7  5  5  7  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Bosman Again               7  5  5  5  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Henderson                 25 25 25 22  2  n  4  0  0  1 90  6
WG Ross McCausland           19 19 19 17  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Matthew Wright            19 19 19 19  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Dessers                   27 27 27 27  4  n  0  0  5  6 90  9

Brechin City
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Jamie McCabe              25 25 25 11  2  n  0  2  0  0 55  6
GK George Farm               12 12 12  5  7  n  0  1  0  0 35  6
SW Devyne Rensch             12 12 12  8  6  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
DF Marc Cucurella            26 26 26 20  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Gordon Ramsay             25 25 25 20  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Kevin McHattie            12 12 12  9  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Fraser MacLeod            21 16 16 18  5  n  0  0  0  0 35  6
MF Mawuli Mensah             26 26 26 23  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Kevin Bridges             24 24 24 21  4  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
MF Scott McTominay           21 21 21 18  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Borja Iglesias            26 26 26 26  4  n  0  0  0  2 90  7
FW Peter Crouch              30 30 30 30  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  7
FW Grady McGrath             29 29 29 29  4  n  0  0  1  1 55  6
FW Ewan Loudon               33 33 33 33  3  n  0  0  3  3 60  9

Statistics       MON BRE
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Halftime           2   2
Fulltime           5   6
Shots On Target    8  11
Shots             10  11
Saves              5   3
Offsides           0   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      62  58
Revenue           65  65

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  MON  E  49.00 101.41 169.21 
  1  BRE  N  43.50 129.60 167.10 
 31  BRE  N  37.80 111.60 196.95 
 56  BRE  N  47.40 127.60 171.15 

 Trainer's Report
MON paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
A Goram (MON) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Dessers (MON) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Ross McCausland (MON) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Grady McGrath  (BRE) played 55 minutes and earned a CP.
Peter Crouch (BRE) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Ewan Loudon (BRE) played 60 minutes and earned a CP.
Scott McTominay (BRE) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.