Saint Mirren                              Forfar Athletic
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK James Rimmer              26  6  n     GK Zach Paris                34  9  n
DF He Rick Larson            32  5  n     DF Adam Hutchinson           28  8  n
DF Marcus North              23  7  n     DF Blair Malcolm             23  6  n
DF Sandy Hartson             22  8  n     DF Matty Allan               19  8  n
DF Tyrone Mings              20  6  n     DF Stuart Morrison            8  4  n
MF John McGinn               26  7  n     MF Finn Robson               19  8  n
MF Gordon Ramsay             17  8  n     MF Moises Caicedo            10 10  n
MF Alan Wright               11  9  n     FW Russell McLean            32  6  n
MF Gordon Conan              10  4  n     FW Nathan Cannon             27  6  n
FW Che Adams                 31  8  n     FW Rory MacLeod              21  5  n
FW Ollie Watkins             23  8  n     FW Cascarilla Morales        12  8  n

Min 0: St. Mirren opens up with a 4-4-2 N while the FOR will play a 4-2-4 L.
Min 0: Today's referee is Dean Denaro (HOMER/FAIR).
Min 5: Che Adams crosses for the Paisley Buddies...
        ...Zach Paris plucks that comfortably out of the air.
Min 6: Russell McLean (FOR) finds Rory MacLeod steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Marcus North (SM) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 8: John McGinn finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Zach Paris palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Che Adams who heads the ball...
        ...but Adam Hutchinson (FOR) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 11: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Gordon Ramsay (SM)...
        ...but the impressive Adam Hutchinson (FOR) is able to get the ball back to Zach Paris.
Min 12: Alan Wright volleys a powerful shot from the right...
        ...Zach Paris gets a touch but can't stop it...
        ...but his touch causes it to drift out of danger.
Min 14: John McGinn almost penetrates FOR's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Matty Allan would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 18: Che Adams (SM) puts in a cross...
        ...but Matty Allan (FOR) clears with ease.
Min 19: A superb strike from John McGinn (SM)...
        ...who smashes one with power from 20 yards out...
        ...but its caught by the alert FOR goalie Zach Paris.
Min 20: Russell McLean (FOR) booked for what looked like a dive by the home side's Alan Wright. ...
        ...He is unlucky to get a yellow card for that. Away fans give the ref some Scottish verbal abuse!
Min 37: Here comes He Rick Larson (SM)...
        ...getting onto Marcus North's ball behind the defense...
        ...he slots it coolly towards Zach Paris who just deflects it out of bounds.
Min 37: Superb sliding block by Sandy Hartson (SM) denies Nathan Cannon a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Rory MacLeod in the St. Mirren box.
Min 39: Great tackle by Marcus North (SM)...
        ...to prevent Nathan Cannon (FOR) from latching onto Blair Malcolm's pass. 
Min 45: Phil Dent on for Tyrone Mings(DF)...
        ...Phil Dent will play DF.
Min 45: Kyle Jacobs on for John McGinn(MF)...
        ...Kyle Jacobs will play MF.
Min 45: Scott Reekie on for Stuart Morrison(DF)...
        ...Scott Reekie will play DF.
Min 45: Josh Skelly on for Rory MacLeod(FW)...
        ...Josh Skelly will play FW.
Min 45: Alan Hansen on for Moises Caicedo(MF)...
        ...Alan Hansen will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: St. Mirren 0 - Forfar 0

Min 53: Kyle Jacobs almost penetrates FOR's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Adam Hutchinson would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 54: The ball lands at the feet of Finn Robson (FOR) on the edge of the box...
        ...he instictively fires a bullet shot through a crowded penalty area...
        ...James Rimmer does well to position himself and collect.
Min 65: Alan Hansen (FOR) booked for what looked like a dive by the home side's Gordon Ramsay. ...
        ...He is unlucky to get a yellow card for that. Away fans give the ref some Scottish verbal abuse!
Min 70: FOR now playing Press
Min 71: Yellow card for Phil Dent (SM)...
        ...as Alan Hansen is brought down with a studs-up challenge 23 yards out.
Min 72: Josh Skelly (FOR) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but He Rick Larson (SM) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 76: Superb sliding block by Matty Allan (FOR) denies Gordon Conan a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Ollie Watkins in the Forfar box.
Min 76: The ball is hooked on towards Scott Reekie (FOR)...
        ...who takes on He Rick Larson on the edge of the area...
        ...He Rick Larson  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 77: Now the ball comes to Blair Malcolm (FOR)...
        ...Josh Skelly has space on the left and Blair Malcolm tries to play him in...
        ...only for Sandy Hartson (SM) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 78: Marcus North heads away...
        ...Adam Hutchinson (FOR) knocks it back in with a header...
        ...and Nathan Cannon drills it on goal but its saved by James Rimmer.
Min 82: Blair Malcolm (FOR) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Alan Hansen but it evades him...
        ...Sandy Hartson (SM) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 88: Gordon Ramsay opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Matty Allan greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 90: The ball breaks from a Matty Allan tackle and lands in the path of Ollie Watkins (SM)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...Zach Paris palms Ollie Watkins's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...He Rick Larson is there first to tap the ball home from about one yard out GOAL!!!...
        ...and St. Mirren have broken the deadlock...
        ...score now: SM 1 - FOR 0


FINAL SCORE: St. Mirren 1 - Forfar 0


Man Of The Match: He Rick Larson (SM)

Saint Mirren
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK James Rimmer              26 26 26 11  0  n  0  2  0  0 90  6
DF He Rick Larson            32 32 32 25 -1  n  0  0  1  2 90  8
DF Tyrone Mings              20 20 20 16  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Sandy Hartson             22 22 22 19  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Marcus North              23 23 23 18  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Phil Dent                 29 29 29 26  0  n  4  0  0  0 45  6
MF Gordon Ramsay             17 17 17 15  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Gordon Conan              10 10 10 10 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF John McGinn               26 26 26 23  4  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
MF Alan Wright               11 11 11  9  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Kyle Jacobs               10 10 10  9  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Ollie Watkins             23 23 23 23  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Che Adams                 31 31 31 31  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Forfar Athletic
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Zach Paris                34 34 34 15  3  n  0  4  0  0 90  6
DF Stuart Morrison            8  8  8  6  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Adam Hutchinson           28 28 28 22  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Blair Malcolm             23 23 23 18  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Matty Allan               19 19 19 15  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Scott Reekie              19 19 19 15  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Moises Caicedo            10 10 10  9  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Finn Robson               19 19 19 17  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Alan Hansen               14 14 14 12  2  n  4  0  0  0 45  6
FW Rory MacLeod              21 21 21 21  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Nathan Cannon             27 27 27 27  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Cascarilla Morales        12 12 12 12  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Russell McLean            32 32 32 32  0  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
FW Josh Skelly               31 31 31 31  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Statistics        SM FOR
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Halftime           0   0
Fulltime           1   0
Shots On Target    5   2
Shots              5   2
Saves              2   4
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   2
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      60  66
Revenue           76  76

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1   SM  N  58.20 161.21 153.61 
  1  FOR  L  46.80  95.55 148.15 
 46   SM  N  63.60 162.21 143.41 
 46  FOR  L  53.40 108.55 164.85 
 71  FOR  P  26.70  78.05 144.10 

 Trainer's Report
SM paid 20k for a Home Bonus of 22.
John McGinn (SM) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Che Adams (SM) already has 10 Points Used and could not be coached.
Marcus North (SM) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Sandy Hartson (SM) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Russell McLean (FOR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Adam Hutchinson (FOR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Blair Malcolm (FOR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Stuart Morrison (FOR) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.