Pre Game Suspension: Stuart Morrison (FOR) on for the suspended Moises Caicedo at MF.
Forfar Athletic                           Ross County
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Zach Paris                34  7  p     GK Jack Hamilton             11  6  n
DF Adam Hutchinson           29  6  p     SW Ryan Leak                 24  4  n
DF Roberto Nditi             21  8  p     DF Scott Allardice           29  3  n
DF Scott Reekie              19  9  p     DF Joshua Nisbet             26  6  n
DF Matty Allan               19  6  p     MF Jay Henderson             25 10  n
MF Rory MacLeod              21  6  p     MF Stephen Kelly             22 10  n
MF Finn Robson               19  6  p     MF Kyle Turner               16 10  n
MF Max Verstappen            10 10  p     WG Todd Cantwell             16 10  n
MF Stuart Morrison            9  5  p     FW Ronan Hale                32  5  n
FW Josh Skelly               31  6  p     FW Bruce Anderson            21 10  a
FW Antonio Galeano           17 10  p     FW Jack Grieves               7 10  n

Min 0: Forfar opens up with a 4-4-2 N while the Staggies will play a 3-3-4 O.
Min 0: Today's referee is Colin Scott (STRONG/LOOSE).
Min 1: Age 0 player out of position: Stuart Morrison...
        ...Stuart Morrison(FOR) is forced to reposition to DF (Age 0 player).
Min 4: Stuart Morrison(FOR) limps off the pitch...
        ...Alan Hansen (FOR) on for Stuart Morrison at DF.
Min 18: With Forfar so far forward a rare Ross County break sees Bruce Anderson play a long diagonal pass for Jack Grieves...
        ...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side. 
Min 22: Stephen Kelly (ROS) swings a ball in to the Forfar box...
        ...but the presence of Adam Hutchinson (FOR) means it is easily cleared.
Min 23: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Josh Skelly (FOR)...
        ...but the impressive Joshua Nisbet (ROS) is able to get the ball back to Jack Hamilton.
Min 28: Stephen Kelly (ROS) collects the ball from Ronan Hale on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot that is barely collected by Zach Paris for a big save!
Min 34: Joshua Nisbet (ROS) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Scott Reekie (FOR) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 44: Now the ball comes to Todd Cantwell (ROS)...
        ...Stephen Kelly has space on the left and Todd Cantwell tries to play him in...
        ...only for Scott Reekie (FOR) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 45: Ben Purrington on for Ryan Leak(SW)...
        ...Ben Purrington will play DF.
Min 45: Jack Baldwin  on for Scott Allardice(DF)...
        ...Jack Baldwin  will play DF.
Min 45: Eamon Brophy on for Ronan Hale(FW)...
        ...Eamon Brophy will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Forfar 0 - Ross County 0

Min 49: Rory MacLeod opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Ben Purrington greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 49: Jay Henderson  (ROS) gets a flick-on to Eamon Brophy...
        ...who reacts quicker than Roberto Nditi in front of goal...
        ...Eamon Brophy heads the ball wide of Zach Paris...
        ... who is rooted to the spot...
        ...and into the back of the net from 8-yards out. GOAL!!!!!...
        ...and Ross County have broken the deadlock...
        ...score now: FOR 0 - ROS 1
Min 52: Josh Skelly (FOR) and Rory MacLeod break for Forfar...
        ...Rory MacLeod looks to have found space into which to recieve Josh Skelly's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Jack Baldwin  (ROS) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 55: Rory MacLeod finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Jack Hamilton palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Roberto Nditi who heads the ball...
        ...but Ben Purrington (ROS) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 61: Jack Hamilton (ROS) lunges in at Josh Skelly with studs showing...
        ...and catches the Forfar man's standing leg and is in trouble...
        ...as a host of Forfar players look to confront Jack Hamilton...
        ...the referee guards the Forfar man for his own protection...
        ...the foul was a bad one and Jack Hamilton rightly recieves the yellow card.
Min 62: Ben Purrington (ROS) puts in a cross...
        ...but Roberto Nditi (FOR) clears with ease.
Min 66: Joshua Nisbet (ROS) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Todd Cantwell but it evades him...
        ...Roberto Nditi (FOR) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 68: The Staggies sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Josh Skelly's (FOR) ball into the box is cut out by Joshua Nisbet (ROS).
Min 72: Here comes Eamon Brophy (ROS)...
        ...getting onto Kyle Turner's ball behind the defense...
        ...he slots it coolly towards Zach Paris who just deflects it out of bounds.
Min 73: Ross County break quickly with Bruce Anderson...
        ...he only has Zach Paris to beat...
        ...great save by Zach Paris but the ball falls to Jay Henderson ...
        ...who kicks it right back at Zach Paris...
        ...Forfar were incredibly lucky there. What a stramash as they say in Scotland.
Min 76: Stephen Kelly weaves his way through the Forfar defense......
        ...he checks the keeper's position...
        ...he'll take a chance on his own and ignore assistance from his flank......
        ...and the shot falls harmlessly into the arms of Zach Paris!?
Min 83: Ben Purrington(ROS) is stretchered off ALL 3 Subs already used!!!


FINAL SCORE: Forfar 0 - Ross County 1


Man Of The Match: Eamon Brophy (ROS)

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  2  p  0  4  0  0 90  6
DF Stuart Morrison            9  6  6  7  0  p  0  0  0  0  4  6
DF Adam Hutchinson           29 21 21 23  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Scott Reekie              19 14 14 15  4  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Matty Allan               19 14 14 15  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Roberto Nditi             21 15 15 16  3  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Alan Hansen               14 10 10 12  1  p  0  0  0  0 86  6
MF Rory MacLeod              21 15 15 21  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Max Verstappen            10  7  7  9  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Finn Robson               19 14 14 17  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Antonio Galeano           17 12 12 17  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Josh Skelly               31 23 23 31  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6

Ross County
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Jack Hamilton             11 11 11  4  0  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
SW Ryan Leak                 24 24 24 16  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Scott Allardice           29 29 29 26  0  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Joshua Nisbet             26 26 26 20  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Ben Purrington            17 17 17 13-20  n  0  0  0  0 38  6
DF Jack Baldwin              23 23 23 18 -2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Kyle Turner               16 16 16 16  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Stephen Kelly             22 22 22 19  4  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF Jay Henderson             25 25 25 22  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Todd Cantwell             16 16 16 14  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Bruce Anderson            21 26 26 21  2  a  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Jack Grieves               7  7  7  7  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Ronan Hale                32 32 32 32  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Eamon Brophy              26 26 26 26  1  n  0  0  1  2 45  6

Statistics       FOR ROS
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Halftime           0   0
Fulltime           0   1
Shots On Target    0   5
Shots              0   5
Saves              4   0
Offsides           0   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      61  52
Revenue           56  56

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  FOR  N  33.50  99.54  87.54 
  1  ROS  O  45.50 131.65 143.35 
  4  FOR  N  35.90 103.54  88.34 
 46  ROS  O  39.60 118.65 130.80 
 83  ROS  O  29.40 101.65 127.40 

 Trainer's Report
Stuart Morrison (FOR) suffered a thigh bruise.
Ben Purrington (ROS) tore ligaments.
Ryan Leak (ROS) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Jack Hamilton (ROS) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Jay Henderson  (ROS) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Jack Grieves (ROS) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.