East Stirlingshire                        Montrose
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Andy Goram                17 10  n     GK A Goram                   29  8  n
DF Frank Ribery              24  6  n     SW Clinton Nsiala-Makengo    19  8  n
DF William Saliba            18 10  n     DF Sven Goran                24 10  n
DF Joao Balde                10 10  n     DF Frank Butcher             21  8  n
DF Bobby Barr                 7 10  n     DF James Henry Tavernier     19 10  n
MF Emile Smith Rowe          26  9  n     MF Steven Fletcher            7  8  n
MF Declan Rice               21  6  n     MF Daragh McAfferty           5 10  n
MF Perry Groves              14  6  n     WG Ross McCausland           26  8  n
MF Kai Havertz               12 10  a     WG Cooper                    25 10  n
FW Samir Nurkovic            32  8  n     FW Danilo                    29 10  n
FW Gabriel Jesus             28  8  n     FW Matthew Wright            24  8  n

Min 0: East Stirlingshire opens up with a 4-4-2 N while the MON will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is Colin Scott (STRONG/LOOSE).
Min 2: Cooper (MON) bends his shot past Andy Goram and inside the post....
        ...Excellent goal! ...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the MON...
        ...score now: EST 0 - MON 1
Min 6: Ross McCausland (MON) takes off down the left...
        ...he outpaces the defense picks out Danilo...
        ...and Montrose have a goal!...
        ...Montrose are looking strong now...
        ...score now: EST 0 - MON 2
Min 12: Sven Goran's appalling clearance goes right to Samir Nurkovic (EST)...
        ...who knocks the ball onto the head of Gabriel Jesus...
        ...who heads it on goal but A Goram is there to collect it.
Min 16: Matthew Wright (MON) hooks the ball away from Bobby Barr...
        ...and Cooper dives in...
        ...and heads home from six yards GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Montrose; Coach Tyron Barnard is furious...
        ...score now: EST 0 - MON 3
Min 27: Brilliant play by Emile Smith Rowe (EST) on the right...
        ...he whizzes clear and crosses low for Samir Nurkovic...
        ...who plants a superb shoot but its right at A Goram.
Min 32: Matthew Wright slides the ball under Andy Goram...
        ...and into the right-hand corner of the net  GOAL!...
        ...Tyron Barnard suggests to Andy Goram that he might want to dust off his resume...
        ...score now: EST 0 - MON 4
Min 35: Declan Rice (EST) sidesteps to make space for himself...
        ...before unleashing an effort from 25 yards...
        ...which A Goram is able to keep out on the stretch and then grasps.
Min 37: Declan Rice and Gabriel Jesus weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the American scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the Montrose defense and lifts a classy finish over A Goram.  GOAL!...
        ...East Stirlingshire pull one back but can they add more?...
        ...score now: EST 1 - MON 4
Min 39: Great tackle by Frank Butcher (MON)...
        ...to prevent Gabriel Jesus (EST) from latching onto Samir Nurkovic's pass. 
Min 45: Dessers on for Matthew Wright(FW)...
        ...Dessers will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: East Stirlingshire 1 - Montrose 4

Min 50: Kai Havertz (EST) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and slams a shot right at A Goram who makes the save.
Min 55: Ross McCausland (MON) nods the ball down for Danilo on the edge of the box...
        ...Danilo takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Andy Goram rushes of his line...
        ...Danilo gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Frank Ribery (EST)!
Min 56: Dessers breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Ross McCausland on the attack down the right...
        ...the Northern Irishman cuts inside, evades Bobby Barr's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball towards the goal but Andy Goram is there to punch the ball out of danger.
Min 57: Kai Havertz opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Sven Goran greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 59: Samir Nurkovic (EST) looks up and spots Emile Smith Rowe arriving in the box...
        ...the Serbian tees up Emile Smith Rowe for the shot...
        ...the ball falls into into the arms A Goram...
        ...Samir Nurkovic should have done better with that.
Min 60: Perry Groves (EST) finds Samir Nurkovic...
        ...but he hesitates and James Henry Tavernier (MON) is able to make the tackle.
Min 61: Ross McCausland (MON) heads toward the goal...
        ...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to Dessers...
        ...who manages to knock it into the top corner...
        ...even though the pass was just behind him...
        ...great finish! see goal replay on Match of the Day tonight!!...
        ...Tyron Barnard suggests to Andy Goram that he might want to dust off his resume...
        ...score now: EST 1 - MON 5
Min 64: Cooper (MON) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Frank Ribery (EST) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 69: Samir Nurkovic (EST) leaves half the Montrose side in his wake...
        ...as he takes the ball from the half-way line...
        ...surges past Sven Goran...
        ...andside-foots past A Goram...
        ...brilliant goal. GOOOOLLLLL!!!...
        ...East Stirlingshire pull one back but can they add more?...
        ...score now: EST 2 - MON 5
Min 75: Dessers shoots ........... he scores!GOAL!!...
        ...Tyron Barnard suggests to Andy Goram that he might want to dust off his resume...
        ...score now: EST 2 - MON 6
Min 77: Great tackle by Frank Ribery (EST)...
        ...to prevent Cooper (MON) from latching onto Danilo's pass. 
Min 85: Kai Havertz (EST) finds Perry Groves steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...and strikes the ball just wide of A Goram's net.


FINAL SCORE: East Stirlingshire 2 - Montrose 6


Man Of The Match: Cooper (MON)

East Stirlingshire
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Andy Goram                17 17 17  7  4  n  0  1  0  0 90  4
DF William Saliba            18 18 18 14  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Frank Ribery              24 24 24 19  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Joao Balde                10 10 10  8  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Bobby Barr                 7  7  7  5  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Emile Smith Rowe          26 26 26 23  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Perry Groves              14 14 14 12  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Kai Havertz               12 15 15 12  2  a  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Declan Rice               21 21 21 18  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Gabriel Jesus             28 28 28 28  2  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
FW Samir Nurkovic            32 32 32 32  2  n  0  0  1  2 90  6

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                   29 29 29 13  2  n  0  5  0  0 90  7
SW Clinton Nsiala-Makengo    19 19 19 15  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF James Henry Tavernier     19 19 19 15  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Frank Butcher             21 21 21 16  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Sven Goran                24 24 24 19  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Daragh McAfferty           5  5  5  4  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Steven Fletcher            7  5  5  7  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Cooper                    25 25 25 22  4  n  0  0  2  2 90  7
WG Ross McCausland           26 26 26 23  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  7
FW Matthew Wright            24 24 24 24  5  n  0  0  1  1 45  6
FW Danilo                    29 29 29 29  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  7
FW Dessers                   29 29 29 29  5  n  0  0  2  2 45  6

Statistics       EST MON
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Halftime           1   4
Fulltime           2   6
Shots On Target    7   7
Shots              8   7
Saves              1   5
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      55  64
Revenue           79  79

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  EST  N  35.40 138.11 169.91 
  1  MON  E  51.00  94.40 179.85 
 46  MON  E  51.00  94.40 184.85 

 Trainer's Report
EST paid 75k for a Home Bonus of 30.
Matthew Wright (MON) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Samir Nurkovic (EST) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Frank Ribery (EST) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Sven Goran (MON) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Ross McCausland (MON) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.