Forfar Athletic                           Airdrieonians FC
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Zach Paris                36  6  p     GK Kieran Wright             29 10  n
DF Blair Malcolm             29  6  n     DF Kanayo Megwa              29  9  n
DF Scott Reekie              19  8  n     DF Samuel Graham             26  9  n
DF Matty Allan               17  8  n     DF Rob Beckett               10  6  n
DF Cammy Logan               14  6  n     DF Lachlan Byrd               2  8  n
MF Kieran Inglis             19  9  n     MF Lewis McGrattan           29  9  n
MF Rory MacLeod              18  4  n     MF Elliot Dunlop             29  5  n
WG Nathan Cannon             29  5  n     MF Chris Mochrie             27 10  n
WG Osvaldo Ardiles           18  4  n     MF Mawuli Mensah             16  8  n
FW Luis Suarez               27  5  n     FW Josh OConnor              38  7  n
FW Antonio Galeano           16 10  n     FW Kyan Gunn                 28 10  n

Min 0: Forfar opens up with a 4-2-4 E while the Diamonds will play a 4-4-2 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Steve Turner (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 2: (FOR) push on the ball is passed forward...
        ...The whistle goes for offside!...
        ...Nathan Cannon looks incensed and makes an interesting gesture to the assistant ref....
        ...Kieran Wright looks relieved at the decision...
        ...the Airdrie defence were all over the place.
Min 4: Josh OConnor (AI) nods the ball down for Mawuli Mensah on the edge of the box...
        ...Mawuli Mensah takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Zach Paris rushes of his line...
        ...Mawuli Mensah gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Scott Reekie (FOR)!
Min 13: The ball is hooked on towards Elliot Dunlop (AI)...
        ...who takes on Cammy Logan on the edge of the area...
        ...he's blocked but the rebound falls to Chris Mochrie...
        ...who from the edge of the box drills a fine low shot that is knocked away by Zach Paris.
Min 14: Luis Suarez finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Kieran Wright palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Antonio Galeano who heads the ball...
        ...but Kanayo Megwa (AI) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 16: Scott Reekie (FOR) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Matty Allan but it evades him...
        ...Kanayo Megwa (AI) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 16: Josh OConnor almost penetrates FOR's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Blair Malcolm would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 22: Great tackle by Kanayo Megwa (AI)...
        ...to prevent Blair Malcolm (FOR) from latching onto Luis Suarez's pass. 
Min 23: The FOR sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Kyan Gunn's (AI) ball into the box is cut out by Matty Allan (FOR).
Min 30: With Airdrie so far forward a rare Forfar break sees Nathan Cannon play a long diagonal pass for Rory MacLeod...
        ...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side. 
Min 34: Blair Malcolm (FOR) lays the ball off for Rory MacLeod around the D...
        ...he looks to bend one into the top corner...
        ...and gets it horribly wrong and horribly wide. 
Min 43: Osvaldo Ardiles (FOR) knocks the ball in from the left wing...
        ...an emphatic finish for Blair Malcolm with a half volley on the penalty area...
        ...but he mishits it over the goal and into the crowd.
Min 45: Russell McLean on for Luis Suarez(FW)...
        ...Russell McLean will play FW.
Min 45: Josh Skelly on for Osvaldo Ardiles(WG)...
        ...Josh Skelly will play WG.
Min 45: Finn Robson on for Rory MacLeod(MF)...
        ...Finn Robson will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Forfar 0 - Airdrie 0

Min 47: Superb sliding block by Kanayo Megwa (AI) denies Josh Skelly a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Kieran Inglis in the Airdrie box.
Min 47: The ball is hooked on towards Kyan Gunn (AI)...
        ...who takes on Cammy Logan on the edge of the area...
        ...he's blocked but the rebound falls to Josh OConnor...
        ...who from the edge of the box drills a fine low shot into the net  GOAL!...
        ...and Airdrie have broken the deadlock...
        ...score now: FOR 0 - AI 1
Min 51: Mawuli Mensah (AI) tries a wildly ambitious effort from distance...
        ...which trundles back to Zach Paris in a restful Sunday type of way.
Min 53: Haud yer weesht bawbag...Russell McLean (FOR) flicks on into the path of Kieran Inglis...
        ...who spins away like a dancer on Strictly from Bright Prince...
        ...to lob over the advancing Kieran Wright but wide. A-HA! But that was... liquid football. 
Min 54: Kieran Wright rushes out to block Josh Skelly's (FOR) route to goal...
        ...but Josh Skelly drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Kanayo Megwa covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...and Kieran Wright scrambles to it.
Min 57: Josh Skelly (FOR) leaves half the Airdrie side in his wake...
        ...as he takes the ball from the half-way line...
        ...surges past Kanayo Megwa...
        ...but Kieran Wright is there to stop his weak shot.
Min 58: Kanayo Megwa loses the ball to Josh Skelly (FOR) on the right-hand side of the area...
        ...he takes it on and steers the coolest of shots past Kieran Wright GOAL!...
        ...great response from Forfar...
        ...score now: FOR 1 - AI 1
Min 60: Blair Malcolm (FOR) reads Finn Robson's intentions perfectly...
        ...as he beats the offside trap...
        ...and races onto the ball...
        ...firing an unstoppable effort that arcs inches over the crossbar.
Josh Skelly changed position from WG... to FW
Min 60: FOR now playing Longball
Min 65: Chris Mochrie's (AI) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Cammy Logan (FOR)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Zach Paris.
Min 67: Josh Skelly (FOR) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Russell McLean but it evades him...
        ...Samuel Graham (AI) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 70: Kyan Gunn (AI) puts in a cross...
        ...but Blair Malcolm (FOR) clears with ease.
Min 74: Josh OConnor (AI) passes a great ball to Kyan Gunn...
        ...whose low shot across goal is only parried by FOR keeper Zach Paris...
        ...and who else but Josh OConnor is there to slot it in...
        ...Manager moaning to ref but all too easy...
        ...and Airdrie have the lead...
        ...score now: FOR 1 - AI 2
Min 76: Zach Paris rushes out to block Josh OConnor's (AI) route to goal...
        ...but Josh OConnor drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Cammy Logan covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...and Zach Paris scrambles to it.
Min 82: FOR now playing Press
Min 83: Kanayo Megwa's appalling clearance goes right to Kieran Inglis (FOR)...
        ...who knocks the ball onto the head of Finn Robson...
        ...who heads it on goal but Kieran Wright is there to collect it.
Min 84: Antonio Galeano (FOR) hooks the ball away from Kanayo Megwa...
        ...and Blair Malcolm dives in...
        ...and heads down but Kieran Wright was there for the save!
Min 84: Airdrie break quickly with Lewis McGrattan...
        ...he only has Zach Paris to beat...
        ...great save by Zach Paris but the ball falls to Josh OConnor...
        ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering Zach Paris.
Min 85: Finn Robson (FOR) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Samuel Graham (AI).
Min 89: The ball is hooked on towards Russell McLean (FOR)...
        ...who takes on Kanayo Megwa on the edge of the area...
        ...he's blocked but the rebound falls to Blair Malcolm...
        ...who from the edge of the box drills a fine low shot that is knocked away by Kieran Wright.
Min 90: Finn Robson picks the ball up deep in his own half and hits a long-ball for Josh Skelly to chase...
        ...it drops over Kanayo Megwa's shoulder and right into Josh Skelly's path...
        ...the Scotsman hits an early shot from just outside the box...
        ...that is stopped by Kieran Wright.


FINAL SCORE: Forfar 1 - Airdrie 2


Man Of The Match: Kieran Wright (AI)

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                36 36 36 16  1  p  0  4  0  0 90  6
DF Blair Malcolm             29 29 29 23  0  n  0  0  0  4 90  6
DF Scott Reekie              19 19 19 15  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Matty Allan               17 17 17 13  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Cammy Logan               14 14 14 11  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Rory MacLeod              18 18 18 18  1  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
MF Kieran Inglis             19 19 19 17  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Finn Robson               16 16 16 14  3  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
WG Nathan Cannon             29 23 23 29 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Osvaldo Ardiles           18 18 18 16  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Antonio Galeano           16 16 16 16  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Luis Suarez               27 27 27 27  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Josh Skelly               29 29 29 29  1  n  0  0  1  3 45  6
FW Russell McLean            29 29 29 29  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Airdrieonians FC
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Kieran Wright             29 29 29 13  4  n  0  6  0  0 90  8
DF Lachlan Byrd               2  2  2  1  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Rob Beckett               10 10 10  8  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Samuel Graham             26 26 26 20  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Kanayo Megwa              29 29 29 23  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Mawuli Mensah             16 16 16 14  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Lewis McGrattan           29 29 29 26  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Chris Mochrie             27 27 27 24  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Elliot Dunlop             29 29 29 26 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Josh OConnor              38 38 38 38  1  n  0  0  2  3 90  7
FW Kyan Gunn                 28 28 28 28  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Statistics       FOR  AI
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Halftime           0   0
Fulltime           1   2
Shots On Target    7   6
Shots             11   6
Saves              4   6
Offsides           2   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      63  65
Revenue           94  94

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  FOR  E  38.40 127.60 187.35 
  1   AI  N  40.20 126.90 164.55 
 46  FOR  E  38.40 126.60 198.10 
 61  FOR  L  38.40 126.60 189.25 
 83  FOR  P  14.70  98.10 206.00 

 Trainer's Report
FOR paid 20k for a Home Bonus of 22.
Matty Allan (FOR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Cammy Logan (FOR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Kyan Gunn (AI) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.