Cove Rangers                              Brechin City
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Nick Suman                36  5  n     GK Jamie McCabe              21  9  n
SW Will Gillingham           26  8  n     SW Ben Den                   12 10  n
DF Michael Doyle             27  5  n     DF Aaron Hickey              27  7  n
DF Ryan Harrington           25  8  n     DF Ross Milne                19  4  n
DF Scott Mercer               9  9  n     DF Marc Cucurella            14  8  n
MF Dylan Lobban              27  5  n     MF Kevin Bridges             21  9  n
MF Findlay Marshall          22  6  n     MF Scott Logan               18  4  n
MF Mikey Milnes              16  7  n     MF John Hunter               10 10  n
WG Fraser Fyvie              25  7  n     FW Lewis Raeside             29  8  n
FW Boel Jitonio              29  5  n     FW Peter Crouch              20  4  n
FW Jacques Cousteau          21  8  n     FW Fraser MacLeod             5 10  p

Min 0: Cove opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the BRE will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Dileep Rao (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 4: Findlay Marshall (COV) picks up the clearance...
        ...and plays it left to Boel Jitonio in midfield...
        ...Findlay Marshall continues his run through the defense...
        ...and gets the return ball from Boel Jitonio...
        ...Findlay Marshall rounds Jamie McCabe and somehow misses the target!
Min 9: Mikey Milnes (COV) hits a sweet half-volley...
        ...caught by Jamie McCabe!
Min 10: Findlay Marshall (COV) gets to the edge of the box...
        ...and fires a low shot through the defenders legs...
        ...past a sprawling Jamie McCabe...
        ...but into the row of cameramen way off to the right.
Min 15: Jacques Cousteau (COV) finds Boel Jitonio steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Ross Milne (BRE) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 23: The Highlanders sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Kevin Bridges's (BRE) ball into the box is cut out by Will Gillingham (COV).
Min 33: Findlay Marshall volleys a powerful shot from the right...
        ...Jamie McCabe gets a touch but can't stop it...
        ...and the ball nestles in the back of the net. GOAL!!!...
        ...it's a lead that Steve Gregory's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: COV 1 - BRE 0
Min 34: Peter Crouch (BRE) nods the ball down for Kevin Bridges on the edge of the box...
        ...Kevin Bridges takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Nick Suman rushes of his line...
        ...Kevin Bridges gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Michael Doyle (COV)!
Min 35: Covid mask of manager hides him swearing as Boel Jitonio (COV) picks up a wonderful ball ...
        ...he slides a pass into Jacques Cousteau...
        ...whose shot balloons over the bar.
Min 39: Jacques Cousteau and Dylan Lobban weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the Scotsman scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the Brechin City defense and lifts a classy ball high but Jamie McCabe gets a hand to it!
Min 44: Fraser Fyvie's (COV) superb ball...
        ...is headed home by an umarked Jacques Cousteau from six yards out. GOAL!...
        ...Cove are looking strong now...
        ...score now: COV 2 - BRE 0
Min 45: Arron Darge on for Dylan Lobban(MF)...
        ...Arron Darge will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Cove 2 - Brechin City 0

Min 48: Findlay Marshall (COV) nods the ball down for Arron Darge on the edge of the box...
        ...Arron Darge takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Jamie McCabe rushes of his line...
        ...Arron Darge 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: The ball breaks from a Aaron Hickey tackle and lands in the path of Scott Mercer (COV)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...Jamie McCabe palms Scott Mercer's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...Michael Doyle is there first to tap the ball home from about one yard out GOAL!!!...
        ...yet another one for Cove; Coach Simon Bijker is furious...
        ...score now: COV 3 - BRE 0
Min 49: Ikiaki Sa on for Boel Jitonio(FW)...
        ...Ikiaki Sa will play DF.
Min 53: Ben Den (BRE) booked for what looked like an unintentional trip...
        ...he is rolling about and making a meal of this...
        ...the strict Ref holds aloft a Yellow Card.
Min 56: Fraser Fyvie's (COV) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Ross Milne (BRE)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Jamie McCabe.
Min 57: Fraser Fyvie (COV) collects the ball from Ryan Harrington on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot that hits the bar and caroms out of danger.
Min 60: Mump Stitchell on for Nick Suman(GK)...
        ...Mump Stitchell will play GK.
Min 61: Jamie McCabe (BRE) booked for what looked like an unintentional trip...
        ...he is rolling about and making a meal of this...
        ...the strict Ref holds aloft a Yellow Card.
Min 70: Jacques Cousteau 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 Fraser Fyvie who heads the ball...
        ...but Marc Cucurella (BRE) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 72: Lewis Raeside (BRE) swings a ball in to the Cove box...
        ...but the presence of Ikiaki Sa (COV) means it is easily cleared.
Min 81: Kevin Bridges (BRE) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Michael Doyle (COV).
Min 85: Findlay Marshall 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 Arron Darge who heads the ball...
        ...but Aaron Hickey (BRE) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 85: Lewis Raeside (BRE) tries a wildly ambitious effort from distance...
        ...which catches the goalkeeper Mump Stitchell napping GOAL!!!...
        ...Brechin City pull one back but can they add more?...
        ...score now: COV 3 - BRE 1


FINAL SCORE: Cove 3 - Brechin City 1


Man Of The Match: Michael Doyle (COV)

Cove Rangers
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Nick Suman                36 36 36 16  1  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
GK Mump Stitchell            17 17 17  7  8  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
SW Will Gillingham           26 26 26 18  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Scott Mercer               9  9  9  7  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Michael Doyle             27 27 27 21 -1  n  0  0  1  1 90  7
DF Ryan Harrington           25 25 25 20  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Ikiaki Sa                  9  9  9  7  7  n  0  0  0  0 41  6
MF Dylan Lobban              27 27 27 24  2  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
MF Mikey Milnes              16 16 16 14  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Findlay Marshall          22 22 22 19  0  n  0  0  1  3 90  7
MF Arron Darge               26 26 26 23  0  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
WG Fraser Fyvie              25 25 25 22  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Boel Jitonio              29 29 29 29  1  n  0  0  0  0 49  6
FW Jacques Cousteau          21 21 21 21  2  n  0  0  1  2 90  6

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              21 21 21  9  3  n  4  3  0  0 90  6
SW Ben Den                   12  6  6  5  4  n  4  0  0  0 90  5
DF Marc Cucurella            14 14 14 11  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Ross Milne                19 19 19 15 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Aaron Hickey              27 27 27 21  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF John Hunter               10 10 10  9  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Scott Logan               18 18 18 16 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Kevin Bridges             21 21 21 18  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
FW Fraser MacLeod             5  3  3  4  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Lewis Raeside             29 29 29 29  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Peter Crouch              20 20 20 20 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       COV BRE
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Halftime           2   0
Fulltime           3   1
Shots On Target    6   1
Shots             10   1
Saves              0   3
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   2
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      53  48
Revenue           81  81

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  COV  N  56.50 138.11 167.61 
  1  BRE  N  36.00  97.59 110.84 
 46  COV  N  56.50 137.61 166.86 
 50  COV  N  61.00 146.61 138.86 

 Trainer's Report
Scott McKenna (COV) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.
Scott Logan (BRE) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Gordon Ramsay (BRE) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.