Forfar Athletic                           East Stirlingshire
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Neil Stafford             36  8  p     GK Lehman                    25  8  n
DF Cammy Logan               29  9  n     DF Marquinhos                36  7  n
DF Jake Dolzanski            27  6  n     DF Zubimendi                 32  5  n
DF Blair Malcolm             23  8  n     DF Miles Lewis-Skelly        23  9  n
DF Chris Scott               16  6  n     DF Haikimi                   22  7  n
MF Martin Rennie             19  6  n     MF Gyokeres                  16  8  n
MF Pep Guardiola             17  6  n     MF Ethan Nwaneri             16  7  n
WG Ozzie Ardiles             29  6  n     FW Stellarinho               36  6  n
WG Buddy Good                15  5  n     FW Patrick Spindler          23  9  n
FW Jake Sutherland           27  6  n     FW Isak Gyokeres             16  6  n
FW Nathan Cannon             20  8  n     FW Vinicius III              15  6  n

Min 0: Forfar opens up with a 4-2-4 E while the Shire will play a 4-2-4 L.
Min 0: Today's referee is Mark Creasey (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 2: Ozzie Ardiles (FOR) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Marquinhos (EST) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 13: Stellarinho (EST) gets a flick-on to Miles Lewis-Skelly...
        ...who reacts quicker than Jake Dolzanski in front of goal...
        ...Miles Lewis-Skelly heads the ball wide of Neil Stafford...
        ... who is rooted to the spot...
        ...and into the back of the net from 8-yards out. GOAL!!!!!...
        ...it's a lead that Tyron Barnard's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: FOR 0 - EST 1
Min 14: A superb strike from Ozzie Ardiles (FOR)...
        ...who smashes one with power from 20 yards out...
        ...and into the bottom left-hand corner GOAL!...
        ...Forfar draw level....
        ...score now: FOR 1 - EST 1
Min 22: Vinicius III (EST) nods the ball down for Isak Gyokeres on the edge of the box...
        ...Isak Gyokeres takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Neil Stafford rushes of his line...
        ...Isak Gyokeres gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Blair Malcolm (FOR)!
Min 27: Nathan Cannon opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Marquinhos greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 30: Here it is..Vinicius III (EST) flicks on into the path of Patrick Spindler...
        ...who spins away from Jake Dolzanski...
        ...but despite having a foot like a traction engine Neil Stafford is able to collect his powerful shot.
Min 33: Martin Rennie (FOR) seizes on a horrible clearance from the American keeper...
        ...finds Jake Dolzanski busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...
        ...and misses the right post by inches!
Min 33: Marquinhos (EST) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Jake Dolzanski (FOR).
Min 35: Vinicius III finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Neil Stafford palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Patrick Spindler who heads the ball...
        ...but Blair Malcolm (FOR) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 45: Kieran Inglis on for Chris Scott(DF)...
        ...Kieran Inglis will play DF.
Min 45: Luis Suarez on for Nathan Cannon(FW)...
        ...Luis Suarez will play FW.
Min 45: Edi Cavani on for Buddy Good(WG)...
        ...Edi Cavani will play WG.


HALFTIME SCORE: Forfar 1 - East Stirlingshire 1

Min 46: (FOR) push on the ball is passed forward...
        ...The whistle goes for offside!...
        ...Jake Sutherland looks incensed and makes an interesting gesture to the assistant ref....
        ...Lehman looks relieved at the decision...
        ...the East Stirlingshire defence were all over the place.
Min 47: Jake Sutherland (FOR) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Ozzie Ardiles but it evades him...
        ...Lehman calmly collects the ball.
Min 53: Jake Sutherland (FOR) swings a ball in to the East Stirlingshire box...
        ...but the presence of Miles Lewis-Skelly (EST) means it is easily cleared.
Min 54: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Edi Cavani (FOR)...
        ...but the impressive Zubimendi (EST) is able to get the ball back to Lehman.
Min 68: Luis Suarez (FOR) puts the ball in the box from the left...
        ...and a half clearence falls to Pep Guardiola at the back post...
        ...the Spaniard makes a hash of his volley and the chance is wasted.
Min 72: Ozzie Ardiles (FOR) finds Luis Suarez steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Miles Lewis-Skelly (EST) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 74: Luis Suarez (FOR) breaks away and charges into the penalty area...
        ...a little shuffle of the feet...
        ...and a superb finish away to Lehman's right GOAL!...
        ...and Forfar have the lead...
        ...score now: FOR 2 - EST 1
Min 77: Cammy Logan opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Zubimendi greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 78: Luis Suarez (FOR) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Jake Sutherland but it evades him...
        ...sadly Lehman missed it too and it drifts into the back of the net GOAL!...
        ...Forfar are looking strong now...
        ...score now: FOR 3 - EST 1
Min 82: FOR now playing Stall
Min 84: Luis Suarez (FOR) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and slams a shot right at Lehman who makes the save.
Min 89: Marquinhos (EST) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Patrick Spindler but it evades him...
        ...sadly Neil Stafford missed it too and it drifts into the back of the net GOAL!...
        ... and East Stirlingshire are right back in it...
        ...score now: FOR 3 - EST 2


FINAL SCORE: Forfar 3 - East Stirlingshire 2


Man Of The Match: Luis Suarez (FOR)

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 Neil Stafford             36 36 36 16  3  p  0  1  0  0 90  6
DF Blair Malcolm             23 23 23 18  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Chris Scott               16 16 16 12  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Cammy Logan               29 29 29 23  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Jake Dolzanski            27 27 27 21  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Kieran Inglis             21 21 21 18  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Martin Rennie             19 19 19 19  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Pep Guardiola             17 17 17 15  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Buddy Good                15 15 15 13  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG Ozzie Ardiles             29 29 29 26  0  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
WG Edi Cavani                19 19 19 17  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Nathan Cannon             20 20 20 20  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Jake Sutherland           27 27 27 27  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Luis Suarez               36 36 36 36  2  n  0  0  2  3 45  7

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 Lehman                    25 25 25 11  2  n  0  2  0  0 90  6
DF Zubimendi                 32 32 32 28 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Miles Lewis-Skelly        23 23 23 18  3  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
DF Marquinhos                36 36 36 28  1  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
DF Haikimi                   22 22 22 19  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Gyokeres                  16 12 12 16  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Ethan Nwaneri             16 16 16 16  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Isak Gyokeres             16 16 16 16  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Patrick Spindler          23 23 23 23  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Vinicius III              15 15 15 15  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Stellarinho               36 36 36 36  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       FOR EST
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Halftime           1   1
Fulltime           3   2
Shots On Target    5   3
Shots              7   3
Saves              1   2
Offsides           1   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      60  68
Revenue           85  85

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  FOR  E  48.00 136.84 193.64 
  1  EST  L  67.80 133.78 155.88 
 46  FOR  E  51.00 141.84 218.44 
 83  FOR  S  51.00 161.84 160.44 

 Trainer's Report
FOR paid 10k for a Home Bonus of 18.
Jake Dolzanski (FOR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Chris Scott (FOR) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Marquinhos (EST) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Vinicius III (EST) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Patrick Spindler (EST) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.