Saint Mirren                              Brechin City
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK James Rimmer              30 10  n     GK Jon McLaughlin            14 10  n
DF Alan Evans                22  9  n     SW Devyne Rensch             10 10  n
DF Phil Dent                 20  8  n     DF Marc Cucurella            23  6  n
DF Steve Jones               10  8  n     DF Aaron Hickey              15  4  n
MF Billy Mcniel              16  6  n     DF John Stones               14 10  n
MF Kyle Jacobs               14 10  n     MF Peter Crouch              33  6  n
MF Alan Wright               12 10  n     MF John McGinn               24 10  n
MF Gordon Conan              10 10  n     MF John Hunter               17 10  n
FW Che Adams                 22  6  n     MF Fraser MacLeod            17 10  n
FW Cameron Archer            17 10  n     FW Scott McTominay           26  5  n
FW Marcus Thuram             14  6  n     FW Borja Iglesias            22 10  n

Min 0: St. Mirren opens up with a 3-4-3 P while the BRE will play a 4-4-2 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Steve Turner (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 3: John Stones gets overlapped by Cameron Archer (SM)...
        ...who threads it to Kyle Jacobs...
        ...who slips it into the back of the net! GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that Matthew White's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: SM 1 - BRE 0
Min 3: Borja Iglesias (BRE) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Alan Evans (SM) is there to clear with his head.
Min 10: Alan Evans (SM) finds Che Adams...
        ...but he hesitates and Marc Cucurella (BRE) is able to make the tackle.
Min 10: Peter Crouch (BRE) hits a long-ranger...
        ...James Rimmer can't hold it...
        ...and John McGinn couldn't control the ball and knocks it off target.
Min 16: Alan Wright (SM) tries a wildly ambitious effort from distance...
        ...which catches the goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin napping GOAL!!!...
        ...St. Mirren are looking strong now...
        ...score now: SM 2 - BRE 0
Min 16: With St. Mirren so far forward a rare Brechin City break sees Fraser MacLeod play a long diagonal pass for Borja Iglesias...
        ...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side. 
Min 18: Brilliant play by Scott McTominay (BRE) on the right...
        ...he whizzes clear and crosses low for Fraser MacLeod...
        ...who tries to strike it but clumsily knocks it out of play.
Min 20: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Billy Mcniel (SM)...
        ...but the impressive Aaron Hickey (BRE) is able to get the ball back to Jon McLaughlin.
Min 22: Billy Mcniel (SM) gets a yellow card for a foul on Scott McTominay on the right flank.
Min 24: Fraser MacLeod (BRE) nods the ball down for Scott McTominay on the edge of the box...
        ...Scott McTominay takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and James Rimmer rushes of his line...
        ...Scott McTominay gets there first...
        ...and he chips the ball over James Rimmer...
        ...but James Rimmer just gets a fingertip to it to knock it out of danger.
Min 27: One pass too many from St. Mirren and Brechin City soon get a cross in...
        ...Borja Iglesias (BRE) gets his head to it...
        ...but James Rimmer is untroubled by that one.
Min 28: Brechin City's on the attack after Scott McTominay robs Steve Jones...
        ...and he rolls a low cross to Borja Iglesias...
        ...and Borja Iglesias sidefoots low but James Rimmer dives in to make the save.
Min 31: The ball is crossed in and Steve Jones heads away but only to Borja Iglesias (BRE)...
        ...a neat hit and James Rimmer just gets to it for the save.
Min 32: Gordon Conan (SM) seizes on a horrible clearance from the Scotsman keeper...
        ...finds Kyle Jacobs busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...
        ...saved by Jon McLaughlin!
Min 33: Borja Iglesias (BRE) bends his shot towards the goal...
        ...but James Rimmer just gets a touch on it...
        ...excellent save! 
Min 34: Aaron Hickey (BRE) picks up possession on the left...
        ...fe steps into the top corner of the box...
        ...and fires off a bullet of a shot...
        ...the pace and power of the Scotsman's shot takes the ball past James Rimmer...
        ...but it sails over the bar for a goal kick.
Min 38: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards John Stones (BRE)...
        ...but the impressive Alan Evans (SM) is able to get the ball back to James Rimmer.
Min 45: Gordon Ramsay on for Billy Mcniel(MF)...
        ...Gordon Ramsay will play MF.
Min 45: Ollie Watkins on for Che Adams(FW)...
        ...Ollie Watkins will play FW.
Min 45: Mawuli Mensah on for Peter Crouch(MF)...
        ...Mawuli Mensah will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: St. Mirren 2 - Brechin City 0

Min 47: Ollie Watkins (SM) heads toward the goal...
        ...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to Gordon Conan...
        ...who manages to knock it towards the top corner...
        ...but it flies just inches over the bar!
Min 51: Cameron Archer (SM) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Marc Cucurella (BRE).
Min 51: Terrible Paisley Buddies defending as Steve Jones gave it away to Borja Iglesias (BRE)...
        ...his poor shot was parried by James Rimmer...
        ...but it came back to Mawuli Mensah who shoots and James Rimmer fists it away!
Min 53: Cheeky back heel from Gordon Conan to release Ollie Watkins in the box...
        ...but the Scotsman is flagged to have been off-side.  Calls for VAR in SESL? 
Min 53: John McGinn (BRE) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for John Hunter but it evades him...
        ...Alan Evans (SM) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 62: Kyle Jacobs (SM) and Steve Jones break for St. Mirren...
        ...Steve Jones looks to have found space into which to recieve Kyle Jacobs's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from John Stones (BRE) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 65: Gordon Ramsay (SM) knocks the ball in from the left wing...
        ...an emphatic finish for Kyle Jacobs with a half volley in the penalty area...
        ... finished just like Torres at his peak...
        ...GOAL!!!...
        ...yet another one for St. Mirren; Coach Fran Morillo is furious...
        ...score now: SM 3 - BRE 0
Min 66: Mawuli Mensah (BRE) hits a thunderbolt strike...
        ...luckily for St. Mirren James Rimmer is in the right spot to make the save.
Min 69: Phil Dent (SM) passes a great ball to Alan Wright...
        ...whose low shot across goal is only parried by BRE keeper Jon McLaughlin...
        ...and who else but Phil Dent is there to slot it in...
        ...somehow he shoots wide!!
Min 71: Ollie Watkins (SM) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Marc Cucurella (BRE) is there to clear with his head.
Min 73: Mawuli Mensah opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Alan Evans greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 74: John Hunter (BRE) takes the ball into the Paisley Buddies half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find Scott McTominay...
        ...who can't get it past James Rimmer.
Min 77: Mawuli Mensah (BRE) looks up and spots Borja Iglesias arriving in the box...
        ...the Ghanaian tees up Borja Iglesias for the shot...
        ...the ball falls into into the arms James Rimmer...
        ...Mawuli Mensah should have done better with that.
Min 78: Brechin City's on the attack after John Hunter robs Steve Jones...
        ...and he rolls a low cross to Fraser MacLeod...
        ...and Fraser MacLeod sidefoots low but James Rimmer dives in to make the save.
Min 80: The BRE sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Kyle Jacobs's (SM) ball into the box is cut out by Devyne Rensch (BRE).
Min 81: Marcus Thuram picks the ball up deep in his own half and hits a long-ball for Kyle Jacobs to chase...
        ...it drops over John Stones's shoulder and right into Kyle Jacobs's path...
        ...the South African hits an early shot from just outside the box...
        ...that thunders past Jon McLaughlin's outstretched arm...
        ...and into the back of the net. GOAL!!!!!!...
        ...Fran Morillo suggests to Jon McLaughlin that he might want to dust off his resume...
        ...score now: SM 4 - BRE 0
Min 83: Borja Iglesias (BRE) turns the ball back into the box...
        ...John Hunter peels off to the back post...
        ...and connects with a great header but its collected by James Rimmer.
Min 84: Cheeky back heel from Fraser MacLeod to release Borja Iglesias in the box...
        ...but the Spaniard is flagged to have been off-side.  Calls for VAR in SESL? 
Min 85: John Stones finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...James Rimmer palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to John Hunter who heads the ball...
        ...but Steve Jones (SM) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 90: Cameron Archer (SM) finds Ollie Watkins...
        ...but he hesitates and John Stones (BRE) is able to make the tackle.


FINAL SCORE: St. Mirren 4 - Brechin City 0


Man Of The Match: James Rimmer (SM)

Saint Mirren
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK James Rimmer              30 30 30 13  4  n  0 11  0  0 90 10
DF Alan Evans                22 22 22 17  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Phil Dent                 20 20 20 18  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Steve Jones               10 10 10  8  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Gordon Conan              10 10 10 10  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Kyle Jacobs               14 14 14 12  4  n  0  0  3  4 90  6
MF Alan Wright               12 12 12 10  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
MF Billy Mcniel              16 16 16 14  3  n  4  0  0  0 45  6
MF Gordon Ramsay             21 21 21 18  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Che Adams                 22 22 22 22  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Marcus Thuram             14 14 14 14  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Cameron Archer            17 17 17 17  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Ollie Watkins             27 27 27 27  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  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 Jon McLaughlin            14 14 14  6  4  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
SW Devyne Rensch             10 10 10  7  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Marc Cucurella            23 23 23 18  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Aaron Hickey              15 15 15 12 -2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF John Stones               14 14 14 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF John Hunter               17 17 17 15  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Fraser MacLeod            17 17 17 15  4  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF John McGinn               24 24 24 21  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Peter Crouch              33 26 26 33  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Mawuli Mensah             28 28 28 25  2  n  0  0  0  2 45  6
FW Borja Iglesias            22 22 22 22  4  n  0  0  0  5 90  6
FW Scott McTominay           26 20 20 23 -1  n  0  0  0  2 90  6

Statistics        SM BRE
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Halftime           2   0
Fulltime           4   0
Shots On Target    5  11
Shots              7  14
Saves             11   1
Offsides           1   2
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      53  50
Revenue           68  68

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1   SM  P  15.60  77.04 165.44 
  1  BRE  N  36.00 116.82 130.82 
 46   SM  P  15.60  78.29 175.44 
 46  BRE  N  36.00 117.82 132.32 

 Trainer's Report
SM paid 20k for a Home Bonus of 22.
Marcus Thuram (SM) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Mawuli Mensah (BRE) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
John Stones (BRE) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.