East Stirlingshire                        Forfar Athletic
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Backstop                  26  8  n     GK Zach Paris                32  9  p
DF Miles Lewis-Skelly        30  7  n     DF Blair Malcolm             29  8  n
DF Robin Propper             28  7  n     DF Stuart Morrison           25  8  n
DF Maldini Kacurri           17  7  n     DF Adam Hutchinson           18  4  n
DF Marquinhos                13  8  n     DF Matty Allan               16  6  n
MF Emile Smith Rowe           3 10  n     MF Kieran Inglis             22  8  n
MF Perry Groves               2 10  n     MF Rory MacLeod              14  6  n
FW Ethan Nwaneri             30  7  n     WG Josh Skelly               25  6  n
FW Gyokeres                  27  6  n     WG Osvaldo Ardiles           15  7  n
FW Joshua Butler             23  8  n     FW Russell McLean            25  5  n
FW Samir Nurkovic            13 10  n     FW Antonio Galeano           14  8  n

Min 0: East Stirlingshire opens up with a 4-2-4 L while the FOR will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is Dean Denaro (HOMER/FAIR).
Min 2: Stuart Morrison (FOR) sidesteps to make space for himself...
        ...before unleashing an effort from 25 yards...
        ...which Backstop is able to keep out on the stretch and then grasps.
Min 7: Stuart Morrison (FOR) collects on that right flank...
        ...his cross ricochets to the Scotsman striker Kieran Inglis...
        ...whose finish is saved by Backstop.
Min 8: Ethan Nwaneri (EST) nods the ball down for Marquinhos on the edge of the box...
        ...Marquinhos takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Zach Paris rushes of his line...
        ...Marquinhos gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Blair Malcolm (FOR)!
Min 12: Matty Allan hits a short back-pass...
        ...and Joshua Butler (EST) latches on...
        ...but he can't beat an alert Zach Paris.
Min 15: Russell McLean finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Backstop palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Antonio Galeano who heads the ball...
        ...but Miles Lewis-Skelly (EST) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 19: The ball is hooked on towards Josh Skelly (FOR)...
        ...who takes on Marquinhos on the edge of the area...
        ...he's blocked but the rebound falls to Russell McLean...
        ...who from the edge of the box drills a fine low shot that is knocked away by Backstop.
Min 20: Ethan Nwaneri (EST) takes off down the left...
        ...he outpaces the defense picks out Joshua Butler...
        ...and East Stirlingshire have a goal!...
        ...it's a lead that Tyron Barnard's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: EST 1 - FOR 0
Min 30: Joshua Butler (EST) pumps the ball back into a crowded box...
        ...Ethan Nwaneri rises at the back post...
        ...and powerfully heads the ball down but right at the sure-handed Zach Paris.
Min 34: Blair Malcolm is clattered by Gyokeres (EST)...
        ...and the Swede is booked. 
Min 42: Joshua Butler (EST) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Stuart Morrison (FOR) is there to clear with his head.
Min 45: Scott Reekie on for Adam Hutchinson(DF)...
        ...Scott Reekie will play DF.
Min 45: Nathan Cannon on for Josh Skelly(WG)...
        ...Nathan Cannon will play WG.
Min 45: Luis Suarez on for Russell McLean(FW)...
        ...Luis Suarez will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: East Stirlingshire 1 - Forfar 0

Min 49: Matty Allan's appalling clearance goes right to Ethan Nwaneri (EST)...
        ...who knocks the ball onto the head of Joshua Butler...
        ...who heads it on goal but Zach Paris is there to collect it.
Min 53: Luis Suarez (FOR) heads toward the goal...
        ...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to Kieran Inglis...
        ...who manages to knock it towards the top corner...
        ...but Backstop is there to make the save!
Min 60: Luis Suarez slides the ball under Backstop...
        ...and into the right-hand corner of the net  GOAL!...
        ...great response from Forfar...
        ...score now: EST 1 - FOR 1
Nathan Cannon changed position from WG... to FW
Min 60: FOR now playing Longball
Min 65: Zach Paris rushes out to block Joshua Butler's (EST) route to goal...
        ...but Joshua Butler drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Rory MacLeod covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...and Zach Paris scrambles to it.
Min 66: Gyokeres (EST) knocks the ball in from the left wing...
        ...an emphatic finish for Ethan Nwaneri with a half volley on the penalty area...
        ...but its just knocked wide by Zach Paris.
Min 68: Ethan Nwaneri (EST) breaks away and charges into the penalty area...
        ...a little shuffle of the feet...
        ...and his shot is parried away by Zach Paris--superb save!
Min 68: Miles Lewis-Skelly (EST) is booked for dissent and player tells ref to stick his yellow card up his jacksie.
Min 69: Luis Suarez (FOR) finds Scott Reekie steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Robin Propper (EST) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 72: Joshua Butler (EST) passes a great ball to Ethan Nwaneri...
        ...whose low shot across goal is only parried by FOR keeper Zach Paris...
        ...and who else but Joshua Butler is there to slot it in...
        ...somehow he shoots wide!!
Min 76: Matty Allan heads away...
        ...Gyokeres (EST) knocks it back in with a header...
        ...and Ethan Nwaneri drills it on goal but its saved by Zach Paris.
Min 77: East Stirlingshire's on the attack after Maldini Kacurri robs Matty Allan...
        ...and he rolls a low cross to Gyokeres...
        ...and Gyokeres sidefoots low but Zach Paris dives in to make the save.
Min 78: Great tackle by Robin Propper (EST)...
        ...to prevent Antonio Galeano (FOR) from latching onto Nathan Cannon's pass. 
Min 79: Joshua Butler finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Zach Paris palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Gyokeres who heads the ball...
        ...but Matty Allan (FOR) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 81: Rory MacLeod (FOR) hits a thunderbolt strike...
        ...luckily for East Stirlingshire Backstop is in the right spot to make the save.
Min 82: Blair Malcolm (FOR) booked for what looked like a dive by the home side's Ethan Nwaneri. ...
        ...He is unlucky to get a yellow card for that. Away fans give the ref some Scottish verbal abuse!
Min 83: Luis Suarez (FOR) receives a deep pass from Blair Malcolm...
        ...the referee whistles an offside!!!...
        ...the Uruguayan player was chatting with Backstop when he received the pass!!...
        ...the fans from Forfar aren't happy with his lack of concentration.
Min 83: The yellow card comes out...
        ...and it looks like Ethan Nwaneri (EST) has been booked.
Min 86: Gyokeres almost penetrates FOR's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Scott Reekie would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 86: Stuart Morrison (FOR) and Blair Malcolm break for Forfar...
        ...Blair Malcolm looks to have found space into which to recieve Stuart Morrison's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Marquinhos (EST) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 87: Blair Malcolm (FOR) picks up the clearance...
        ...and plays it left to Antonio Galeano in midfield...
        ...Blair Malcolm continues his run through the defense...
        ...and gets the return ball from Antonio Galeano...
        ...Blair Malcolm rounds Backstop and somehow misses the target!


FINAL SCORE: East Stirlingshire 1 - Forfar 1


Man Of The Match: Zach Paris (FOR)

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 Backstop                  26 26 26 11  2  n  0  5  0  0 90  7
DF Robin Propper             28 28 28 22  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Maldini Kacurri           17 17 17 13  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Miles Lewis-Skelly        30 30 30 24  1  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Marquinhos                13 13 13 10  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Emile Smith Rowe           3  3  3  2  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Perry Groves               2  2  2  1  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Gyokeres                  27 27 27 27  0  n  4  0  0  2 90  6
FW Ethan Nwaneri             30 30 30 30  1  n  4  0  0  4 90  6
FW Joshua Butler             23 23 23 23  2  n  0  0  1  4 90  6
FW Samir Nurkovic            13 13 13 13  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

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                32 32 32 14  4  p  0  8  0  0 90  8
DF Stuart Morrison           25 25 25 20  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Adam Hutchinson           18 18 18 14  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Blair Malcolm             29 29 29 23  2  n  4  0  0  1 90  5
DF Matty Allan               16 16 16 12  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Scott Reekie              22 22 22 17  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Rory MacLeod              14 14 14 14  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Kieran Inglis             22 22 22 19  2  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
WG Josh Skelly               25 20 20 25  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG Osvaldo Ardiles           15 15 15 13  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Antonio Galeano           14 14 14 14  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Russell McLean            25 25 25 25  2  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
FW Nathan Cannon             30 30 30 30  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Luis Suarez               26 26 26 26  3  n  0  0  1  1 45  6

Statistics       EST FOR
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           1   1
Shots On Target    9   6
Shots             10   7
Saves              5   8
Offsides           0   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       3   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      64  64
Revenue           68  68

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  EST  L  52.80 108.80 154.65 
  1  FOR  E  44.80 112.31 149.16 
 46  FOR  E  47.20 116.31 158.76 
 61  FOR  L  47.20 116.31 151.96 

 Trainer's Report
EST paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Backstop (EST) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Gyokeres (EST) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Marquinhos (EST) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Scott Reekie (FOR) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Stuart Morrison (FOR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Gyokeres (EST) was booked today, and now has 12 DP.
    He'll miss 1 game (starting next session).
Blair Malcolm (FOR) was booked today, and now has 20 DP.
    He'll miss 2 games (starting next session).