Pre Game Suspension: Sam McClelland (DUU) on for the suspended Declan Gallacher at SW.
Edinburgh City                            Dundee United
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Phil Parkes               30  6  n     GK Mark Birighitti           12 10  n
SW Franco Baresi             30 10  n     SW Sam McClelland            29  6  n
DF Tony Gayle                23  7  n     DF Declan Glass              28  8  n
DF Len Dalton                23  7  n     DF Craig Sibbald             19  5  n
DF Alvin Martin              22  6  n     DF Kevin Holt                10  5  n
MF Jamie Taggart             29  6  n     DF Brian Welsh                5  9  n
MF Liam Brady                24  9  n     MF Lucas Stephenson          14  5  n
MF Mark Noble                17  9  n     MF Steven Fletcher           12  3  n
FW Frank McAvennie           30  8  n     MF Matthew Cudjoe             8 10  n
FW Clyde Best                30  8  n     MF Ross Docherty              5  9  n
FW Tony Cottee               21 10  n     FW Sam Dalby                 17  3  n

Min 0: Edinburgh opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Tangerine Arabs will play a 5-4-1 S.
Min 0: Today's referee is Oli Sigurjonsson (STRONG/LOOSE).
Min 1: Superb sliding block by Declan Glass (DUU) denies Clyde Best a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Tony Cottee in the Dundee Utd box.
Min 3: Tony Cottee (EDI) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Craig Sibbald (DUU) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 12: Kevin Holt (DUU) lunges in at Jamie Taggart with studs showing...
        ...and catches the Edinburgh man's standing leg and is in trouble...
        ...as a host of Edinburgh players look to confront Kevin Holt...
        ...the referee guards the Edinburgh man for his own protection...
        ...the foul was a bad one and Kevin Holt rightly recieves the yellow card.
Min 26: Great tackle by Franco Baresi (EDI)...
        ...to prevent Sam Dalby (DUU) from latching onto Steven Fletcher's pass. 
Min 30: Clyde Best (EDI) passes a great ball to Tony Cottee...
        ...whose low shot across goal is only parried by Tangerine Arabs keeper Mark Birighitti...
        ...and who else but Clyde Best is there to slot it in...
        ...Manager moaning to ref but all too easy...
        ...it's a lead that William Bushby's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: EDI 1 - DUU 0
Min 36: Len Dalton (EDI) swings a ball in to the Dundee Utd box...
        ...but the presence of Sam McClelland (DUU) means it is easily cleared.
Min 37: Clyde Best (EDI) does well on the left and crosses towards Jamie Taggart...
        ...the Scotsman meets it with a neat header...
        ...past Mark Birighitti and into the net GOAL!...
        ...Edinburgh are looking strong now...
        ...score now: EDI 2 - DUU 0
Min 40: Great tackle by Craig Sibbald (DUU)...
        ...to prevent Jamie Taggart (EDI) from latching onto Liam Brady's pass. 
Min 45: Paolo Maldini on for Alvin Martin(DF)...
        ...Paolo Maldini will play DF.
Min 45: Calum Mackay on for Jamie Taggart(MF)...
        ...Calum Mackay will play MF.
Min 45: Connor Young on for Tony Cottee(FW)...
        ...Connor Young will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Edinburgh 2 - Dundee Utd 0

Min 57: Clyde Best (EDI) hits a sweet half-volley...
        ...into the far corner of the net.  GOAL!...
        ...Why oh why has defender gone to the referee to complain...
        ...yet another one for Edinburgh; Coach Mark Boland is furious...
        ...score now: EDI 3 - DUU 0
Min 58: Connor Young (EDI) and Calum Mackay break for Edinburgh...
        ...Calum Mackay looks to have found space into which to recieve Connor Young's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Brian Welsh (DUU) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 60: Mark Noble breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Liam Brady on the attack down the right...
        ...the Irishman cuts inside, evades Kevin Holt's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball towards the goal but Mark Birighitti is there to punch the ball out of danger.
Min 64: Mark Noble (EDI) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Declan Glass (DUU) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 68: Frank McAvennie (EDI) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Calum Mackay but it evades him...
        ...Craig Sibbald (DUU) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 72: The Tangerine Arabs sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Paolo Maldini's (EDI) ball into the box is cut out by Kevin Holt (DUU).
Min 78: Sam Dalby(DUU) limps off the pitch...
        ...Jort Van Der Sande (DUU) on for Sam Dalby at FW.


FINAL SCORE: Edinburgh 3 - Dundee Utd 0


Man Of The Match: Clyde Best (EDI)

Edinburgh City
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Phil Parkes               30 30 30 13  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
SW Franco Baresi             30 30 30 21  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Alvin Martin              22 22 22 17  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Tony Gayle                23 23 23 18  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Len Dalton                23 23 23 18  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Paolo Maldini             25 25 25 20  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Mark Noble                17 17 17 15  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Jamie Taggart             29 29 29 29  3  n  0  0  1  1 45  6
MF Liam Brady                24 24 24 21  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Calum Mackay              22 22 22 22  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Frank McAvennie           30 30 30 30  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Tony Cottee               21 21 21 21  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Clyde Best                30 30 30 30  2  n  0  0  2  2 90  7
FW Connor Young              24 24 24 24  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Dundee United
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Mark Birighitti           12 12 12  5  4  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
SW Sam McClelland            29 29 29 23  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Declan Glass              28 22 22 25  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Brian Welsh                5  5  5  4  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Craig Sibbald             19 19 19 17 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Kevin Holt                10 10 10  8 -1  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
MF Ross Docherty              5  5  5  5  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Steven Fletcher           12  9  9 12 -3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Matthew Cudjoe             8  6  6  7  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Lucas Stephenson          14 14 14 12 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Sam Dalby                 17 17 17 17 -7  n  0  0  0  0 78  6
FW Jort Van Der Sande        26 26 26 26  6  n  0  0  0  0 12  6

Statistics       EDI DUU
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Halftime           2   0
Fulltime           3   0
Shots On Target    4   0
Shots              4   0
Saves              0   1
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      65  45
Revenue           79  79

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  EDI  N  64.00 152.42 169.92 
  1  DUU  S  57.00 136.76  31.26 
  2  EDI  N  31.26 152.42 202.66 
 46  EDI  N  31.26 151.92 202.66 
 78  DUU  S  57.00 136.76  40.26 
 79  EDI  N  40.26 151.92 193.66 

 Trainer's Report
Sam Dalby (DUU) suffered a sprained ankle.
Jamie Taggart (EDI) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Liam Brady (EDI) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Declan Glass (DUU) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.