East Stirlingshire                        Ayr United
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Lehman                    21  6  n     GK Max Thompson              26  8  n
DF Zubimendi                 32  5  n     SW Josh Clarke               31  8  n
DF Maldini Kacurri           23  6  n     DF Stuart Bannigan           26  6  n
DF Haikimi                   23  8  n     DF Stevie Nicol              17  8  n
DF Miles Lewis-Skelly        19 10  n     DF Dylan Watret               9 10  n
MF Gyokeres                  12  8  n     MF Lars Holmgren             27  8  n
MF Ethan Nwaneri             12  7  n     MF Kyle Ure                  24  7  n
FW Patrick Spindler          26 10  n     MF Jamie Murphy              23  6  n
FW Iwobi                     22  5  n     MF Jay Henderson             20  7  n
FW Vinicius III              21 10  n     FW Curtis Main               29  7  n
FW Joshua Butler             13  6  a     FW Kieran Shanks             17  6  n

Min 0: East Stirlingshire opens up with a 4-2-4 L while the Honest Men will play a 4-4-2 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Peter Babcock (HOMER/FAIR).
Min 4: Jay Henderson (AYR) bends his shot towards the goal...
        ...but Lehman just gets a touch on it...
        ...excellent save! 
Min 5: Patrick Spindler (EST) and Vinicius III break for East Stirlingshire...
        ...Vinicius III looks to have found space into which to recieve Patrick Spindler's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Stuart Bannigan (AYR) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 7: Gyokeres (EST) swings a ball in to the Ayrshire box...
        ...but the presence of Stuart Bannigan (AYR) means it is easily cleared.
Min 35: Kyle Ure (AYR) puts in a cross...
        ...but Haikimi (EST) clears with ease.
Min 40: Joshua Butler (EST) knocks the ball in from the left wing...
        ...an emphatic finish for Vinicius III with a half volley in the penalty area...
        ... finished just like Torres at his peak...
        ...GOAL!!!...
        ...it's a lead that Tyron Barnard's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: EST 1 - AYR 0
Min 43: Lehman makes a grave error against Ayrshire...
        ...he comes out to claim, misses it...
        ...but Kyle Ure amazingly hits the side post and it rebounds into the arms of Lehman.
Min 45: East Stirlingshire break quickly with Gyokeres...
        ...he only has Max Thompson to beat...
        ...great save by Max Thompson but the ball falls to Vinicius III...
        ...who kicks it right back at Max Thompson...
        ...Ayrshire were incredibly lucky there. What a stramash as they say in Scotland.
Min 45: Nick McAllister on for Dylan Watret(DF)...
        ...Nick McAllister will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: East Stirlingshire 1 - Ayrshire 0

Min 47: Jamie Murphy (AYR) tries a wildly ambitious effort from distance...
        ...which trundles back to Lehman in a restful Sunday type of way.
Min 48: Vinicius III (EST) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Nick McAllister (AYR) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 57: Lars Holmgren (AYR) picks up the clearance...
        ...and plays it left to Curtis Main in midfield...
        ...Lars Holmgren continues his run through the defense...
        ...and gets the return ball from Curtis Main...
        ...Lars Holmgren rounds Lehman and slots the ball home. GOAL!!!!!!...
        ...great response from Ayrshire...
        ...score now: EST 1 - AYR 1
Min 67: The ball lands at the feet of Jamie Murphy (AYR) on the edge of the box...
        ...he instictively fires a bullet shot through a crowded penalty area...
        ...Lehman does well to position himself and collect.
Min 69: East Stirlingshire's on the attack after Iwobi robs Nick McAllister...
        ...and he rolls a low cross to Patrick Spindler...
        ...and Patrick Spindler sidefoots low but Max Thompson dives in to make the save.
Min 73: Vinicius III (EST) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Nick McAllister (AYR) is there to clear with his head.
Min 76: What did Joshua Butler do to deserve that? Did the ref issue that yellow card, or did it just fall out of his pocket??
Min 80: Kyle Ure (AYR) finds Lars Holmgren...
        ...but he hesitates and Maldini Kacurri (EST) is able to make the tackle.
Min 82: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Iwobi (EST)...
        ...but the impressive Stuart Bannigan (AYR) is able to get the ball back to Max Thompson.
Min 85: Kieran Shanks (AYR) puts in a cross...
        ...but Miles Lewis-Skelly (EST) clears with ease.
Min 86: Maldini Kacurri (EST) passes a great ball to Vinicius III...
        ...whose low shot across goal is only parried by Honest Men keeper Max Thompson...
        ...and who else but Maldini Kacurri is there to slot it in...
        ...Manager moaning to ref but all too easy...
        ...what an amazing goal!  Just a few minutes from stoppage time now...
        ...score now: EST 2 - AYR 1


FINAL SCORE: East Stirlingshire 2 - Ayrshire 1


Man Of The Match: Maldini Kacurri (EST)

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                    21 21 21  9  0  n  0  4  0  0 90  6
DF Maldini Kacurri           23 23 23 18  0  n  0  0  1  1 90  7
DF Zubimendi                 32 32 32 28 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Miles Lewis-Skelly        19 19 19 15  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Haikimi                   23 23 23 20  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Gyokeres                  12  9  9 12  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Ethan Nwaneri             12 12 12 12  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Patrick Spindler          26 26 26 26  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Vinicius III              21 21 21 21  4  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
FW Iwobi                     22 22 22 22 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Joshua Butler             13 16 16 13 -2  a  4  0  0  0 90  6

Ayr United
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Max Thompson              26 26 26 11  2  n  0  2  0  0 90  6
SW Josh Clarke               31 15 15 13  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Stuart Bannigan           26 26 26 23  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Stevie Nicol              17 17 17 13  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Dylan Watret               9  9  9  7  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Nick McAllister           22 22 22 19  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Lars Holmgren             27 27 27 24  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
MF Jamie Murphy              23 23 23 20  0  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF Kyle Ure                  24 24 24 21  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Jay Henderson             20 20 20 20  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Curtis Main               29 29 29 29  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Kieran Shanks             17 17 17 17  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       EST AYR
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           2   1
Shots On Target    4   5
Shots              4   5
Saves              4   2
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      63  74
Revenue           69  69

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  EST  L  58.20 134.07 162.72 
  1  AYR  N  41.00 126.68 134.68 
 46  AYR  N  47.50 139.68 137.93 

 Trainer's Report
EST paid 20k for a Home Bonus of 22.
Lehman (EST) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Jamie Murphy (AYR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Kyle Ure (AYR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Joshua Butler (EST) was booked today, and now has 20 DP.
    He'll miss 2 games (starting next session).