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Edinburgh City Berwick
Pos Name SL EL Ag Pos Name SL EL Ag
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GK Phil Parkes 23 10 n GK W Antwell 5 10 n
SW Franco Baresi 24 8 n DF D_Bonner 24 8 n
DF Tony Gayle 23 8 n DF D_Belter 21 8 n
DF Len Dalton 22 10 n DF B Rodgers 17 8 n
DF Fraser Burns 19 10 n DF B_Badger 11 10 n
MF Calum Mackay 22 8 n MF B_Beaton 26 8 n
MF Ronnie Boyce 17 10 n MF D_Roberts 23 8 n
MF Liam Brady 17 10 n MF W_Wallace 21 8 n
FW Tony Cottee 25 10 n FW D_Ward 26 8 n
FW Clyde Best 22 10 n FW M_Ryder 25 8 n
FW Connor Young 17 8 n FW M_Simpson 20 8 n
Min 0: Edinburgh opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the BER will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Raymond Cini (STRONG/LOOSE).
Min 4: Lovely chip from D_Ward (BER)...
...M_Ryder was brave...
...and can't get it past the onrushing Phil Parkes.
Min 5: Clyde Best volleys a powerful shot from the right...
...W Antwell gets a touch but can't stop it...
...but his touch causes it to drift out of danger.
Min 16: D_Bonner hits a short back-pass...
...and Tony Cottee (EDI) latches on...
...but he can't beat an alert W Antwell.
Min 20: Connor Young volleys a powerful shot from the right...
...W Antwell gets a touch but can't stop it...
...and the ball nestles in the back of the net. GOAL!!!...
...it's a lead that William Bushby's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
...score now: EDI 1 - BER 0
Min 22: Now the ball comes to M_Ryder (BER)...
...B_Beaton has space on the left and M_Ryder tries to play him in...
...only for Tony Gayle (EDI) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 24: B_Badger (BER) brings down Calum Mackay...
...and receive a yellow card for his offense.
Min 26: Edinburgh's on the attack after Tony Cottee robs D_Bonner...
...and he rolls a low cross to Tony Gayle...
...and Tony Gayle sidefoots low but W Antwell dives in to make the save.
Min 27: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
...finally a ball is played along the ground towards M_Ryder (BER)...
...but the impressive Len Dalton (EDI) is able to get the ball back to Phil Parkes.
Min 29: The Edinburgh sit back and absorb pressure...
...before W_Wallace's (BER) ball into the box is cut out by Fraser Burns (EDI).
Min 33: One pass too many from Berwick and Edinburgh soon get a cross in...
...Connor Young (EDI) gets his head to it...
...and knocks it past W Antwell. GOAL!...
...Edinburgh are looking strong now...
...score now: EDI 2 - BER 0
Min 33: D_Ward finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
...Phil Parkes palms the shot onto the bar...
...it spins back to D_Roberts who heads the ball...
...but Fraser Burns (EDI) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 41: Clyde Best almost penetrates BER's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
... a little more power and B Rodgers would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 42: Clyde Best (EDI) escapes the offside flag...
...as a ball is played up to him...
...but D_Belter (BER) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 44: Liam Brady(EDI) limps off the pitch...
...Jamie Taggart (EDI) on for Liam Brady at MF.
Min 45: W_Wallace breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
...and puts B_Beaton on the attack down the right...
...the Scotsman cuts inside, evades Len Dalton's challenge...
...and flights the ball towards the goal but Phil Parkes is there to punch the ball out of danger.
Min 45: Paolo Maldini on for Tony Gayle(DF)...
...Paolo Maldini will play DF.
Min 45: Frank McAvennie on for Connor Young(FW)...
...Frank McAvennie will play FW.
Min 45: D_Homer on for W Antwell(GK)...
...D_Homer will play GK.
Min 45: Fred Taylor on for B_Badger(DF)...
...Fred Taylor will play DF.
Min 45: Jack_Ray on for W_Wallace(MF)...
...Jack_Ray will play MF.
Min 45: BER now playing Counterattack
HALFTIME SCORE: Edinburgh 2 - Berwick 0
Min 47: Tony Cottee (EDI) heads toward the goal...
...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to Frank McAvennie...
...who manages to knock it towards the top corner...
...but D_Homer is there to make the save!
Min 48: Fred Taylor gets overlapped by Clyde Best (EDI)...
...who threads it to Jamie Taggart...
...who hits it right into the hands of D_Homer.
Min 55: Clyde Best (EDI) hits a sweet half-volley...
...caught by D_Homer!
Min 59: Len Dalton (EDI) gets to the edge of the box...
...and fires a low shot through the defenders legs...
...past a sprawling D_Homer...
...but into the row of cameramen way off to the right.
Min 66: M_Ryder (BER) collects on that right flank...
...his cross ricochets to the American striker M_Simpson...
...whose finish is saved by Phil Parkes.
Min 67: Edinburgh gives the ball away and M_Ryder gathers...
...he comes in from the left flank unchallenged...
...heunleashes an drive that ends up in the hands of Phil Parkes.
Min 71: Jamie Taggart (EDI) picks up the loose ball...
...and slams it into the roof of the net! GOAL!...
...yet another one for Edinburgh; Coach Derek Purvis is furious...
...score now: EDI 3 - BER 0
Min 75: Jamie Taggart (EDI) rides a challenge in midfield...
...flicks the ball through the Berwick defense to Tony Cottee...
...who races towards goal...
...D_Homer rushes off his line and Tony Cottee slots the ball around him...
...off the post and back into the hands of D_Homer!
Min 76: Tony Cottee (EDI) bends his shot past D_Homer and inside the post....
...Excellent goal! ...
...Derek Purvis suggests to D_Homer that he might want to dust off his resume...
...score now: EDI 4 - BER 0
Min 76: D_Roberts (BER) puts in a cross...
...but Fraser Burns (EDI) clears with ease.
Min 82: D_Roberts (BER) escapes the offside flag...
...as a ball is played up to him...
...but Paolo Maldini (EDI) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 83: Calum Mackay (EDI) loops a ball over the top for Tony Cottee...
...he finds the back of the net but is clearly yards offside
Min 84: Jamie Taggart (EDI) finds Clyde Best steaming through the middle...
...he gets into the area...
...but D_Bonner (BER) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 86: D_Ward(BER) limps off the pitch ALL 3 Subs already used!!!
FINAL SCORE: Edinburgh 4 - Berwick 0
Man Of The Match: Phil Parkes (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 23 23 23 10 4 n 0 4 0 0 90 7
SW Franco Baresi 24 24 24 16 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Fraser Burns 19 19 19 17 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Tony Gayle 23 23 23 18 5 n 0 0 0 1 45 6
DF Len Dalton 22 22 22 17 4 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
DF Paolo Maldini 18 18 18 14 5 n 0 0 0 0 45 6
MF Liam Brady 17 17 17 15 3 n 0 0 0 0 44 6
MF Ronnie Boyce 17 17 17 15 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
MF Calum Mackay 22 22 22 22 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
MF Jamie Taggart 23 23 23 23 4 n 0 0 1 2 46 6
FW Tony Cottee 25 25 25 25 4 n 0 0 1 3 90 7
FW Connor Young 17 17 17 17 5 n 0 0 2 2 45 6
FW Clyde Best 22 22 22 22 4 n 0 0 0 2 90 7
FW Frank McAvennie 27 27 27 27 5 n 0 0 0 1 45 6
Berwick
Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK W Antwell 5 5 5 2 7 n 0 3 0 0 45 6
GK D_Homer 18 18 18 8 5 n 0 4 0 0 45 6
DF B_Badger 11 11 11 8 7 n 4 0 0 0 45 5
DF D_Belter 21 21 21 16 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 5
DF B Rodgers 17 17 17 15 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 5
DF D_Bonner 24 24 24 19 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 5
DF Fred Taylor 13 13 13 11 7 n 0 0 0 0 45 6
MF D_Roberts 23 23 23 20 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 5
MF W_Wallace 21 21 21 18 5 n 0 0 0 0 45 6
MF B_Beaton 26 26 26 23 2 n 0 0 0 1 90 5
MF Jack_Ray 13 13 13 11 7 n 0 0 0 0 45 6
FW M_Ryder 25 25 25 25 2 n 0 0 0 2 90 6
FW D_Ward 26 26 26 26 -2 n 0 0 0 0 86 6
FW M_Simpson 20 20 20 20 2 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
Statistics EDI BER
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Halftime 2 0
Fulltime 4 0
Shots On Target 11 4
Shots 12 4
Saves 4 7
Offsides 1 0
Penalty Kicks 0 0
Yellow Cards 0 1
Red Cards 0 0
Avg SL% Used 69 65
Revenue 72 72
MIN TEAM MT GP DEF OFF
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1 EDI N 56.00 134.16 140.16
1 BER N 43.80 118.83 148.94
44 EDI N 56.00 137.16 144.66
46 EDI N 53.50 132.16 153.41
46 BER C 22.50 119.33 159.40
86 BER C 22.50 119.33 128.20
Trainer's Report
Liam Brady (EDI) suffered a thigh bruise.
D_Ward (BER) suffered a thigh bruise.
Phil Parkes (EDI) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Frank McAvennie (EDI) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Len Dalton (EDI) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Calum Mackay (EDI) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Clyde Best (EDI) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Connor Young (EDI) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Ronnie Boyce (EDI) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Liam Brady (EDI) only played 44 minutes and could not be trained.
M_Simpson (BER) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
M_Ryder (BER) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
D_Ward (BER) played 86 minutes and earned a CP.
D_Homer (BER) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
W Antwell (BER) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
B Rodgers (BER) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
W_Wallace (BER) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
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