Edinburgh City                            Forfar Athletic
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Phil Parkes               26  4  n     GK Neil Stafford              5 10  n
SW Franco Baresi             24 10  n     DF Stuart Morrison           19  5  n
DF Alvin Martin              28  8  n     DF Kieran Inglis             19  9  n
DF Winston Bogarde           19  8  n     DF Scott Reekie              18  8  n
DF Len Dalton                16 10  n     DF Matty Allan               16 10  n
MF Liam Brady                27  7  n     MF Finn Robson               14  6  n
MF Ronnie Boyce              25  7  n     MF Max Verstappen             9 10  n
MF Mark Noble                19 10  n     WG Osvaldo Ardiles           15  4  n
FW Clyde Best                27  6  n     FW Nathan Cannon             27  6  n
FW Frank McAvennie           21  8  n     FW Rory MacLeod              14  4  n
FW Tony Cottee               14  8  n     FW Antonio Galeano           14 10  n

Min 0: Edinburgh opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the FOR will play a 4-2-4 L.
Min 0: Today's referee is Mark Findlay (HOMER/LOOSE).
Min 15: (EDI) push on the ball is passed forward...
        ...The whistle goes for offside!...
        ...Clyde Best looks incensed and makes an interesting gesture to the assistant ref....
        ...Neil Stafford looks relieved at the decision...
        ...the Forfar defence were all over the place.
Min 22: Liam Brady (EDI) finds Frank McAvennie...
        ...but he hesitates and Stuart Morrison (FOR) is able to make the tackle.
Min 34: Kieran Inglis gets overlapped by Mark Noble (EDI)...
        ...who threads it to Tony Cottee...
        ...who slips it into the back of the net! GOAL!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Edinburgh...
        ...score now: EDI 1 - FOR 0
Min 35: Ronnie Boyce (EDI) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Clyde Best but it evades him...
        ...Matty Allan (FOR) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 36: Forfar break quickly with Finn Robson...
        ...he only has Phil Parkes to beat...
        ...great save by Phil Parkes but the ball falls to Nathan Cannon...
        ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering Phil Parkes.
Min 43: Frank McAvennie (EDI) swings a ball in to the Forfar box...
        ...but the presence of Scott Reekie (FOR) means it is easily cleared.
Min 44: Tony Cottee (EDI) tries a wildly ambitious effort from distance...
        ...which trundles back to Neil Stafford in a restful Sunday type of way.
Min 44: Now the ball comes to Antonio Galeano (FOR)...
        ...Stuart Morrison has space on the left and Antonio Galeano tries to play him in...
        ...only for Franco Baresi (EDI) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 45: Felix on for Phil Parkes(GK)...
        ...Felix will play GK.
Min 45: Connor Young on for Clyde Best(FW)...
        ...Connor Young will play FW.
Min 45: Blair Malcolm on for Stuart Morrison(DF)...
        ...Blair Malcolm will play DF.
Min 45: Luis Suarez on for Rory MacLeod(FW)...
        ...Luis Suarez will play FW.
Min 45: Russell McLean on for Osvaldo Ardiles(WG)...
        ...Russell McLean will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Edinburgh 1 - Forfar 0

Min 51: Luis Suarez (FOR) finds Antonio Galeano steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Franco Baresi (EDI) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 58: Frank McAvennie (EDI) down the wing...
        ...he plays it across to Connor Young...
        ...and the Scotsman knocks it in GOAL!!...
        ...Edinburgh are looking strong now...
        ...score now: EDI 2 - FOR 0
Min 60: Jamie Taggart on for Liam Brady(MF)...
        ...Jamie Taggart will play MF.
Min 62: Ronnie Boyce finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Neil Stafford palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Connor Young who heads the ball...
        ...but Matty Allan (FOR) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 62: Nathan Cannon finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Felix palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Russell McLean who heads the ball...
        ...but Alvin Martin (EDI) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 70: Kieran Inglis's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Frank McAvennie (EDI)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a FOR man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 72: Russell McLean (FOR) finds Finn Robson...
        ...but he hesitates and Winston Bogarde (EDI) is able to make the tackle.
Min 82: FOR now playing Press
Min 88: Winston Bogarde(EDI) limps off the pitch ALL 3 Subs already used!!!
Min 88: Jamie Taggart (EDI) looks up and spots Connor Young arriving in the box...
        ...the Scotsman tees up Connor Young for the shot...
        ...he finds the back of the net with a low drive. GOAL!!!...
        ...yet another one for Edinburgh; Coach Willy Krosnyak is furious...
        ...score now: EDI 3 - FOR 0
Min 90: Kieran Inglis finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Felix palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Finn Robson who heads the ball...
        ...but Franco Baresi (EDI) is there to knock it out of danger.


FINAL SCORE: Edinburgh 3 - Forfar 0


Man Of The Match: Tony Cottee (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               26 26 26 11  1  n  0  1  0  0 45  6
GK Felix                     14 14 14  6  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
SW Franco Baresi             24 24 24 16  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  7
DF Alvin Martin              28 28 28 22  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Winston Bogarde           19 19 19 17 -2  n  0  0  0  0 88  6
DF Len Dalton                16 16 16 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Mark Noble                19 19 19 17  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Liam Brady                27 27 27 24  3  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
MF Ronnie Boyce              25 25 25 22  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Jamie Taggart             26 26 26 26  3  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
FW Frank McAvennie           21 21 21 21  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Tony Cottee               14 14 14 14  2  n  0  0  1  2 90  7
FW Clyde Best                27 27 27 27  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Connor Young              27 27 27 27  3  n  0  0  2  2 45  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 Neil Stafford              5  5  5  2  4  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
DF Stuart Morrison           19 19 19 15  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Scott Reekie              18 18 18 14  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Matty Allan               16 16 16 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Kieran Inglis             19 19 19 17  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Blair Malcolm             27 27 27 21  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Max Verstappen             9  9  9  8  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Finn Robson               14 14 14 12  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Osvaldo Ardiles           15 15 15 13  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Rory MacLeod              14 14 14 14  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Antonio Galeano           14 14 14 14  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Nathan Cannon             27 27 27 27  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Russell McLean            25 25 25 25  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Luis Suarez               26 26 26 26  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Statistics       EDI FOR
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           3   0
Shots On Target    4   1
Shots              4   1
Saves              1   1
Offsides           2   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      62  52
Revenue           88  88

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  EDI  N  55.50 144.53 141.03 
  1  FOR  L  43.20  89.58 122.48 
 46  FOR  L  48.00  97.58 148.58 
 61  EDI  N  55.50 144.03 140.28 
 83  EDI  N  55.50 132.03 140.28 
 83  FOR  P  24.00  71.83 113.08 
 88  EDI  N  46.00 113.03 135.53 

 Trainer's Report
Winston Bogarde (EDI) suffered a thigh bruise.
Tony Cottee (EDI) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Phil Parkes (EDI) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Clyde Best (EDI) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Felix (EDI) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Blair Malcolm (FOR) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Nathan Cannon (FOR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Neil Stafford (FOR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Stuart Morrison (FOR) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.