Motherwell                                Arbroath
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Merle Haggard             39  8  p     GK Angus Gunn                35  4  n
DF John Lee Hooker           28  8  n     DF Thomas O Brien            27  8  n
DF Blett Youngfren           25  6  n     DF Brazil                    21  8  n
DF Pablo Martinez            16  6  n     DF Alex McLeish              21  7  n
DF Ryan Martin               10  6  n     MF Rico Lewis                31  7  n
MF Steve Earle               29  6  n     MF Stuart McCall             28  8  n
MF Muddy Waters              22  8  n     MF Lando Norris              26  4  n
WG Jerry Jeff Walker         35  4  n     FW Cole Palmer               36  7  n
WG Jimmie Dale Gilmore       24  3  n     FW Fraser Taylor             28 10  n
FW Ray Wylie Hubbard         36  4  n     FW Adel Taarabt              27  6  n
FW Guy Clark                 34  4  n     FW Robert MacIntyre          13 10  n

Min 0: Motherwell opens up with a 4-2-4 N while the Lichties will play a 3-3-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Mark Creasey (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 2: Ray Wylie Hubbard (MOT) finds space for a cross from the left...
        ...Angus Gunn doesn't know whether to go for the ball or stay on his line...
        ...Jerry Jeff Walker rises highest at the back post...
        ...and its punched over the bar by Angus Gunn who stayed on his line.
Min 3: Ray Wylie Hubbard (MOT) knocks the ball in from the left wing...
        ...an emphatic finish for Steve Earle with a half volley on the penalty area...
        ...but its just knocked wide by Angus Gunn.
Min 4: The ball is played back towards the box by Muddy Waters (MOT)...
        ...Brazil heads out...
        ...only for Ray Wylie Hubbard to try and audacious first time volley...
        ...which Angus Gunn has to push over the top.
Min 7: Jerry Jeff Walker (MOT) hits a thunderbolt strike...
        ...luckily for Arbroath Angus Gunn is in the right spot to make the save.
Min 9: Muddy Waters breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Steve Earle on the attack down the right...
        ...the American cuts inside, evades Brazil's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball past a static Angus Gunn and into the back of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...it's a lead that Andrew Foss-Grant's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: MOT 1 - ARB 0
Min 11: Muddy Waters (MOT) loops a ball over the top for Guy Clark...
        ...he finds the back of the net but is clearly yards offside 
Min 13: The Ref pulls Cole Palmer (ARB) up for going down easier than the Titanic!...
        ...A clear dive to try cheat the strict ref...
        ...Yellow card for a shameful simulation ala Morelos & Kyogo!
Min 16: Jimmie Dale Gilmore (MOT) hooks the ball away from Robert MacIntyre...
        ...and Muddy Waters dives in...
        ...and heads down but Angus Gunn was there for the save!
Min 17: Superb sliding block by Thomas O Brien (ARB) denies Muddy Waters a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Ray Wylie Hubbard in the Arbroath box.
Min 18: Brazil's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Ray Wylie Hubbard (MOT)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a Lichties man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 21: Ray Wylie Hubbard volleys a powerful shot from the right...
        ...Angus Gunn gets a touch but can't stop it...
        ...but his touch causes it to drift out of danger.
Min 22: Jimmie Dale Gilmore slides the ball under Angus Gunn...
        ...but it rolls wide for a goal kick.
Min 29: Ray Wylie Hubbard (MOT) receives a deep pass from Muddy Waters...
        ...the referee whistles an offside!!!...
        ...the American player was chatting with Angus Gunn when he received the pass!!...
        ...the fans from Motherwell aren't happy with his lack of concentration.
Min 30: Lovely chip from Lando Norris (ARB)...
        ...Cole Palmer was brave...
        ...and knocks the ball past the onrushing Merle Haggard  GOAL!...
        ...Arbroath draw level....
        ...score now: MOT 1 - ARB 1
Min 31: Guy Clark (MOT) reads Muddy Waters's intentions perfectly...
        ...as he beats the offside trap...
        ...and races onto the ball...
        ...firing an unstoppable effort into the roof of the net. GOAL!...
        ...and Motherwell have the lead...
        ...score now: MOT 2 - ARB 1
Min 32: Lando Norris finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Merle Haggard palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Fraser Taylor who heads the ball...
        ...but Pablo Martinez (MOT) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 35: Covid mask needed to hide his face after that miss! Brazil gets dummied by Ray Wylie Hubbard (MOT)...
        ...who passes it to Blett Youngfren...
        ...who blasts it high and wide.
Min 36: Guy Clark (MOT) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Pablo Martinez but it evades him...
        ...Thomas O Brien (ARB) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 37: Jerry Jeff Walker (MOT) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Jimmie Dale Gilmore but it evades him...
        ...Alex McLeish (ARB) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 39: Robert MacIntyre finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Merle Haggard palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Fraser Taylor who heads the ball...
        ...but Pablo Martinez (MOT) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 41: Terrible Lichties defending as Brazil gave it away to Blett Youngfren (MOT)...
        ...his poor shot was parried by Angus Gunn...
        ...but it came back to Pablo Martinez who shoots and Angus Gunn fists it away!
Min 44: Angus Gunn rushes out to block Ray Wylie Hubbard's (MOT) route to goal...
        ...but Ray Wylie Hubbard drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Brazil covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...and Angus Gunn scrambles to it.
Min 45: Joe Ely on for Jerry Jeff Walker(WG)...
        ...Joe Ely will play MF.
Min 45: Joseph Schmoe on for Ray Wylie Hubbard(FW)...
        ...Joseph Schmoe will play DF.
Min 45: Billy Bland on for Guy Clark(FW)...
        ...Billy Bland will play FW.
Min 45: Kyle Robinson on for Robert MacIntyre(FW)...
        ...Kyle Robinson will play FW.
Min 45: MOT now playing Stall


HALFTIME SCORE: Motherwell 2 - Arbroath 1

Min 54: Thomas O Brien (ARB) booked for what looked like an unintentional trip...
        ...he is rolling about and making a meal of this...
        ...the strict Ref holds aloft a Yellow Card.
Min 64: Stuart McCall almost penetrates Well's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Blett Youngfren would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 72: Lando Norris (ARB) fires in a cross...
        ...which takes a deflection...
        ...and Kyle Robinson takes advantage to fire on goal...
        ...but Merle Haggard is there to handle the danger.
Min 73: Superb sliding block by Pablo Martinez (MOT) denies Stuart McCall a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Fraser Taylor in the Motherwell box.
Min 76: Joe Ely (MOT) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Brazil (ARB) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 77: Lando Norris (ARB) booked for what looked like an unintentional trip...
        ...he is rolling about and making a meal of this...
        ...the strict Ref holds aloft a Yellow Card.
Min 80: Blett Youngfren's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Kyle Robinson (ARB)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a Well man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 84: The Ref pulls Angus Gunn (ARB) up for going down easier than the Titanic!...
        ...A clear dive to try cheat the strict ref...
        ...Yellow card for a shameful simulation ala Morelos & Kyogo!
Min 88: Jimmie Dale Gilmore (MOT) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Brazil (ARB).


FINAL SCORE: Motherwell 2 - Arbroath 1


Man Of The Match: Angus Gunn (ARB)

Motherwell
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Merle Haggard             39 39 39 17  3  p  0  1  0  0 90  6
DF Ryan Martin               10 10 10  8  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Pablo Martinez            16 16 16 12  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  7
DF John Lee Hooker           28 28 28 22  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Blett Youngfren           25 25 25 20  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Joseph Schmoe              8  8  8  6  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Steve Earle               29 29 29 26  0  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
MF Muddy Waters              22 22 22 19  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Joe Ely                   16 16 16 14  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG Jerry Jeff Walker         35 35 35 31  1  n  0  0  0  2 45  6
WG Jimmie Dale Gilmore       24 24 24 21 -3  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Guy Clark                 34 34 34 34  1  n  0  0  1  1 45  6
FW Ray Wylie Hubbard         36 36 36 36  1  n  0  0  0  2 45  6
FW Billy Bland               29 29 29 29  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Arbroath
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Angus Gunn                35 35 35 15 -2  n  4  8  0  0 90  7
DF Alex McLeish              21 21 21 16  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Thomas O Brien            27 27 27 21  2  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Brazil                    21 16 16 18  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Lando Norris              26 26 26 23 -2  n  4  0  0  0 90  0
MF Stuart McCall             28 28 28 25  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Rico Lewis                31 31 31 27  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
FW Robert MacIntyre          13 13 13 13  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Adel Taarabt              27 27 27 27  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Cole Palmer               36 36 36 36  1  n  4  0  1  1 90  6
FW Fraser Taylor             28 28 28 28  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Kyle Robinson             27 27 27 27  3  n  0  0  0  1 45  6

Statistics       MOT ARB
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Halftime           2   1
Fulltime           2   1
Shots On Target   10   2
Shots             12   2
Saves              1   8
Offsides           3   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   4
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      62  67
Revenue          121 121

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  MOT  N  37.65 135.70 240.80 
  1  ARB  N  38.40 115.82 189.87 
 46  MOT  S  42.45 195.20  95.00 
 46  ARB  N  38.40 115.82 203.87 

 Trainer's Report
MOT paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Guy Clark (MOT) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
John Lee Hooker (MOT) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Rico Lewis (ARB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Lando Norris (ARB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Stuart McCall (ARB) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Robert MacIntyre (ARB) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.