The New Saints                            Golden Dragons
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Josh Park                 28  7  n     GK Alex Meret                29  9  p
SW Callie                    15  8  n     DF Takehiro Tomiyasu         28  6  p
DF Maxine Esteve             32  3  n     DF Gabriel Paulista          19 10  p
DF Davide Calabria           25  3  n     DF Riccardo Calafiori        18  9  p
DF Ryan Brobbel              24  6  n     DF Kieran Tierney            18  8  p
DF Hugo Ekitike              21  4  n     MF Dennis Bergkamp           32  8  p
MF Sergej Savic              25  6  n     MF George Graham             30  6  p
MF Dusan Vlahovic            25  6  n     MF Leandro Trossard          29  6  p
MF Sion Bradley               9  7  n     MF Declan Rice               27  6  p
FW Brad Young                26  3  n     FW Gabriel Jesus             24  6  p
FW Ferrán Torres            25  6  n     FW Gabriel Almeida           24 10  p

Min 0: Cardiff opens up with a 5-3-2 O while the Dragons will play a 4-4-2 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Charlie Richmond (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 1: Age 0 player out of position: Riccardo Calafiori...
        ...Riccardo Calafiori(GD) is forced to reposition to SW (Age 0 player).
Min 1: Terrible Dragons defending as Takehiro Tomiyasu gave it away to Callie (TNS)...
        ...his poor shot was parried by Alex Meret...
        ...but it came back to Brad Young who shoots and Alex Meret fists it away!
Min 4: Brad Young (TNS) heads toward the goal...
        ...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to Ferrán Torres...
        ...who manages to knock it towards the top corner...
        ...but Alex Meret is there to make the save!
Min 11: Ferrán Torres (TNS) receives a deep pass from Hugo Ekitike...
        ...the referee whistles an offside!!!...
        ...the Spaniard player was chatting with Alex Meret when he received the pass!!...
        ...the fans from Cardiff aren't happy with his lack of concentration.
Min 12: Dusan Vlahovic (TNS) takes off down the left...
        ...he outpaces the defense picks out Ferrán Torres...
        ...who takes a shot but Alex Meret had little trouble catching it. 
Min 14: Ferrán Torres (TNS) picks up a long clearance...
        ...he heads toward the byline and flicks it into Sergej Savic...
        ...whose shot is easily handled by Alex Meret.
Min 14: Gabriel Jesus (GD) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Hugo Ekitike (TNS) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 16: Ferrán Torres (TNS) is booked for a cynical tackle on Declan Rice. 
Min 18: Gabriel Almeida almost penetrates Saints's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Davide Calabria  would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 27: Davide Calabria  finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Alex Meret palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Hugo Ekitike who heads the ball...
        ...but Takehiro Tomiyasu (GD) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 30: Dusan Vlahovic (TNS) down the wing...
        ...he plays it across to Ferrán Torres...
        ...and the Spaniard knocks it in GOAL!!...
        ...it's a lead that Rob Lye's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: TNS 1 - GD 0
Min 35: Ryan Brobbel (TNS) and Ferrán Torres break for Cardiff...
        ...Ferrán Torres looks to have found space into which to recieve Ryan Brobbel's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Kieran Tierney (GD) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 45: Moloko on for Maxine Esteve (DF)...
        ...Moloko will play DF.
Min 45: Ibrahim Sadiq on for Brad Young(FW)...
        ...Ibrahim Sadiq will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Cardiff 1 - Dragons 0

Min 49: Davide Calabria  almost penetrates Dragons's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Riccardo Calafiori would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 59: Gabriel Jesus (GD) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and slams a shot right at Josh Park who makes the save.
Min 69: Davide Calabria  gets overlapped by Leandro Trossard  (GD)...
        ...who threads it to Dennis Bergkamp...
        ...who slips it into the back of the net! GOAL!...
        ...great response from Dragons...
        ...score now: TNS 1 - GD 1
Min 72: Gabriel Jesus (GD) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Hugo Ekitike (TNS) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 78: Ferrán Torres (TNS) finds Davide Calabria ...
        ...but he hesitates and Takehiro Tomiyasu (GD) is able to make the tackle.
Min 90: The ball comes in to the area from Davide Calabria ...
        ...he rattles it off Alex Meret...
        ...Hugo Ekitike (TNS) pauses and shoots but Alex Meret recovers to make the save.


FINAL SCORE: Cardiff 1 - Dragons 1


Man Of The Match: Alex Meret (GD)

The New Saints
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Josh Park                 28 28 28 12  1  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
SW Callie                    15 15 15 12  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Ryan Brobbel              24 24 24 24  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Maxine Esteve             32 32 32 25  0  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Hugo Ekitike              21 21 21 16 -2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Davide Calabria           25 25 25 20 -3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Moloko                    13 13 13 10  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Sergej Savic              25 25 25 22  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Dusan Vlahovic            25 25 25 22  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Sion Bradley               9  9  9  9  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Ferrán Torres            25 25 25 25  0  n  4  0  1  3 90  6
FW Brad Young                26 26 26 26  0  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
FW Ibrahim Sadiq             19 19 19 19  0  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Golden Dragons
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Alex Meret                29 29 29 13  4  p  0  5  0  0 90  6
SW Riccardo Calafiori        18 13 13 12  4  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Kieran Tierney            18 13 13 14  3  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Gabriel Paulista          19 14 14 17  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Takehiro Tomiyasu         28 21 21 22  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Declan Rice               27 20 20 27  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Dennis Bergkamp           32 24 24 32  3  p  0  0  1  1 90  6
MF George Graham             30 22 22 27  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Leandro Trossard          29 17 17 26  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Gabriel Jesus             24 18 18 24  1  p  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Gabriel Almeida           24 18 18 24  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       TNS  GD
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           1   1
Shots On Target    6   2
Shots              6   2
Saves              1   5
Offsides           1   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      63  60
Revenue          105 105

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  TNS  O  62.25 182.30 129.30 
  1   GD  N  29.75 109.43 117.18 
 46  TNS  O  52.75 163.30 117.55 

 Trainer's Report
TNS paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Josh Park (TNS) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Hugo Ekitike (TNS) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Ryan Brobbel (TNS) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Sion Bradley (TNS) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.