Newton Heath LYR                          Orchard Park Thistle
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Benjamin Siegrist         22 10  n     GK Caleb Milligan            33  8  n
DF Liel Abada                25  6  n     SW Chris Howden              19  6  n
DF Lewis Hall                19  8  n     DF Sunny Scott               25  8  n
DF Barry Venison             19 10  n     DF Captain Dandy             16  9  n
DF John Beresford            17  6  n     DF Stevie Reid               14 10  n
DF David McCreery            16  8  n     MF Joe Douglass              29  6  n
MF David Batty               18 10  n     MF Brian Dexter              27  8  n
MF Lewis Miley               18 10  n     MF Eric Jones                13 10  n
WG Jonas Gutierrez           13 10  n     WG Fergie                    32  8  n
FW Paco Diaz                 29  6  n     WG Scotch Corner             17 10  n
FW Roy Race                  29  7  n     FW Victor                    27  8  n

Min 0: Manchester opens up with a 5-2-3 O while the Cidermen will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Adrian Nicholas (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 9: Now the ball comes to Brian Dexter (OPT)...
        ...Joe Douglass has space on the left and Brian Dexter tries to play him in...
        ...only for Barry Venison (NHL) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 22: John Beresford (NHL) finds Roy Race steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Chris Howden (OPT) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 28: John Beresford (NHL) booked for what looked like an unintentional handball.
Min 34: Paco Diaz (NHL) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Captain Dandy (OPT).
Min 34: Victor (OPT) nods the ball down for Joe Douglass on the edge of the box...
        ...Joe Douglass takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Benjamin Siegrist rushes of his line...
        ...Joe Douglass gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Lewis Hall (NHL)!
Min 35: Victor (OPT) breaks away and charges into the penalty area...
        ...a little shuffle of the feet...
        ...and his shot is parried away by Benjamin Siegrist--superb save!
Min 41: Paco Diaz (NHL) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Roy Race but it evades him...
        ...Sunny Scott (OPT) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 42: Roy Race (NHL) heads toward the goal...
        ...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to Jonas Gutierrez...
        ...who manages to knock it towards the top corner...
        ...but it flies just inches over the bar!
Min 44: Paco Diaz looks up and sees Roy Race in space...
        ... a deft flick on, he's onside!...
        ... Roy Race torpedoes it hard and low under the outstretched Caleb Milligan, oh what a beauty!?GOAL!!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Heathens...
        ...score now: NHL 1 - OPT 0
Min 45: Hard Nut Biker on for Scotch Corner(WG)...
        ...Hard Nut Biker will play WG.
Min 45: Jim Watt on for Eric Jones(MF)...
        ...Jim Watt will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Manchester 1 - Orchard Park 0

Min 46: Orchard Park break quickly with Fergie...
        ...he only has Benjamin Siegrist to beat...
        ...great save by Benjamin Siegrist but the ball falls to Joe Douglass...
        ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering Benjamin Siegrist.
Min 49: Lewis Miley (NHL) takes the ball into the Cidermen half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find Jonas Gutierrez...
        ...who fires it over the goal.
Min 52: The ball comes in to the area from Jim Watt...
        ...he rattles it off Benjamin Siegrist...
        ...Fergie (OPT) pauses and shoots but Benjamin Siegrist recovers to make the save.
Min 56: Paco Diaz picks the ball up deep in his own half and hits a long-ball for Lewis Miley to chase...
        ...it drops over Stevie Reid's shoulder and right into Lewis Miley's path...
        ...the Englishman hits an early shot from just outside the box...
        ...that is stopped by Caleb Milligan.
Min 57: Hard Nut Biker (OPT) hooks the ball away from David McCreery...
        ...and Fergie dives in...
        ...and heads home from six yards GOAL!...
        ...great response from Orchard Park...
        ...score now: NHL 1 - OPT 1
Min 58: Paco Diaz opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Sunny Scott greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 67: Hard Nut Biker (OPT) and Brian Dexter break for Orchard Park...
        ...Brian Dexter looks to have found space into which to recieve Hard Nut Biker's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Barry Venison (NHL) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 81: Now the ball comes to Roy Race (NHL)...
        ...Paco Diaz has space on the left and Roy Race tries to play him in...
        ...only for Chris Howden (OPT) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 83: Hard Nut Biker (OPT) and Fergie break for Orchard Park...
        ...Fergie looks to have found space into which to recieve Hard Nut Biker's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Lewis Hall (NHL) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 86: Liel Abada (NHL) passes a great ball to Roy Race...
        ...whose low shot across goal is parried by Cidermen keeper Caleb Milligan...
        ...who then falls on it for the save.
Min 87: Jonas Gutierrez (NHL) and Paco Diaz break for Manchester...
        ...Paco Diaz looks to have found space into which to recieve Jonas Gutierrez's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Sunny Scott (OPT) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 89: Joe Douglass (OPT) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Fergie but it evades him...
        ...Barry Venison (NHL) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.


FINAL SCORE: Manchester 1 - Orchard Park 1


Man Of The Match: Fergie (OPT)

Newton Heath LYR
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Benjamin Siegrist         22 22 22  9  4  n  0  3  0  0 90  6
DF Lewis Hall                19 19 19 15  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF John Beresford            17 17 17 13  0  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Liel Abada                25 25 25 20  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Barry Venison             19 19 19 15  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF David McCreery            16 16 16 14  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF David Batty               18 18 18 16  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Lewis Miley               18 18 18 16  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Jonas Gutierrez           13 13 13 11  4  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Paco Diaz                 29 29 29 29  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Roy Race                  29 29 29 29  1  n  0  0  1  1 90  6

Orchard Park Thistle
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Caleb Milligan            33 33 33 14  2  n  0  2  0  0 90  6
SW Chris Howden              19 19 19 15  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Sunny Scott               25 25 25 20  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Captain Dandy             16 16 16 12  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Stevie Reid               14 14 14 11  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Brian Dexter              27 27 27 24  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Joe Douglass              29 29 29 26  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Eric Jones                13 13 13 11  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG Fergie                    32 32 32 28  2  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
WG Scotch Corner             17 17 17 15  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG Hard Nut Biker            34 34 34 30  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Victor                    27 27 27 27  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Jim Watt                  29 29 29 29  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Statistics       NHL OPT
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           1   1
Shots On Target    3   4
Shots              5   4
Saves              3   2
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      53  61
Revenue          115 115

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  NHL  O  57.60 146.22 133.62 
  1  OPT  N  46.50 124.67 177.27 
 46  OPT  N  46.50 118.17 223.62 

 Trainer's Report
NHL paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
David McCreery (NHL) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
John Beresford (NHL) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Jonas Gutierrez (NHL) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Caleb Milligan (OPT) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Eric Jones (OPT) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.